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Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
DEBORAH oaen's
ArRmlRhua
for ~19O2-19O3.
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Tamilies 9esnins go. 26.

3isie 8sser, Der bpfr Ssit ienbes uh
til 8interafteul9sninG mobtaees meo
iiaois itigenoe ge!Uilie af 8labetS Blu
blitum, iorbi be bpbsr benz iua rteset
baaoe til Oplpsuius % ll~nberboIonins.
9enne gps bar ri iorisst at sisre euonu
sjilbere cub be tibllsere ubsiune gino.
Sor bet isrite er ben IS Siber itsrre, enb
be btotil bar pleiet at bore, bernait bn.
Der ben pua ct laust risboloisere SIN.
itrationsitof END uoseu tiblieere uosape;
ben inceboIoer lite minbre en- balpbun.
prebe 8ileber.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
aurse paa Ct. eomis.roitiainaen

= IfeIge ct 2elearam 6oteret 8ri'
%itiania cen 12te Ottober, bill Den NOR.
lie Regicrins iorclrBge Stortinset Ct
SorIlog ON at bepilge en- Gum Ben.
ge, for at Rorse fan ienoe llbitil.
iirgSgieritoroe iii Ct. Souis. Gum.
mems S~tsrreIie cpgioes life.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

oraaniieret 81 NationnIbanfer mes
en- ~iainlct anpitaI pna $i,693,O00.
% "eouos~ -SnoIfitS paa 1892 900.
Deb SIutninsen al Scptember uor
Der | Winnefota 5,O96 Banter ncb en-
aapital pom $76f417,095.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
Ga Supebitab.

Gn !SupebitaS. Som befienot
uSgfsr mn ale aritraltife Stater et
5orbunb / 2i8beo meo bet norbamc.
ritanife; men Oct manSler enbnu en-
Sooeoitno. s forrise use itemte Sor.
bltnoets llnSerbiis ooer bette SpsrgS.
maol, % Sumit blep paIgt. SIc
NeOIenrmerne ira 8ictoria itemte ior
0enne Ela6S, 6a Den life err iaa lanli
ira Megbourre. Weo oct ianurte be.
ililtteOes, OF 1000 apooratmil ffol
bonne ct Sorb,tnbsterritoriim Dette
bar gteolemmerne fra Rp Spo 8aIes
imco, torbi oct bill brinse SopebTta.
0enS @ruuO / Sorbinoelie meo Sta.
ten gictoria, 90 man meiper, at Sno-
bp8gerne | Rp Spb 8aIes oil Itemane
lmoo 8olget al Sumatt.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
@nslanS Iaaner 9enae al auserifa.

Sfslge 9erIinerblaSet "an5eiger"
bar amerifmife BerBemrnb pootaget
.'ig at ifaffe 81. g~etersbttrs, @arfhna.
WnIf0a oe SbcSIa fImmiirtale Saaa
paa tiIiammen 200,000,000 Rltbler
($154,000,0 0O.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
&eSaftsr &. g. 3cuesbuel, ION

isrf ~rebiaereoe "9tpe Rorhmauhen~
% oereiter acknowledgement, er M
meo 6omilie fIpttet til @irnro. aan.
las, for ar bliue Mtebarbeieer i oct
befieuSt SocioIiitblaS ~IppeaI to
Reaiou".
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
eufHrdabs.

snffiriiabs. - grtcbertug Sulna.
Tor Of GiRrrig % ben franffe 2ifft.
ittpper @rcr De Ia 8nilr itee mco en-
Balloon op ira Ct. Go,to oco Pdrts
sen She Gftobcr o. fom nco peb Gil
bed GpffIano) ben Doe. De ieiIeoe
5N Til tao ID Tiner.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

HSgrdpninger. - SStfe blot On.
gellfm1no, 6rauIfm9no % Sgifere
foretager ll6grapninger / SIotibenS
alrlttrlan6e, JON M for oct meIte
ltnar UNDER tprftif Serrebsmme men
amerlfanere bar ogiaa bespnot at
erioe oermeb, ns oitc bar Be paret
beloige. @aIrop9erne Iifer life, at
oct tjerne amerifa braser aiiteo meb
otgtt9e Sl6furto, 90 Serfor isger Sc
at foo Sitltanen til at negte omeri.
fanife acknowledgements EiuaSeIie iii
at grade / bans Sor6. SeISigois bar
BOG anerifa iu6gpot SatItanen fac
nte9en Refpeft, at ban fsier fig. Zen
ameritanife 2egGtion / aonitontino.
pei bar ! Oisie Gage bragt bom til at
uoiteSe ct Tefret, bporefter gmerifa.
neren Sr. 9aufs ifaI baue Sop til at
nSgraoe &uinerre i 9ismab / Weio.
potamier. Or. @antS bar aiennem
Segaticner beNt ON oct | ire Iar;
men en- tpif grcteSior, iom ogfaa bill
grroe Der. bar Ioat fig ioeien. Glt
bar SlIItonen bsiet Iia for amerifu.
@lotNt nogIe al @ooterne& Rc.
prGicntanter / &ouitnutiuopcI er ser
RiSnste meb. at amerifonife aria2.
iftbc blazer Iiagenbe ino IGnee / @ei.
mt. Ge neuer, at Winiiter 2eiIh-
man fou hrtoe igiennem. boob ban
pil, noor ban bar Ell 6IanSe | Rua.
gen.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
SprUiOrS / grauS.

SUrOiOrb / @rauS. - On Iar.
~itrGfrtng poa 5000 TcrrS itoor ;
9ranb I g6prhe6er al Gtic0 / llnonrn.
Dfar ifiGrer Eoro Ser. a. Der brRn0.
bare 80rcIorN Ct H0b. Ilt bar tooet
SIb, g SoUSsbrer @oeroeIp er i'm
IlltoergunG mar. @ruuoeu uuber
ben onfter, fIere &uie bar iaI6t lam.
men, % FIRE &ericncr er Ioaet libel.
Regiertrgen hor ieu6t RilitPr for at
fIltffe Sl6en.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

nico Se,t; men | ben ieuere Tio er alt
blepet itile.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

GrpofitOn College err / fuIo @irf.
iombeb belle aaret. Rar fan begun.
De til bpilfeniombeIit Sto. Specieas
&lasier for Npfommere. Seno cite:
M aatalos. S. 6. Sutbre, Groof.
Iiton, Winn.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
yalfan.Seret.

Meuem Sprfiet % 8uIgorien fer:s
llroerburOlinaer ON al briuee mofe'
boutife 6lpgtuirser tiIboge i'll Oeres
$iemiteoer. Ser er life min6re END
10000 al Dem / guIaorien. Sulta,
nen tiIbpber fig at tnge Dem tilbnsc;
men bo De itaffeIS @erreifer peb, al
oeres &qIie err brpnbte, og at DC Inlet
bar Of lepe al ON DC fommer biem,
oil mango al Dem oiihnof negte al
reiie. SuItoneu meobeIer BEN bi,lga.
rifle Staggering, at ban bar reOiat en-
GorrmisIiou iom ifnI foretnge llnoer'
fsgelier. % bois BEN timber. at bans
9oH bar giort roaet snlt oppe
8rrniebpaberre melem Infebonier
% @liIgorien, Ifal &c ifploi9e iaa fin
forteute Struf.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16
QnnhnI6:

ct wsse. Etst at ben banIe 5Orfattsr Safarias
9eislieu.
e~tssmoosrsn, RootIs Of Rate GIsarp.
weetri4 yaaaI % geetfsitsm.
Gar GitS / Gan 5ruuriseo.
eisnsfierrinss en-. en- gnsrbalsfortanins Of G.
aroab.
DaoHRsre, al Secrs etrsmboI.
en WsuIats SenretteItt. af pauI gpurg.t.
SuIesSennB, al Warp mifins.
Sifitorier paa S%aubsmanl al Sans SeIanb:
5eftarsn l Srsftiania, Sanaes5 snneS,
Siaa &Sneen % Git eamiip, iluitrsr,t.
Beumo on, Sonas, en- St,sts.
pifeYoft 90 @abefoft SeIamars.
cIe Gid, al gIiaS areumsr.
ct yepfteriunt, 5ort9atne ai o. S1uitlsr.
ganesftrfen, Sasn Of per eipIs.
Gu Ror, Gorten,us Of GhriitiHs goIberssattsr.
@uttsn fpm csppeo IrsIpet, Of Saeob Bun.
ct stttebarn, efiIOriHs al SueOb N. Rtis.
9u%Ioarapersn 90 hans Saftrn, en- rsrenbs,
paff,r Siitorit al Tarf apain.
airfen I Vaase, 3iet uf SObaHnes 9sttsrien
msb Binsbe al gnase airfe @uobraubsbaIsn.
clipper 9erfiIoisns Tale for Rpinsen.
@oerfrisen I fort cSerfiet msb 8iasstr.
2pseeIiesbiftorier.
Storffe 7sbenapne uisb SorfIarius ooer bnert
ganus Opriubeli, % Sstpb Rtus.
Boesu iluttsr mee en- ArtiieI ON Germ omefrets
Siftorie meo en- eammsnIisninsstobsl me.
lem be tire m bruseli8e 2srmomstr. GabreH.
belts, Htauuurs og Gslfius.
Ger sr bog ift bet belle ai gpseus rist afperieube
SHebOIb ppr.gnst men man bill "a. at ben bp.
Der poa ct ttboaIs. ION ifis tan suifss bsbrs
I'll @tntrroft,uIesuiug.
"Oecorah'p oiten" os"Deo Dir
men" ct Qar os 5amtIieIasntns
S1.25.
Goresie:
B. A NJ u S NJ,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

Gen reuoIntionpre aomite | 0tafe.
Sonien bar after ieuOt en- Mon0 III
Gmcrtfa for at beoe ON Sielp iii fit
2anb / bets Scamp neo 3prfiet. Oct
cr aomtantiu Stepbauope, iom
1899 ~8raouerche ira Dale. Sfior
reiite bar omtring / Ntateoonien, men
bIep arreiteret al Sprferne. 9eS en-.
8eIit !9icIp tonr han oog no iaien.
Sun itc8 iIano / gten 0orf 0en 130c
Sftober % iag6e til Heporterne: "@i
I'll beoe gulerifo ON at famuirFe meo
Be andre Magter % i Screening meS
Stsie iorl0nge, at er friiten @ltoer.
rsr ifal iGttes til at inre / 9fafeoo.
men. San ifaI life opre aniuorIi1
FOR s1tItoncn, men Tor Sc friitue
&oGtrr. Dc Reformer. iom Nus.
IonO "a gitcrri1 nil forciIao, cr oI6s.
les uti.itrpffcliQe iii at brinae 2auOrt
no al bets i~trpffeIi8e GjIiarN."
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

ct Telegram fra Sofa, 9ltIgaD
riens SopeoitaS, fortGIler ON en- bIc'
big Sr9fnirg ben ste Sftober ueb et
gteb. iom beSer Selei. Gre Sniur'
geutfloffe prsuebe Der Stprfe meS
600 tprfife SoIbuter. s 6sritnin'
gen bar Suiurgenterre ubeIoige, %
% al Dem iaIbt, meoers ANDRE %
bIeo iaarebe. Men miSt unSer Sla.
get for Sniursertbepoingen 9ori5
GaruioH til me0 6oritertuirger. o.
IA oen0te 9Iabet fig. &prtcrne bIeu
nIleiamuleu brpbte me0 l~lnotageIie
al 40, JON tog 6liigten.
Decorah-posten., 1903-10-16

- Yaitor @sier, 8eitprer az Scon'
Sinopin IfuNemp, er foIot til Brett
for geaomitone oa anucttcreoe NE.
niabeoer, 2aiapette Co., @is. Sm
ban nntager aaloet pco ri life.
Iroi. 9uuo pcb Seminariet bar
! Den iencrc Sio p9ret ipgelis % ifal
mart fOretaac Ell &eiie til Spoen for
al aienpiahe lin Selbreo.
- Eaitor Wt. Niidellen bar anta.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

A notable result of the recent Daily
News census of church attendance in
London is the discovery that prayer
meetings, which were once regarded
as vital breath of the life of the
church, have almost ceased to exist:
In the populous borough of Chelsea
only 80 persons were found to be in at
tendance at prayer meetings. Thirty
persons out of 10000. Week night
services have also fallen into disuse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Newcastle, Wyo-, Dec. 21.-There l.
man IN this place who claims that No
one need suffer with backaehe,- - he has
proven in his own case that It cEn be com
pletely and permanently. cured.
His name Is s C. Hoist and he l. Q
stock raiser woolgrowers
II was shearing sheep at the time tie
first pain came on, says Mr. Hoist Il
was so bad for two years Afterwards that
l could hardly sit down, and when once
down, it was almost impossible for me to
get up again.
~ tried all the medicine could hear
OF and several doctors without help, not
even fora moment i used Dodd's Kid
ney Pills aTd they made new man out o.
me. 1 felt as If there was new blood IN my
veins. i am stout in the back as q
mule and can lift and work as hard as I
please without an ache or pain In any part
of my body.
1T IS now over = year since they cured
me and can say there Is not a healthier
man in Wyoming than / am, and befors
using Dodd's Kidney Pills there was not q
more complete physical wreck in tbs
whole country than 1 was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
COURT KNEW ENGLISH.
The Exrressioa Was In the Negative,
B1t Not Comm only Unaersto0d
- That Way.

Ten dollars said the Judge.
But, your honor" said, the prisoner, At
protest against this fine. have the right
to make defense against the charge.
But you have pleaded guilty." said the
judge, according to the New \ ork Times.
Il beg your honor's pardon. I denied
the charge in the plainest terms"
~ Dung man., said the Judge sternly.
want to call your attention to the fact
that the court understands the English
language. You have pleaded guilty in un-
you with assault and battery. 1t is clearly
evident that he has been assaulted and
battered. According to your own state
ment, he approached you on the street and
used abusive language toward YOU Tnel
you say that you didn't do a thing to
him. IF the court understands the Ian
guage spoken by millions of people YOU
Immediately wiped up the. earth with him.
The fine stands, and any further reflection
upon the courts knowledge of English viii
cost you $40 more"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
RAILROADS PAY oNE-sEvENrH.
"a e1 5.s96.46o Collected in Kansas fos
Taxes. They Put 02.436,543 In
Various Couaty Treesurzes.

Topeka, Kan, Dec 1.-THE total
amount of money which Kansas tax
payers have paid out this year for all
purposes is s15.996, $50, according to
staten ents returned by the county
treasurers to the auditor Of state. OF
the total amount of taxes collected, the
railroads have paid s2,436. 543. Only
about $4,000, 900 Of this revenue reaches.
the state treasury to be used for state
purposes. The remainder is used for
schools, county and municipal ex-
penses. There are no railroads in the
counties of Grant, Haskell, Morton,
Stanton and Stevens. Although the
valuation of taxable property in Shaw
nee county is not SO great as in other
counties, the property owners in this
county pay more taxes than those in
any other county in the state The fol-
lowing are the counties with the total
taxes levied and the amounts paid b.
the railroads in each county:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

w. H. James, of Council Bluffs, Ia,
has sent the Santa Fe railway $2S5 to
pay it for ride which he stole on the
bind baggage from Galesburg, ILL.,, TO
Revere, Mo-, several years ago. 81 am
preparing for Heaven" he writes, $50
I must pay up and clean up for God.
Glory be to God! Prepare to meet thy
God, for l do not intend to spend eter-
nifty in hell! Yours bound for Heaven,
w. III. James,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Five years ago, while on visit tc
Mexico. Enri Desi, graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania. was bitten
on the thumb by an insect. His mind
became affected owing to the poison
by which he was inoculated and he
has grown worse constantly ever since
until he has now become imbecile. A
singular feature of his case is the fact
that his physical powers have not suf-
fered the slightest impairment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson re-
ports that in seven years the produc-
ton of beet sugar in the United States
has increased from $4,000 tons to
100000 tons, and that the industry is
now well established. 1t ought to be
as successful in this country as in Ger
many and France, which grow more
beet sugar than is needed in the home
market
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

In Germany they are beginning to cut
down tres by electricity. A platinum
wire is heated to white heat by an
electric current and used like a saw
The tree is then cut down much more
quickly than in the old way, taking
only one-eighth of the time. The pro-
cess makes no sawdust, and shows
other advantages. its economy, how.
ever, being its chief recommendation
and giving assurance that it will be
widely adopted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Uncle Sam disposed in the last year
Of about 100000 acres OF the public
domain. but he still has over S63 ,0OO,-
600 acres to dispose of. There are ten
states and territories each of which has
80. O00, 900 acres or more of public lands
There are 100000 acres of unappro-
priated land in Kansas, one-half OF
which. however, is reserved, the other
half being subject to entry. Altogether
Uncle Sam has disposed of az, ZOO, 00e
acres Of land in his time, making him
the king Of real estate agents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

A boy who was killed in the Bron,
IN. Y.) last summer by lightning haf
the likeness Of a fern imprinted or
his body by the shock. A similar Incl
dent is reported from Europe Durins
q shooting competition at Pont, in the
Canton Vaud, the grandstand was
struck by lightning and % persons re
ceived shocks. One most singular eff.
feet remained. Every person who hat
felt the electric shock had photograph
ically stamped upon the back. face O,
arms the reflection Of the pine trees be
hind the firing line. They sustained
but little physical Injury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Line Will Cost s15O.OoO.

an inter-urban line in Cowley county,
expects to spend S150,000. The line
will have SIS miles in Arkansas City.
Is miles from there to Winfield, SIS
miles in Winfield, seven miles from
Arkansas City to Geuda Springs and
seven from Arkansas City to Chilocco
l. T.; total, 40 miles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
New Phase of the Liquor Business.

Some weeks ago a Parsons druggist
was sued by woman for $4,000 for
selling liquor to her husband. Carrie
Churchill has sued S. M. Neal, of Cha
mute, for $1,000 on the same ground.
Her husband neglected her and went
insane. Myra McHenry says she will
sue Wichita for $4,000 because she was
rotten egged while making a temper
ance speech there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

With a $100,O0O,O0O canal across the
state Of New York, with the stu
pendous waterway over the isthmus
Of Panama, with the prodigious ex-
penditures upon inland channels in
other parts of America, in Europe, Asia
and Africa, may this be not considered
The canal century above every other?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Knudson.s Peculiar Plea.

L. G. Knudson was arrested at Con-
cordia for refusing to send his children
to school. Knudson has large family
but has never sent his children to
school, as he preferred to educate them
at home. He says it is his belief
that public schools are not run in ac-
cordance with the Bible and will fight
the case with this defense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Sold for ss.1s an Acre.

According to the reports in the Office
of the state auditor 64,392.O3 acres of
school land in Kansas were patented
during the year. The total amount
paid in for this land was $2O2 ,06O.S0,
or an average price per acre of $3.13.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
The Way of the Transgressor.

McManus, Kingman dispenser of
the forbidden juice, was convicted in
the district court on six counts and
fined $500 and sentenced to six months
in Jail. He spent lot of money car
rying his case to the district court and
that tribunal has just decided against
him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Senator Smoot may or may not have
taken unto himself more than the law
full number of wives, but his present
policy of letting others do the talking
shows that he is not entirely without
experience in the married state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Bryant Barber, wealthy resident OF
Polo, ILL.,, Is urging the people of the
town to return Andrew Carnegie's gift
of $4,000 for public library building
and to permit him to build one that
shall cost twice as much as Mr.. Carne-
gie's offer. Under the latter the
ground has already been bought and
the foundation partly laid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Lowe to an Asylum.

John G. Lowe, who killed his wife
while both were employed at the state
reform school in Topeka, has been de-
clared insane and sent to an asylum.
Lowe was formerly county school SUI
perintendent of Linn county. His wife
was a most lovable woman and her
friends were horror-stricken over the
tragedy which ended her life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Germany's crown prince has been
disciplined by his mother, just as other
mischievous boys are, but unlike the
others he doesn't have to go to school
next morning and be snickered at.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Topeka's Bonded Debt.

At the present time Topeka is paying
interest on ~ bond issues, aggregating
$443, 500. The funding bonds and the
water works bonds will bring the en-
tire amount up to 1927 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Stands "a Chance to Lose.

H. F.. Stadel, of Troy, secured a con-
tract to furnish 300 tons of hay to the
Fort Leavenworth army post and gave
bond to-"deliver the goods" But the
failure of railroads to furnish cars will
cause Stadel to lose considerable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
asks Mr.. Roosevelt to withdraw from
the race and be the Warwick of his
party It is quite possible that Mr..
Roosevelt may neglect to comply with
this amiable request.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
$4,000 Fire a. Harrssouvtlle.

HarrisonviIle, No., Dec ia fire
here burned the business house and
dwelling Of ]. c. Patrick. valued at
$4,000; William Gundy, saloon, stock
and fixtures, s.. 900; F. n. Price. lung
Der yard. probable value SC, 600
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
In the Wheat Country.

1t is no uncommon sight to see 100
loads of wheat on the streets of Hays
Hays has five large power elevators
and they are being worked to their
fullest capacity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

A negro criminal has been sentenced
10 900 years in the Texas penitentiary:
but by good conduct he MAY reduce
the punishment to 900 years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Public Lands In the State.

According to the recent report of the
secretary of the interior the state of
Kansas has 50,347, OLA acres of appro-
priated public land The unappropri-
ated area, which is all surveyed, ag-
gregates 1,O47,831 acres In addition,
the state has 987,S75 acres of public
land reserved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
New Depot Dedicated.

The new brick Santa Fee depot at
Ellinwood was dedicated with recep-
ton, banquet and ball, under the aus
pices of the Commercial club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Latest Kansas Events.
Given the Highest Rank.

Many Kansas people are aware that
he state supports a great university
at Lawrence and many are proud of
Its relative rank among state universe
ties. Nevertheless, it's best friends
were as much surprised as gratiied by
it's high classification by the Mosely
British educational com mission,
body of English educational experts
who recently toured America in the
interest Of higher education in the
British empire. The commission Wis
tied many states and cities and every
educational institution of note in
America. These experts give list OF
ten universities which they consider
the best and greatest in America and
among the ten is the University Of
Kansas. Others in the commissions
list are Harvard, Cornell, University
Of Michigan and without exception
universities of well-knOwn character.
The following reasons for placing each
university in this list is quoted from
the report and applies to the University
Of Kansas as well as to the others:
unlike the older colleges of the east
it is not circumscribed and hampered
by conservative classical curriculum,
nor is it intimidated by it's benefactors,
as are some of the colleges founded by
the predatory rich. 1t is the whole
some product of a commonwealth of
100000 people; sane, democratic, in
dustrial and progressive, with ideals
and unafraid of ideas. 1t responds to
every need of humanity. 1t knits to-
gether the professions and labor. 1t
makes the fine arts and the anvil one
The moral is apparent. Why should
Kansas parents seek further for suit
able college to which to send the boys
If they have in their own state uni
versity which commends itself so high
ly to this foreign commission, free
rom local or sectional prejudice?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
The Greed for Gold,

A Leavenworth man was arrested
the other day, cold, hatless and beg
ging for a. meal and a nights lodging,
and when searched he was found to
have STATS on his person
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25

Butler, Pa, has 1,400 cases of typhoid
fever This looks like stupidity some
where. Typhoid fever epidemics in
crease slowly, giving plenty OF time
to "boiI the water
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

Chicago is glad that Dowie is WALL
ing up Zion City, and hopes she can
Clip up some night and put a paddock
on the outside of the gate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Child Played with Matches.

Mrs. w. E. Hamilton, near Chanute,
sent her four-year-old daughter to
another part of the house for some
matches. In a few minutes the child's
screams attracted the mother who
reached the little one to see her die
in mass of flames. The child had
played with the matches on the wa,
back.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-25
Cold storage in sa1tPIant.

A Hutchinson man has conceived the
idea from the salt works of sinking
shaft and excavating chamber-in the
rock salt in which to operate cold
storage plant