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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
A Fiend Caught.

| Sheriff Fred Johnson went to
Wichita Monday morning after. J. r.
Rucker who was wanted on a charge
of rape which was committed several
months ago near Seward on the
person of a little fourteen year old
girl. The wretch after accomplish
ing his purpose, left the country and
it was only last week that the father
of the little victim learned of Fuckers
whereabouts, although he had been
trying to find him ever since the
deed was committed. Learning that
Rucker was in or near Wichita last
week the father Immediately left for
that place and succeeded in having
him lodged in Jail. A warrant was
issued for Rucker Monday morning
and Sheriff Johnson went after his
man Immediately.
The case came up for trial before a
Justice of the Peace at Stafford Tues
day. Rucker waived his preliminary
and was placed under a 81, 900 bond.
In default of the bond the prisoner
was taken to the Reno county jail
Wednesday evening by Sheriff
Johnson.
The case will be tried at the
February term of the district COURT
St. John News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
Notice to Water Consumers.

The revised rules of The Great
Bend Water Supply Company, re-
quire that all plumbers, who install or
repair any work, through which the
Water Company is to furnish water,
shall be licensed by the Water Com
pany.
At the present time the following
firms have complied with these rules,
and alone are authorized to do plumb
ing which will be recognized by the
Water Company:
The E. R. Moses Mercantile Com
pany.
The Great Bend Implement Com
pany.
The standing of these firms is a
guaranty of the service they will
render.
THE GREAT BEND WATER SUPPLY Co.
Great Bend, Kan, Nov. 9, 1908.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
Culver Fights Back.

Ex-State Grain Inspector W. w.
Culver in his answer to suit brought
against him by the Farmers Co.
operative Grain and Live Stock
Association, filed today, denies that
he owes it any money and claims
Sc, damages from the company
as a result of his arrest and trial for
embezzelment on the complaint of
James Butler, its manager, which he
says was malicious and without cause.
The suit involves the money Culver
was alleged to have embezzled while
in the company's employ, the action
having been brought to recover it.
Culver had preliminary hearing on
the criminal charge and was acquitted
June %, the trial lasting three days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
Mrs. We'll Coming.

There could be but one opinion
concerning Mrs. Wells reading. Hel
voice is sweet and clear and carrie:
well; her pronunciation is almost
faultless. The lady's qualities o.
mind and soul are those for which
such a voice is a fit and natural
mouthpiece. Delicacy, refinement
quick, eager aspiration, ane
exceptional sensibility-great by
birth and increased by cultivation
these are her spiritual marks
Boston Daily Advertiser.
Mrs. We'll will give "Enoch Arden,
in Great Bend, on Nov. 25th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
More Municipal Ownership.

The city council of Nevada, Mo-,
has voted to call special election
for the purpose of voting 100000
bonds to construct new water
works system on the municipal owner
ship plan. The election will be
held November 3. The franchise of
the present company expires in
August of 1905. and there is quite a
sentiment favorable to a new system
owing to dissatisfaction with the
present service.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
District Court Docket.


The following cases are on the
docket for the November term of
the district court:
CRIMINAL CASES.
State VS. w. L. Schroeder, forgery.
State VS. Joseph Saunders and
Thomas B keenan,, sale of liquor.
State VS. Joseph Saunders, sale of
liquor.
City of Hoisington vs. w P Cone
assault.
State VS. Walter Trey Grand
Larceny.
State VS. Tony Smithy, Larceny.
State VS. Lawrence Smith, forgery.
State VS. Samuel Rubel, forgery.
State VS. Charles Bugby assault.
State VS. Joseph H McVey Larceny
CIVIL CASES.
Omer H Mendenhall VS. The A. T.
and S. F. R. R. Co.
Joseph Munger VS. Jacob Wadel.
Geo. Edward Bowen VS. Ella Bowen
divorce.
Fl Deverick VS. Anna Deverick,
divorce.
State of Kansas on the Petition of
w H Hall J P VS. D r Mills.
The Liberty Linseed Oil Co. VS.
The Frizell Hardware Co.
w H Madaus VS. The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe R R Co.
Warren w Savage VS. Fred R
Prindal ct al.
James Cofer VS. City of Hoising-
ton.
VIM Bush VS. M Daley and Rose
Daley.
Emma C Vancil VS. Charles Vancil,
divorce.
John J Fouch VS. W H Clutter.
In the matter of petition and
application of I N Wilhide and John
J Hiss for the vacation of a certain
portion of the townsite of the city of
Great Bend.
Hunter Bros. Milling Co. VS. G H
Hume.
C w Moore Admin. VS. The Mo.
Pacific R r Co.
G w Moore Admin. VS. The Mo.
Pacific r r Co.
Erltz Golgert VS. Reinhart Lang
hofer.
Lake Koen Navigation Reservoir
and Irrigation Co VS. E E Epperson
ct al.
The mortgage and Debenture Co.
VS. w B Pickerill ct al.
Mary D Butcher VS. Charles Butcher
divorce.
Pawnee Rock State Bank VS. G. w
and c S Clark.
Martha H Winslow VS. Oscar NJ
Winslow, divorce. SO =
o w Dawson Receiver, Barton Co:
Alliance Exchange Co. VS. DIV
Aldrich ct al. 4 :
H A c Hartman VS. E E Epperson
ct al.
Ella D Colt VS. Geo c Colt, divorce.
D G Gibbons VS. Clara B Gibbons,
divorce. 'l''
Geo A Adams VS. Great Bend
Implement Co.
The Railroad Loan and Savings
Co. VS. w R Bunting ct al.
OP Aspey VS. Saral E Aspey.
WILDER Frey and etal VS. Fannie
Frey ct al.
The ditch cases are also on the
docket, but likely few will be tried.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Mr.. NJ. NJ. Kimler, of this CITY, is
in receipt of letter from Mr.. Nathan
Railsback, of Hot Springs, Ark.
which expresses great surprise at the
light sentence given Len Wright at
the trial in Staffod county for the
killing of young Railsback. Mr..
Railsback Sr. thinks he has been
misrepresented by parties stating
he would not come up from Arkansas
to prosecute the case. He states
that he had no notice of the time of
trial, although he had been told that
he would receive due notice thereof;
that he certainly would have appear
ed had he known when the case
would come up. He requests that
the DEMOCRAT publish this fact, and
that the st. John papers copy the
same, as he does not want to rest
under the charge that he neglected
his duty and declined to appear as
prosecuting witness against the man
who killed his son.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Frank Moses, Lester Cox, Paul
Chrisman, Clyde Smith, and Ed.
Lutschg, were duly initiated as mem
bers of the A. o. U. w. lodge last
Saturday evening. This lodge now
has over 200 member, and is still
growing. In connection with the
Degree of. Honor, they give a box
supper at the hall this (Friday) even
ing. They will also give dance on
Thanksgiving evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

The annual consumption of alcohol
by the leading nations of the world is
as follows: France 1s4 litres,
Switzerland 49,, Belgium, Italy and
Denmark 10, Germany, England and
Austria 9, Holland 6, United States
5 and Canada 2. Thus it will be
seen that while the Germans as a
nation have reputation as being
great beer drinkers, they consume
less than some other nations. A
lltre is little more than a quart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

A reward of Five Thousand Dollars
(s5,000) will be paid by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
way Co. for evidence sufficient to
convict parties who pulled spikes and
removed rail joint at bridge All,
between Manzanola and Fowler,
which resulted in wreck of No. g,
about 1 am, October 30th.
HIN. MUDCE, Gen. Mgr.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
Notice to Consumers.

The city clerk is this week sending
notices to ali water consumers, calling
attention to Ordinance No. 175.
which we print herewith:
ORDINANCE NO. 175.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

On last Saturday Mrs. Emma
Spencer was handed a check for
$4,000 in payment of the policy by
her husband in the A. o. U. w.
This is just 20 days after the death
OF the member, and is certainly quick
action. The payment was delayed
four days by one of the local lodge
officers being out of town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Chas. Hooper has ordered a new
Pianola, for use in the musical de-
partment of his store. When it
arrives we will have music all the
time. All that he will need to dc
with it is to hitch it onto one of
those elegant pianos he has for sale
and it will do the rest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

The Woodmen of the World have
received lot of new parephernalia
which will add much to their lodge
work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

The city bitches are being given a
much needed cleaning out under the
supervision of the improvement COM
mittee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Why worry about your Thanks
giving dinner, just give your order te
the Woman's Guild.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Mrs. J. w. Holloway, of Anthony,
is here on visit with her daughter,
Mrs. F. L. Marsh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

When things don't run smooth,
and darkness pervades the house
phone LA, The Oil Man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Fresh bread, buns, cakes and
cookies, at the New Bakery. opposite
the DEMOCRAT Office. Try them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Better call and order those Calen
dars this week. We want to get in
orders by the 18th, at the latest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

w. T. Kendall is preparing to put
in steam heating plant, to heat his
large hotel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13
THE DEMOCRAT
November ID. 1903 Twelve Pages

Frank Phillips was over from near
Boyd, Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

The roads in Barton county have
been in worse condition than they
are generally seen at this time of
year. The rain wet 'em down and
the heavy hauling cut 'em I'D.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

]. G. Powelson and son. cousins Of
Andy Powelson of this city, came up
from Stafford county this week on a
visit of few days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

For anything in the line of BARRIERS
supplies, call on the Barnett Barber
Supply Co, phone 213.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Mrs. Chas Lechesky came up from
Sterling the first of the week, to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Weiss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

If you want a nice home-cookeo
Thanksgiving dinner, take it with the
Women's Guild, at Mrs. R. B
Smiths.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Chocolate, the finest made, At Nc
Camel & Ewine's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

I. N. Wilhide has been given the
contract for the new residence o.
Mrs. Harris, which is to be erected
in the west end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

On next Monday, the 10th, will
occur the annual visit of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Hennessy of Wichita. High
Mass will be sung at nine a. M, at
which the Bishop will preach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

J. Geo. Brinkman went to Kansas
City Saturday evening to be presen
at the wedding of Miss Wilmer ano
DR.. Mcpherson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

/ THE DEMOCRAT
November ID. 1903 Twelve Pages
| Frank Phillips was over from near
Boyd, Monday.
w. T. Kendall is preparing to put
in a steam heating plant, to heat his
large hotel.
Mrs. J. w. Holloway, of Anthony,
is here on visit with her daughter,
Mrs. F. L. Marsh.
Why worry about your Thanks
giving dinner, just give your order to
the Woman's Guild.
When things don't run smooth,
and darkness pervades the house
phone ia, The Oil Man.
Fresh bread, buns, cakes and
cookies, at the New Bakery. opposite
the DEMOCRAT Office. Try them.
Better call and order those Calen-
dars this week. We want to get in
orders by the 18th, at the latest.
The Woodmen of the World have
received lot of new parephernalia
which will add much to their lodge
work.
The city bitches are being given
much needed cleaning out under the
supervision of the improvement COM
mlttee.
Mrs. Chas Lechesky came up from
Sterling the first of the week, to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Weiss.
J. G.. Powelson and son. cousins of
Andy Powelson of this city, came up
from Stafford county this week on
visit of few days.
If you want a nice home-cooked
Thanksgiving dinner, take it with the
Women's Guild, at Mrs. r. B.
Smiths.
I. N. Wilhide has been given the
contract for the new residence of
Mrs. Harris, which is to be erected
in the west end.
J. Geo. Brinkman went to Kansas
City Saturday evening to be present
at the wedding of Miss Wilmer and
DR.. Mcpherson.
Mrs. Phil Tracy and boys are
expected next Sunday morning. They
will probably live in Mrs. Fryberger's
house in the third ward.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Barton County Fair
Association, will be held on the
second Tuesday of December.
John Robl, John Helfrich, Nick
Schoelen, Franz. Robl, Henry
Achatz and Chas. Heinz were among
the east end people in the city on
Monday.
On next Monday, the 10th, will
occur the annual visit of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Hennessy of Wichita. High
| AvAdoo villa w sung dl l1illC d. ILL.,, dl
which the Bishop will preach.
f. The roads in Barton county have
been in a worse condition than they
are generally seen at this time of
year. The rain wet 'em down and
the heavy hauling cut 'em up.
Chas. Hooper has ordered a new
Pianola, for use in the musical de-
partment of his store. When it
arrives we will have music all the
time. All that he will need to do
with it is to hitch it onto one of
those elegant pianos he has for sale,
and it will do the rest.
| On last Saturday Mrs. Emma
Spencer was handed a check for
$4,000 in payment of the policy by
her husband in the A. o. U. w.
This is just 20 days after the death
of tho m ornhor opI Sc oa~t,;11,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

Mrs. Phil Tracy and boys are
expected next Sunday morning. They
will probably live in Mrs. Fryberger's
house in the third ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Barton County Fair
Association, will be held on the
second Tuesday of December. 4:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-13

John Robl, John Helfrich, Nick
Schoelen, Franz. Robl, Henry
Achatz and Chas. Heinz were among
the east end people in the city on
Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-07
kIPLING AS A FIRE EATER.

From te Cleveland Leader.
 When Swinburne exhausted the vitriol of his ample vocabulary in scoring the czar and the question came up in parlia- ment whether such attacks upon the ruler of friendly country ought to be tolerated a spokesman for the ministry then in power said that he feared there was no force in the kingdom which was adequate to the task of suppressing MT. Swinburne The same excuse can be made now that Kipling has furiousy denounced the in- formal alliance between Great Britain and Germany in the Venezuelan affair." The Germans have good reason for anger and indignation, as far as they take seri- ously the outbreak of the poet who mixes politics with verse, to the detriment of both, but they must understand that in a country where free speech goes as far as 1t does in England no government can be held responsible for the language of such a person as the Anglo-Indian fire- eater, who seems to want his country to form an alliance with the United States and fight the rest of the world on slight prOyOcation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-07
Mileaue Books.

Commercial travelsr in transcontinent- al territory are finding fault with the new interchangeable mileage books,' said a western drummer.
 Their strongest objection appears to be the fact that they are obliged to ex- change their scrip for tickets at the ticket offices instead of having the book honored on the train by the conductor. They also object to the rebate feature of the new system. When an empty book Is returned the traveller Is entitled to a rebate of $15 to $25, for which he has been compelled to wait what seems an unnecessarily long time. The same com- plaints were heard when the Central pas- senger association adopted similar inter- changeable mileage book. but now. after the machinery of the mileage bureau has for long time been running smoothly, the system Is perfectly satisfactory. Doubtless the transcontinental scrip bu- reau Is going through he same experience, and it is only a question of time when the details incident to the operation of the system will be more readily handled and the interchangeable mileage book will be as popular in the West as it Is in the territory of the Central Passenger asso- ciation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-07
Saloon Trade Affected.

'The newspapers poke fun at men who make New Years resolutions and then break them the next day, especially reso- lutions to let liquor alone" said well known bartender, who has had years of experience. "but there are mere men who stick to temperance resolutions than even serious-minded persons might think.
 Every first-class saloon In live city like Birmingham does a pretty good bus mess the year round. but there is always a falling off In January. The first month of the year is ~cnerally the dullest In the liquor business Scores of our custo- mers quit tipping for only two or three weeks, so as to give the system rest, while not few stay quit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-07
CALIFORNIA SAYS NEW
 YORK IS PROVINCIAL

1 and suffering so wildly with bitter cold and cutting sleet that one cringed in sympathy-New York did not understand horses like those. The horses of St. Marks perhaps-yes, or at the best the poor docked-tailed beasts of Madison Square Garden. which trot on tan bark to the music of band. In the feelings of horses like Borglums, New York can not share. It very much preferred some pastels of society girls, and some marbles after the antique.
 It was not until some newspaper critic of unusual enterprise discovered and pro- claimed that Borglum's animals had made a stir in Paris a season or two be- fore and had won him desirable honors, that the metropolitan public began as much as to look to see if those at the Union Arts had any merit.
 And 1t Is precisely the same with the art of the pencil and the brush. If a cer- tain California painter, whose speciality is night scenes, had come over from Eu- rope to exhibit instead of from the coast, as he did, 1t Is safe to say that he would have created a furore. But as 1t was, the very small portion of New York which happened to see his things at all went on US way unimpressed. They were clever, no doubt. But New York has never looked up to southwestern night sky. unpaled by the shimmer Of electric lights. undeadened by dust from thousands of rect and the smoke of countless chim- neys' It mas never seen absolute star lsht across stretch of desert and on white adobe walls And to go in for en- thusiasm about them has never been pointed out by the critics as a sine oua non of culture. Until it shall have been New York will crowd the auction sales that show Botticellis and Carlo Dolces warranted safely admirable and quite in- nocuous.
 The mind of New York is much like that of Bulwer's friend, which reminded one of a 'citizen's garden near London. pretty parterre here, and Chinese nal goda there, an oak tree in one corner and mushroom bed in the other; and, above all Gothic ruin opposite the day win dow You may travel the whole in a stride" and here are neither bound- less seas nor big mountain rainges. nor even a vast plain New York likes the landscape garden better-and vet she might profitably give thought to the fact set forth in the answer made to a stran- ger In the metropolis. It was at the studio of that couple who have the only literary salon in New York-and they, too, are out of the west, incidentally. One celebrity after another, rising or risen, was pointed out to the visitor. This one was from New England, that one was from the south, another from California. vet an- other from the middle west But where are born and bred New Workers? ?' the stranger wished to know. Among this kind of people-the ones who do things? There are none," was the reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-07

N EW things are capable of af- F fordins more pure amusement to
 the cosmopolitan mind than the
 attitude of New York toward all things
 European-unless, indeed, it be her at
 titude toward all things western. As
 to the former, 1t is sufficiently notorious.
 New York herself is the only place on
 two continents, apparently. which fails
 to see the humor of 1t. It adds to the gayety of nations at home and abroad.
 It is harmlessly funny enough in a way.
 but Is nothing to the absurdity of the position she all-unconsciously assumes with regard to the west-any west, but the Pacific coast more especially.
 l Overwhelming evidence throughout a generation has compelled New York at l length to a realization that the Califor- nian does not of necessity wear a gold l nugget scarfpin and 8 diamond ring. She l Is willin~ to accept the individual Cali fornian upon the footing of any other
 man. It Is artistically not individually,
 that California is that Nazareth out of | which no good thing can come. It is likewise the wilderness into which no good thing penetrates The Californian learns to submit in sll patience and hu-
 mility to kindly meant explanations upon all topics which may be classed as of uni- versal interest, to be informed as to the
 works and names and merits of Euro pean and metropolitan celebrities. He learns to have 1t taken for granted, even by Gothamites, who have never got east of Fourth avenue. west of Philadelphia, not so far as the Narrows that his own experience has up to then been bounded by the Pacific on the west and the Rock les on the east. That Californian may have ventured as far as the continent Is the last thing New York ever takes into consideration.
 This is amusing. But endurance revo1ts at observing time and again, unmistak- able merit-not condemned-but blissful- ly complacently ignored by the metropolis solely because it has come out of the west.
 Last winter by way of one example there was an exhibit of statuary, bronzes.
 and sketches at the Union arts perhap ps
 the most representative and really intel | ligent club for both sexes in that or any other town. Borglum had there a number of things on show, and it did not matter
 from what remote spot they came, the
 small figures of animals were wonderful.
 instinct with life and imagination. Noth- | ing among the other stereotyped, classic | bound, prettified pieces in the rooms In
 any way approached them in force or
 form. But New York was totally uninter- ested in them.
 | A bronze wild horse, dancing fin the
 sheer vim of living, mincing like a kit
 ten in playful fun, coquetting with it's
 own shadow coyly, for all the tremendous
 latent strength in it's limbs-New York
 did not know what 1t meant. Or a poor
 mare and tiny colt, caught in a blizzard