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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
Find the Moral.

When we were publishing a paper.
In Mt Vernon, ILL.,, on the second
floor store was opened in the room
under our Office. The senior pro
prietor came up stairs and contracted
for three columns of space for twelve
months with locals each issue and
$500 dodgers each week. This firm
started on borrowed capital. In less
than two years It had money enough
to start two stores, one in Sedalia
and one in St. Louis. 1t dissolved
partnership and each partner took
field to himself Byron Nugent was
the partner who is now the senior
member of B. Nugent & Bros, the
great St. Louis house. He not only
owns the store building and ground
but is erecting a modest little cottage
home which will cost SS7, 600. We
must add that some of the old moss:
backs who were in business. in Mt.
Vernon before Byron Nugent ever
saw the place are still grumbling
about dull trade and hard times
Pine Bluff Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
Ellinwood.
From The Leader :

The season has finally arrived
when soft boiled shirts for men are
ripe.
Della Kauzer, the nine-year old
daughter of Ed Kauzer, is reported
to be quite seriously i'll.
Ernest Hauser Jr., and family
, moved to Great Bend last week where
Ernest has secured work.
Frank and John RAIDER have dis
posed of their interests at Buffalo,
Wyo., and are located at Boise City.
Idaho.
eThe outside framework of the
Farmers elevator has been completed
and the building looms up in great
shape.
Miss Emma Sanko, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanko, of this city, died
at Zenda, Kingman county, last Fri
} day,sMay Is.
AZ the home of his parents in
Stafford county, Hugh Wolf, aged
about II years, died Thursday after
noon, May IA, of congestion of the
lungs.
90 Our citizens should remember that
the stores will be closed Decoration
day from 10 a. m. till 4 p. m. Also
that the postofice hours will be the
same as Sunday. Govern yourself
accordingly.
We have had enough moisture to
almost mature wheat and only two
or three timely showers are needed to
bring it. TO perfect maturity. From
all indications we will get these
showers and then some.
Unless some dire calamity befalls
OR growing wheat crop, this locality
will need great deal of outside help
to harvest her immense fields of that
cereal. Last year, even with the
short crop, we were threatened with
a shortage of hands, and it is we'll to
prepare early this time, that We may
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
Meeting of Board OF Equalization.

The Board of County Commission
ers will sit as Board of Equalization
of taxes on June 1st, 1908, at the
Office of the County Clerk.
All persons feeling themselves ag-
grieved by reason of the assessment
or valuation of their property as re-
turned by the Assessor, can appear
before said Board of Equalization,
and have a hearing upon such griev
ance at that time.
F. M. LUTsCHG, County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
Clahin.
From The Clarion.

The large new implement house at
the rear of the Corner Hardware is
nearly completed.
Wesly Storks met with an accident
to-day which resulted in his receiving
a dislocated elbow. He was riding a
donkey and was thrown or fell off.
Ellinwood has followed the example
set by Clafiin and will hereafter close
her .refreshment parlors" on Sun
day; and be it said to the credit of the
proprietors of these places, that m
stead of being forced to do this, they
asked for the reform themselves.
There is always a good deal of a
hurrah about the thousands of extra
men needed to care for the wheat
crop; but no great cry is heard about
extra help needed to cook for them
while SO engaged. The farmers
wives and daughters are simply
expected to get up little earlier, go
to bed later, and hustle like sin al
the time, in order to handle the rush.
The short haired ladies in their
canopied wagons made their first
appearance for this season on the
streets of the town this week, and the
man of the road kpown as the ''Hobo
Genus" has also shown up at the
back door for his morning hand-out.
The first named should be drummed
out of town and made to stay out,
and the gentleman of leasure should
be put to. work cutting weeds or
shoveling on the streets.
FARM For SALE-Enquire OF VIM
M Gage Great Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Ladies clean your kid gloves with
The Dry Cleaner, for sale only by
Lundblade & Bolinger. Sole agents
for the famous service kid gloves at
S1.O0 and the Force at 81 So Gloves
fitted and warranted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
OUT OF TOWN : ss::s.s s:. 1s ':=
Come and see me.

have plenty of men and teams this
year, and not be compelled to pay
exhorbitant wages at the last moment
to save the crop. In a conversation
the other day with our trustee, VIM.
Christopb, he told us that he estimates
that Ellinwood will need 1875 outside
men and 20 teams.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Chas. Johnson, one of the Santa
Fe's efficient conductors, abdicated
as the car captain about the house on
last Thursday in favor of an eight
pound son.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Those ''twisters" always come
from the southwest. IF you see
them north or east of you, you. need
feel in no danger of them coming your
way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Ed Griffith has been visiting, over
at Salina for a few days. George
Craig assisted in the-postoffice during
Eds absence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

c. P. Booher, the popular
representative of the J. 1. c. met with
a painful accident several days ago
by striking his knee against buggy
step.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

For SALE-50 good, new canvas
cots, used only during convention, al
80 cents each. HOTEL GREENE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Miss. Mayme Connect will return
from Lindsborg June L, prepared to
organize classes in Music and Elocu
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Mrs. l. n. Wilhide has been il
Newton this week visiting friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

John Remnant, of the End ward,
added his name to our list of readers
this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

c. G. Holmstein of Gushing,
Oklahoma, has been in the city the
past week visiting the family of F.
M. Russell, and his other numerous
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Geo. Black of Pueblo was in the
city several days the past week, the
guest of w. H. Zutavern and family
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Arthur Taylor was down from
Olmitz to spend Sunday with home
folks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

r. Miller, of Van Buren,, Arkansas,
visited his father, A. B. Miller, last
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Emmett Putnam came in from
Topeka Thursday evening. She and
her husband will likely make this
their home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

E. E. French and 1. S. Brady were
down from Pawnee Rock Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Regular meeting of the city counci
next Monday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Ed Traylor was over from
Claf1in the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

GIRL WANTED-For general house
work. Inquire at DEMOCRAT Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

7. 7. Fouch and w. P. Cone made
a trip to Kiowa county last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

WANTED to work in restaus
rant. Inquire at this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Chas. Hoge has returned from
Kansas City where he has been
attending a dental college.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Henry Langfeld, of Comanch
was in town Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29
Notice to The Pipe Co.

Haviland, Kas-, May 81, 1903
To THE DEMOCRAT
Will you please give notice to the
Southeastern Pipe Co., that we are
getting too much water here. The
Board of managers is ]. L. Smith,
Charles Sipes, Jacob Piper and Dave
Campbell. Urge them to hold a
meeting soon and go to stop stock
No. 100; turn it to the east, and shut
off stop stock No. 1875 for ter days at
least, as [ have been here two weeks
and cannot work half the time. Wheat
looks well here, as does everything
else. l hope the Board of Trade will
act at once. l am friend to all of
them, but if they don't stop stock No.
1875 1 will get out with the whole
Board.
Wheat looks well from Mt.
Pleasant U. B. church all the way
through, and a head on. Yours,
AN OLD STAFFORD Co. FARMER.
DR.. F. P. Dunn is able to walk
down town now. with the aid of a
cane.
FOR sALE:-A good second
hand Hodge Header. Inquire
James w. Cox
Jim Downey says he has
conscience as good as new, in fact he
has never used it, to hurt.
Chas. Hoge has returned from
Kansas City where he has been
attending dental college.
Geo. Black of Pueblo was in the
city several days the past week, the
guest of w. H. Zutavern and family.
Miss. Mayme Connect will return
from Lindsborg June L, prepared to
organize classes in Music and Elocu-
ton.
Mrs. Emmett Putnam came in from
Topeka Thursday evening. She and
her husband will likely make this
their home.
c. G. Holmstein of Cushing,
Oklahoma, has been in the city the
past week visiting the family of F.
NJ Russell, and his other numerous
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Mrs. Frye returned from Hutchin
son Thursday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Miss Addie German of Claflil
visited in town Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Ed Reimer was down from Olmitz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

For first class tomb stones see A
c. Baxter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

DR.. F. P. Dunn is able to walk
down town now. with the aid of a
cane
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Jim Downey says he has a
conscience as good as new, in fact he
has never used it, to hurt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Mrs. w. ]. McGreevey is visiting
in Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

Monday.
For first class tomb stones see A
c. Baxter.
Mrs. w. ]. McGreevey is visiting
in Chicago.
Regular meeting of the city council
next Monday night
Mrs. Frye returned from Hutchin-
son Thursday evening.
Miss Addie German of Clalin
visited in town Mondav.
Mrs. Ed Traylor was over from
Clahin the first of the week.
WANTED to work in restau::
rant. Inquire at this Office.
Henry Langheld, of Comanche
township was in town Monday.
Mrs. 1. n. Wilhide has been in
Newton this week visiting friends.
]. ]. Fouch and w. P. Cone made
trip to Kiowa county last week.
GIRL WANTKD-For general house
work. Inquire at DEMOCRAT Office.
E. E French and l. S. Brady were
down from Pawnee Rock Saturday.
r. Miller, of Van Buren,, Arkansas,
visited his father, A. B. Miller, last
week.
The oil wagon will call at your
house and fill your wants-and your
cans.
Arthur Taylor was down from
Olmitz to spend Sunday with home
folks.
John Remnant, of the End ward,
added his name to our list of readers
this week.
For SALE-50 good, new canvas
cots, used only during convention, at
80 cents each. HOTEL GREENE.
c. P. Booher, the popular
representative of the J. 1. c. met with
painful accident several days ago
by striking his knee against buggy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

FARM For SALE-Enquire of VIM
M. Gage, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-29

FOR SALE:-A good second
hand Hodge Header. Inquire
lanes w. Cox.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-04-25
DID NOT DELAY
CANAOA'S MAIL.
PRES. OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES
ExONERATED FROM CHARGE.
His organization is rival to the rail.
road brotherhoods, and is quite
popular in the west.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 2S.-Special
to the Labor World.-After weeks Of
suspence, and in spite Of the most de-
termined efforts of the Canadian Pa
cific Ry., to hold him over the trial,
President George Estes Of the United
Brotherhood of Railway Employees, d
rival organization to the railroad
brotherhoods, which is quite popular
in the western country, was discharg-
ed by Justice Hall of this city and
/ completely exonerated, of the serious
charge Of ''delaying His Majesty's S
mail.''
The U. B. r. E. has been on strike
here for several weeks, and many
ly tied UP.
The motive of the company in pro-
curing the presidents arrest was pure
ly an ulterior and dishonest one. 1t
/ knew that no jury, knowing the facts
in the case,. would find him guilty.
The real purpose of this despicable
action was to tie President Estes up at
Victoria so that he would be unable
to longer prosecute the strike, for
they felt that by this: they would be
able to discourage and dishearten our
mem bersz and; J their: stp pporters s alld
cause =. break in5 our 50 u rs Itch they
saw must be "a one they were Sto de
tzand Snnensga aftzHag glee,,a and ssina Till
anps1y 1Is|'|
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figuring on this class of work. If the
Knudsen-Eden Co. have their way the
men who have done the work on the
docks here for years will be obliged to
look for other kinds of work. It seems
strange that a new firm should break
into the freight business with the idea
Of destroying union labor when it has
5beenAde efinitely ySadecid ded #by all maritime
dealt with iii the future. *: ~ . ..5s.'s:< q.
1t is strongly intimated on the
streets that a certain local N. P. rail-
road official is in league with the
Knudsen-E Eden company in their pres
ent undertaking. Sufficient evidence
has been secured by the union to pres
ent their claims to the head officials Of
the railroad. Indeed some strong To-
cal business men are SO sure that such
is the case that they have agreed to
go before the officials of the road
with representatives of the union, and
give their knowledge of what is being
done at the expense of the railroad.
The question is frequently asked:
How did the Knudsen- Eden company
secure the boarding cars from p Nc
Keen Of Rush City, who has had the
work for so many years? Circumstan-
ces following this suspicious piece Of
I business have given rise to considera-
BILE comment. No doubt some interest
ing developments are in store in local
! railroad circles.
| The Knudsen-Eden company con-
tinue to bring car loads of workingmen
| here from the Twin Cities, and it is
only when the men arrive that they
are apprised of strike. The union
has been successful in inducing great
| number of these men to refuse to go
| to work.
The president of the freight hand
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-04-25

and is men living under such condi-
tions as this are worth thirty cents
an hour, then men who are trying to
live in a civilized manner ought to be
worth a great dealsnore.
The freight handlers union asks for
40 cents.sa an hour. IN SC their work was
but
parexW the err Ming sof aGGttnhose who
are engaged in. eady empl loyment
Tuesday evening, Mr.: Knudsen met
with the executive committee of the
Trades Assembly. He was very posi-
tive in his position, and said that he
never knew that there was a freight
handlers union, which very strongly
indicates that he did not know very
much about the work he was under
taking. There has been a freight
handlers union here for nine years.
He said that he paid as much mon
ey as other ports, which the freight
handlers deny. At Cleveland they re-
ceive thirty five cents an hour.
Buffalo only pays twenty-five cents
an. hour, but the work is steady, and
no time is lost. Mr.. Knudsen fails to
recognize that the members of the
union have done the work on the
docks here ever since boats were load
ed in Duluth. He said that these men
never were in his employ. This may
be true because Mr.. Knudsen never
loaded a boat before.
Before the bids were sent in this
year the freight handlers union held
conference with the companies that
| had heretofore done the boat work
at Duluth, and had secured conces-
sions from them for material increas-
es in the rate of wages. The union
! did not know that Knudsen- Eden were
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-04-25
DOCK WORKERS
MUST: WIN STRIKE
HIGH COST OF LIVING REOIuREs
THAT MEN SHOULD GET
BETTER PAY.
THE HOME OF THE UNI0NIST
1t is the Abiding Place Of Happiness
Good Wages Will Run His Home.
Poor Wages May Do for
Boarding Cars.

1ers' union in an interview saws:
The statements Of the Knudsen-Eden
company in the daily papers are very
contradictory. Tuesday morning Mr..
knudsen said that they had 10 men.
while Mr.. Eden claimed to have but
As men. The latter is probably cor
rect.
The new men are inexperienced
They don't know how to unload or
load boats. Take the steamer Buffalo
for instance. She arrived here Friday
afternoon, and they worked on her
three days, and it was necessary TO,
her to go to Superior to get anywhere
near near Its cargo: a "a ma H. we'll posted in
wo,Ile
leave here 1 200 tons hort: othezii
boats are having the same. experienced
The above being true the Knudsen-
Eden company will be obliged to deal
with the union before they can be
assured of success in their present un
dertaking. The union is not arbitrary
in it's demands. It has during the
strike expressed the hope of meeting
the firm in conference with the hope
of bringing about settlement. II
is hoped that such will yet be the
case.
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more or less knowledge. I have be-
come a student. I read everything
that I can get. My small library con-
sists of good books. Some deal with
industrial matters, but to keep we'll
balanced I read good literature on all
subjects. I have worked on the docks
Of Duluth + for several years. This.
living; the 'irregularity ofs our; work,
and the increasing. intelligence Of our
membership require that We get high
er wages this year"
We ask every reader of this paper to
study well the two pictures. The
breakers den is not over-d drawn.
# you can break through the dead line
of the Northern Pacific railroad which
is carefully guarded by special police,
visit it and see for yourself. This
paper made careful measurement of
the cars in which the strike breakers
sleep. They are 27k feet long, 7h
feet wide and 6 1-3 feet high. This
gives an air capacity to each car
amounting to 1900 cubic feet. Mr..
Knudsen says that each car will ac-
commodate twenty men. If 40 cubic
feet are allowed for bunk space for
twenty men, which is not unreasona
BILE, it leaves free air space of 1850
cubic feet. If twenty men occupy the
car, each man will be given an air
space, not including the amount taken
up by his body, of about so cubic feet,
| not much larger than an ordinary cof-
fin. Such a condition as this is a
| breeder Of filth and disease. The
| board of health should take steps at
| once to stop it. A cattle car is more
healthy than one of the Knudsen-
| Eden boarding cars.
| After this condition is we'll studied,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-04-25
STRIKE B REAKER
HAS FILTHY DEN
EDEN N-UNlONiSTS
PLACED IN WORSE THAN
CATTLE CARS.
ARE BREEDERS OF DISEASE
Slauqhter's Picture Tells an Awful
Story Of an Attempt to Displace
the Bona Eide Dock Work.
ers Of Duluth.

Above can be seen three pictures by
Mr.. Slaughter. One represents the
work and home Of the strike-breaker.
When he eats, works and sleeps he is
watched over by armed police. There
is no occasion for police protection and
while it is given ostensibly to prevent
riot, the real purpose is to deceive the
public, and attempt to show that the
honest CO illiterate strike breakers
are in great danger Of being molested
by men who heretofore have borne a
splendid reputation as good, law abid-
ing citizens.
/ Mr.: Slaughter visited the place
where the; boarding cars Of ;Knudsen- !
EEden. are locate MAS a apprehe
ed BY sspecial police, but he hadsaf good
opportunity to observe: the sscondit1ons
Of living and. toll of the strike-break-
ers. His picture may be slightly over
drawn in some respects, but as whole
the boarding cars are just as unsani-
tary as the picture indicates. The spe-
cial police are usually the kind Of men
who never work any other time except
on occasions of this nature.
The second picture is almost an ac
tual scene in the home Of a union
freight handler. In making a study
for this picture Mr.. Slaughter had oc-
casion to visit the home. 1t was af-
ter supper and the freight handler and
his family were devoting their time
to-. intellectual development. The hus-
band was reading the Scientific Amer
| ican-pretty heavy stuff for an ordi-
nary freight-handler. His wife was
reading Scotts Ivanhoe, and imme-
diately behind them was a book case
filled with the choicest literature.
The books were not of the cheap
trash, but works of such authors as
Scott, Carlyle and even Shakespeare.
! This is the home of the man who asks
for recognition on the docks. 1T was
my union,'' said the freight handler to
Mr. Slaughter, that gave me an in
terest in literature. I have found that
to be even a common freight handler
and to combat intelligently with the
conditions of today one must have
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-04-25
~THEsk4~ SNEAK RACK k..ss...j II
Strike Breaking University Students
Return to Chicago.

Sherburne Wrightman, one Of the
men who went as a stoker last week,
returned to the University of Chicago
Thursday morning. He was the first
of the seafarers to return. He shipped
on the White Star Line steamship Ra-
venscraig.
Wrightman says he had planned his
trip for some days before he left, and
that he went because he needed the
money.
The remaining five students Of the
University of Chicago who shipped as
firement to take the places of the strik-
ers arrived in Buffalo last Thursday on
the steamer Tampa and Raleigh.
When threatened with violence the
student firemen told the strikers they
intended to leave the boat as soon as
she reached the dock, but would not
accompany the pickets. The Tampa
landed at the Export elevator dock,
and a squad Of policemen quickly
cleared the vessel. The college boys
left for Chicago Friday night.
President William r. Harper of the
University of Chicago gave out a
statement yesterday relative to the po'
sition of the University in regard tc
the five students who shipped as stoke1
strike breakers on boats plying be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo. The
statement was made at the request Of
a committee from the Building Trades
Council, which called upon Presiden1
Harper at the University. The essen
tial points of Doctor Harper's state
ment are:
/. If the students had consulted tht
president of the deans they undoubt
edly would have been advised not tt
undertake such service.
2. That the university is in no sens
responsible for the opinions of tn
students. The doors of the universit.
are open to men and women Of all re
1igious creeds and every political opin
ion. The university has no power 0
desire to control the attitude Of it
students and professors toward an
particular subject
3. That the university, as such
takes no side on any question, politi