The Barton County Times from Great Bend, Kansas • 1

COXJIIY TME GREAT BEND, AUGUST 16, 1883. NO. 4. VOL. i.

4 Clarence S. Striegel, B. F. Craig, THE TIMES. EDITED FRANK.

M. WOLF, Publisher. B. P. Unruh, Pawnee Rock uh, an, D.

Logan Liberty South Bend Thos. Keenan, Alonzo Howell, C. E. Sowle, Wm. Hood, SUBSCRIPTION: $150 Per Year.

A CALL. request of prominent Green-backers we give prominence in our columns to the following: The National Greenback Central Committee is requested to meet at the Court House, at Great Bend, Saturday, August 25th. for the transaction of important business. All Greenbackers are requested to attend. By Order, II.

C. Diehl, Acting Secretary. 1 Henry Mehrhoff Great Bend T. Q.Cole, Thos! Daily, Union Chas. Duling, S.

S. Shattuck, Homestead Andrew Names, Harry Sewell, Comma nche Thos. Johnson, II. J. Roetzel, Lakin Dr.

Barr, G. W. McClimans, Logan J. S. Strothman, Jacob Grosshart, Indep't.

F. T. Ozenberger, Fred Klug, Cheyenne Phil. Smith, Dfury Lemmon, Beaver Nick Webber, J. Wr.

and Eureka Wm. Carson, John and Wheatland John Bechtel. 5 Bleeding Kansas. Through press of business we were, this week, compelled to place some editorials on other than the editorial page. A very pleasant birth-day party Avas had at the residence of Mrs.

C. A. Patterson, last evening, which was given in honor of her brother, G. O. Kempf.

Ed. Mootz moved to Buffalo township last Saturday. He traded his cigar factory and town property for a farm and will hereafter devote bis attention to agricultural pursuits. Miss Belle Parker has been quite sick the past week. Her condition at this writing is however more favorable than it had been the few days previous, we are informed by Dr.

Shaw the attending physician. A party consisting of Judge Lamme, Col. John Lindley, Major Ilollibird and Capt. Paddock all hailing from indiana, were the invited guests of'Capt. W.

W. Carney, at the Cheyenne Bottom, this week. These gentlemen are old acquaiu-tences of Capt. Carney and stopped over, on their way to the Rocky mountains for recreation and sport. They are prominent legal, legislative and railroad circles of the state of their residence, and are very clever gentlemen.

We met them at Captain Carney's residence Tuesday, and passed with them, a few very pleasant hours. We wish to call special attention to the business house of J. R. Snyder the boot and shoe manufacturer just east of the post office. Mr.

Snyder bears the reputation of being one of the best makers of fine boots and shoes in western Kansas, and carries a fine stock of ready made and hand-made boots and shoes, as also the finest stock of leather such as calf, french calf and kip uppers, oak tanned and and other fine made sole leather, to be found in the state. He owns his own building and pays no rents, does work cheap, and promptly. Give him a call. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. home of his fathers, and surrounded himself with an infinitude of troubles, he has started back again.

As his first battle in which he involved his country was centralization, the compensations seem to have involved him in the new struggle for the vindication of the rights of the states against the creations of centralized power. If the slavery of the, one were only as much greater than the slavery of the other as the country now is greater than the country of twenty years ago, the contest upon which Kansas is entering now might be compared to that upon which Kansas so zealously entered then. But the masters of those days were pigmies compared with the masters of these, and the slaves of the south but a battalion compared with the army of servants now obedient to' the behests of the corporations. But a part only of the country was with Kansas then. Millions of hearts both north and south are with Kansas now.

Kansas City Times. We acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the monthly crop report for the month ending July 31st, issued by the State I Joard of Agriculture. This series of reports is the most useful and satisfactory that has ever been issued by anjr state upon a given subject. They affect the attention of the farmer, and to him are invaluable, and especially so since copies are promptly forwarded on publication to every section of the state, by the very efficient Secretary of the board, lion. Wm.

Sims. Whatever public sympathy might have been felt for the striking telegraph operators, will be entirely destroyed by the recent cutting of telegraphic wires. Tie newspapers and the general public have an interest in this matter as well as the telegraph companies and the telegraphic operators. Whatever wages the companies pay for work they expect will be reimbursed to them by those who patronize the telegraph, but to cut the wires so as to interrupt communication altogether, is a little to much. 0 Democratic Meeting.

A fine rain Tuesday night. Mr. John A. Hoffman, brother of Mrs J. F.

Rogers, is in the city. George McClure's baby has been quite sick, but is improving in health. Frank Whitney's child was sick during the past week; not seriously however. The Barton County Bank will not be affected "by the death of Mr. Rogers, and will continue to do business iu its usual way.

Mrs. J. B. Sprague, residing three miles west of this city went to Polo, 111., yesterday to visit relatives and friends. The lady will remain east possibly three or four months.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Babcock, and the sister of the latter, are visiting at Mr. George McClure's residence as also at the residence of Capt.

J. F. Lewis. They hail from Minneapolis, Kansas, and expect to stay a week, or more. Mr.

and Mrs. Curtis Potter are the delighted parents of a new girl, born to them on the 13th inst. Dr. Bain says that the father now wears a smile that carries the corners of his mouth back over his ears. Mother and child doing well.

Several drunken men were arrested in this city last evening and placed in the "cooler" to "sober up'' and "swear off." Where they got their "inspiration" is a nrystery to us "they must have brought it with them when they Came." Mr. S. II. Brown residing six miles south of town ferried himself over the river yesterday in order to pay his subscription to the Times. Mr.

B. says the growing crops are looking splendid. He expects a big yield of corn this fall. Mr. Charles Teed, placed us under obligations to him by giving us every facility to fully enjoy a jack rabbit chase one day this week.

Mr. Teed has some very fine grayhounds, and can secure in short order, some of the rarest sport. For his kindness we extend Frank Farris has removed his barber shop from the room he formerly occupied, to the first suite of rooms just south. The new location is a splendid one, and gives increased facilities to its proprietor to attend properly to his increased and extensive business. Mr.

Farris is a splendid barber, and gives general satisfaction. We had the pleasure of enjoy -ingthe hospitality of Capt. and Mrs. W. W.

Carney at their mansion six miles from this city last Tuesday. A dinner given by Mrs. Carney and accomplished sister, Miss Belle Far-rell, was the chief feature of entertainment participated in by us while at their residence on that day. The Captain is a generous host and when he throws open his great house and then, assisted as he is, by the good ladies of his household, exercises his generous and entertaining spirit, entire comfort of every one about him is secured. For the interest taken in us by the captain and other members of Ids family, for theliberalityhedisphu ed the day we were at his place, wo in tend thanks and at the same give assurance, that we seldom joy any brief period, in a manner that proves to be so extremely lijrhtful to us as did the time of our visit to the Carney mansion.

Mr. Gould may be greater than the states whose interests he subordinates to his own, and he may be the master of their law-makers, but it has not yet been determined that he is above their laws that question will be tried in the state of Kansas, let us hope speedily, and a decision that will settle it, reached. States rights under republican construction of the laws yielded to every agent that assaulted them until the tremendous repudiation of the repubiican party in 1882. Since then the supreme court of the Tinted States has republished the old democratic doctrine of reserved rights of the states, and some of the state supreme courts have indicated that they, too, are aware of their existence. The state of Kansas had known nothing experimentally of the old doctrine.

Her policies had always been republican policies, and through them she had been taught implicit obedience to every assumption that ignored state sovereignty and exalted centralization. Never, until the democracy of Kansas became a factor in the affairs of the state, was any serious effort made to shake off even the railroad domination which had quietly secured control of her republican legislatures, supreme courts and governors. The state had never claimed her reserved rights, had always obediently adhered to the policies that made her the servant of fanaticisms and monopolies, and scarcely thought it wrong when the railroad companies also assumed to nullify her laws. Whether the democratic leaven introduced at the late election into the ollices of Kansas has yet sufficiently permeated the various departments of the administration 'to arouse the latent powers of the state to the struggle against the Gould railways iu their attempt at nullification of the laws passed by the last legislature, is soon to be determined. The issue Las been squarely and distinctly made.

The railroad commissioners have been notified that their authority will be set at naught, and that the Gould railroads will charge what they please for transportation service in the state The drama of bleeding Kansas is on the boards again, arid omniscience only knows when it will get off. The young giant of the west, from long service and suffering for the republican party, Las now to fight the battles of democracy. Having strayed away from the Hon. John J. Tngalls will lecture in this city, at an early day.

The time is not yet announced. rs. Frank Patterson who has been sick nearly all summer, is somewhat improved in health. Mrs. G.

H. Ilulme, left for Illinois yesterday morning where she will visit friends and relatives, during the fall. Al. Jones, one of the best boys of Illinois has just returned home from an extended stay at Great Bend. Lacrosse Chieftian.

The Southern Hotel is in the enjoyment of a splendid trade. There is not a night but what all the available room in the house is taken up. Mr. and VTrs. James Buchanan had the misfortune to loose an infant child through death, on the loth.

inst. Mr. R. resides three miles south of the river. Just as we went to make up the forms preparatory to going to press, we had the misfotune to pie a galley of matter.

In order to get out on time we were compelled to defer the publication of our article on Ellinwood. Mr. and Mrs Edward Mootz, had the misfortune on the 9th inst, of losing, through death, their youngest child. The funeral took place last Friday, and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends of the bereaved parents. Mr.

Frank Wilson returned from Chase last Tuesday. Mr. Wilson says that excessive rainfalls, thirty-five miles east of this place, have already destroyed thousands of bushels of wheat in the stacks. Corn he says is looking exceedingly fine, wherever he has been. Miss F.

E.Dennison, an accomplished lady, residing in Norwich, and who has been visiting friends and relatives in this city the past few weeks, is now sojourning in Pueblo, Colorado, having gone to the last named place for the benefit of her health. Miss Dennison while here, became quite a favorite in literary circles. The lady will remain in Pueblo during the later part of the summer season, and possibly the whole of next winter. State vs. Cramer.

Sam. J. Day is in St. John, Stafford county prosecuting the case of State vs. Cramer.

Cramer it will it be remembered, attempted to kill a young lady because she refused to marry him, and shot her fourtimes. He afterward made efforts to cut his own throat, but unfortunately failed. The dastard is now making efforts to keep out of the penitentiary on the plea of insanity. A life service in a penal institution, would probably brighten the fellows understanding on love affairs and afford some protection to innocent and unoffending girls of Stafford county. The preliminary hearing is now going on; result not determined.

The Democratic Central Committee held a meeting at the Court House Saturday, August, 11th. pursuant to call. The meeting was well attended, and organized by electing C. F. Diffenbacher temporary chairman, C.

C. Wolfe, the meeting's secretary. After transacting such business as was peculiar to the meeting, a new committee was selected for the ensuing year, of which J. V. Brink-man was elected chairman, and C.

C. 'Wolfe, secretary. The committee as now organized, consists of the following named gentlemen, who are duly accredited to the respective townships, as indicated in the subjoined list. J. V.Brinkman, Chairman.

C. C. Wolfe, Secretary. -0- Committeemen. Townships.

Normal Institute. Since our last issue, fifteen new names have been added to the roll of attendance at the Normal Institute in thi- The attendants at the ItHt ii now number lifty-scv, n. The. ving list contains of iv- whose names our last issue. V.

"rs. E. G. 1 Cornwall, 1 i i Culver, Ella 1 i la Snyder, Al ty Jones, Agnes Nanus, Jt'' 1 1 ouewitz. Messrs C.

p. Tow- H. B. Torry, John 11. J'.

n. Albion Fairview Grant Walnut Buffalo W. C. Bradshaw, John Boyle, Joseph Tetman, Oscar Racy, Silas Speck, Win. Muthart, Hugh Ilickey, Paul Miller, Jacob Ziinmer, M.

M. Meek, .1.