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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-31


threshing coal.
Frank Hammeke was up from near
Ellinwood Monday.
Mrs. P. R. Cory, of Buffalo town
ship, has been quite i'll this week.
Mrs. Florence Leland is here from
ST. Joe, Mo-, on a visit to relatives.
The lunches at the City Bakery,
opposite the postofice are the most
satisfactory.
The best of bread, pies and cakes
at the new bakery, opposite the
DEMOCRAT Office
R.. R. bond election in the north
tier of townships week from next
Tuesday-August 18th.
The new elevator for the Walnut
Creek Milling Co. is going up at
Heller in rapid shape.
DR.. R. H. Mead made a trip to
Colorado last week, to establish the
family in a summer cottage.
Frank Porter and family have been
enjoying visit from Mrs. Baldwin
and daughter, of Hutchinson.
Miss Flora Smith has been kept
away from her office for several days
by a threatened attack of typhoid
fever.
TAKEN UPON my place miles
north and miles west of Great Bend,
a red bull, about 2 years old, branded
C on hip. G. L. YEAKLEY.
Sam Airheart had the misfortune
to cut his right hand in lamp chin
ney several days ago, from which
case of blood poisoning has resulted.
An encouraging sign for the pro-
bate judge, and discouraging for the
home boys, is the continued Sunday
visits of Ellinwood boys to Great
Bend.
The shortage of gasoline the first
of this week was a serious problem to
those who use gas engine power.
This busy print shop was kept guess
ing for few days.
The man who has granary room to
store wheat, and uses it, will come
out winner we believe. Too many of
our farmers are compelled to market
their wheat right from the machine.
VIM. Remlck thought he had some
chips in the fat mans race at the
Hoisington picnic, and in playing
them he was accidentally tripped, re-
sulting in dislocating his right Shout
der.
Mrs. Barbara Fereyre, of Republic,
Mich, was in the county the first of
the week looking after some land
which she owns. Mrs. Fereyre is
sister of Theo. Krieps, an early settler
in Lakin township, now dead.
The numerous new houses scatter
ed all over the town of Hoisington
show that north neighbor to be pros
pering in a manner that is lasting.
Barton county is rapidly becoming
one of the most wealthy counties in
Kansas. ---.-- ---~--
On last Sunday evening about nine
O'Clock. some persons evidently were
looking for trouble, or else became
very careless, by running horse race
on Broadway. This has happened a
time or two lately, and will probably
end when some one has been run
down, and the driver put in the jug.
Perhaps too much jug is the cause of.
the carelessness. =:
Mrs. Reg Russell is becoming
quite an expert at killing snakes. In.
company with her little girl she spent
Sunday in the city as her fathers
guest, and during the afternoon a
viper about three feet long and as
1arno nc a r,op,c y,rict m de itc orpoor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-31

TAKEN UPON my place 6 miles
north and miles west of Great Bend,
a red bull, about 2 years old, branded
C on hip. G. L. YEAKLEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
FORTUNE LOST IN ELEPHANT
Fifty Thousand Dollar Animal Dies
on Board shiP-Beast Was
Larger Than Jumbo.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-The elephant,
lingo, said to have been larger than Jumbo,
died at sea on the steamer Georgia, which
arrived from Liverpool today. The anil
mails death occurred March IL. and 1t was
buried at sea.
An animal show bought lingo in London.
The elephant had not Travelled since in-
fancy, and from the time of sailing 1t fretted
and pinned away.
lingo was 90 years old, twelve feet high,
weighed six tons and was valued at $4,000.
For sixty hours preceding its death the
mammoth beast trumpeted without cessa-
ton and twice knocked down its keeper,
who attempted to pacify 1t. The cries of
the elephant aroused the leopards and
tigers aboard the ship.
As the day passed lingo seemed to grow
weaker and he squirmed in his narrow cage
in an effort to get out. He was chained in
to avoid escape. The fourth day out the
animals condition became such that Law
renee gave him whisky and kept him under
the influence Of whisky for almost three
days. It was then that the beast became
more savage than ever and began the
trumpeting.
The entire crew went to Lawrence's as
slstanoo on the eleventh day and Joined
with him in an effort to pacify lingo. They
all failed. however. and twice the beast
thrust his trunk through the bars of the
cage and struck the keeper with such force
that he was thrown to the deck.
The other animals Joined In the great
noise until about 8 o'clock Of the morning
Of the 18th. when suddenly Jingo's cries
ceased.
Lawrence ran to the cage to find the an
imal dead. His carcass was examined and
after II was decided it could not be stuffed
IL was ordered thrown overheard.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
BOTH ENGINEERS ARE DEAD
Peculiar Collision Occurs Between
Passenger and Freight Trains
In New Jersey.

WASHINGTON, N. j., March lS.-A pc
culiar collision occurred near here today
between a passenger train and freight train
on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad, in which Isaac sutton of Hoboken,
engineer OF the passenger train, and T. A.
Convey OF Scranton, Pa, engineer of the
freight train, were killed. The freight
train was on a siding waiting for the pas
senger train to pass, but the engine Tapped
over the rail OF the main track. The cabs
Of both engines were wrecked.
Engineer sutton was thrown from his
cab and the passenger train continued on
the main track, not even the fireman, who
was out Of the cab at the time, knowing
of the accident until the train passed the
station and an Investigation showed that
the engineer was missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
ARGUE MERGER CASE
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companies. When in the history OF corpo-
rate organization was there ever a charter
which concentrated vast and Unreasonable
power In the hands Of so few?
Mr.. Beck contended that the boards Of d.
rectors Of the Union Pacific, the Northern
Pacific. the Great Northern and Burling-
ton systems had been so grouped that all
interests were represented on each, and all
motive and necessity for competition elm
mated; that in this manner a working COM
bination had been effected which controlled
the three transcontinenta systems, other
wise competitive, whose total trackage was
over 80 1000 miles.
Analyses sherman Law.
He analysed the Sherman antitrust law.
and contended that it clearly prohibited
such a combination. He reviewed all the
decisions Of the federal appellate court
which had construed this act, and sum-
married. the doctrine Of the cases.
In conclusion he said:
II tho merger is so beneficial, the en-
phatiC protest of the executive officers of
five states would seem to be unnecessary.
However, these questions are all for the
legislature and not the judicial branch OF
concentration of property interests, includ-
ing railroad transportation, is an economic
tendency which is as irrisestible as gravtta-
ton, and that the law itself will be as i'm
potent to stop 1t as to challenge by legis-
iatiVe enactment the procession Of the
stars. This, however. neither the officers Of
the law nor the courts charged with the
duty of interpreting and enforcing it can
recognize.
The American people are both eonserva-
tive and practical, and when they recognize
that monopoly is beneficent and competi-
ton is an evil, they will repeal existing
laws and by positive legislation facilitate
and legalize railway monopoly. Until that
time, which is likely to be the Greek
kalends, the law should be fairly, fully and
iippartially, enforced, for 1t Is eyerlastingly
true that the imperative need of this cOun-
try, both at the hands of capital and of
labor, is not more law, but more obedience
to law. HoweVe public spirited the pur-
poses of the defendants in forming this
marger may have been, and whatever its
resultant. good or evil, 1t is enough for
present purposes to say that II clearly
Violates existing law, whose provisions
must be enforced unless government by the
people is to be deemed a delusion.
When he finished Mr.. Young opened In
rebuttal for the Northern Securities COM
pany.
He briefly sketched the building of the
Great Northern and its extension to the
Pacific coast. He explained that at the
beginning 1t was almost impossible for the
road to secure sufficient trade going east
and that a long time was spent In building
up the lumber trade for traffic east from
the coast. Then followed a summarized
history OF ~transpacihc trade and the en-
largement OF railroad interests.
After he had spoken for half an hour
I court adjourned until tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
FURNITURE VAN is WRECKED
COIIIdes with a Freight Train and
Two Men Are Instantly
Killed.

PITTSBURG, March ia Fort Wayne
freight crashed into a furniture van Of a
transfer company at the Sandusky street
crossing Allegheny, today, wrecking the
van and killing two men. Two others we're
seriously injured.
The names OF the killed were John Me-
Knight and Albert Cornelius.
Seriously injured;
William Bustler and John MeGreavy.
The accident was at a grade crossing and
was caused by the fog and a misunderstood
ing Of signals. The van was completely
wrecked and two Of the three horses killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
CAUSE OF NEW REVOLUTION
Dissatisfaction with President OF
Uruguay Starts in
that Country.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-United States
Minister Finch has advised the State de-
partment, under date of Montevideo yester-
day, OF the causes for the revolution In
Uruguay as follows:
The white party rebelled, dissatisfied with
the new president (~ordoneE). who succeeded
President Cuestas, and the recent appoint
ments of departmental projects. No disor-
der In the capital. The government is hur-
rying troops 10 quiet the revolutionists.
hoNTEVIDEo. Uruguay, March Is
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
PENALTY is VERY SEVERE
Man May he Heavily Fined for Co
ing 20 Chureh with n
Smallpox.

LEXINGTON. KY, March ls.-The most
remarkable indictment ever returned by
the Fayette circuit court was reported to-
day when the grand jury indicted Henry
Welch, a farmer, for going to church
while afhicted with smallpox
A special statute makes the penalty a
heavy nnS. This ID Ksntueky's frst case.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19

Fighting between the revolutlonists and
government forces Is reported to have oc-
Cured near this city and members Of the
Red Cross have started for the scene. Four
delegates have been sent from here to treat
for peace. The government proposes to call
out the National guard and declare a state
of siege. All the kilograms are censored.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19

RIM wnSoE DzsFHLANo CO
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
SHOCK SHAKES STATE HOUSE
Earthquake Three Pillars
In New Montana Cap
ttoI.

HELENA. Mont. March 1s.-The earth
quake o. Monday night did serious damage
to the new state house.
Three great pillars in the rotunda Of the
capitol were wrecked.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
Known the world over.

For its wonderful cures-Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. 1t cures or no pay. For sale by
Kuhn & Co.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
IMPROVEMENTS TO COLLEGE
colored Youth Manned For Life-Base.
Ball in Newark-Other
Notes.
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Newark, July ga small colored boy
named Roy Stevenson met with "a se-
we're mishap one day recently. While
handling dynamite cartridge the thing
exploded, tearing three fingers and
the thumb from the left hand and shat
tered the thumb of the right hand.
Improvements are being made to the
Newark cannery. Amos Thompson, the
proprietor will add several machines
for packing tomatoes and corn. New
floors win be put down. and the total
improvements win amount to about
$1,000.
Work has begun on the foundation
for additions to Mechanical Hall AT
Delaware College. Contractor willis
viii push the work as rapidly as pos
sible.
The Rockford Club of Wilmington
will play a game with the Aetna team
on the college grounds Saturday after
noon.
The All-Collegians Of Wilmington
defeated the Aetnas on Saturday last
in a poorly played game by the score OF
to z. The locals lost by making err
rOrs at critical stagesA
The North East Club played six ex-
citing innings with the Newark Juniors
and defeated them by the score Of tC
| 0. There are many lovers Of baseball
here. and the games are well patron
lied
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
NEW CHARTERS GRANTED
Standard Contracting Company Of
This City Gets a Certificate.

Dover, July 29.-At the State house
this afternoon, the following certih-
Gates of Incorporation We're filed with
the Secretary of State:
The Standard Contracting Company
to maintain and operate telephone and
telegraph lines and electric railroads
and railways. The capital stock is
100000, while the incorporators are
from Wilmington Del.
Emerson Motor and Yacht ConstrN-
tion Company, to manufacture yachts
and deal In motors for yachts. The
incorporators are from Cincinnati,
Ohio. and the capital stock Is $l50,O0O.
Bowling Green Brewery and Ice
Company, a Duluth, Mimi. concern, to
brew beers and malt liquors and to
manufacture and deal in artificial ice.
The capital stock is 100000.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
TO IMPROVE COLOREO SCHOOLS
Few, However, Take Advantage Of the
Appropriation Made by the

OIdles
Dover, July 29.-The county school
commission Is making an effort to inn
prove the condition Of the negroes OF
this section and of giving them decid-
edly better school advantages. A COM
Portable school building has been COM
pleted and furnished at Willow Grove,
at a total cost TO the State of S450
which amount comes from the special
fund for the aid of negro schools
passed by the last Legislature. An
other school building is being COM
pleted at Pennington at a cost OF $4O0.
The best the negro residents could be
made to do was TO purchase the lot,
free from incumbrance. The commits
sion now expects To build new schools
at Smyrna, Harrington and Camden,
and $4,000 has been appropriated. II
is optional with the county commits
sion as to what conditions they can
require of the negro residents who are
to be benefited. Negro schools have
been built at Milford. but those were
built largely by the negro citizens
themselves assisted by a special fund.
Although the Legislature has passed
a law providing money to aid prespec-
tive teachers in the free schools i'm
equipping them for this service to the
people of the State, few-not half the
allotted number-have taken advan-
tage of the State appropriation. The
Kent county school commission win
meet here on August z, so that those
who have received an apportionment
of the State fund TO equip them at a
Normal School may come up and bond,
and so that others, If there be any, who
desire to receive enough from the
State to pay their tuition, can sign
the necessary papers. Professor James
T.. Carroll. superintendent OF free
schools, says that not more than five
of the twelve persons from Kent county
who are entitled TO this financial as
sistance have made application. The
money is ready for seven more.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
PRISONER THOUGHT TO Be INNOCENT
Man Released From Jail After Being
Confined There Several Weeks.

Dover, July 29.-Roscoe Burton, after
in jail for several weeks
under n charge of horse stealing, was
released from the Kent county prison
today. He is probably innocent of the
charge and because no evidence
against him could be sifted out. he
was released from custody Burton
was charged with stealing horse car
riage harness and whip, the property
of John Reese. Mr.. Reese tied his
horse at a hitching post i'm Dover. He
noticed Burton standing near the post.
Later he returned to put some articles
i'm his carriage. Burton was still there.
laughing and Watching Then horse
and all disappeared. The horse was
afterwards recovered on the Leipsic
road. the carriage being found some
time later. The whip and harness were
never found.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
SNAKE HER BEDFELL0W
Young Woman Tried to Brush il off
Her Neck When il Bit Her.
Special to the Evening Journal

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover. July 29.-The following snake
story comes from Edwardsville, VIII
lage west of Dover; Mrs. Lulu Cohee,
wife OF a farmer residing near there,
had retired to her bedroom for an af-
ternoon nap, which she was enjoying
when she was awakened by something
"pinching" her neck. She threw up
her hand to brush II off when she was
Mortified to find that it was a large
blacksnake biting her. She sprang
from her bed and ran down stairs
screaming with fright. but the snake
held ON until she reached the foot of
the stairs when it dropped off and dis
appeared. Mrs. Cohee tainted from
fright, but was quickly revived and
proper antidotes We're applied to her
wounds.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
y DOWN STATE NEWS y
FARMERS ARE ALERT
They viii Not Sell All Their Tomatoes
to Gamers.
Special 10 the Evening journal.

Special TO the Evening journal
Dover July 29.-The increased acre
age being grown I'm tomatoes over last
year I'm this section OF Kent county can
be gauged by the following figures
CLEANED in the neighborhood OF Wood
side; M. f. Shockey is this year grow
ing six acres as against four acres last
year; s. II. Derby has thirty acres as
against twenty last year: ]. c. Coop
er six acres; last year four; ] +. Min
ner, three, last year one; r. II. Caulk
nine acres: last year five: w X. Cook
seven acres last year five, and the ratio
win hold good on nearly every farm In
the county. A large percentage OF the
tomatoes are being grown under con-
tract with canneries, but the farmers
are profting by the experience of the
past few years so far as to each receive
a couple of acres that they can sell to
the commission men.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Eune.nl of Mrs. Tnrner.

Mrs. Martini M. Turner, widow Of the
Rev. Joshua n. Turner, of the philadel-
phia Conference, who died here on satur-
day. was buried In Mt Moriah Cemetery,
Philadelphia today. She was "a member
OF Grace NJ Il. Church this city for TWEEN
~ years. Two daughters survive her
Aleiia. wife of II. A. Bradneld ana Ella
nor. formerly principal of the primary de-
par.ment of Friends School and now the
wife OF Frederick W. Fenn
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Death OF Mrs. Price.

Special 10 the Evening Journal.
Dover July 29-The congregation Of
the Methodist Protestant Church Of
Dover We're shocked to hear of the
death Of Mrs. Lydia RooD Price, who
died at Delta. Md. last week. The de-
ceased was the wife Of the Rev. Harry
Price, who last year was pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church here. and
IL was during his pastorate here that
he and Mrs. Price were married. The
young wife had many warm friends
here.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Funeral Of Captain Robert Fowler.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover. July 29.-The funeral Of Cap
tain Robert Fowler, who died az Bris-
tol, Pa. on Sunday night, took place
at Leipsic at noon today. Teh de-
ceased resided nearly all his life at
Leipsic and was well-known all over
this section of Kent county. His re-
mains will arrive here on the 10
o'clock train this morning and be taken
at once to Leipsic where services will
be held in the NJ. L. Church.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Elected New Teacher.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover, July 29.-The Board of Edu-
cation Of Dover has elected Miss Caprie
C. Frymire, of Wyoming. a teacher In
the Dover public schools to fiji the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Carrie C. Andrews Miss Frymire
taught in Wyoming last year.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
PienIe at kitts, Hammoek.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover. July 2s-Tomorrow the Sun
day school scholars Of Wesley NJ. f
Church win be taken to Kits Ham
mock for their annual outing. This
viii be big day at the Hammock. and
nearly all the vehicles in Dover will
be pressed into service 10 accommo-
date the crowd that win participate.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
povet eoys 70 camp out.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover. July 29-The Dover Field
Club boys will take a vacation next
week. and the following members win
go into camp near Bowers Beach:
Harry Raymond, James Wise. Dauphin
Wharton. Joseph Mcdaniel, Smith
Johnson, Hiram Dempsey and w. Ley
shon simmons
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Imnrovina WesIey chureh.

Special to the Evening Journal. Z
Dover. July 29.-Wesley NJ. f.
Church is to undergo thorough reno
cation during the month of August
The ladies OF the church having. the
matter In charge have contracted fol
three hundred yards of handsome car
pet TO replace that now in use. and tn,
woodwork is also to be renovated.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Valuable Kent EARNS Sold.

Dover July 29.-Many valuable Del
aware properties have been sold or
exchanged and the following transfers
have been recorded with Recorder of
Deeds Cooper: James e. Barsuc TO
Harriet Atkins. farm near FELTON,. for
Si,100 Elizabeth Bartell to Jason B.
Lee, farm IN West Dnver hundred, con-
tanning 80 acres, for S1,4OO; Francis
Dell. Janvier to Annie NJ. Janvier.
residence I'm Dover, for $1.500; r. w.
Reynolds. to John T. Robbins. farm in
Milford hundred. containing 1872 acres.
for $500; Charles +. Welch 10 Fred.
T. Hedbert farm Of 13is acres. for
S3,600
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Express Agent Resigns.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, July 29.-Edward West, who
mas charge of the Adams Express
business here, has resigned
and win sever his connection with the
on Saturday. II is under.
stood that he will be succeeded by
John Polk, who for some years has
been an express messenger on the
Delaware Railroad.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Y N. c. A. MsssInas Vel A..sndsd

Special TO the Evening Journal
Dover. July 29.-The regular Sunday
afternoon meetings at the hall of the
Dover Y. NJ. C.. A. are attracting large
and interested audiences. on sun
day last Samuel Carsons delivered the
address. on Sunday next William Penn
Shocley. Esq. viii be the speaker.
and on the Sunday following Josiah
Wollcott Esq, president of the asso-
citation. win speak
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
MarrIaae LIeenses in Kent.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover. July 29.-The following mar
riage licenses have been issued by
Clerk of the Peace J. V. McCommons:
To Albert Pritchett and Estella Nose
ley. Andrew Holden and Sallie J. Fox.
William Woodley and Elizabeth J.
Reed.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29

Ethnologists Of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion have Investigated the Fiipinos, with
results that are of rare interest 10
science, says Scientific American. They
have called attention 10 the fact that In
the veins OF the tribes Of the archipelago
flows the blood Of all the races and varie-
ties Of mankind.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
Einn - Motion Pl..uren.

New motion pictures at Brandywine
Springs this week include "A Trip 10 the
Moon" and "a Daylight Burglary"
They are said TO be the most elaborate
motion pictures ever produced and Is
based on the weird story of Jules Verne.
The performance at the theatre Is in
line with Manager Crooks policy to have
nothing burt the best for the patrons OF
his mark.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
people,s settIement on Picnic.

Mrs. A. D. Warner entertained the Peo-
pies Settlement at a picnic in Vernon's
Grove. Claymomt, yesterday. There were
i06 in the panty and everybody had IL
good time. Games were played, sports
were indulged IN, ana refreshments were
served.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29

The Lady-I thought you told me when
gave you a pie the other day that you
would never come back?
Ths Hobo-Excuse me, deary lady, but
dat pie WASN'T as bad as 1t looked.
Evening journal., 1903-07-29
WANTED.

YOUNG LADIES to learn the fastest
system OF shorthand On 20 lessons; abso-
iutely most complete and up-to-date
methods; position guaranteed; lessons by
mall exclusively; mo Interference with
regular occupation; % cents per lessoni no
difficulties; everything simple ana clear;
indorsed by boards of education and
leading newspapers; thousands Of gradu-
atos; first lesson free for stamp. Depart
ment 337, Campaign OF Education 2il
Townsend bldg. New York
Evening journal., 1903-07-29

More people are destroyed by gossip
than by smallpox and yet doctors make
no attempt to locate the GERM