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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25
rOR aENT-HousEs.

FOR AENT-HOUSES.
A VERY COMFORTABLE BRICK
residence, containing seven rooms and
outbuilding, with two room stable, feed
house and closets, and a very large
yard. House is well built and finish
ed. Marble nantes, stationary wash
basin, etc. c. II. Dorsett.
FOR RENT, 1O7 BROUGHTON.
east; also several desirable residences
and flats; possession Immediately. Ap-
ply A. Wylly, IL Bryan, east.
TO RENT, 700 HABERSHAM; s
rooms; hot and cold water; southern
exposure; 500; also 446 Price; SIS w.
w. Swinton, 2OS Thirty-eighth street,
east. Bell telephone $50.
FOR RENT, NICE SEVEN
house, 1904 Abercorn; first-class con-
dition; rent SIS. J. c. Postell, Is Bryan,
east.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

One of the special features with the
West Minstrels, next Saturday matinee
and night, is the burlesque extraya-
ganza, entitled 1.-THE Wizard of Boz"
an extremely amusing "skit" of that
famous production. Seats on sale on
Thursday morning at a. m.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES
at cow prices. Koch & Sylvan, As
Whitaker.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN7S
watches. Koch & Sylvan. 46 Whita-
lxar
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-25

REPAIRING ENGINES. BOILERS
in fact. anything in hardware Con-
suit by phone or postal; phones $50.
Mingledorff & Co.
WATCH CHAINS AND WATCH
charms. Koch & Sylvan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22
Died at Lucien.

P. H. Murphy, age 70 years, died
Monday night at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. S. P. Hill, at Lucien.
The remains were brought here last
night and taken to Penniman's under
taking rooms. This morning they
were shipped over the Rock Island to
Walthall, Oklahoma, accompanied by
S. w. Hill and the daughters of the
deceased, Mrs. S. W. Hill, Mrs.fD.
Lewis and Miss Dollie Murphy, who
were at his bedside when death came.
The funeral was held at Walthal this
afternoon at 1 o'clock at the M. E.
church. The remains were laid to
rest by the side of his wife, who pass
ed away several years ago.-From
the Enid Daily Eagle.
P. H. Murphy came from Gridley,
Mclean County, Illinois, to Barton
county, Kansas, in 1877, located in
Great Bend FIVE years, then moved to
the farm north of Great Bend, where
he lived until the opening of the
Cherokee Outlet, Oklahoma, 1898,
when he moved to Oklahoma. He
died April 11th and was buried
April 18th.
Besides the daughters mentioned
in the enclosed item James w. Muir
ply, his son, of Alva, Oklahoma, was
also present at the funeral.
The funeral sermon was preached
by Charles Burchfeld, formerly of
Barton county, now presiding elder of
the Enid, Oklahoma, district of the
NJ. E. church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

1t is expected that the proposed
Knights OF Columbus council viii be
instituted about the middle of May.
Another preliminary meeting viii be
held Sunday afternoon, at which all
who have signed applications, or are
DESTROYS of becoming members should
be present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

A marriage license was issued this
week TO Anton Hich and Mary Prorsi-
Both are from Odin, the young lady
having only last week arrived from
Germany. This is one of those court
ships that has lasted long enough for
the young man to come across. the
pond aud prepare home fore bus
bride.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

A Burroughs adding machine has
been received at the county clerks
Office for trial. One of these things
is a mighty handy thing to have
around the Office of the clerk and
treasurer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

about other companies, for it isn't
business and the people don't like to
hear it.
The Acme, Hodge Harvester Co.
is one of the largest and oldest COM
panies in existence. Under its recent
new organization it is stronger than
ever before, and we are instructed by
them to resent any such statement in
regard to them.
We are not DESTROYS of selling our
machines by riding down any other
company or individual. We are sell
ing them upon their merits only.
The price this year upon 12-foot
Hodge headers, without roller bear
ings, is $3.50. With roller bearings
s165, freight included. Binders, COM
bined machines, mowers, rakes, and
hay stackers will be reduced in price
accordingly.
Should you want an Ideal or Sam
son windmill and tower or a wood or
steel tank, we are selling them also at
a less price than last year, because
we buy them. in car load lots.
We are prepared to give you a bet
ter lawn, garden or field fence than
ever before, keeping greater variety
in stock.
We sell the. Nichols & Shepard
threshing machines. We sell the John
Deere riding and walking listers and
also the John Deere three wheeled
lister. Should you want lister three
to five dollars cheaper we have them.
Should you want a walking lister
three dollars cheaper, we have them.
We aim to sell the best wagons made,
viz: the Studebaker, the Winona wag-
on with the steel hub, the new i'm
proved Moline, and the Bettendorf
steel wagon.
The Moline, Velie and Deere bug
gies and carriages.
The John Deere cultiyators and the
Keystone sod cutters.
Should you need anything in the
way of furniture, carpets, curtains,
wall paper, refrigerators, hardware
and stoves, sporting goods, base ball
goods, dishes. watches, clocks and
jewelry, bicycles, paints, oils and
glass, the White Lily or Ocean Wave
washing machine, the new improved
Eldridge sewing machine, the latest
and best on the market for the money,
the King cream separator for SO and
, S12, which will do just as good work
as hundred dollar separator. Never
had one returned. We have them.
We keep regular plumbers and tin
ners, who do all kinds of plumbing
for house and yard. All work guar
anteed. All kinds of tin, iron and
prepared roofing and tin work done,
We will be pleased to quote you prices
upon any work of this kind. We are
Yours very truly,
Tur MOcrc MEpC 20
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express our most
hearty thanks to all our friends and
neighbors who assisted us during the
late sickness and death of my beloved
husband and our father.
Mrs. r. MANNING and FAMILY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

Mrs. Blockley, of ElIinwood, who
has been visiting her daughter Mrs.
w. F. Klein, returned to Ellinwood
this morning, her little grand daughter
Miss Lola accompanied her. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

The Rebeccas had three candidates
for initiation Tuesday evening and
served a banquet after the regular
work had been performed. The sta
ton of Noble Grand, made vacant by
the death of MIS-. Savage. was filed
by the election of Mrs. A. II. Shafer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

Mrs. D. T. Armstrong is up from
Anthony on a visit with her sister,
Mrs. F. L. Marsh. and old Great
Bend friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

Thomas Harper was initiated into
the Woodmen Of the World Tuesday
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

Ladies-remember the special mil
linery sale at Misses Schridde's, COM
mencing the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22

% Dozen Ladies Fast Black Hose, seamless
an exceptional value. April Sale pr. Csc
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
cATAMouNT AT SCHOOL.
Fifty Pupils Held in School Room for
Nine Hours.

INihS
Not long ago catamount, full
grown and vicious, remained in the
boughs of a maple tree near the door of
school house in Pennsylvania, while
fifty children were held at bay in their
schoolroom for nine hours.
The school was holding its first ses-
sion in several months, the thaw hav-
ing opened the mountain roads. The
last lad who arrived discovered when
q short distance from the door that
he was being trailed by a catamount.
He rushed into the building, bolted the
door and told his news.
Benjamin Mccarthy, the teacher.
smiled, but when he looked out of the
window and saw the beast crouched in
the boughs of the tree his amusement
turned to alarm The program ar
ranged for the opening was followed.
and by II o'clock had been carried out,
but the catamount was. still awaiting
its prey. Shouts for help from eau
tiously opened windows merely served
to enrage the beast.
Noon passed and the catamount still
held its strategic position. When the
sun began dropping in the West the
pupils fell into panic.
Finally their cries reached Andrew
Russell, teamster, and with a re-
volver he ran to the building and saw
the beast. His first shot wounded it
as 1t leaped from the tree. second
shot reached a vital spot as the animal
tore the coat from Russell's back
Russell escaped injury. but had to be
almost entirely supplied with clothing
before he was able to cross the noun
tain
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26

timber, and as yet unsupplied with
brick or boards. In addition to the
main dugout there was a rude barn
bulit of sods. and towering high above
the squat buildings rose lne frame Of
the. first windmill on the cattle trail,
landmark for many miles. Seeing
these things growing up about him,
at the suggestion and partly through
the aid of his widely scattered but
kind-hearted neighbors, lIajor Buford
began to take on heart of grace He
foresaw for his people an independ-
ence. rude and far below their former
plane of life. it was true. yet infinitely
better than proud despair.
1t was perhaps the women who suf-
fered most In the transition from
older lands to this new, wild region.
The barren and monotonous prospect,
the high-keyed air and the perpetual
winds, thinned and wore out the
fragile form of Mrs. Buford This
impetuous, nerve-wearing air was
much different from the soft, warm
winds of the flower-laden South. At
night as she lay down to sleep she
uOI uedT lue Ol LuuSlC nOT
the voice of night-singing birds, which
in the scenes of her girlhood had
been familiar sounds. The moan of
the wind in the short, hard grass was
different from its whisper In the
peach trees, and the shrilling of the
coyotes made but rude substitute for
the trill of the love-bursting mocliing
bird that sang it's myriad song far
back in old Virginia.
One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quar-
terly Meeting, and eke bethinking her.
self of some of those aches and. pains
of body and forebodings of mind with
which the negro is never unprovided.
became mournful in her melody, and
went to bed signing and disconsolate.
Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted
long and urgently, and suspecting the
cause. at length went to her door
What IS it. Aunt Lucy?" she asked
kindly.
"Nothin', nam; 1 Jess rasslin' wifi
ther throne O. Grace er I'll bit. We
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
CHAPTER XVI.
The Hallway House.

''S
Miss May Ellen" cried Aunt Lucy.
thrusting her head in at the door.
"oh, Miss May Ellen, 1 wisht you'd
come out yer right quick. They's two
O them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin'
ouah hens agin-nasty. dirty things!"
Very well, Lucy" called out a
voice in answer. Mary Ellen arose
from her seat near the window,
whence she had been gazing out over
the wide, fiat prairie lands and at the
blue, unwinking sky. Gathering each
q bit of stick, she and Aunt Lucy
drove away the two grinning daylight
thieves, as they had done dozens OF
times before their kin, all eager for a
taste of this new feathered game that
had come in upon the range. With
plenteous words of admonition, the
two corralled the excited but terror
stricken specified hen, which had been
the occasion of the trouble. driving
her back within the gates of the in
closure they had found necessity for
the preservation of the fowls of their
''hen ranch"
Its that same Domineck, isn't 1t.
Lucy?" said Mary Ellen, leaning over
the fence and gazing at the fowls.
"Yessm, that same ole hen, blame
her fool soul! She's mo- bother'n
she's wuf. We kin git two dollahs
fer her cooked, an seems like longs
she's erlive she bound fer ter keep
me chasin' 'roun' after her clare,
she Jest keep the whole lot O. ouah
chickens wore down to frazzle, she
traipsin 'roun' all the time, an them
a-follerin' her. An, of co'se," she
added argumentatively, 1--WE all got to
keep up the reputation O. ouah cook
in. l KANT ask these yer men
dollah meal-not fer no lean ole hen
wifi no meat ontoe her bones-no,
ma'am."
Aunt Lucy spoke with professional
pride and with certain right to au-
thority. The reputation of the Half
way House ran from the Double Forks
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26

essence of vital stimulus. Tall ana
shapely, radiant, not yet twenty-three
years of age, and mistress of earth's
best blessing. perfect health-how
could Mary Ellen be sad?
"Chick chick chick chickee!" she
called, bending over the fence of the
chicken yard. Chick, chick, chick"
"Ill be thah t'reckly wifi ther feed.
Miss May Ellen" called out Aunt
Lucy from the kitchen. And pres
emily she emerged and Joined her
mistress at the corral.
Aunt Lucy" said Mary Ellen, do
you. suppose we could ever raise a
garden? l was thinking. If we had a
few peas, or beans, or things like that,
you know"
"Uh-huh!"
"And do you suppose rose bush
would grow-a real rose bush, over
by the side of the house?"
Law. no, chile, whut you talkin'
bout? Nothin' hain't goin' to grow
yer, 'less'n hits a little broom cohn.
er some O. that alfalafew, er that soht
er things. Few beans might, eff we
wortered 'em. My LAM" with sud-
den interest, as she grasped the
thought, "whut could 1 git fer right
fraish beans, real string beans, does
wondeh! Sakes, ef l cd hev string
beans an apple pies. 1 shoh'ly cd
make er foh'tune, right quick. String
beans-why, law, chile!"
"We'n have to think about this gar
den question some day." said Mary
Ellen. She leaned against the corral
post, looking out over the wide ex-
panse of the prairie round about. Are
those our antelope out there, Lucy?"
she asked, pointing out with care the
few tiny objects, thin and knifelike.
crowned with short black forking tips.
which showed up against the sky line
on distant ridge. Il think they must
be. l haven't noticed them for quite
a while"
"Yass'm," said Aunt Lucy, after a
judicial look. Them blame Ill goats.
Thass um. / wish't they all wuzn't SO
mighty peart an KNOWN all ther
time, so'st Majah Buford he cd git
one O. them now an then fer to eat.
l member mighty we'll how Cap'n
Franklin sent us down er quarter O.
an'lope. Mighty fine meat, hit wuz."
"Er-Miss May Ellen," began Aunt
Lucy presently, and apparently with q
certain reservation.
"Yes?"
u
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
GOT THERE AT LAST.
Presidents Messenger Long Delayed
by Senatorial Courtesy"

Presidents Messenger Long Delayed
by Senatorial Courtesy"
One of the prerogatives of a United
States senator is that when he steps
aboard an elevator in the senate wing
of the capitol he is carried immedi-
ately to his destination, no matter in
which direction the elevator may be
bound or who may be aboard. Three
rings of the bell indicate that a sena-
tor wants to ride, and the conductor
loses no time in responding to the
call.
, One day last week Mr.. Barnes, the
assistant secretary to the president,
stepped aboard a senate elevator
from the ground floor. In portfolio
under his arm he carried message
from the president of the United
States to the Congress.
Senate floor" said Mr.. Barnes, as
the conductor shut the door,
Just then there were three rings Of
the bell and the indicator showed. that
e senator wanted to be lifted out OF
the terrace. The elevator went down
instead of up, and Mr.. Barnes went
along. The senator in the terrace
only wanted to go to the ground floor.
AS he stepped of, however, there was
another senatorial ring from the ter
race. The senator wanted to go to
the gallary floor, and the elevator
went there without stopping. AS the
car started down there were three
rings from the ground floor, and again
the car failed to stop at the destina.
tion OF the presidents secretary. For.
tunately for Mr.. Barnes, this senator
wanted to get OF at the senate floor,
and the congress, after long delay, re-
ceived the message from the presi.
dent.-WashinGton Post
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26

OF the Brazos north to Abilene, and
much of the virtue of the table was
dependent upon the resources of this
"hen ranch" whose fame was spread
abroad throughout the land. Saved
by the surprising grace of pie and
Chicken fixings," the halting place
chosen for so slight reason by Buford
AMI his family had become q perma-
lent abode. known gratefully to many
travellers and productive of more than
a living for those who had estab-
lisaed it. 1t was, after all, the finan-
cial genius of Aunt Lucy, accustomed
all her life to culinary problems, that
had foreseen profit in eggs and chick
ems when she noted the exalted joy
with which the hungry COW punchers
fell upon meal of this sort after
season Of salt pork, tough beef and
Dutchoven bread.
At first Major Buford rebelled at the
thought Of inkeeping. His family had
kept open house before the war, and
he came from land where the
thoughts Of hospitality and of price
were not to be mentioned in the same
day. Yet he was in a region where
each man did many things, the first
that thing which seemed nearest at
hand to be done.
From the Halfway House south to
the Red River there was nothing edi-
BILE. And over this Red River there
came now swarming uncounted tbnu-
sands Of broad-horned cattle, dri. On
by many bodies Of hardy, sunburned.
beweaponed. hungry men. At Ellis
Vile, now rapidly becoming an i'm
portant cattle market, the hotel ac-
commodations were more pretentious
than comfortable, and many a cow
man who had sat at the board of the
Halfway House going up the trail.
would mount his horse and ride back
twenty-five miles for dinner. Such arc
the attractions of corn bread and
chicken when prepared by the hands
of real genius gone astray on this
much miscooked world
Thus the little Southern family
quickly found itself possessed Of a
definite, profitable and growing busi-
ness.
Buford was soon able to employ aid
IN making his improvements. He
constructed large dugout, after the
fashion Of the dwelling most COM
mon In the country at that time. This
manner OF dwelling. practically a roof
eo-oVer cellar. its side walls showing
but few feet above the level Of the
earth. had been discovered to be
very practical and comfortable form
Of living place by those settlers who
eoond region practically barren of
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
all po' weak sinners. Miss May Ell

all po' weak sinners, Miss May Ell
len."
yes, l know, Lucy"
An does you know, Miss May Ell
len, l sorter gifts skeered sometimes,
out yer, fer fear mer supplercashuns
amt goin' take holt O. heaven Jess
right. White folks has one way er
prayin', but er niger KANT pray
erlone-no, mann, jess KANT pray
erlone"
Now, Aunt Lucy" said Mary Ellen.
sagely, there isn't anything wrong
with your soul at all. You're as good
an old thing as ever breathed, I'm
sure of that, and the Lord will re.
ward you If he ever does any one,
white or black"
Does you think that, honey?"
Indeed l do"
We'll, sometimes 1. thinks the Lord
amt goin' to fergive me fer all ther
devilment l done when l was iii. You
know, Miss May Ellen, hit take life
er prayer to wipe out ouah transgres-
shuns. Now, how kin I pray, not to
say pray, out yer, in this yer lam?
They amt chu'ch in a hunderd mile
O. yer, SO fer's 1 kin tell, an they
shohly amt no chu'ch fer cullud folks.
Seems to me like, eff l cd jess know
er single niger, so'st we cd meet
onct in er while. an sost we cd Jess
kneel down togetheh an pray COM
ferble like, same's ef 'twus back in
ole Vehginny-why, Miss May Ellen.
a Nlo
you did see."
Mary Ellen rose and went to her
room, returning with her guitar. Lis
ten, Aunt Lucy" she said; 81 will
play and you may sing. That will
make you feel better, think"
1t was only from perfect under
standing of the negro character that
this proposal could come, and only a
perfect dignity could carry it out with
grace; yet there, beneath the floor of
the wide prairie sea, these strange ex-
ercises were carried on, the low
thrQbbing of the strings according
with the quavering minors of the old.
time hymns, until Aunt Lucy wiped
her eyes and smiled.
THANK yer, Miss May Ellen" she
said; thank yer thousand times.
You shoh'ly does know how toe com.
fort folks mighty well, even a pore ole
niger"
On the morning following Aunt
Lucy's devotional exercises that good
soul seemed to be altogether happy
and contented and without any doubts
as to her future welfare. Mary Ellen
was out in the open air, bonnetless
and all a-hlow. 1t was glorious, sun.
ny day, the air charged with some
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put UP in A-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Denance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the irop
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
Ito be continued.)
WHERE HE GOT THEM.
Little Boys Explanation Embarrassed
Generous Teacher.

1SnGTOuS GdCncT.
At recess one morning little Nathan
Garowski withdrew to corner and
wept, and the heart of his pretty
teacher was moved with compassion.
Whats the matter, Nathan?" she
inquired gently. why don't you play
with the others?"
Nathan looked up with dimmed
eyes. Dust and tears mingled on his
brown cheeks. He pointed mutely to
his skirt and then broke into roar:
1T was the dress of Rebecca. Me
mudder no money has for buy me any
ting. l nefer have the trouser, and
the children-the children-they stick
out the finger on me, and make a
laughs. They call mccall me-a
gi-girl."
Don't mind them, dear" said Alice
Harmon with sympathy. "They shall
not laugh at you long. will get you
coat and trousers, too"
Several days later Nathan appeared
in the glory of a new suit and strutted
about basking in the admiring glances
of those who had despised him. His
cup of pride was filled to overfiowing
when the superintendent came in with
the principal. for visit Of inspection
Nathan, well in the foreground
glanced at his garments and looked
at the strangers for appreciation.
"Why, little boy, what fine pair of
trousers!" said the superintendent af
fably. Where did you get them?'
Nathan drew himself up to his full
height, and outstretched his hand in
the direction of his beloved teacher.
Il got them off her," he announced.
II got them off Miss Harmon"
Then Alice Harmon, with the blush
Of confusion on her fair face, ex.
planned: "The-the children-on the
East Side always say off when they
mean from .''-Lippincott's