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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

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tlrlphia. ...,a,. q,
i. Charlie, Din of Bellows FalN7 'P'a' '''''' =
his home here t.t
Patrick Ryan Of Gr"cnnc.d ,peHIH"""'F Wv
relatives in town >.
Mrs. T. Walc. went 70 Hre"hheId' Mass 10
few days yesterday
i Miss Edna Burnett Of Pu'hrI ma "''"
ing in town thi9 week
Ben Williamson ha- been III Ei'"''''"' - -
this week On business
J l. f. Adams has been ia NprlhGh'i"' MACS
this week on business.
4 4 MI and Mrs Il. : fhllds letulh'u """"'
after two weeks in virginia
Mr.. and Mrs George i. warner retulhe" Moh'
day from theI Wedding trip.
Jerome Moran Of Mon.on, Mass, is spending
s.y,rai DAYS at hi, home here.
~ NJ. ana, nf ,,yrence. Mass spent the
AIR 'r' n art IF last iast week in town
- t.i.,.,,,,.i -, I,,t.+,, supnt saturday with
7',ii t ~ NJ. n Il kirkland
~, ,,tr,,,d s,tu,d,y from two
T. D. " 4ttncEf d IGttt T","fort Va
"r'N9 VIZ ~ ~, + l. perry have
Mr.. CA Ri,3,ey ana IN Ma Ro. r. H. ''''' "'''
oefh sP'i',tt'- Wv .,,.,,. ,,o,l.., Va.
CHARLES lluh Wy y sPtHu!hE, = ~ "
cation in Boston and Maiden Mass -,
Dr, james G. Austin OF NPeMntl N'7a'' "''
been visiting ms parents tH'r "trh'
simon Brooks ha, returned from Mnneapo-
lis. Mimi, where he has spent Tue summer.
Mr. and Mrs W. II. Geddis went IN New "Ih
Yesterday where they will spend few days.
A., iii nan aud DAUGHTER of warwick
Mas. have been visiting in town thi, week
Mr. and Mr.. George L. Greene have been in
vi diu WI, Iii, 81; 80 N,s Grcnne's sister,
he.f'' VIZ w. ,,i,,,, y y
Mr. and MIS-. Geo baIIeti o! ht'Itu' y, -
are the guests OF MI ana MIS- T. ~ "hlth'I'
+, W. Guiheen comes from Alnahl, y. ! o.
moro" t" IN" ,8,, t,aiia,, want - Ro.ton
hI anu " "a ~. r.r1aipder If The week
Mr.. Alice WRIGHT ha- been visiting her aunt,
MIS-, Martha Livermore, in orange, Mas this
week
A.. T. NJ Co,horu of .p.onia Ct has been
,.i.ifintr her daughter Mr. T.. +. Nathi,On this
week
-. ,,-h.,..i.,, r,,. t,.o,, in putIapd tbis week
'utiIr " II, .I .li,i' If tLr Tuited STATES
'rTe-iGlhg AT tH' Nt'ol"ll ~ WV ''''' 8''''
N.pdelson returned TO New York city to-
. " ia "a, ~ > Nr. Il irk-
uiN aiI'i >P'""'"- WV
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Miss Annie >t0ltc will 60 70 Amherst. Mass,
tqhpIr"" /" 7peh" 9"''H"! wiz" III LIN
BT""h'
Charles II smith 81 minneapolis came I"
Brattlchpro Friday I" spend several DAYS on
business.
Miss Mary X. Sheppard returned to New y ORR
city Wednesday after spending the summer al
IillCrr.t,
Mr.. 4 r Steh}fu- Of Rochester Mimi. has
beer sprndi,l.ra few dly, at The Brooks House
III! ,raat
Miss Edith Farr went 10 Wakefield. Mass,
Tirt.-day 10 spend a month a. the guest Of Mis-
Addie iIman
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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17

Never look for advertising to accom-
plish wonders in short time, because
it seldom does.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17

An excellent plan now under the con
sideration of the athletic association, is
that of local basket ball league for
the coming winter season provided Fes-
tival hall can be secured. The great
interest which was taken in this sport
when it was conducted in the armory
under the auspices Of the y. NJ. c. A.,
show, that it is popular with Brattle-
boro people and needs only "a proper
hall to make it success If such a
league is formed it will probably in
clude teams from the Y. NJ. c. A.,
Wheel club, Catholic Union and High
school. The series would begin as
soon as the foot ball season is over,
probably about December |, and con-
tinue through the winter
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17

1t was a decidedly unsportsmanlike
trick which the Bellows Falls team
played on the local eleven last Satur-
day. \ game between these two teams
was scheduled for that time and it was
supposed that the Bellows Falls play.
ers understood this fully On Satur-
day afternoon, however, they failed to
put in an appearance, and it was found
out later that they had no intention Of
coming having disbanded three weeks
ago. No word to this effect had been
sent to Brattleboro, and consequently
the local team was left in a predica-
ment. To-morrow's game is sure to be
played. Assurances have been received
this week from the keene team that it
will positively be here.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17

The great success of the baseball sea-
son just passed is plainly shown in the
treasurer's figures which were given at
meeting OF the executive committee
Tuesday evening. The total receipts
for 81 games including the benefit
ditures including the building of the
grand stand and a payment of so to
the High school team as its share were
3743. 20. leaving balance of 1000. %
to be divided The association also
has property amounting to Sl32. 73.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
HERE AND THERE
IN LOCAL SPORTS.
NEWS AND COMMENT REGARDING ATH.
LETICs IN BRATTLEB0RO.
Unusual Interest in Foot Ball This Season
Town Team Goes Under the Management Of
the Local Athletic Association Good Finan-
oial Showing OF the Base Ball League-Plans
for Basket Ball League This Winter.


Brattleboro is undoubtedly included
in the long list of cities and towns all
over the country which are showing an
unusual interest in the knights of the
gridiron' this season. Already several
local teams have been formed and the
island is likely to be a very busy place
during the next few weeks The town
team, which has been practising for
the past few weeks with no definite
management, has been taken under the
supervision of the local athletic asso-
citation, which is now being formed,
and every detail in regard TO the games
will be looked after with the same care
that has been shown in the baseball
season. The first game will take place
on the island tomorrow afternoon be-
tween the local athletics and the keene,
\. H., Light Guards. Although the
New Hampshire eleven is reputed to
be unusually strong this year the local
team will 60 up against them with an
intent to win, AID there is no doubt of
"A hard fought contest. The material
for "A strong team in Brattleboro was
never more promising and good hard
practice is all that is needed to put Il
winning aggregation in the field.
At tomorrow game the management
will have the entire field roped OIL and
rigid measures will be taken to keep
the crowd back of the ropes In this
way the whole field can be seen from
the grandstand to which no admission
will be charged.
Although no one eleven will repre-
sent the High school this fall, three
class teams have been formed and a Sc
rieS of games between them arranged.
These games will begin Oh the island
next week and continue throughout
the season, no admission being
charged. To those who are not famil-
lar with football good opportunity is
in this way afforded 10 become famil-
lar with it. In addition to the High
school teams there Is an eleven rep
resenting the Methodist Sunday school
The temporary possession of the Fall
cup for the women of the Wantastiquet
golf club has been decided this week,
and the contest for the Wantastiquet
cup has narrowed down to three play
ers Mrs c. 5 Pratt secured the
right to have her name placed on the
former trophy 10y defeating Mrs. II. II.
Crosby last years winner. 3 up and
to play in the ,emi-tinals, and win
ming from Miss Florence Clark / up
and to play in the final round In
the second run of play for the Wantasti-
quet cup c. +. Bingham 3 defeated
John Tasker - , up. and ", +. Hub
bard - defeated c. II. Thompson 81
five up and four TO play, leaving these
two contestants and Harold Whitney.
who defeated W. II. Cbilds last week,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
NANbE
October IT..

October II.
Assortment at it's best
now in correct and dis
tinctive styles in New
York made
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17


WRITING of the blunt and gruff
habit of President Roosevelt, of
talking for the whole world to
hear-anda comment on-Con--
gresham Scott in the lola Regis
ter says:
ssThe veterans here in the SEN
ate and house, who have been
accustomed to dealing with
presidents for thirty years, and
who thought they had nothing
to learn along that line, simply
can't get used to him. The thing
that astonished them most is
that he will not whisper. : No
matter hoW1ow the visitor may
pitch his voice, when the presi-
dent speaks everybody in the
room knows what he says. It is
a good deal like hearing one end
of a conversation over a tele-
phone line. 1t is frequently not
hard to guess what is said at the
other end. -sGetting the presi-
dents ear, said Senator Cullom
the other day, lis like opening a
window and shouting at The
/ wide, wide world. He talks toe
loud. And a member of con.
gress, after a confidential con-
versation with the president,
complained profanely: He not
only tells you to go to hi, but
he emphasizes, it with a mega
! pho ne. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
Same Here, Conway.

Norton has a score or more of
old maids and widows, every one
of whom makes a good living by
honest industry. They are a
snap for the bachelors and widow
ers in the city, very few of whom
earn enough to make life worth
living. Why do not these drones
marry the working bees and
make the remainder of their lives
one mellifiuent honeymoon? Wo-
men are easily deceived, and
while these men have not art
enough to deceive their brethren
into the loan of 30 cents they
may have nature enough to win
impressible hearts. We never
saw SO many worthless male
singletons in any town above the
1000 mark; these women may
prove able to employ them about
the house for choring, furnishing
them board and clothes for the
service. Those who thrive over
1.-THE washtub would, by marrying
the incipient good fornaughts,
allure them into a more exalted
society. This is one scheme for
reforming loafers, but it may re-
quire the glories OF a seventh
heaven to reward the women
dedicated to the task.-Norton
Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
The Storage of Water.

John r. johnson of Shaw had
a short communication in last
Saturdays Kansas City Star on
the subject of storing water as a
preventative of drouth or over
flow. Mr.. johnson is a pioneer
of the Neosho valley, and his
suggestion has much weight.
We reproduce his article for the
benefit of those who are loyal to
their home paper:
81 have written the secretary
of Agriculture on the subject OF
the storage of water in all ravines
and heads of creeks. Storage OF
water would do away with over
flows to some extent. 1t would
do away with hot, dry winds by
causing evaporation and fire.
quent rains. The more water
we have on the surface the more
rain we would have. We lose
millions of dollars from over
flows. We could stop that by
storing water. There is no use
of having overfows if we would
stop the water from running in
to the rivers and creeks; besides
we could havelots of stock water
and we could raise fish. Thirty
five years ago, along the rivers
there were thousands of swamps.
They are all ditched out now.
We used to get rains from those
swamps. Creeks that used to
have pools that were ten feet
deep have hardly any water in
them. The grass used to be
three or four feet high all over
the prairie. 1t has all been
moved or grazed off by stock.
The grass used to hold moisture.
The evaporation from the grass
and from the swamps along the
rivers kept the air from getting
SO hot and dry. The people in
Kansas and Nebraska ought to
make all the ponds they can this
winter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
AsUHDAY FIRE.
Six Business Men in One Block Burned
Out in a Few Minutes.


At 3 O'Clock or little after,
Sunday morning the 18th, the
fire alarm was sounded and those
who responded found the block
at the southwest corner of the
court house park going up in
smoke. The fire boys responded
with promptness, and with the
assistance of citizens soon had
four streams of water pouring
onto the tinder-boxes and check
ing the flames. Night Watch
|O'Connell first discovered the fire
and gave the alarm. He saw a
light in the back end of the Field
kamp bakery building, and sus-
pecting to find a gang of night
hawks in a poker game he went
around to investigate. The
flames quickly burst from a
north window of the bakery
building, catching the south side
of the old hotel building and eat
ing their way with Tightening
rapidity into the dry old lumber,
so that when the hose carts got
there the fire had secured a good
Roadway. Work was confined
to keeping the fire from spread
ing, and most excellent work was
done. Most of the contents OF
the different buildings were car
ried out.
The burned district covers rs
feet fronting on Main street. The
business places burned out were:
Steele & Towards saloon,
Beightle and Maybe WIS bicycle
and machine shop, Mayhew's
shooting gallery and Jindrak'
cigar factory, in the old hotel
building and an ironclad north
of it owned by Louis and Fred
Zutavern; Chas. PressPs barber
shop and I'D. Vests restaurant
in the buildings owned by Mrs,
Feldcamp. So far as we can
learn there was no insurance on
any of the buildings or contents.
Jindrak, Mayhem and West were
probably the heaviest losers
The buildings were all old and
not of much value; $4,000 viii
probably cover the loss on build.
ings. The Wolf corner building:
and Ben McMullen's billiard hal
had a close call. The absence o.
much wind doubtless saved the
balance of the block.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

A.GooD word for your state,
your county, your town, your
neighbor, costs you nothing.
Never be afraid to speak itwhen-
ever the opportunity offers. If
your neighbor is contemplating
an improvement of his premises,
encourage him in it; don't get
Jealous of him. If your. town is
making public improvements,
speak of them and give your aid
to them. Ifyour county is show
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
The Athsnian Club.

The Athenian club met with Mrs.
Grimes Monday afternoon. with twelve
members present. The following pro-
gram was given:
Samuel F. Coierldge and William
Wordsworth.
Roll Call Quotations
Biography of Coleridge -. MRS MINNIE
COLE.
1.-The Ancient Mariner" Mrs. BAKER
Wordsworth =. .MKs. ELLA STAUFFER
Selections from Wordsworth
MRS. GRACE SwARTz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

SOME men do not like to hear
the ssplunk, plunk" of busting
banks here and there over the
country that has been going on
the past few months of s::pros-
perity." Confidence, gentlemen,
confidence The republican con-
fidence game is not yet played to
a finish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

A Larned drug clerk was waiting on
a school marin who was buying some
school books. She asked for a copy of
Steele's Physics. The clerk looked
blank but made thorough search of
all the shelves On the patent medicine
row and then returned to the school.
marin and alphabetically said. "I'm
sorry, madam, but We are just out of
Steele's Physics, but We have others
just as good, however" What are
they?' asked the teacher, some what
puzzled, ''Well. there's seidlitz pow
ders and epson salts and castor"-but
the schoolmarm had fed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

The Mo. Z. Ry. never did better
business than it has done the past
yea; but the pay of its section men
has been cut down from 81 .25 to 81 10
a day. But it does not cost any less to
fill that "dinner pail" than it did be
fore prosperity made that 15 cents a
day cut Cd the laborers' wages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

MORT ALBAUGH, chairman re-
publican state central commit
tee, says that Senator Burton,
in order to defeat an old soldier
for pension agent, sacrificed his
integrity and honor and prac-
tically broke faith with the
martyred Mckinley" But little
things like those don't bother ]
Rastus any.-La Crosse Chief
tain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

JUDGE ANDREWS opened court
at La Crosse this week, in def
ance of Gov. Stanley's appoint
ment of Lobdell. Lobdell will
not make a fight for the office
until the supreme courthas given
q decision on the constitution
atty of the law making the ap-
pointment of judges possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

The latest call made by the
English for volunteers for the
South African butcher shop has
not been responded to bya single
volunteer, and the fact is being
largely commented on by the
London papers. Verify it is
time to put a stop to the Boer
war
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

Good music is one of the most potent
factors in a modern education. Rec
ognizipg the fact, we are endeavoriDe
to procure money for a piano for the
Great Bend High School. Those In
terested in education will find an in
teresting program by the Argonauts at
the M E. church Friday evening, jan
uary oath.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

"Don'ts" for 1902: Don't throw
rocks-your house has some glass in it.
Don't bite at get-rich quich schemes.
Don't spend more than you earn. Don't
let your lits~ insurance lapse. Don't
send away for your groceries and dry
goods. Don't talk too much. Don t
think you ara 1T" Don't worry
about your neighbers. Don't neglect
to pay your newspaper subscription.
Don't promise what you can't perform.
Don't think prosperity will last for
eyer and you need not save anything.
-Chas. Harger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

POULTRY is bringing into Kar-
sas not less than $5, 100000 a
year. There is no good reason
why the amount should not be
doubled. Kansas can raise
chickens as cheaply as any state,
and her corn-fed hens come near
topping the market.-Wichita
Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
a finish.

Eva Webb, q sporting woman who
made her home in Great Bend some
years ago, shuff1ed off over the NOR.
phine route, ct Topeka, last Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

WE expect to visit Topeka next
week. That town now has a
democratic mayor, the supreme
court having decided that Albert
Parker was properly elected nine
months ago, although the repub-
licans succeeded in stealing the
office from him and installing j.
w. F. Hughes. Parker has taken
the reigns of government. but
finds that in the short time
Hughes was in he ran the city in
debt about $30,OOO-principally
by having his own salary and
the salary of his political bench
men raised, by creating new Of
fcers, etc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

See full proceedings OF the count,
commissioners in this issue of tn,
DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

By the LIST of March there will
be $4,000 men at work in the
grounds preparing them for the
Great Worlds Fair of 1903, at
ST. Louis. Unless we miss our
guess, the ST. Louis fair will be
the grandest thing ever pulled
off in any country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
Pound in Barton.


The Claflin Clarion of last week has
the following to say of the find of the
Muller boys, in north Barton county:
|, A pre-. historic relic in shape of what
is thought to be petrified shark or
alligator head was taken out of solid
lime stone by Fred and Lew Muller
one day last week. The specimen is
so perfect that the bone fiber is plainly
visible and the teeth are as natural
and glossy as those of live fish,, while
this specimen must have at least been
buried thousand or more years. The
impression of petrifed oyster shells
were also imbeded in the rock. Every.
thing goes to show that a great up.
heavel while this part of the world was
lake, or sea. must have brought about
the death of these water dwellers, years
before the New World or its discoverer,
were even thought of. For the present
this specimen, has been placed on ex-
hibition in the north display window of
the Kansas Store and is quite an at
traction for the student in the studies
of pre- historic ages. The boys will
endeavor to locate the remainder of
the petrified body, and if successful
will certainly have valuable relic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

Best lard-our own make. at l23c
per pound, ct Central Market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

For the week ending Jan. Is. 1909.
Geo Stark to A NJ Me-rrert, NE 10
10 b.. - $1,000 90
Parrish & Potter to 81 b aker, ne u
1o-io-1o ISSO w
Manglesdorf Bros to Evangelical Church
part block Ga. Rilin wood .-......-..... 800 90
Lena Smith to o P Putnam. lot block
~, Hoisington - . .......... 700 90
EIihu Price to Mart ha Price. blks 10, a.
Co Add -. - .1...-... 1900 90
McCauley TO Alice Deal, lot blk IL,
1iolsington % w
Great Bend Real Estate Co to Lottie
Zutavern, part a9-l9-13 ................ $500 90
B Gardner to " A Goldner, sc or g.
1914 :. $500 90
R g McDongsl to NJ j Brennan. lots Z, s.
l9 ana 20, block %, PaWnee Rock 6 90
j H Neeland to II Starr. lot -, block
IS. Great Bend -. :. -. 49, so 90
VIM Smith to o Putnam. lots 5, and
6. block "a, Hoisington ......... 1855 90
Lizzie Curtis to j Fl Neelani, lots 8 and
4, block 66, Great Bend -. go 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

THERE has been much talk over
a ruling of the post office de-
partment which was supposed
to cut from the list of second
class papers all those who allow
ed credit on subscription, or in
other words, those that con-
tinued sending the paper after
subscription had expired. The
DEMOCRAT was in hopes that this
ruling would stand. We believe
it would be better for both sub
scriber and newspaper in the
long run. But it turns out that
the ruling was made to hit only
a class of illegitimate publica-
tions that gained subscription
lists by Offering large premiums,
and was not intended for legiti-
mate newspapers. The DEMO-
Graf policy is and has been to
discontinue all papers in the for
eign list-those that go outside
the limits of the county and adj
jacent towns, when the time paid
for has expired. We continue to
send until ordered out all papers
going to county points unless
parties request these to stop
when time expires. These we
mark, and stop them promptly.
We are as ready to stop paper
that is not wanted, as we are to
receive a new subscription. If
you want the paper we want you
to have it, and we expect our
legitimate price for same. If
you don't want the DEMOCRAT,
you will have no cause to COM
plain that you cannot get it
stopped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

ing more productiveness, better
stock, more thrifty peoples talk,
write about it. If your state is
taking the lead of other states
cry it from the house tops as it
were; and know that in doing
these things you are proving
yourself a loyal citizen, a chris
tan and a Kansan of the first
magnitude.