Great Bend Beacon from Great Bend, Kansas • 5

THE NEW YORK STOR Cam SALE EAT Still going on. All seasonable goods must be sold. In many instances at less than cost of production. Come in and see what we are doing. 0.

SAMUELS. court refused to give the county judgment for the full amount because Commissioners Proceedings. Office of County Clerk, January 4, 1897. Board of county commissioners met in regular session. Present: C.

D. Montgomery chairman, C. L. Moses and H. C.

Merhoff commissioners, M. B. Fitts clerk and L. P. Aber sheriff.

Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Official bonds of the several township officers were approved. Ordered that $50 valuation be rebated, tax of 1896, on west 25 feet lots 13, 14, 15, 16 in block 90, Great Bend, account excessive assessment. Ordered that the Postal Telegraph be refunded tax of 1896 on following valuations: School district No. 30, valuation $104 W.

B. Cornell 50 Timothy Ward, care of pauper. 35 00 J. J. Lewis, fees, State v.

Brown 1 00 Hall O'Donald, books and stationary 118 45 Oscar Jacobs, fees, State v. Bolin 4 30 E. A. Charles, clerk 25 City of Great Bend, care of tramps, rejected. F.

M. Lutschg, assistant examiner, rejected. Mary Hege, same, Ordered that tax sale, tax 1893-4, on east half of northeast quarter, section 30, township 19, range 12, be called in and cancelled because the land was not taxable for those years. Ordered that Jacob Pritchard be allowed to pay on $30 valuation and redeem from tax sale of 1894. Ordered that tax sale of 1894, 1895 and 1896 on six acres in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of J.

R. Underwood, P. F. M. Hall, constable E.

F. Boswell, constable W. B. Peckerill, trustee Independent tp. H.

Myers, clerk Peter Blooner, treaa. T. C. Downey, J. P.

DavidFrymiller.J.P. Henry Grosshart, constable Wm.Eikmeier, trustee Liberty P. E. Murphy, clerk M. Keenan, treas.

B. A. Unruh, constable John Helfrich, trustee Logan Joseph Robe, clerk Andrew Roth, treas. David Ames, J. W.

L. Stewart, J. P. John Stewart, constable Jos. Sprinker, trustee Lakin H.

J. Sprinker, clerk John Doherty, treas. Gustav Toepke, J. P. August Voigt, J.

P. W. F. Klein, constable C. J.

French, trustee Pawnee Rock Key. E. Gladden, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city has resigned his pastorate and will accept a good position as pastor of The St. John Baptist church, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has been pastor here for three years, and in that time has built up the work to a good point He professed religion in this place and has been a good church worker ever since.

His experience from travels over the world gives him a power not possessed by many men of his age-He came from North Carolina, in 1885, has visited Africa, and spent about four or five months in Liberia and in some of the free countries of West Africa. He will preach his farewell sermon, on Sunday January 24, and will leave for Colorado on the first of next month. The Beacon wishes him success in his new field of labor. Scnool Report. The following is the report of school district No.

4, for the month ending January 8, 1897. Males enrolled ,.17 Females enrolled 12 Total 29 Average daily attenance 20 Cases of tardiness. 59 No of visitors 7 Pupils neither tardy nor absent, Fred Heinkle, Irving Smith, Hay Brining, Hazel Marsh, and Wesley Brining. Dr, W. H.

White moved to Great Bend taking three of our best pupils out of school. Frank L. Marsh, Teacher. Notice of Dissolution, Great Bend, Kansas Jan. 11, 1897.

To whom it may concern: The partnership heretofore existing between C. F. Diffenbacher and D. A. Banta has this day been disolved by mutual consent.

C. F. DlFFENIlACIIF.lt, D. A. Banta.

the Court held that for the part of the shortage occuring in his first term as treasurer was barred by the statute of limitation, and whereas we believe the court made a mistake in so holding, and whereas we desire the case thoroughly and carefully presented to the supreme court in favor of the County and by as able counsel as can be secured therefore be it resolved by the board of county commissioners that the sum of two hundred and twenty five dollors is hereby appropriated to employ assistant Counsel and pay expenses of printing and making briefs, or so much thereof bb may be necessary not exceeding sum named, to present said case to the Supreme court at as early a day as is possible to have the same heard, and the County Clerk is hereby ordered to draw a warrant on the county treasurer for the sum of $223 in favor of G. W. Nimocks to be used by him for the purpose above indicated and snid G. W. Nimocks is requested to employ A.

II Horton or other competent counsel to assist in trying said case in the Burpreme court and also to use part of 6aid sum to pay for making nnd printing briefs. On above order commissioners Moses and Montgomery voted aye and Merhoff no. 134 182- section 7, township 16, range 14, be called in and stricken from the tax 3, 15, 1, 4, 100 143 124 3 96 58 84 roll because there is no land as described. Ordered that the county treasurer be allowed to correct the tax roll of 1895 for block 3 and 4, Carl's addition, 34, 8, 27, Resolutions. Claflin.

Ordered that tax sale on lot 10, block 56, city of Great Bend, be can celled because tax has been paid. Ordered that William Gagleman be allowed a rebate of $1.50, tax of 1S90, Special Notice, All parties are hereby warned against tresspassing on the of the S. E. 4 of Sec. 12, in T.

17 S. of It. 12 in Cheyenne township Barton county Kansas, under penalty of the law. Wilumiene H. Behnke.

Chas. E. Behnke. on the southeast quarter of section 22, BILLS ALLOWED. Theo Griffith, mdse for poor $16 55 G.

N. E. R. Moses, mdse for co 19 41 R. C.

Bailey, examiner co. treas. 2 00 Henry McCorkle, do 2 00 W. E. Bunting, do 2 00 II.

J. Eoetzel, nails for 6 30 A. C. Fair lumber 2 88 John Bacon, work Ellinw. bridge 6 25 Henry Osier, care pauper 3 00 STATE VS.

JOHN DOE. B. F. Ogle, justice of peace 2 20 J. W.

Dawson, constable 2 25 L. P. Aber, sheriff 2 40 STATE VS. WOOD. B.

F. Ogle, justice of peace 1 70 L. P. Aber, 16 00 STATE VS. GEO.

TERRELL. L. P. Aber, sheriff 28 00 township 19, range 15, because assessed in school district No. 17 instead of in No.

40 where it belongs. It is ordered by the board that, in The following resolutions were adopted by the teachers of Barton county in their association at Hoisington January 9th. We the teachers of Barton county in association assembled realising that the administration of Superintendent McKinney is drawing to a close hereby express our appreciation of the efforts he hue put forth to advance the schools of the county. Therefore be it Resolved, that we tender to Mr. McKinney our sincere gratitude nud thanks for his untiring efforts in behalf of the schools and teachers of the county.

That we wish him unbounded success in his future career, whether it be the teacher's field or some other line of work. And that we tender to Mr. Harrison, his successor, the assurance of our hearty co-operation and supporjt. consideration of the construction of an irrigation ditch from the Arkansas Jno. E.

Kell, clerk T. P. Nichols, treas. Albert Foster, J. P.

D. A. Unruh, J. P. C.

W. Robs, constable Wm. Hoffmaster, trustee South Bend" W. II.Rogers, clerk Samuel Brougher, treas. Ben Reigel, constable F.

O. Hamilton, constable John Dundas trustee Union J. T. Menkes, clerk C. H.

Childs, J. r. Thos. Connelly, constable Frank Millard, trustee Wheatland Peter Ochs, clerk Henry Nuas, treas. J.

C. Lowry, J. P. J. W.

Butler, J. P. J. J. Jones, constable C.

B. Worden, trustee Walnut J. S. Winget, J. John Bahr, treas.

Tie between J. Whiteman and J. W. Aldrich, roail overseer in Fairview decided by lot in favor of Whiteman. Oflioial bonds O.

A. Smith J. Liberty Jacob Alefs tp. treasurer Buffalo tp. and J.

E. VanPelt, tp. river to the Cheyenne bottoms by the Grand Lake Reservoir the right of way is hereby granted across any State op Kansas, Bartox County. Office ot County Clerk. January 11th, Board of County commissioners met pursuant to law and organized by the election of C.

L. Moses chairman. Present commissioners Moses, Merhoff and Matthias Diok. Ordered that Isnao Ware be allowed rebate on 8200 valuation tax of 18, account erroneous assessment, being on N. W.

qr. 15-19-13. Road petition John Dick and others granted and Board appointed V. S. Musil, Henry Beck nnd Ed Boclremohle viewus and directed to meet at office of G.

Toepke at Ellinwood March ICth, 1897, and view the road, give nil parties Knights ot Columbia The following officers were elected by Great Bend Lodge No. 88 K. of for the ensuing year, and will be duly initiated in their respective oflices January 22, 189G. Commander, L. E.

Simpson, Vice Commander, Theo. Dahm, L.Com., W. P. Coles, llecorder, George Crummack, Treasurer, G. H.

Hulme, S. 13., Fred Zutavern, Mar. F.ll Miller, Guard, M. B. Fitts, G.

Moore, Medichl Examiners, S. J. Shaw, F. Lightfoot, Trusftee, Theo. Dabm.

and all public highways to be crossed by said canal or ditch inBarton county. Further ordered that the county will and does release the said company from constructing any bridges made necessary by the construction of the main canal or ditch across said public highways. The said highways to be left in the construction of said ditch until the balance of the main ditch has been constructed. Ap A. U.

II. Livesay, Ralph Aiken, f. Com. J. L.

McMullen. interested a hearing and report to this Board April 5th, 1897. Bills Ar.uwro: proaches to be left at each public road for a ford of said ditch. A good roadway is to be left on at least one side BATTLE WON BY. THE INSURGENTS.

General Gomez leads in person and routs the Spanish. Eight hundred Spanish killed and 1,000 wounded. The great victory is attributed to the fact that the insurgents have discovered that Dr. Sawyer's Family Cure gives new life and strength and purifies the blood. C.

Samuels, Mdse. for poor W. M. Gunnell, rent Mrs. Smith 80 no oo 12tb.

of said canal for public travel. Said J. II. Jennison, justice of peace. 2 35 Allen Drug mdse for co 4185 C.

J. French, overseeing poor. 3 00 S. J. Shaw, sal'y co.

physician. 19 50 L. P. Aber, janitor work and attending probate court 17 00 G. W.

Nimocks, salary 200 00 F. G. McKinney, salary 300 00 Chas. Lundblade, mdse for co. 35 L.

P. Aber, expenses 3 90 S. A. Newcombe, salary, recording surveys and variations of magnetic needle 60 60 Louis Zutavern, room election 1 00 Cjty of Great Bend, elec. exp 7 20 do hydr'nt rent 12 50 Fred Vollmer, work for county 2 95 O.

II. Hulme, election room 100 K. A. Ewalt, work on bridge 2 00 Henry McCorkle, salary 121 50 L. F.

Likes, work court house. 2 00 W. E. Stoke, 4 50 STATE VS. JAS.

CAMPBELL. B. F. Ogle, ustice of peace 3 90 J. W.

Dawson, constable 3 30 J. H. Hawkins, witness 50 STATE VS. VANCIL. B.

F. Ogle, justice of peace 5 25 J. W. Dawson, constable 2 20 L. P.

Aber, sheriff 2 55 W. P. Cone, constable 25 Peter Maus, Witness 50 Moses lamps for county. 7 00 J. W.

McMican, mdse for county 2 50 E. G. McNown, mdse for poor. 60 Bishop mdse for poor 110 B. J.

Meyer, mdse for poor 7 55 Mrs. T. Smith, care Mrs. Keizer 11 50 Feter Smith, work on bridge 3 75 II. Nordman, mdse for poor 3 50 ditch to be commenced within one treasurer Great Bend approved.

It is ordered by the Board that, in consideration of the construction of an irrigation ditch from the Arkansas river in Pawnee county, Kansas, to the Dry Walnut creek in Clarence Barton county, Kansas, by The Hois-ington Irrigation, Company, a corpora-1 Board adjourned to Jannary Continued nnxt week. NEARLY ONE THOUSAND LADIES are selling those elegant Toilet prepara year and canal to be constructed and water running into Cheyenne bottoms within two years from the date of 'The Curfew tolled tonight." tions put up by the PARISIAN TOILET Last week the city council passed a Co, of Chicago. this order. In case the canal shall cease to be used for canal purposes curfew law, which requires all idle Agents wanted all over the U. S.

Write this right of way is to cease. for full directions to 120 Michigan St. Inclose Stamp for reply. boys, under 1G years of age to be off the streets at 8 p. in.

through the winter monthn, and nt 9 p. m. Commissioner C. L. Moses moved the adoption of the above resolution; seconded by Chairman C.

D. Mont through tie summer months. The Exchange Officers. The Exchange stockholder's gomery. Board polled and vote was lire bell rings at 7:45, and the boys as follows: Moses and Montgomery, have 15 minutes tb hunt their dens aye; H.

V. Memoir, no. And the or meeting on Tuesday elected the following Directors: J. Zimmer, There is a heavy fine for violation of tion duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of Kansas, the right of way is hereby granted across any and all publio highways to be crossed by said canal or ditch in Pawnee Eock and south half of Clarence town-shipes in Barton county. Further ordered that the county will and does release the said Company from constructing any bridges made necessary by the construction of the main canal or ditch across said public highways.

The said highways to be left intact in the construction of said ditch until the balance of the main ditch has been constructed. Approaches to be left at each public road for a ford of said ditch. A goof, roadway is to be left on at least this law, and the boys amuse them George Hart. M. Giddens, B.

Dotson, selves at home instead of npon the der prevailed. Ofeicial Bonds Approved: F. G. Strothman, Clerk District Court. Enos Schropee, treas.

Albion township, Wm. Marquis, clerk Jno. Donovan, Jno. Everett, F. M.

Russell, J. V. K. Morehead, a nd streets after this hour. Ayers.

Auditing committee, D. Arm uapt. vv. w. towards was over S.

Nordman, mdse for poor 3 05 Nordman, mdse for poor 165 Moses ink co. officers 70 Jos. Sprinker, work rep. bridge. 12 50 Herbert Sprinker, same 7 50 from Hoisington en Wednesday.

strong, G. T.Elliott, and H. Maybacn. The Directors elected the follow Ora Brewer was over from Hois D. Montgomery, commission er overseeing Ellinw'd 15 50 D.

Bosse, salary co. treasurer. .500 00 ing: J. Zimmer, president; B. Dotson, vice president; F.

M- Russell, MM. I. A. HATHAWAY. Having been treated by the best Dhvil- GENERAL FEE BILL.

one side of said canal for public travel. Said ditch tg be commenced within one year and canal to be constructed and secretary. c'ifli, I want to tbo liosoital at the corner ington yesterday. T. O.

Hartshorn of Pawnee Ilock was in the city this S. S. Shattuck was in the citv Ii. A. Charles, clerk of dis.

court 72 0 Samuel McLain, J. P. H. Miller, clerk Buffalo T. M.

Ullery, treas. John Everett, J. P. J. P.

Hageman, clerk Beaver W. A. Brodie, treas. Frank Stoinley.truttee Cleveland D. C.

Davidson, treasurer Adelbert Goudy J. P. John Morrison J. P. H.

Landrick, clerk, Jos. Hetscbtnan, treas. Cheyenne tp. Anton Reif, trustee Andrew Gerstenkom, constable Cheyenne township. John A.

Reintz, clerk Cheyenne tp. water running to Dry Walnut creek CARPET WKAVINU Two blocks east and five blocks within two years from the date of this north of College. Ten cents per L. P. Aber, sheriff 83 95 Degen mdse for poor 27 75 R.

A. Charles, State vs. Tincher 4 40 STATE VS. STOCKTON. E.

A. Charles, district 23 25 L. P. Aber, sheriff 4 35 J. E.

Watkins, sheriff Rice 75 S. K. Thomas, witness 5 00 order. In case the canal shall cease to be used for canal purposes this right of yard, satisfaction guaranteed. Also the Laundry Queen Steam Washing way is to cease.

Above motion passed by ayes com ot Wood and York Streets, Chicago, and grew worse. I weighed 90 pounds and began to usa the Pastilles and gained 4 lbs. I can scarcely express the facts bf saying that Dr. Sawyer' Pastilles (or diseases peculiar to women saved my life. 185 Schuyler Kankakee, IU.

A written guarantee to cure or money refunded with every box. Price $1.00 per bos. Dr. Sawyer' Family Cure cures indigestion, biliousness, kidney difficulty nd purifies the blood. A written guarantee to cure or money refunded with every Ann 41 CU HA.

O. yesterday, and reports much sickness among the children in the north part of the county, He had the sad fate of losing two children iu the past two weeks, from membranous croup. The Populist Legislature Machine for sale, The best in the market, about three hundred sold in missioners Moses and Montgomery; co, L. D. Muxlow, witness 5 00 I.

D. Hanning, 810 commissioner Merhoff. the county. J. O.

C. Hatiimn'. The following order was passed: I Btovei lor saia. One large Base Burner, One small "It is hereby ordered that hereafter in making assignments of certificates of tnx sales of lands and town lots, the Base Burner and Radiators, that are BWll.l UULL1U. EII.C3.

I UUL. KOLA CUU. genuine uoal Havers at cou ty treasurer shall not make such Electric Light lant. SOld Dy tLUUtiM UtLVli UO. assignment to any person unless the whole amount of taxes due and unpaid as appears by the treasurer's books shall be paid by the person, provided when such cases for compromise under laws of 1893, the commissioners may deter ESTER! mine the land or lot is not worth the full amount of taxes the com nisiioners may direct the treasurer to make assignment for amount fixed by the commissioners.

Wm. Kupert, treas. Comanche tp. Henry Langfield, trustee Geo. Barrows, clerk Jno.

C. Herter, constable C. H. Smith, J. P.

John Swartz, constable Fred Ewing, clerk Clarence Frank Merteen, trustee Wm. Gagleman, J. P. Henry Gagleman, treas. G.

II. Shaw, treas. Eureka C. W. Phipps.

clerks D. C. Barrows, trustee Fairview J. T. Myers, clerk A.

Miller, treas. W. A. Brown, J. P.

S. A. Bott, constable J. W. Jackson, Adolph Hampel, trustee Grant Charlie Zoth, clerk Frank Krestin, treas.

Silas Speck, J. P. H. A. Wilson, trustee Gt Bend tp.

E. B. Russell, clerk John W. McCauley, trustee Homestead township. Geo.

Valerins, clerk S. S. Shattuck. trras. J.

n. Jennison, justice 9 20 L. P. Aber, sheriti 27 00 J. W.

Dawson, 2 50 S. K. Thomas, witness 2 50 L. I). Muxlow, 2 50 STATE VS.

WYLIE. E. A. Charles, clerk 22 30 L. P.

Aber, sheriff II. J. Webber, witness 6 70 W. W. Savage, witness 9 30 W.

T. Bannister, witness 5 20 J. L. Thompson 8 50 B.F.Ogle, justice 16 65 L. P.

Aber, sheriff 5 00 J. W. Dawson, constable 5 50 Sam Carey, witness 5 00 II. J. Webber, witness 3 00 W.

W. Savage, witness 5 80 Geo. Laws, witness 6 00 Eoy Thompson, witness 5 20 II. J. Klein, witness 50 E.

A. Swift, juror 1 50 E. Pinney, juror 1 50 John Tilton, juror 150 JURORS NOVEMBER TERM. J. P.

Sloniger 1 Neal Irwin 1 J. Wood Brown John O'Connor 1 G. F. Peck 1 50 W.S.Converse 150 W. II.

Meacham 1 ro Wm. Lonsr 1 r0 Frank Patterson 50 S. W. Bardwcll 50 Ed Tyler 50 Will be abused, ridiculed, and misrepresented by the republican press of. the state.

Every appointment that the administration makes, where any possible excuse can be found, will be criticized and the appointee misrepresented. Nothing, out of which political capital can be made, will be overlooked. The Topeka Advocatk will print the truth. It will give special attention to reports of legislative proceedings and the acts of the new officers. Its reports will be truthful and reliable.

When measures which the party ia supporting or opposing are being discussed the Advocate will give liberal space to the arguments of both sides. It will give a synopsis of all general bills introduced and at the close of the session will giye a general statement of the new laws enacted. No reading populist should be without it. It will be furnished with the Beaoox for 8L50 per year. The price of the Advocate alone is $1.00 per year.

Write the Advocate Pub. Topeka, Kansas; for sample copy. (Props. EUvator Buyers and Shippers Of GRAIN. The following order was passed: Whereas, the county of Barton r.as a monied interest in the amount to be re covered in the case of the State of Kansas vs.

L. M. Krause and others, bring a case now pending in the Supreme court of the State of Kansas, and whereas, Manufacturers ofMM Roller Corn Meal. Graham Flour, Chop feed the District court of Barton county, Kansas, on the trial of said case found as follows, towit: "That there is a deficit in Mr. Krause 's account for the Will grind or exchange grists on short notice.

Office sad scales at Elevator, Santa Fe Track. W. W. CULVER. Mcrr.

whole time, against him, of his two terms of tifVAV7f" and whereas the i J. C. Lytle, J. P..