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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.

been making a strong effort
since last Saturday to create
the impression that the demo-
cratic state central committee at
it's recent meeting attempted to
snub the populists. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
The committee neither said nor
did anything that by any posi-
ble stretch of the imagination
could be construed as offensive
to the peoples party. 1t is true
that the proposition submitted
by the peoples party state COM
mittee to unite in the nomination
of a ticket under new name
was rejected, but it was rejected
solely because not deemed prac-
ticable. In fact SO far as can be
learned most of the pOpulists
themselves are not in favor of a
new party, and the idea of keep
ing up democratic and peoples
party organizations without
running a ticket under either
name seems ridiculous.
The situation may be fairly
summed up thus: The republi-
cans have passed a law that no
candidate may have his name
on the official ballot in more
than one place. This prevents
fusion, as it has been practiced
during the past ten years, and
forces all persons opposed to
republicanism to unite in one
organization or else divide their
votes and allow the republicans
an easy victory. The democrats,
populists and silver republicans
have agreed SO completely on
issues and principles during the
past five years that they ought
by all means to vote the same
ticket, and 90 per cent of them
want to do SO. The only real
question to decide is the pratical
one, which organization shall
the men who stood together in
the campaigns of 1896, 1898
and 1900 use in their future
battles against republicanism?
1t is not a question OF principle,
but one of expediency. All want
to accomplish the same purpose,
but which weapon shall they
use? The democrats have a
complete and active organiza-
tion in every state in the union,
and a national committee which
maintains headquarters year in
and year out. The silver repub-
lican organization is almost
or quite extinct and all of it's
principal leaders are now acting
with the democratic party. The
peoples party is fairly well
organized in Kansas, Nebraska,
the Dakotas and some of the
mountain states, but east of the
Missouri river it has no ap-
preciable strength. For these
reasons it would seem the proper
course for all people who believe
i'll the Chicago, Kansas City and
Sioux Falls platforms to unite
and make the fight against the
common enemy, using the demo-
cratic organization as THEN
weapon.
Should the democratic party
at any time repudiate it's plat
forms of 1896 and 1900, il
would then be time enough fol
those dissatisfied to withdraw
and organize the new party
There seems to be no demand
for its organization now
Eureka Messenger.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Town killers may be cIassed as fol~
lows: First those who 60 on. of town
to do their shopping; second those " no
are opposed tn improvements; third.
those who lrna2inr they own the town;
fourth, those whu prefer q q ,iet town
those who oppose every movement
that does not originate with them
Smith Cepter Pioneer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

DON'T kick about the wind and
the dirt. Do you know that
Barton county dirt has been in
demand more than any other of
our staples. and that after the
present harvest is over it will
be in greater demand than ever.
Don't despise the soil that makes
our country great.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
A SUPPOSED BURGLAR SHOT.

Thursday afternoon of last
week, June 9th, a man entered
the farm house of Frank Kestler,
near Red Wing, a few miles east
of Hoisington, and breaking into
trunk secured about $40 in
money. Mr.. Kestler's little girl,
who was the only one about the
place and was in the garden a
few rods from the house saw the
fellow enter and leave the house.
She discovered the robbery and
gave the alarm, Mr.. Kestler, who
was working in field some dis
tance away, also saw the man
going towards the house. The
fellow left along the railroad
track, towards Claflin, Kestler
following him up soon after. At
Clafin he went to a livery stable
to hire a team to take him to Ell
linwood. Word of the robbery
had reached Clafin about the
same time and he was refused a
team. The deputy sheriff accos-
ted the fellow and said he wanted
to speak to him, but the man re-
piled 81 don't want to see you,"
and pulling gun stood the dep
uty (who was at the time un-
armed) off, and started into the
country on foot. The deputy
secured an armed posse and with
teams followed the fellow up,
overtaking him about one mile
from town. The man was a big,
musclar fellow and carried a A
Smith & Wesson revolver, and
when any Of the posse came near
enough he pulled his gun and
warned them back. Finally,
upon his refusal to surrender, he
was fired upon with a Winches-
ter rifle, four shots being fired,
the last one striking him about
the center of the back, coming
out just below the collar bone in
the left breast.
When captured the fellow had
but 81 in money on him. He
had a quart bottle of whiskey,
and the revolver he carried con-
tained all the loads.
When the pursuers got close to
him he fired several shots from
his revolver at them. After par
ties arrived on the scene with
rifles, and when one shot was
fired which cut the dust at his
feet, he was seen to throw away
something from his pockets.
Early on the next morning the
place where he had stood when
he threw these things away
was searched, and a tobacco
sack full OF fl cartridges, several
pieces of fuze, a bottle of cam
phOr ice and a bottle of some
kind OF oil were found. His des-
cription tallies with that of a
man wanted in the east part OF
the state for murder, and on
whose head rests a reward oi
$500. He apparently reloaded
his gatling gun as fast as he
emptied it, to be always ready
with full gun. When told he
was mortally wounded and if he
had any messages to send to his
friends Or relatives he told them
to ''go to HI, | can die here on
the prairie like a man, butI have
nothing to say"
The wounded man was taken
to Clafiin and is being cared for
While the wound is an ugly one
the man may recover, although
the doctors told him his chances
for recovery were slim. Hemade
a statement of the circumstan
ces of the shooting to County
Attorney Clark, but refused te
sign the statement, refused te
give his name, or say anything
about himself or his actions OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
LAUGH WHILE YOU WORK.
Short Stories And Without Morals
But Morally Certain To Amuse.

but MORALLY certain 10 Amuse.
Nov, gentlemen said the
professor, "name some of the
beauties of education. And a
facetious student in the back
row shouted, pretty school
teachers!'
1t is reported that a western
Kansas school board recently
received the following unique
yet candid letter: 81 would like
to- have the refusal of the school
as long as you are willing to
hold it for me, though l can't
say positively that l will not
teach nor positively that 1 will.
If l am married, as [ think will
be, of course l will not want the
school. But you know the old
story about many a slip, and l
would hate to be out of a job as
we'll as the other
"Why on earth have you got
your mouth all puckered up in
that way?" asked a golden
haired girl as they were resting
on the salt sea sands. "I
thought you were going to kiss
me. - "No," he answered, 'I
got some sand in my mouth
when that last wave broke" :"
Billy there was a metallic
ring in her voice and a ''bashful
light" in her eyes swallow it
at once! l think you need a
little sand in your system.
1t is said that a boy can sit on
sled six inches square, tied to a
sleigh moving eight miles an
hour but couldn't sit on sofa
five minutes for a dollar. A
man will sit on an inch board
and talk politics for three hours;
put him in a church pew for
forty minutes and he gets nerv-
Gus, twists and goes to sleep.
A man will fill his cheek with
filthy tobacco juice until it runs
down his chin, and feels good;
but a hair in the butter kills him.
An Iowa family has a five year
old boy who is the pride of his
parents. One evening recently
there was company" in the
parlor and the bright boy was
taken up stairs by his grand
mother, who tucked him in bed
and told him to go to sleep.
After rolling and crying for a
while he called his grandmother.
She tried to comfort him and
told him that God was with him.
eyes l know God is with me.
He was here just a minute ago
and said, What in hi are you
doing here all by yourself?' -
The young diplomat was allowed
to spend the rest of the evening
with the grown folks.
1t was in a Pullman sleeper,
and just across from the bache-
lor's berth was a handsome little
woman and her three-year-old
boy. Early the next morning
the two were laughing and play.
ing together, and the good ma
tured bachelor smiled to himself
as he arose to dress. Suddenly
a little foot peeped out from the
curtains of the opposite berth
and with a twinkle in his eye
the bachelor grabbed the plump
toe and began: ''This little pig
went to market, this little
''that's my foot, SIR said the
indignant voice of woman
The silence which followed could
be heard above the roar of the
train.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

AS Uncle Cyrus Leland has a
sufficient pull to secure a reap
pointment as pension agent,
what is the situation on the
Great Bend p. 0. fight?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

THE editors of the La Crosse Re-
publican, the La Crosse Chieftain, the
Bushton News and the Sterling Journal
are all natives of the same county,
Keokuk county, Iowa. STERLING
Journal.
We want IN on that. We spent IS
of the best years of our life in that
county, in the Keota end of it. And
we know of at least two other 9th dis
trict editors that can claim a residence
there;. John Reed of the Mulvane
Record and ]. c. Starr of the Scott
City News-Lever. Suppose ''you all''
make a date at Wichita and let's have
a reunion of the Keokuk county fellows.
We might send to Medford. 0. T.,
for T. ]. Palmer. formerly of the
What Cheer Patriot but later of the
Meade (Kansas) Globe. to preside
over the meeting Wichita Star.
WE want in on that meeting. and we
don't know Of better place to NEE,
than Wichita. The Keokuk county
boys. who hunted squirrels on ''Ticl
RIDGE" chased the wild turkey ovel
the bills about "Garibaldi," swan ol
fished IN the clear waters of the Nortt
or South Skunk or listened to their
fathers tell stories of the historic
IT alleys Raid" during Rebellion times
could enjoy a most pleasant time
swapping yarns and sainpling Wichita:
famous hospitality. Bro. Papes. 6,
your dates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

OVER one million one hundred
and eighty thousand dollars
($1, ,1SO,O ,OOO) on deposit in the
banks of Barton, county is not
bad for a county that was once
marked on the map as the center
of the "Great American Desert. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

MAJOR GENERAL CHAFFEE' 8
report on the campaign in China,
soon to be published from the
War Department, will show a
degree of barbarity. practised in
China by the allied troops that
will make Americans ashamed.
Harmless citizens were routed
and murdered by soldiers, and
troops acted on the theory that
by exterminating many, some
guilty ones would suffer. These
disgraceful scenes occurred not
only in Pekin but in the surround
ing country and it is probable
that many of the worst details
will never be generally known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

G. w. Seward aud wife, parents of
E. W Seward aud Mrs Bert Barnett,
are up from Alden on visit this week.
Mr. Seward, who has conducted -
store at Alden for many years. recently
traded his store for a valuable R-uo
county farm. aBd will Try agriculture
for a while
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

The La Crosse Chieftain, one
of the most valued exchanges
that comes to our table, will
appear this week under the
editorship and management OF
Rodney Torrey, son Of J. W.
Torrey the retiring editor and
proprietor. We bespeak for the
Chieftafn renewed success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

The Declaration OF Independence is
lie on the face of it. and the men
who formulated it lied and knew that
they lied in its formation. st. Louis
Globe Democrat"
THE above is clipping from the
foremost Republican organ this side of
the Mississippi river, Is it not time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Ii. E. Turck and wife visis-d with
Q. w Dawsou's Sunday uud Monday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

s'Now, gentlemen" said the
professor, s'name some of the
beauties of education. And a
facetious student in the back
row shouted, ''pretty school
teachers!'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Here is the Kansas version OF
the hay raker: ssMaud Muller
jumped on the time-worn bike
for an evening hike on the dusty
pike. An old drop frame with a
way down gear, with a rattle
the dead might hear. The Judge
came pounding along behind,
out airing his judicial mind. He
noted the figure neat and trim
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
VERY NICE.
Mayors Hand
Shaken.
What Splendid Fellows Those S.
E. A. G.. Bows Are!

Members of the South End Athletic
association are gentlemanly fellows.
Whenever any of them get into Police
Court, they always shake hands with
the Mayor, after court. 1t makes the
Mayor feel good-feel that he is per-
fectly at home. Last summer when q
s. e. A. G. ball player was in court,
he shook hands with the Mayor, after
receiving sentence. Friday, a football
player, Fred Elzholtz, was before His
Honor, and after being fined So and
costs, he grasped the Mayors hand,
and talked to that official as son
would to father. The offense of Mr..
Elzholtz was not particularly serious
pne. He was accused merely of try
ing to kick in the door Of Jackson's
saloon, at the corner Of Broadway and
Buchtel ave., one day in August.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15

See the Thanksgiving turkeys at
Big 1874 Clothing House. Free with
a $40 purchase, Saturday. NJ
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Tonight" Arthur DEM
ing'S Life Hit, Don't Tell
My Wife,"
LITTLE ACTORS
AND ACTRESSES.
Their Production of "The Sleep.
ing Beauty" Was Excellent.

"The Sleeping Beauty" pretty
little play given by the Junior Auxil-
liary Of st. Paurs Episcopal church
for the benefit of the building fund
of the new church, attracted a large
audience to Rose hall Thursday eve-
ming. The play was much enjoyed
and the actors and actresses received
much praise. Those taking part were:
King of the Golden Isle, Miss Iris
Frain; Queen of the Golden Isle, Miss
Ada Ovenden; Lord Christabel, Miss
Maud Dyke; Lord Fandango, Miss
Elsie Mead; Sleeping Beauty, Miss
Loyda Griffith; Old Fairy Mildew,
Miss Catharine Caldwell; nurse, Miss
Lottie Fain; Rick, sprite, Master
Charles Frisby; Prince, Miss Elsie
Mead; messenger, Master Glenn
Blake; dragon, Master Bernard Sippy;
Queen of the Fairies, Miss Gladys
Arbogast; fairies, Misses May Currie,
Ethel Dyke, Hazel Arbogast, Bessie
Currie, Phea Hugill, Florence Snyder,
Jessie Currie.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
"Get In Line" Tonight But
Don't Tell My Wife"
MILK TRUST AN IMP0sSIBlLITY.

A great deal has been said about
trusts. Trusts of all kinds and along
all lines have been tried, some sue
cessfully and others complete failures.
Steel, Oil, sugar, ETC., combined sue
cessfully, but many other articles have
failed to combine, one Of these being
milk.
Among the articles produced on the
farm are wheat, corn and oats. These
crops are gathered but once year,
while from the cow is gatheree a crop
each day, or 365 crops per year.
Joe Letter in Chicago at one time
cornered certain cereal products and
was successful, but when he tried to
corner milk in Chicago he failed. There
are such quantities Of milk within
near reach of Akron that the public
need fear no milk trust.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Kent-RavennaLine
In Operation.
Many Obstacles Delay
ed Construction.
Officials and Guests Making a
Trip Over the Line.

Everything is in readiness to put the
Kent -Ravenna line Of the N. o. L. co.
into service Saturday morning, when
cars will leave and arrive every half
hour, over the North Hill line. After
Saturday, cars will be run on the
Rapid Transit line, between Akron
and Cuyahoga Falls, at the rate Of
only one an hour. Eventually 1t Is
believed, this part of the Rapid Tran
sit line will be abandoned, or, at least,
very few trips made.
Although the Kent Ravenna line Is
little more than five miles long, nine
months have passed since the COM
pany began to construct it. The line
was authorized at stockholders
meeting, Feb. 1S, 1901. When work
was first begun an announcement was
made that the road would be in opera
tion by July 1, but many delays Were
caused by injunctions and difficulty
in securing franchise from the Kent
Council. Application was made March
5 for franchise in Kent, but it was
not secured until May 7, two months
later. The Council Of Ravenna grant
ed a franchise April 1, a little less
than month after receiving the ap
plication. A franchise to build the
line, on the highway between Kent
and Ravanna, was granted by the
Portage County Commissioners, March
g. and work on the line began few
days thereafter. The line runs past
Lake Brady.
A trip was made over the Kent
Ravenna line Friday afternoon by
officials of the company, the Mayors
Of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent ant
Ravenna, and newspaper men. Th'
party left Akron at 1 o'clock, ant
expects to return by 5. The trip Il
being made In 40.foot car borrowe,
from the Big Consolidated Co., O
Cleveland.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
EARLY START.
Railway Section Men Are Kept
Busy.

The continued fall of snow coming
80 early in the season, reminds rail
way men forcibly of the trouble they
had last April, when there was a late
and heavy fall that delayed trains
whole days. The Erie passenger train
that required 36 hours to come from
Rayenna to Akron has not been for
gotten, nor has the fact that electric
cars were lost for almost day be-
tween Akron and Barberton.
The present snow has not delayed
any of the trains near Akron, but II
has caused much extra work and ex'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Free! Free!! Free II!

Big, fat turkeys given away free
at Big 1874 Clothing House.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
cCciYed Several Hundred Ladies' "LatcS
NEW CABLE
Required For Ordinary Elevators
Every Two Years.

A new steel cable has just been
placed in position to run the elevator
in the l. o. o. +. Temple. The old
cable had been in use for over two
years, and while 1t showed but few
signs of wear, the average life of a
steel elevator cable is two years and
the Temple Co. was willing to take
no chances. The repairing or putting
together of steel cable Is regarded
as a feat requiring considerable skill,
and 1t Is said that there is but one
man In Akron who is an expert
"cable splicer."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
"T0night" Arthur DEM
ing Says don't Tell My
Wife,"
RAFFLING.
1t Won't be Stopped In
Akron.
Officials Will Not Follow Mayor
Toms Precedent.

The wave of reform put in motion
by Mayor Tom, with reference, to his
ultimatum forbidding rafting for
Thanksgiving turkeys, in Cleveland,
will not reach Akron. In fact, May
or Doyle and Chief Durkin are not
disposed to interfere in any way with
the ime-honored customs for enjoy
ment of this holiday, They SO ex.
pressed themselves Friday, and the
rafting for turkeys will proceed, as
usual.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
OFFICIALLY.
Fight Between Simms
Leonard Off.

Art Simms received letter from
the manager of the Erie Athletic club
today, announcing that the fight with
Joe Leonard has been declared off by
the club. The recent agitation that
was started by the ministers and the
Sheriff, at Erie, is responsible for the
announcement. Manager Howell an
nounces that he is sorry that he Is
compelled to call the match off, but he
thinks 1t the easiest way out of a bad
position.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15

Thanksgiving turkey at Big 1874
Clothing House. A $40 purchase gets
one, Saturday.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Boston Store.

Kid Glove Sale, Saturday. Those
regular 75c Kid Gloves for SOC.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
A HEART TONIC.

When all other Headache Remedies
fail to cure your headache try Clinic
Headache Waters, they never fail,
never depress, are a true Heart and
Nerve Tonic and are guaranteed to
cure. One trial will convince and you
will then use no other. 10 cents at
all druggists.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15

Read the Democrat every day.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15

pense to the various railways, in keep
ing switches, frogs and crossings clear
Every switch and every frog must
be kept free and clear, otherwise the
snow is quickly packed into them by
the car wheels, and they become en-
tirely useless.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Several Potatoes In Ravenna.

Ravenna is said to be the best po-
tato market in Portage county. "One
dealer" says the Republican, "has sold
10000 bushels of potatoes this fall"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-15
Boston Store.

Kid Glove Sale. Saturday. Those
regular 75c Kid Gloves for 59c.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-08
BOUND OVER TO COURT
E. C. S. AOlmhue Required to Give SIOG
for His Appearance,

Friday morning was the time ap-
pointed by Squire n. e. Kidd for the
hearing of the men who were implicat-
ed in the street car fracas last Satur-
day evening.
H. e. Clark and E. B. Vangeisen
prayed for an extension of time and
were granted a prolongation of the
case until next Wednesday. e. G.
Holmboe was represented by counsel
and fought the charge, namely, as
sault and battery, which was preferred
against him. A number of witnesses
were called, both by the defense and
the prosecution. Conductor Geo. OF
terbein and motorman Joe Place, who
had charge of the car that evening,
were the principle witnesses for the
defense.
The testimony seemed sufficient to
warrant the hearing of the case by a
higher court and Holmboe was accord
ingly bound over to the grand jury i'll
the sum of $1OO bond, which he fur
nished,