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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
ELLINWOOD EFFECTS.
From the Leader.

From the Leader.
The new Germ an Lutheran church
starts with membership of over
twenty.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Voigt
west of town. on February Is. q girl
baby.
Geo. Thul returned Monday morn.
ing from q months visit to friends
and relatives at Curtis, o. T.
The ducks are reported to be COM
ing to Cheyenne bottoms. Better
wipe up the musket, boys.
P. Doherty came up from Oklaho-
ma Tuesday. He says they had no
snow down there, but considerable
rain.
Otto Schwerdtfeger, Henry Lang
field and Oscar Meyer left Sunday
morning for . trip to Oklahoma and
the south. to be gone several days.
Ethel. the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Raisner, aged four
weeks, died at one o'clock Mondsv
moraing. Feb. 18th, of whooping
cough.
On last Monday evening, Feb. 18th
the members of the German Metho.
dist Sunday School and others of the
congregation, numbering nearly sixty.
met st the home of 81. E Bunte. two
miles north and two mile east of
Elliswood, and gave him very
ageeable surprise. The event va
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01
An Egg Problem.

Some of these cold, raw evenings it
would be we'll for the boys to take a
night off, as suggested by sleepy ex'
change and figure out the following:
ga lady took basket of eggs to
town, and being asked how many
she had, said: IF take the eggs out
of the basket two at time l have
one left, if I take them out three at
a time I have one left. if take them
ont four at time l have one left, if
/ take them out five at time have
one left, if take them out six at a
time I have one left, but if take
them out seven at time, there are
none left in the basket How many
eggs had she in the basket?"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-01

A paper up in Minnesota defines an
editor as q man who carries pair of
scissors iD his vest pocket and lead
pencil in his breast pocket, memo
randum book in bis coat pocket, and
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
Greeting From Texas.

The following letter from Oscar Perry
conveying items of general interest, was
designed to be read at the Alumni meet
ing of the Edgerton High School, but
received too late and published by re-
quest:
ELPAso, TEXAS, JUNE 9, 1901.
DEAR MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI:
am glad for this opportunity to greet
the members of the Alumni and l regret
that [ am not able to be in your midst
this time. However, | am having the
privilege of seeing some of the great
southwest and it is privilege because
no one, who has not seen the great ex-
panses of territory in the west, can
scarcely have an idea of the greatness of
our country.
ElPaso is very enterprising and pro
gressive town of $4,000 inhabitants, and
to find such a city on the banks of the
Rio Grande is both surprise and re-
lief after travelling hundreds Of miles
through barren wastes. ElPaso seems
to have future for it is the center of
all the mining interests for hundreds of
miles around. The city of Mexico is
thousand miles to the south, and San
Francisco, Denver, Kansas City and
New Orleans are each thousand miles
from this center, which is the largest
city, in the largest county, in the largest
state of the greatest nation in the world.
Several railroads have their terminl here
and others are now seeking admission.
When one travels for miles through
what seems to be desert region, seeing
nothing but bushes and cactus, with
now and then an isolated abode. it
scarcely seems as though any one would
care to seek their fortune here. But the
mountains are full of rich ore and great
cattle ranches are scattered everywhere.
ElPaso, the center of all this industry
and thrift, is good object lesson for
anyone who will profit by the experience
of others. The city is beehive of work
and the men who are in the fore today
are citizens who work early and late.
Toll is bringing them success today as it
will any man anywhere who persists.
Idleness is foreign to the spirit which
rules here and some day when ElPaso is
a metropolis and can spare moment to
look back upon the days of her child
hood, she will find that her success has
been due to the untiring efforts of her
worthy citizens who have become a
credit to themselves as we'll as to their
city. AS we who are younger are enter
ing upon the practical scenes of life,
nothing can be more helpful than real
ization of the fact that those who are
making life worth living are those who
are living with all their might Hoping
to be present at the next banquet of our
high school, am
Yours very truly,
OSCAR G.. PERRY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
DeIavan Lake Assembly

The coming session of the Delavan
Lake Assembly, to be held July Oath to
August 4th, both days Inclusive, prom
Uses to be in every way an unqualified
success. The management has been par
ticularly fortunate in the arrangement of
a strong program of lecturers, entertain
ers, musicians and instructors, and every
one of the twelve days session should
be full of interest and instruction. The
grounds of the Delavan Lake Assembly
are beautiful for situation. They are
heavily timbered, affording abundant
shade for campers. The view is one of
the finest in the lake region, and it would
be impossible to conceive of more fav-
orable location for summer home. The
grounds are high and dry, the water
supply abundant and Of the finest quail
ity, and the sanitary conditions most
excellent. Visitors bringing their own
tents will be allowed to pitch them on
the ground free of charge, provided they
hold assembly tickets. Every effort to
provide for the comfort of campers will
be made by the management.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

The long delayed blue book for 1901 is
now ready for distribution the publica-
ton being held until the apportionment
maps could be prepared. The volume
will be an unusually interesting one,
containing many new features. In ad
dition to the usual election statistics
some new features will be found which
it is believed will meet with appreciation
Among these are tabulated figures show
ing the percentage of the total vote cast
by each political party in Wisconsin for
governor in 1900; a table showing the
popular and electoral vote for president
in 1900 and the population per vote cast
IN each state; table showing the popu-
latiOn for congressman in each state;
and the elective franchise requirements
and concise summary Of the registra
ton laws in force in other states and
territories Business men will find much
of interest in summary of financial and
commercial statistics of the United
States from 1896 to 1899, together with
the growth of banking in this state dur
ing the last six years. Complete census
figures for the years 1890, 1895 and 1900
are given in form for easy comparison.
The relative position of the counties on
population basis in 1880, 1890 and 1900,
together with the increase of population
and dates of organization of the several
counties have been concisely tabulated.
There are also tables showing interest
ing facts regarding city and village cor
porations in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
A News Service without Parallel.

There is ample Justification for the
claim made by The Chicago Record Her
aid that it's readers enjoy every day in
the week, Sundays included, news
service that is without parallel in range
and completeness. The reason is obvi-
ous-the combination of the varied and
extensive facilities of the two great
dailes, The Chicago Record and the Chi
cago Times Herald. In addition to the
independent news facilities of both pa
pers, the Record Herald receives the
complete news service of the New York
Herald, the New York Tribune and The
Associated Press; and when it is consid-
cred that it's news columns are supple
mented by all the special features so
popular in The Chicago Record and The
Chicago Times Herald, it will be seen
that the Record Herald holds a unique
ploce among the great newspapers of the
United States.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

A FRIEND sends an article written by a
Minneapolis citizen, stating that no one
there connects the corruption of the
present city officials of Minneapolis with
the primary election law under which
they came 10 their POSITIONS and he de
nounces those who do so. Well, it seems
to be merely matter of opinion. Some
might see a man aim his rifle at dog,
and fire it off, and see the dog drop dead
and yet claim that there was no evidence
that the man killed the dog. The arti-
Gle further says that Minneapolis had
corrupt officials under the caucus and
convention system. Very possibly SO,
but that is not the point; the advocates
of the primary election law, there and
here, claimed that it would secure purity
in office; and if it does not do so, their
claims and arguments fall fat.-White-
water Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

The rural mail delivery is now one of
the considerable items of the federal
budget. Congress will increase it's ap-
preparation from $l,750,OO0 for 1901 to
$3,50O,000 for 1902. Of this, $2,500,O00
will go to support the 5000 rural routes
already established, and part of the re-
naming million will be used to organize
a permanent special bureau. 1t is pre-
dicted that the appropriation for the fis-
cal year 19O2-1903 will be $7,O00,O00 or
about half the appropriation for free de-
livery in the cities. Only six years ago
postoffice department reported that
rural free delivery was not feasible.
Only last year the total appropriation
was but S45O,OOO
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

The legislature took another twist at
the official ballot and it will appear in
a new form at the next election. Just
how it will be is uncertain as the legisla-
tive clerks omitted to include the ballot
in the enrolled bill. The secretary of
state thinks he can "fgger it out" how
ever 50 the electors will mot be deprived
of their right to vote if they can under
stand how it is to be marked. The Off
cial ballot changes it's form quite as fire.
quently as the chameleon changes its
hue.-Portage Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
The Greatest of Expeditions.

A delightful trip. You can't afford to
miss it. To the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton, at reduced rates, via Michigan
Central, "The Niagra Falls Route"
Send your address, with four cents post
age, for illustrated souvenir, when is
sued, to o. w. Ruggles, Genl Passr and
Tkt. Agt.. Chicago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

THERE has been little talk about a
third term for President Mckinley, and
it came up in such form that he felt
obliged to notice it. The result is an
emphatic statement from him that he is
not a candidate for another term and
would not accept a nomination. Public
sentiment is firmly set against the third
term idea, but no president could be
more acceptable as third term candi-
date than VIM. Mckinley.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

Gov. LAFoLLErTE has appointed Gov.
Hoard, Sen. Stout, Prof W. Scott of
Madison, VIM. Geuder of Milwaukee,
and w. FL. Flett of Merrill, as commits
sioners to the st. Louis exposition in
1903, commemorative of the Louisiana
purchase.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
Teachers Institute.

The Rock county teachers institute
and summer review school will be held
at GAINESVILLE beginning July s. The in
stitute will be conducted by the best
talent money can buy and will continue
three weeks.
The elegant high school building to-
gether with its library, as we'll as it's
being the most convenient point to get
to and from by rail, makes GAINESVILLE
the best place for an institute.
School board meetings will be held as
follows:
Newark township, June "a, a. NJ, at
town hail.
Avon township, June "a, 2 p. M, at M.
w. A. hall.
Spring Valley township, June 25, 9 a.
NJ, at school house. Orfordville.
Plymouth township, June 25, 2 p. NJ,
at school house, Hanover.
Magnolia township, June 26, 9 a. NJ, at
school house, Magnolia Corners.
Evansville city and Union township,
June 26, p. M, at high school,, Evans
vile.
Porter township, June 81, 9 a. M, at
Wilder school house.
Edgerton city and Fulton township,
June 27, 2 p NJ, at high school, Edger-
ton.
Center township, June %, 9 a. NJ, at
school house, Footville.
GAINESVILLE township, June 20, at court
house, GAINESVILLE.
Persons may attend where most con-
venient.
At these meetings the following topics
and many others may be discussed:
Certificates and Contracts" Powers
and Duties of School Officers and
Teachers" Township Libraries" Adop-
tion and Change of Text Books" "School
House Furniture and Apparatus" RE
pairs and Decorations of School Houses
and Sites" Recent School Legislation"
Every member of the school board,
members of the town board, the town
clerk and the town treasurer and all
| the teachers should attend the meeting
in his town and help to make it success
full. A half day may be wisely spent in
| this work.
District clerks receiving several copies
of this circular will confer favor by
passing copy to each of the other mem
bers of his board. "Come now, and let
US reason together"
| Yours for better schools,
| VIM. M. Ross,
Co. Supt First District Rock County,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
FRIDAY, JUNE q, 1901.

The death of Senator DeWayne Steb-
bins at his home in Algoma Friday re-
moves from recent politics an interesting
parsonage. His independence in public
matters and his sterling qualities brought
to him the respect and confidence of his
political and personal associates through
out the state. The removal of such a
man is a distinct loss.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

THE Watertown Republican, one of
the oldest newspapers in southern Wis
consin and strong republican adherent,
has been sold to Chas. A. Pettibone, re-
Gently publisher of the Oconomowoc
Republican, who will take immediate
nossessiOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
A good baby buggy for sale cheap. II

A good baby buggy for sale cheap. In
quire of A. O. Henderson.
The best of canned goods for table
use at Haskins & Kroetz.
We have for sale rs desirable lots in
the city of Edgerton at prices ranging
from $50 to $3.50; several pieces of land
5 to 10 acres each at very reasonable
terms. Also 25 farms of various sizes.
Prices and terms to suit the buyers.
SWEENEY & BIEDERMAN.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21

BRYAN has the satisfaction of knowing
he has fixed things so that no other
democrat can ever be president.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-06-21
All-Oyer LaCes.

We have the best line in town; also a
large line of lace edgings in all widths.
New Perca1es and Cahcoes.
New Hosiery.
New Collars and Ties.
If YOU want new Sun Umbrella cheap
cali In. We have them.
Evening journal., 1901-11-19
STUDENTS OF Law MEET
win Hear Instructive Subjects Dis
cussed BY Mr.. BYrne

ln the office of William Michael Byrne
idsl evening the second meeting of the
Law students Society of Delaware ,vne
held and at it Messrs Isenschmidf
Neafy and Byrnc submitted a draft of u
constitution for the society. The sOcietv's
name was changed To "1'he Law Acad-
emy of Delaware" Another meeting will
he held on Monday evening. William
Michael Byrne. United States District
Attorney, presided at the meeting and
gave an interesting lecture on "Early
Law Systems"
Mr.. Byrnc announced the follovin.
S4upJecls for discussion; Expression of
Law pa Ancient Asia, Justice and I'M.
Jewish Law, Some Law-G ivers of Greece
Ihe Eraconian Code, the Laws of Greece.
Law in the Golden Age of Greece tbe
lWelVc Tables and the First Davs of Ro-
liah Justice the Roman Praetors and
heir influence on FOrmularv Law. the
Age of Justiuian and the Perfection of
lYil Law. Roman Law In its Contact
" lth the Nascent Nations of EurOpe.
roman Law in Early Britain Saxon
Kings and Codes In Britain. Norman
Mugs and English Law, Magma Charta.
i victory over the King. the Constifu
IONS ol Clarendon. "a Victory for the
Ming Henry H., and the Laws of Ills
nealm, Thomas ABeckct. and His Strur-
sie Tor Ecclesiastical Law. Edward /.
ihu lnc commencement Of Modern Law
.,ne Nrt OF Haheas Corpus, and its In
Iuence ON English Lihertv. tbe Feudal
.aW Its Rise and Fall the Church and
courts ~ the Middle Ages. the Common
ma Civil Law: a. Comparison and Con
'rast' English Law in The American
STATES the Victorian Age of Law Re
orm.
Evening journal., 1901-11-19
WILSON
is In TROUBLE
Held in Heavy Bail by BaIti.
more Authorities
SERIOUS OFFENSE CHARGED
Two Wilmington Girls Located in The
OriOlc CITY by Agent Frank
Stout

Two Wilmlugtonians. Edward. bet
ter known as Farmer Wilson. and
Louisa Wilson are under arrest in
Baltimore. each being held for court
ON serious charges. ON which. IL COM
yicted, they win be required To serve
time i'm prison
Some days ago Agent Frank stout
of the s. p. G. c.. received word tblt
two girls from this city. whose aces
are is years. We're inmates of "a house
OH iil-tame in Baltimore, at No BIG
Rogers avenue, conducted by the VIII
sons. The information came from
Thomas +. farren, Deputy Marshal of
the district. and Mr.. Stout was request
ed TO go to Baltimore and investigate
the case Upon arriving in the city.
Mr.. Stout found the girls IN 0hc place
mentioned, and identified them as Nav
Simmons and Louisa Bowers. both OF
Wilmington. The young women de-
clared that they are between is and 10
years of age Before any action was
taken, Mr.. Stout returned 10 Whining
ton and obtained positive information
as to tine girls ages. and returning TO
the Maryland city. caused the arrest OF
WILSON and the woman.
HELD m HEAVY BAIL
At the hearing held before James A.
Fectig, Jr. State House magistrate of
The Central district, Wilson was held
in $1,000 bail for action of the grand
Jury on a charge OF harboring girls un-
der the age of IS years for immoral
purposes, and the woman was placed
under $1,000 bail on the same charge
llo girls were placed under bonds to-
answer to the court as witnesses.
WELL-KNoWN HERE
Farmer Wilson'S home is in VIII
mington, and is well-known i'm this
,ity as an expert pool player. having
given many exhibitions here lately.
The woman in the case" is said TO |
De Louisa Reinhole. who at one time
esided in Wilmington, and Is we'll /
Known to many people. The penalty for
he offense charged is a heavy fine and
Imprisonment for a period of from two
o five years.
Evening journal., 1901-11-19
rRoUBLE wITH INDIANS FEARED
Believe One Of Tribe Was Killed BY
White Hunters.

Marinotte Wis. Nov i9.-It Is
learned from superintendent John
Burke, of the pcshtgo Lumber com
pany that there is great excitement
among the Indians on the hoadwatcrs
Of the Eagle river, i'm the northern
part of Marinette county. over the
disappearance of ono of the tribe. who
has been missing for week. Charles
hcahona. one of the hestlmown In
dians i'm that part of the country, ap-
poarod M one of the peshtigo COM
pany's camps on Saturday and said
that his brother Indians were greatly
excited over the disappearance of one
of their tribe. and claimed that he was
killed by como white hunters. who
shot him by mistake. taking him for
deer They are searching every
where for the body. and If 1t shall
be found it may go hard with some
OF the white hunters In that locality.
Tho Indians firmly holoyc that he
was killed hy white man and are de-
tormined on vengeance The name of
the missing Indian is not known. The
Indians are of he Menomince tribe
and have q small settlement ON the
Eagle river Kesheua expressed con-
siderable alarm. and an the white
hunters in that locality are being
warned as rapidly as possible. Il is
probable that there viii be a general
exodus as soon as the excitement
among tho Indians shall become
known. The Eagle river region is in
the wilds OF Marinotte county and is
one of the best deer hunting districts
in Wisconsin.
Evening journal., 1901-11-19
WOOED A LASS
THEN Ran AWAY
Errant Knight Took Fian-
GEES Belongings
CAPTURED BY LOCAL OFFICER
After Ratlidge Had Dined and Winod
With Him and Won His
Confidence
CAPTURED BY LOCAL OFFICER

One cf the clevcrcst pieces of detective
work of recent years was the capture of
Warren Brandrin yesterday in pittsburg
by Detective James Ratlcdgc. The Della
ware detective trailcd his man from vii
mingtCn TO Baltimore, Philadelphia and
finally to Pittsburg. I'm the latter city
Brandrin was living a life of luxury and
amidst this Whirl of wine, women and
song, Detective Ratlcdgc posed rs one of
the sporty SET until hc succeeded i'm land
ing the man who robbed his hancce of
money and jewels amounting TO over $500
Brandrih was brought to Wilmington
and when arraigned before Magistrate
Hollis this morning was held i'm $1,000
bail
1t was but a few weeks ago that War
rem Brandrift appeared in Wilmington
from Atlantic City and purchased the
Snayely saloon, No. ia East Fourth
street. II developed later that Miss
Esther Smith. of Philadelphia. the daugh-
ter OF a wealthy merchant in that city.
and TO whom Brandrif was engaged TO
he married. had furnished the money and
working capital of the business. Ii was
but a little while when Miss Smith dis
covered that BrandrfI was making inn
proper use of her money and She threat
encd To break with him. He told her if
they would bee married. II was while She
was dressing that Brandriff took her
money and diamonds and fed.
DETECTIVE WAS A GOOD FELLOW
Upon locating his man in Pitts
burg Detective Ratledge went to the
same house and applied for board. lie
was told that ne could eat there. but
'ould not bc given a room. After getting
MS dinner and supper the Delaware sleuth
lad SO far ingratiatcd himself into tho
good graces of the landlady of the house
nat she gave him a bed in the same room
with Brundriff
He soon took To Ratlcdge and cham
lagne was the drink. 1t was while the
smeiy was at its height that Ratledge
hanged the complexion of matters by
making the arrest. When searched Bran
irif had S465 in money and a diamond
ing on him.
He probably will be tried at this term
If the Court Of General Sessions.
Evening journal., 1901-11-19
INQUIRED ABOUT DEAD MAN
New York stranger Wants BOdJ Inferred
Before Identification Is Made

Coroner's Assistant James r. Chand-
Ter received letter from Brooklyn. N.
NY today, regarding the dead man WIN
is believed to be Thomas McCabe. and
who was found in an unconscious con
dition along the r., w. a. b. railroad
tracks carly Sunday morning.
In the communication it was said
that the mans mother was i'm moor
circumstances. financially, and request
ed that Mr.. Chandler should bury the
body here asking for assistance from
the Catholic priests in the city.
As the letter gave no information as
TO who the man was. Mr.. Chandler re-
piled that IL was not a question of
burial. but a question Of identification.