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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN,
By County Supt. L. z. Clark.

Normal Institute, July 2S-Aug. %.
Only three district schools are in
session at this writing.
Eugene Avery has been appointed
director of District No. ,, vice John
Lund, resigned. This is the fifteenth
appointment during the school year.
District offices seem to be getting un-
popular.
A few teachers whose schools have
been closed from one to three week 5
have not sent in their term reports.
We are waiting patiently.
Report of school in District No. 30:
Term opened October Il. closed
April IL.
Total number of days taught, 120.
Number of pupils enrolled, %.
Average daily attendance, y.
MINNIE SHELLY, Teacher.
Report of school in District No 81:
Term opened November 2, closed
April p.
Total number of days taught, 100.
Number of pupils enrolled, II.
Average daily attendance. 6.
Pupils not absent, William and
Emma RaheniRmp.
HATTIE NJ. c. POLLING, Teacher
Report of school in District No 6:
Term opened October I, closed April
25.
Total number of days taught, 40.
| Number of pupils enrolled. l3.
Average daily attendance. 40.
l. c.. SULTz, Teacher.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02
PopuIist Call.

A mass convention of the voters OF
the Peoples Party is hereby called &c
meet at the Court House in kinsley
on Saturday, May 3. at O'Clock p.
M, for the purpose of electine foul
delegates to represent Edwards coun-
ty at the Populist Congressional Con
vention to be held at Hutchinson or
the following Tuesday.
THEODORE FORCE.
7th Cong. Dist Com.
j. l. ;BRELSFORD.
Chairman.
A. G. DYER,
Secretary.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02
Democratic Gail.

y mass convention of the Demo
cratic voters of Edwards county.
Kans.. is hereby called to meet at the
court house in Kinsley on Saturday
May Il, 1901. at = p. m.. for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to attend
the Democratic State Convention to
fbe held at Wichita, Kans., on May
%, 1902, and for the further purpose
of electing central committee for the
ensuing year.
JOE BISHOP. Chairman. ).
]. w. KING, Secretary.
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Club Notes.

A recent visit to. Great Bend
brought a pleasant acquaintance with
the three clubs of that progressive
little city. the Athenian with thirty
members, the Progress with twenty
four and the Music. the two former
federated with both district and state.
The Athenian club entertained the
other two clubs of the city and the
Progress XXX of Ellinwood at re-
ception in the most charming and hos.
pitable manner. They presented a
short literary and musical program,
and proved themselves to be thor
oughly interested and we'll informed
on the idea of The New Education"
ual Training" which was presented
to them later.
The ladies of the pretty little city
both in their club and home life, are
broad-minded, intellectual and ener-
getic.
The Woman's Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Hills
and Mrs. Dyer were the guests OF
honor Mrs. Hills is an ardent club
woman and will be great help to the
club, being a charming, gracious
| broad minded woman. A discussi on
of ways and means for keeping our
alleys and streets clean, and a two
sided view of Cecil Rhodes will
and comparison of its educational
provisions with those of Washington,
brought forth some thought. The
afternoon closed with a reading oi
DR.. Quayle's essay on Shakespeare 5
women. The next meeting is with
Mrs. F. p Strong. The meetings
during May will begin ON TINE.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02
Democratic Call.

A mass convention of the voters OF
the Democratic Party is hereby called
to meet at the Court House in Kinsley
on Saturday. May 3, 1902. at 2:30 p.
m, for the purpose OF electing foul
delegates to represent Edwards coun-
ty at the Democratic COngi essi ona
Convention to be hold at Hutchinson
on the following Tuesday.
D. J.. HEATH.
7th Cong. Dist. Com.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

The republican administration is
engaged in a tussle with the beef
trust, and the outsiders are hungrily
watching the contest of the party with
one of it's children. After years OF
special privileges which have enabled
the meat packers to build up enor-
NOUS monopolies it will be little
hard to manage the beef trust, but
Roosevelt will do his best
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

Funston's health must be failing.
He has at last found man whom he
agrees with. Macarthur mas stated
that ne was responsible forthe method
of Aguinaldo's capture. Funston says
this is true: that he made the plans
and Macarthur approved them. \ ow
it is up to Mack to tell him that he
talks too much
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

Our recent little trouble with Spain
seems not to have inundated all
Europe for some of the officers and
sailors of the cruiser Chicago recently
got into trouble with the police at
Venice and have been arrested and
sentenced to Jail for several months
Evidently Italy thinks it good OPP
portunity TO pull feathers out OF the
eagles tail.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

Since meat has gone so high that it
is being seriously considered "a "A
possibility of using it instead of gold
as a basis for our currency. the
papers have been filed with sugnes-
tiors of substitutes. This does not
meet with our apprOval: we would
rather figure on a substitute for trusts.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

Senator Burton has not been heard
from for so long that some of his cor
stituents were becoming worried for
fear that something had happened 10
his mouth. II is probable that they
are now sorry he has come out of his
retirement as he has demanded the
passage of a measure over the veto O.
the president. This last move will
hardly improve his standing with the
president, that IS if he had any.
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esting scrap.

The democrats of Ford county have
endorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Oyler
for congress- If he should get the
nomination Long would be compelled
to try some other line than good looks
to campaign on, for Oyler is the best
locker of the two.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

Some people may not think so. but
the world do move. AT meeting of
the Methodist ministers at Chicago
recently a large number urged that
the church laws prohibiting dancing
and kindred amusements be modified
to meet the modern ideas of people.
The New York Methodist ministers
made it very apparent a short while
ago that they considered the restric-
tions on the amusements of people
productive of vastly greater amount
of harm than good. Rev. G. L. Good
ell of the Hanson Place Methodist
bcnurch in Brooklyn said: 81 think
that the sentiment is such at present
that general conference might
amend the chapter on amusements in
| the church law so as to eliminate the
prohibition against such diversions
as dancing and card playing. which
can of themselves be conducted in the
most innocent manner. Several
other ministers voiced similar ex-
pressions-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

The two conventions in Hutchinson
Tuesday to nominate candidates for.
congress in this district are being
watched with much interest, as it is
expected that there will be but one
candidate and one roof convention
The whole state is interested AS the
action of this convention will have a
very decided effect in shaping the
course OF the state conventions.
Should harmonious fusion be effect
ed, as seems probable. it is more than
likely that similar action will be taken
at the others. The republicans think
they have US on the hip aud it be-
hooves us to show them that it takes
something more than legislation to
make this republican state.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-02

There is some danger that all of
this unfortunate agitation as to a
meat trust may cripple an infant in
dustry. That would be too bad, to
trip up the heels of the infant just as
it is beginning to toddle. OF course
the packers have denied all along that
there was anything like a trust. but
since the government has begun to
''take notice" they threaten that if
they are not let alone they will form a
sure enough trust. In other words, if
the government, which is supposed to
be the people. undertakes to disturb
or in any way curb their thieving pro-
pensities, they will shut off the meat
supply or make it impossible for the
poor man to buy. Great is the trust,
long live the trust. the people be
--. This bids fair to be an inter-
esting scrap.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

The city Improvement society met
Thursday morning. The secretary re-
ported that ten entries for the lawn
and flower contest had been received,
six of these being in the class limited
to boys. Several persons had entered
i'm more than one class but the commit
tee decided that no person would be
given more than one prize. Contest
ants can try for all the prizes if they
wish and will be awarded the highest
won. The school board has authorized
the expenditure of five hundred dollars
to be used in improving school proper
ty. The condition of sidewalks in front
of tobacconists' establishments and
other places, were pronounced by menu
bers of the society unfit for women
to walk over, because of the expector-
alton by the loafers who occupy the
seats provided for them. The secre-
tary reported several new members
and fees paid by old ones.
4 x 4
On Thursday Mrs. Minor S. Bacon
gave military euchre. The decora-
tions were in keeping with the game.
A card box of burnt wood was given
as a royal prize. A luncheon was
served in three courses by Mrs. E. G.
Hardy, Mrs. Kaufman and Mrs.
Frank Spangler Invitations were ex-
tended to Mesdames Z. c. Hardy, w.
f. Hardy, F. Spangler, F. Stevens, ].
H. Stevens Ensign, Alley, Mills, Case
beer, Elias Baker, r. Il. Van Brunt, A.
l.. Candy, H. p. Lau, Klinker, Grubbs,
diana, Rathburn, A. r. Edmiston,
Meyer, Blackburn, Arnett, Shaker, E.
P. Keefer, Heelan, F. Hallett, c.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

have remained, living at Eleventh AMI
l. streets a year, then at 18th and N
and now i'm the house they have occu
pied eleven years-2444 Franklin street.
1t was in this house ten years ago
that they celebrated their golden we'd
ding, many friends and relatives
thronging it's cosy rooms. Today but
few have come, owing to the Inability
of Mrs. Webster to endure the excite
ment.
Though Mr.. Webster had long
reached manhood's estate when the
war broke out he did not become
soldier. 1t was not from a lack of de-
sire, but because of a crippled right
hand the examining physician barrel
him. Once, however, he came near go
ing to the front. II was the time OF
the raids of John Morgan. A company
was being organized to pursue the
pestiferous chieftain and Mr.. Webster
Joined it. All was ready and the men
were piling into the railroad cars walt
ing for them, when word came that the
marauder had been captured. 1t was
a great disappointment to all but they
had to bear it.
The years are beginning to tell. I'm
til of recent months the old couple
have been reasonably hale. or course
it has been several years since either
could toll at anything onerous but they
have been far from helpless. Painting
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

ring service was read by Reverend
Coffman, assisted by Reverend Turrer,
of Fairbury. Miss Virgins is former
resident of Lincoln, being a member OF
the class of 1900. of the university of
Nebraska. Mr.. Corr is also a former
student of the state university. Mr.
and Mrs. Corr will reside at 4123 North
Twenty-fourth street, Omaha.
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The annual Pan Hellenic dance was
given last night at the auditorium.
The committee consisted of Mr.. c. W.
Clapp, chairman; Mr.. III. b. Peterson.
master of ceremonies; Messieurs A.
Thomas, III. T.. Crandall, II. b. Adams,
n. A. Huse, Victor Romigh, w. III.
King. S. Il. Clinton. j. c. Stevens, III.
The chaperones were Chancellor and
Mrs, Andrews, Professor and Mrs. f.
III. Barbour. Professor and Mrs. G. r.
Richards. The party hours We're from
ten o'clock until two. There were
twenty dances on the program, one
being named for each fraternity and
sorority in the university, and one for
the Vikings. About two hundred
couples were present.
Z * x
Mrs. Lyon. Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Bur-
nett and Mrs. DAVIDSON entertained the
Faculty Women's club Wednesday
afternoon at the state farm. Plans had
been made for a lawn party but the
rain spoiled this part of the program
the experiment station building. where
the afternoon was delightfully."- spent
The room was decorated with garden
roses, honeysuckles, and clover blooms.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

Spangler, Clark, r. B. Wilson of Oma-
ha; Misses Carr, Hawley, Roosa. Hunt
singer, Griggs, Dorothy Griggs, Harper,
Foster, Cora, Winnie and Marie Beach,
DuTeil, Parish, Tourtelotte. Hallett,
and Doctor Flanagan.
< x &
Mrs. C. L. Steele and Mrs. f. C.
Clark entertained the w. T. Nj. on
Thursday at the home of the former.
There was no program and the gather
ing was purely social except for the
time devoted to the election of officers.
Misses Emma Steele and Stella Clark
entertained the ladies with music.
Officers elected were: President, Mrs.
r. HOLDEN: vice president, Mrs. b. G..
Lane; secretary, Mrs. F. NJ. Pierce;
treasurer, Mrs. III. W. Masters; press
correspondent, Mrs. f. C. Clark. A
lovely luncheon was served in three
courses. Those present were Mesdames
Lane, Harlan, Hood Evans. HOLDEN,
Masters, She-deman, Hess, Steele,
Switzer, Lasch, Morse. Gentzler, Keim,
Pierce, Widener. Deck, Clark, Kauf-
man. This meeting closed an unusually
enjoyable season for the club and it
adjourned until September.
e 4 Z
At Steele City, Neb., on Tuesday
evening, May Goth, was solemnized the
marriage of Miss Madge Virgins to
Mr.. James Corr. of Omaha. At eight
o'clock, to the strains of the Lohengrin
wedding march, played by Miss Ina
Finch, of Lincoln, the bride entered
the room, led by her maid of honor,
Miss Nellie Mason, of University Place,
and followed by the groom, attended
by Mr.. S. y. Mcintyre. of Omaha. The
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

Sixty years ago today i'm the far state
of Ohio, John G.. Webster and Maria
Flint were united in marriage. Then
they were young and strong. Now they
are aged and feeble; alone and yet not
lonely: happy for the long years they
have dwelt together: happy in thoughts
of the future; happy in the hosts of
friends they possess and overjoyed at
their unexpected remembrance of the
occasion. These friends banded to-
gether and made them a present of al
purse of $50 i'm recognition of the day.
1t was on May oath, 1912, that this
happy matrimonial alliance was made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster had been reared
from childhood in Richland county,
Ohio. They were married in Spring
field township in that county, each at
the age of twenty years. The birthday
of Mrs. Webster is March I'D while
that of Mr.. Webster is April 5th.
Twenty then, they have now reached
the eminence of eighty years. Three
children were born to them; two sons
died i'm infancy, while a daughter died
in the prime of life, years ago.
For thirty-twO years the couple have
resided in Lincoln. Until 1870 they re-
NAMED in Ohio, but the farther west
attracted them. They had heard much
of it's wide prairies and wonderful pos
sibilities and they came. Lincoln was
their objective point and here they
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

and carpentry was the occupation of
Mr. Webster when he came to Lincoln.
During the past few years he has kept
"A COW and daily. morning and evening,
with staff i'm hand he was to be seen
delivering milk. He is seen no more at
so that he was unable to care for her
more and she went the way Of the
market
1t has been over year since Mrs
town. The last time she went II was
to ride in the buggy of friend She
was i'll two weeks following and has
not had the hardihood to repeat the
has had some trouble with her heart.
This has kept her in bed part of the
time.
All by themselves they are passing
their declining days in the cottast on
Franklin street. Every day some of
their friends call upon them. Children,
with whom they are favorites and who
love them, carry them flowers and
greetings. All their friends delight in
their happiness. and considering their
thirty-two years in Lincoln the number
is by no means small
Hardly could the love in which they
are held be more Handsomely attested
than i'm the gift of $50 from friends.
presented the old colIple on this TN, ir
sixtieth wedding anniversary.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

The husbands of the club members ar
bringing the number OF guests up to
fifty. Mrs. Andrews presided at the
table and served ice cream. Lemon
ade was served In the hall
&'& u
Mrs Minor :. Bacon gave a kensing-
ton Wednesday afternoon, The house
was pTettily decorated with palms
smilax and cut flowers. A three course
luncheon was served by the hostt 80
assisted by Mrs. Kaufman and Mrs
Frank Spangler. Guests invited were
Mesdames Ager. N. "A. Bacon. Charles
Spangier. Frank Spangler j. r.. Spang-
Ter. Mercer. III. a. Babcock. Coffin.
Kaufman. Ferris. Gingery. Plummer.
Winters. Emma Seacrest. Dean. Grigss
Laws, Boetcher. Jcary, Hedge. NJ T..
Van Brunt. Hackney. Greenameyer.
Bumstead. futile: Misses Sue AMI Rose
Greenameyer. Jeary, Dean, Mercer.
Ethel Mercer.
X X X
Miss Bessie Bentley was surprised
Saturday afternoon at the LONE of her
grandfather by a company of young
people. Those present were Misses
Bessie Holcomb-Anderson. Mabel Sp T.
Lillian McLain. Helen McLennan. Elsic
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
YIELDS TO ALSACE-LoRRAINE
Germany AboIishes Dictatorship Pro-
vision, an Evidence II Mutual
Confidence,

BERLIN, June THE imperial chan
cellor, Count Won Buelow, introduced a bill
in the Reichstag today abolishing the die
tatorship paragraph in the Reichsland
(Alsace-Lorraine) fundamental laws.
After speaking Of the necessity OF the
paragraph in the past in consequence OF
the expressed hope of R~eichlanders that
France would reconquer the provinces the
chancellor said that. Emperor William and
the government, after mature considera-
ton, were convinced that the Extraordinary
powers conferred by the paragraph could be
stituted a recognition Of the fact that,
thanks to the strong position OF the en-
pire among the powers and thanks to tina
careful work Of the provincial Of the
Reichsland, 1t had been found possible to
reconcile the inhabitants OF Alsace.Lor-
raine to the new order OF things and to
inspire them with full confidence In their
connection with the empire. The efforts
OF the older generation to effect a separa-
tion would find no adherents in the mass
Of the population and the imperial govern
ment wished to requite confidence with
confidence. Germany never OF her W
free will would acquiesce to a cession OF
the Reischsland and he, the chancellor.
was convinced that Alsace-Lorraine Will
accept the gift now rendered with the same
feeling OF German loyalty that animated
the rest OF Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
DRAMATIsT WORKS UP CLIMAX
Clyde Fitch Makes the Hit of His Life
in n Race with an En-
ragged Cow.

Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS. June 7.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram Clyde Fitch
writes from Salzo Maggiore, Italy, where
he is recuperating. that he recently had a
terrifying hurdle race with a mad cow
which chased him half a mile around trees
and over fences, brooks and meadows. The
playwright says that the cows horns twice
grazed him 10 the rear, the second time rip
ping his jaunty flannel coat, with red
stripes, which he believed reused the COW S
temper. When Mr.. Fitch finally saved his
life by climbing a wall into the hotel
grounds by means Of a friendly overhang-
ing branch he was so excited that he kept
on running until he reached a group OF
pacific croquet players, who were STAN
peded by the hatless, painting person they
took TO be a l~unatic, rushing among them,
the two halves Of his torn coat Tapping in
the air like the wings Of a scareerow.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
COUNTESS MAKES A GREAT HIT
Wears n Tiara to IA Opera Made on
the Design of the Russian
CrnMn.

Copyright, 1909. by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, June New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.)-The countess
Of Essex. who has been very poorly since
she underwent an operation in Paris some
time ago. appeared at the opera last night
with a wonderful new diamond tiara. 1t
is patterned after the Russian crown. is ex-
tremely high in front and tspers away over
the ears. The countess looked strikingIy
picturesque and pretty. This tiara she had
made up in Paris from her own jewels, but.
as she is a perfect artist In dress devices.
its effect is more brilliant than the newest
and c~ostliest eoronetB.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
REVILES PANAMA COMPANY
Senator Mitchell of Oregon Denounces En-
tsrprise as a stupsndous Fraud
RApAcIoUs SCHEME OF LEGISLATION
Warns Congress Not 10 EntahSle
Country in Endless Fight or XIII
Canal Proposition by Adopt
ing s~poOner Amendment.

WASHINGTON, June Tn making a
Wholesale attack on the Panama canal
proposition Mr.. Mitchell of oregon TO-DAY
in the senate declared this enterprise TO
he the most rapacious scheme OF legisla-
tive corruption, journalistic venality and
social and political exposure ever uncov-
cred in any age or country. He vehemently
condemned the launching Of this enterprise
as a stupendous gold brick scheme and de-
nounced the idea Of the United States lend
ing its name to a concern whose history
for the last ten years had shocked the
eensibilitiee Of mankind" The Oregon
senator expressed the opinion that the
adoption Of the Spooner amendment would
have the effect OF postponing any canal leg
islation whatever.
Mr.. Mitchell warned congress that nc
better way could be found to defeat the
construction of any canal than to adopt the
Spooner amendment, as the United States
could have no connection with the Panama
route without becoming involved in the In
tricacies OF the French courts, from which
Il would find 1t impossible to extricate IT.
self. He declared that any connection thi'
country might have with the Panama prop
osItIon would result in the dealement o
the government.
For Forest Reserve.
At the conclusion Of routine business IL
The senate today Mr., Depew Of New Yorl
addressed the senate in advocacy OF the bill
appropriating 10000 for the purchase o
1900, 900 acres of land for a national fores
reserve In Virginia, North Carolina, soutl
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee
Mr.. Depew said the project was favored b
President Roosevelt and by the s%ecretsr
OF agriculture and federal action was justi
ned fully by public necessity.
The senate then began the considerable
of the measure commonly known as tn
London dock charges bill. Mr.. Nelson, re
publican OF Minnesota, in support OF tn
bill. said the charges made at the Londo
docks against American -four, principal,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

an honest system Of promotion by merit,
following upon tests honestly conducted and
honestly reported upon"
Thu report plainly hints that officers can
hardly be expected to work so long as the
present system Of advancement, through So
cial influence, is IL vogue. or so long as
efficiency has nothing whatever to do with
the selection Of officers for desirable APP
pointments.
The committee recommends, among other
things, that more commissions be offered TO
the colonies, and that officers be compelled
to know either French or German.