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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24

A. r. Parsons, North Platte. Neb.;
lawyer.
Geo. A. Roberts, Edison, Neb.; farmer
]. o. Smith, Ord. Neo.; carpenter.
w. G. Starkey, Violet, Neb.; farmer;
formerly coal miner.
T. H. Tibbles, 1928 o ST., Lincoln,
Neb.; editor The Independent;
farmer, author and lecturer.
B. r. b. Weber, 514 So. 10th St, Lin
coin, Neb; farmer; real estate;
chairman state committee.
J. J. Streeter, vineland, N. j.; editor
the Vineland Independent, East di-
vision organizer; author Of the Gin
cinnati plan of organization.
e. b. Whitmore, So Reynolds Arcade,
Rochester, N. r.; solicitor of pat
ents.
r. H. Reemelin, &c Garfield Pl., Gin
cinnati, o.; physician.
H. G. Patzwald, r. F. d. /, Ell Reno,
Okla; farmer.
Wharton Barker, Philadelphia, Pa;
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"The Great Issues" candidates for
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j. M. Mallett, Cleburne, Tex, editor
The Waterman; president National
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Southern Mercury; treasurer allied
peoples party national committee;
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
Total enrolment. 6z.


Vocation: Farmers %, editors and
newspaper men 8, lawyers 7, physi-
clans 6, not given 5, mechanics 4, mer-
chants 2, real estate dealers 2, retired
shipbuilder, teacher, nurscryman,
telegraph operator, ana farm loan
agent, each.
Former political affiliation: Repub-
lican "a, democrat II, not given Is,
greenbacker or independent 5.
Nativity: United States 40, not
given 16, Canada 2, Austria, Germany
Sweden, and Switzerland, / each.
Age: Nineteen made no report; OF
the 43 reporting, are over 70, 10 are
60 or over, s are over SO, ten are 40 or
over, and over and ! under 3d. The
youngest is %; the eldest II, and the
average a little under Sc.
States and territories represented:
Twenty-three.
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
First Rate

Editor Independent: Enclosed find
draft for back dues and for another
year. am Bryan democrat, but |
like The Independent first rate.
CHAS. ERN.
Davenport, Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

M. F. BELIsLE, of Larned, is very
favorably spoken of as candidate
for congress on the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Belisle is young man of large
acquaintance throughout the district,
being the general state inspector for
the Equitable Life Insurance Co., of
New York. He is about % years
old, a Missouri Democrat, and close
friend of U. S. Senator Bill Stone and
Congressman De Almond, of Mis-
souri,. He has the united support of
the fusion forces of the west end of
the district.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
WE welcome to our exchange tai

WE welcome to our exchange table
the "Anthony Bulletin with D. T.
Armstrong as editor and proprietor
The Bulletin is a neat, six column
quarto, well filled with ads, and
shows good mechanical work. With
the field in which he has to work and
the we'll known newspaper ability Of
Mr.. Armstrong, he certainly will soon
build UP a business which will exec
that he has just disposed of, Mr.
Armstrong; many friends unite with
the DEMOCRAT in wishing him IN
bounded prosperity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

The Detroit Free Press, which
boited in 1896, wants a big Dem
ocratic. party-one big enough to
hold Kanas City platform democrats
and Cleveland democrats. Well, we
tried that once and the Cleveland
democrats went over and enlarged the
republican party. They did not de
mand concessions from the republi-
cans when they went over, and they
ought not demand concessions from
the democrats if they return-Bryan's
Commoner.
IF THEY want in, and will be good
all right. But they should not
dictate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE thus des-
cribes new congressman and his
ability to do anything: The new con-
gresham can't second a motion or
move to adjourn without getting
some ones consent; his bills are
buried, and his resolutions come to
naught. He is the parasite on the
flea on the end of the hair of the tip
of the tail of the dog of the boy of
the wife of the Wild Man of Borneo!
1t is barely possible that he may
agitate the flea, and ruffle the hair,
and wag the tail, and animate the
dog, and startle the mother, and
move the old man and get something
done, but it is highly improbable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WE NOTICE by an exchange that
the bartenders of Jersey City, N. j.,
are. about to organize a local
temperance society. We trust the
movement will not fail. But is this
not an eye opener to those who day
after day spend the larger part of
their earnings, if not all, in the saloon?
1t seems to us that if even the most
ordinary man who reads of this pro-
posed move would stop and think a
minute, it would occur to him, that
if those who are hired to dispense
liquor over the bar, and who daily
see the effects it has on the old soak,
feel justified in forming temperance
society, why should not the man of
ordinary intelligence do likewise?
We do not object to a man taking a
drink, if he wants to, and has mind
enough to stop when he has had that
drink; but if there is anything that is
disgusting to person it is the old
soak who spends all the money he
earns, all he can borrow, all he can
bum, for drink, and in addition
drinks all that he can bum. While
he is doing this his family is living
in hovel. his children are out of
school for the want of sufficient
clothing or books, half starved and
half frozen; they exc out an existence.
Such a man should be tarred ssand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

Down at Hutchinson the people
have had so much monkey business
by reason of the republicans always
insisting on running straight party
ticket, that the members of that party
have finally tumbled to themselves as
it were, and they this spring decide
that they will not insist on a straight
party ticket. So the Hutchinson con-
test will be between 'sCitizens" and
"Independent" tickets, leaving party
lines out of the consideration entirely.
The result will be for the betterment
of Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

We DO NOT expect, either through
the DEMOCRAT, by personal work, or
vote, to support the nominee of the
convention which will be held here
April End, but we do hereby invite
the Republican newspaper boys.
candidates, politicians, lay members,
and all others who may attend the
convention, to visit us when in the
city. Come in; smoke one cigar, Gf
we can get stood off for fresh box)
put your feet on our desk, spit on the
floor, read the papers and about
everything else you wish to do.
Come in, be sociable, and make your
selves ito home" the town is yours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
GOVERNOR BAILEY is somewhat ,

GOVERNOR BAILEY is somewhat of
grand stand player. He gave out
a long story to the reporters about
how his rural heart hungered to get
out in the fields and delve in the be-
loved dirt, to frolic with the lambs
and listen to the familiar bawling of
the tootsie-wootsie calves. He es-
pecially wanted to get away from all
political element-to commune with
nature as it were. Then he got his
Pullman pass, and in company with
Boss Cy Leland liked to Washington
D. c., the hot bed of politicians, to
work some scheme he and the boss
had been Matching up. o, yes, he
loves the farml He farms, he does
farms the farmers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
TO PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.

We have for sale a complete print
ing plant, formerly used in printing
the DEMOCRAT, consisting of plenty
of body and display type for a six
column quarto, news press, two
jobbers, paper cutter, stones, racks,
cases and a complete job outfit.
Write for details, or call and inspect
outfit. It will be sold cheap if dis
posed of soon.
STOKE & FEEDER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

The regular legislative sessions OF
1899, populist, cost the state S79,605
the 1901 session, republican, cost
100000, and the present session, &C
cording to the chairman of the ways
and means committee, will cost S125,
900. There has been no increase ir
legislative membership. The only
increase has been in expenses, door
keeper, assistant doorkeepers, su
perintendents of ventilations ano
their assistants Ellsworth Messenger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
The Postal service of Switzerland

The Postal service of Switzerland
possesses several unique features. A
writer in the Washington Times says
that the postofice authorities act as
bankers and express companies for
the people. For instance, if you live
in Switzerland and a man owes you,
say, two dollars, all you have to do
is to send him a bill for the amount
in sealed letter with a word or two
to the postoffice on the outside of the
envelope: and, in addition, a two-cent
stamp. This stamp pays the post
office for its trouble in collecting and
delivering the money to you. The
charge is about 1 per cent OF the
amount, and for this the money will
be collected in any part of Switzer-
land. If payment is refused, how
ever, the authorities will not enforce
the collection.-Commoner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
Committee Meeting.

There will be meeting of the
Democratic County Central Commit
tee of Barton County, at the office of
Breeder & Dodge. on Saturday April
a, 1908, to arrange for the selection
of 9 delegates to the Congressional
Convention at Dodge City, April 9th.
All members of the Peoples Party
County Central Committee are earn
estly requested to attend this meeting
also and take part in any action there
taken.
L. c. BREEDEN, Chm.
WILL E. STOKE, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
Democratic Congressional Convention

At a meeting q the Democratic Congressional
Committee held at Hutchinson on March 10, it was
ordered that delegate convention of the Demo
cratic party of the Seventh Congregational District
of Kansas be held at Dodge City. Thursday,
April 9Th. 1903, at the hour of 10 O'Clock for
gress to be voted for at the special election
ordered by the governor to be held on May 26,
1908, to elect congressman to fill vacancy
existing In the said office.
The delegates shall be elected in such manner
and at such times and under such rules and
regulations may be prescribed by the Demo
cratic County Central Committee of the respective
counties.
The basis of representation in said convention
shall be one delegate at large for each county,
and also one delegate for each 200 votes and major
fraction thereof cast for Hon. Vernon J. Rose for
congress at the November election in 1902; pro-
vided however, that each county shall be entitled
to at least two delegates in said convention,
under which apportionment fine several counties
will be entitled to representation as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
OUR PEOPLE ABROAD


Prof. E. F. Ewing, of Great Bend,
was in Leoti Saturday and Sunday,
looking after the interests of d. A.
Banta in the coming congressional
race and visiting friends.-Leoti
Standard.
Chas. Andrae, who lives near Film
wood was in the city Tuesday morn
ing and stated that he had observed a
sure sign of spring, that the frogs
were singing in the creek.-County
Capital est. john.
w. B. Cornell of Great Bend in
company with an eastern buyer, was
here the latter part of last week try
ing to buy some good mules.-County
Capital (St. john.
John Gallon of Albert was in town
Monday on business. He returned
home Tuesday.-Ness City Echo.
M. E. Keynes. cashier of the Paw
nee Rock State Bank, was in Larned
Wednesday on business.-Tiller and
Toiler.
H. E. Nordman returned Tuesday
evening from Shields, where he pur-
chased a store and residence of Mrs.
M. 7. Tillotson. He intends to take
charge of the business the first of next
month.-Bison Bee.
On Wednesday Mr.. Ed Pleger, a
steady and prosperous young farmer
near Shaffer, and Miss Lydia Han
hardt, an accomplished young lady,
were united in marriage. Rev. G.
Heide officiating. The Bee extends
congratulations Bison Bee. Here's
happiness and prosperity in chunks
to you, Ed.
Mrs. Thomas, wife of Sam
Thomas, long a resident of Elm
wood, died on Sunday evening the
22d, after short illness with pneu-
monia. Deceased was aged 80 years,
months and II days. She leaves a
husband and one daughter-Miss
Edna-to mourn the loss of loving
| wife and mother. The funeral services
were held at $50 p. m. Tuesday, at
the M. E. church and the remains
inferred in the Ellinwood cemetery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

We note that the Kansas City
Stock Yards Company is preparing to
move their yardseacross the line .into
Missouri. This is done on account
ofe the erecent law passed by the
Kansas legislature, which reduced
the amaxhnum amount they NAV
charge for syardage, etc. While we
dislike to see the corporation leave
the State sillSwe will be better off
owithout them if they can't abide by
our lays and five con a reasonable
charge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

KANSAS Republicans are going to
hear a good deal in the future from
their Democratic friends about the
amount of money squandered on use
less employees of the legislature. And
there won't be anything for the Re
epublicans to do butestand like a bump
on log and AXE what the Demo
Gratis fling at themslTopeka Capital.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WHATEVER else may be said of the
affair, it must be admitted, that, after
two sessions of the United States
Senate have failed to confirm the
appointment of DIR. Crum, the colored
man, as collector of customs al
Charleston S. c., the president still
shows his proverbial nerve in making
the appointment the third time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WHEN the record of late-unla-
mented-Kansas legislature is made
public on the hustings during the
next state campaign, two things will
be brought QUITO that legislatures
shame: It's record on defeating the
demand for a constitutional conven-
ton, and its failure to give the people
the promised reform in the matter OF
assessments and taxation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WHEN the mines and railroads of
the country are owned by the people
the present owners will be entitled to
the credit OF having promoted one
great reform. Stock and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

Some bright, energetic young Dem
ocrat, with a few hundred dollars
ready cash and the proper push and
integrity to make a live Democratic
paper, can find an opening in good.
Oklahoma town, and a complete
printing outfit, cheap, by addressing
THE DEMOCRAT,
Great Bend, Kans
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

TIE i "bossS busters" of Reno
county received a solar pfexus blow
at the primaries held there last week.
Boys, you have heard that old story
about monkeying with the buzz saw
Better, let it alone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

The committee calling this convention recon-
mends that no proxy shall be recognized in said
convention unless the same is held by resident
Democrat of the county from which it is given.
Ali voters irrespective of past political afhlia-
tons. who are in accord with the principles
enunciated i'm the Kansas City platform and
opposed to Republican party policies and prac'ice
are cordially invited to join with and partici-
pate in this convention.
s. W. E. WOOD Chairman, -
HENRY BLOCK, Secretary,
. Syracuse kansas, March 18th, 1903.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

feathered, and it is just such men
that are responsible for the present
condition of affairs in our cities,
which not only throws women and
children onto the county for support,
but prevents the man who knows how
to drink from getting his liquor when
and how he wants it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

AN EXCHANGE says the biggest
trust on earth has been discovered at
last. It is the country newspaper
trust. 1t trusts everybody, gets
cussed for trusting, mistrusted for
cussing, and if it busts for trusting,
gets cussed for busting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

The papers are full of the usual
after-adjournrnent stories about bills
passed byo the legislature one way.
and winding upin some other way.
1t appears that the city charter act
has been tampeged with, and is there
fore practically useless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

10 STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
JoHNsoN's report shows an increase
of 40 per cent in the membership of
labor unions the past year. We con-
slider this good sign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

NE understand from the Washing
tons dispatches that the Columbian
government is ebjecting. to Senator
Harris as member of the. Canal
Commission. All the more reason
he should be appointed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

appearssthat the Senate has left
the Cuban treaty in worse shape than
if they had never touched. it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WI. Bryan is afraid that Roose-
welt is not in earnest lin his dealing
with the trusts.-7Leoti Standard.
THERE are great many who feel
9 sure he is not. in earnest, just at
present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

DR.. NJ. w. Wilcox of Ellinwood,
was up to the county seat Monday.
He is closing up his business there
and will locate in the Oklahoma
country during April some time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

IT seems the republican papers
9 have finally, induced Sam Amidon to
become candidate for congress on
the Democratic ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

Clark Coss, from Heller, was ;
caller at this Office last Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27

WILL E. STOKE, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-13
LADO HOUSE
MORTGAGED
TO SCHWAB
Big Corporation Man Has In.
tersst In the !. Gitford Ladd
Residence on Hope Street.

The fine new residence I. Clifford Ladd
has been having built on Hope street
has been mortgaged TO Charles NJ
schwab, former president OF the United
States Steel corporation who Is at pres
ent the central figure ot the shipbuildlng
company tangle. for sS,coo. The mort
gage is three months note at 6 per
cent. executed Oct. 3. 1903.
The property described in the mortgage
which was recorded yesterday at the
city hall Is as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner OF Hope street and
Young Orchard avenue. northerly 24e 20
feet 10 Benevolent street. Sc feet 10
land of Charles Warren Lippitt. souther-
ly to Young Orchard avenue and thence
to the corner Of Hope street and Young
Orchard avenue.
The grounds are about an acre and a
half I'm extent and on them are fine
house and a stable with about a dozen
horses. The main building was designed
by Architects Carrere and Hastings Of
New York. and is OF brick and Indiana
limestone The builders are J. w. Bishop
a. Co. IL r. estimated that the estate Is
worth In the neighhorhood Of Soo0oo.
Everything about the place appears 10
have been designed 20 make II attrac-
tive. Mr.. Ladd has frequent business
relations with Mr.. Schwab and the mort
gagins Of this propeljy occasions no great
surprise here.