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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Gun Club.

At the regular meeting of the Great
Bend gun club Tuesday: Paxton
won the donble event, and Ed Cook
the singles. The full scores are. as
follows: In the doubtless, Paxton II,
Wilson Is, Remick ID, E. Powelson
13, Ed Cook II, McMullen IL, May
hew 10, Hume 10 Seivert 9, Moore
9, Geo. Wierauch Z. In the singles,
Ed Cook 81, E. Powelson 20, Rem
ick 10, Paxton 16, Wilson 16,
Schridde 16, Geo. Wierauch IA,
Henry Weirauch IA, Hulme Is, May
hew Is, Seivert 9, Dawson Z, Dunn 6.
Warren Vincent and Joe Degen
were HoIsingtonians in town Satur-
day
Blaine and Tom Bunting and Geo.
Trites have gone out with a survey
ing party.
The commencement exercises of
the sisters school will be held May
21st and 23rd.
A regular blizzard ragged in Ellis
Monday. First they had snow then
a cold driving rain.
For SALE-A good driving horse,
seven years old. C. F. YoUNKIN.
Great Bend, Kans.
Friday night of this week is the
date for the regular monthly meeting
of the Great Bend Fire Department.
DR.. Connect spent Sunday at Linds-
borg. He had with him his little
granddaughter, baby Russell. He
reports rain there all night last
night, and as far west as Ellinwood.
Elmer Brodie, of Ellinwood, was
up in the north part of the county
Saturday, looking after the farm in
terests. He reports plenty of rain
up in Beaver and adjoining townships.
Fred Gerretzen, of Red Wing, A.
Schwager, of Hoisington, Chas. and
Joe Schermuly and Anton Matzek, OF
Ellinwood, were in the city Sunday
to attend the Knights of Columbus
meeting.
Jake Base, formerly a clerk al
Lundblade & Bolinger's, went up te
Pawnee Rock Saturday night. He
and number of other young men o.
that town will start for California ir
a few days to seek their fortunes
Don't believe they should get so fal
away from Barton county for that pur
pose.
| J. K Younkin and wife are down
from Olmitz, where john has jus
closed a successful term of school
They win likely remain during mos
of the summer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Monument to first SoIdier KiIIed.

Grafton, w. Va, April 2sth.-Ten
thousand civil war veterans today at
tended the unveiling of a monument
to the memory of Bailey Brown, the
first soldier who was killedin the civil
war. The funds for the purchase of
the monument were raised by the 10
cal Grand Army post, and the monu-
ment is a handsome granite shaft.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29
Chicago Markets

May wheat opened -S63-87 closed
SS4 high SSs, low S6a.
July wheat opened s3s-4 closed
S445.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

Miss Nettie Jones has moved over
from Hoisington, and with her sister
5 keeping hosse IN the thisd wzss-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

Mr.. E r. Moses and. wife enter
tanned few friends at seven course
dinner last evening, which was fol-
lowed by an evening of social enter
tainment that was very much appreci-
ated by all present. The guests were
Judge Cole, Prof. Baker, z. v. Rus
sell, and ]. w. Clarke and their wives.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers next
Tuesday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

Population ...... 600
Increase from last year.......... -. u
No of farms 125
No of acres under fence 261o7
Value of farms .s532 800
Acres of wheat soxn in fail of 1o03 1880
Bu of wheat hand March 1st 1904. -. 1910
Value of poultry sold in 1908 -............ S6,T9S
g milk and cream sold in 1eo3 S4,045
" animals slaughtered " " 80. $1,ooS
No,of pounds of butter made in 1903.-.... IS
No. of horses and mules in township. 100
'' g cattle - 2,OS6
s. g swine - 272
&c 6 bearing fruit trees 1888
g {" dogs Observation-Disclosures. 2O6
Value of personal property S27,765
Increase from last year..............-.. SOFAS
Largest family in the township is that of Frank
Peschka, with Is members, and Stephen kinze1
and Joe Steiner tie for second place with II each
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

BY Order of The Board of Health
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DOWIE HAS A SYSTEM.
How He Keeps in Mind Those Who
Admire His Plan.

Press dispatches from La Crosse, Wis,
says that new insight into the meth
DDS of Elijah" Dowie and his followers
in inducing farmers and others to give
up their homes and their property to
affiliate themselves and their money
with himself and Zion City was discov-
cred in long distance telephone booth
Saturday. 1t is supposed one of Dowie's
lieutenants dropped the ''insinuations"
and that they were discovered before he
became aware of the loss. That num-
Der of residents of the northwest seem
doomed to be led to the Dowie slaughter
is evident.
The document was self-explanatory
and contained a list of some fifteen or
more persons who were thought to lean
toward the prophet" and who were cit
ed as eligible. Heading the list was an
entry which will be of interest here.
1t is as follows:
"Courtland, Minn.-Hintz, August, 4so
acres valued at $4,000. Told Deacon
Barnard Is months ago would sell and
invest Was much interested then. Not
a member. Has not paid tithes for three
years."
Mr.. Hintz is a prosperous CORTLAND
farmer and some five years ago was an
ardent Dowie admirer. He is said to
have become greatly interested in Zion
City and its work and the disciples of
the prophet appear to have kept him
in mind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
DEATHS ROLL CALL.

Thomas Kenneth Owens, the eleven
year-old son of Thomas D. Owens, the
carpenter, died at half past five o'clock
this morning at the Owens home, 204
Schaubut street. The child had been i'll
only one week with gastric fever. That
he should have succumbed so soon is
something of surprise as he was a
strong healthy boy. He was a bright,
fine, little fellow too and was much
liked by the neighbors. The entire COM
munity shares in the sorrow of the
parents for their irreparable loss. A
short time before he became i'll the boy
was taking piano lessons and making
fine progress.
The funeral will be held at one o'clocR
from the home and two o'clock from the
Welsh church Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
WILL BEGIN WORK SOON.
Practical Gas Company Has Mankato
Plant in Incubator.

w. E. Young returned last night from
North Chicago, where he had an inter
view with j. A. Bauer, of the Practical
Gas Construction company, to whom
gas construction franchise has been
granted by the city council. Mr.. Bauer
gave assurances that the work on the
plant at Mankato would begin in the
spring, as early as May lst, and pos
sibly sooner if the ground is soft
enough. Already the big retorts and
Contemporaries for the plant is in process
of construction. The retorts are done
and were shown to Mr.. Young by Mr..
Bauer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FOSTERS WEATHER.
His Predictions for the First Halt Of
March.

Washington, d. G.. Feb. 27-The
last bulletin gave forecasts of distur-
bance to cross the continent Feb. &c to
March l, warm wave Feb. % to 30, cool
wave Feb. % to March 8. The next
disturbance will reach the Pacific coast
about March 4, cross west of the Rockies
by close of March 5, great central val
leys March 6 to s, eastern states March
9. A warm wave will cross west of the
Rockies about March 4, great central
valleys March 6, eastern states March g..
A cool wave will cross west of the
Rockies about March 7, great central
valleys March 8, eastern states March IL.
This disturbance will belong to a per-
iod of low temperatures. The warm
wave will be moderate, preceded and fol-
lowed by severe cold waves, heavy rains
in the great central valleys west of the
Mississippi.
The third disturbance of March will
reach the Pacific coast about the 10th,
cross west of the Rockies by close of
March IL, great central valleys March
II to IA, eastern states March Is. Warm
wave will cross west of Rockies about
March 10, great central valleys March
II, eastern states March a. A cool wave
will cross west of Rockies about March
Is, great central valleys March Is, east
ern states March II.
This will be cold storm The warm
wave will be very moderate while the
cold waves preceding and following it
will go to low temperatures. The great
lakes and the Ohio valley will get the
worst of this storm, particularly of the
two cold waves, but the whole continent
will be affected by them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
UPSTROM FOUND INSANE.
He Had Declared That He Would Be a
Second Jesse James.

Second Jesse James.
From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Hughes had very little trouble
in making up his mind yesterday af-
ternoon to send Emil Upstrom to the in
sane asylum at st. Peter. The testi-
mony of all persons who knew Upstrom
was one-sided. The physicians, too, told
the same story. Upstrom was taken to
st. Peter yesterday afternoon by Sheriff
Williams and Officer Vogel. The insane
man was very quiet and made no further
demonstrations and or any protests or
resistance. After slamming c. O..
Dailey's office door so hard that the
pane of glass broke, his feelings seemed
to have had ample vent for time.
1t is well that Upstrom has been TAX
en- to the asylum now as he was growing
worse and worse. He had the very COM
mon delusion of insane persons that peo-
pie were trying in this and that way to
get the better of him. He was always
fancying that somebody wanted to
steal his tools. His relatives hated to
make complaint against him, fearing
that he would grow vicious towards
them. The county attorney first &C
tually took the case in hand. Upstrom
said that if people did not treat him bet
ter he would become worse than Jesse
James.
The case is by no means hopeless. The
man was much demented about four
years ago but got better and for a long
time seemed about normal. He began
to grow worse again about four weeks
ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
APPRAISERS CONCLUDE.
Value of the Armstrong Estate Placed
at S393.727.O4.
S393.727.O4

1t is impossible for the trustees to
give even guess at the amount of the
liabilities, and it may be some time be-
fore they can. Every day something
new comes up that complexities the sit
uation. Without schedule of the liza
bilities it is impossible to figure out any
where near what the estate will pay.
The Armstrong glass block was APP
praised at $4,000, and the Armstrong
block, including the part of the glass
block in which A. Guehl's tailor shop Is
located, is appraised at $4,000. They
placed valuation of $500 on the City
hotel Grogan property, $4,o7l; Butter
field property, sl7,llo.-St. James Ga
Zette
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
LILY CREAMERY OFFICERS.

The Lily Creamery company at Lake
Crystal has elected the following offic-
ers: President NJ. B. Hart; secretary
and manager, T. c. Norman; treasurer,
Roy Mead; directors, George Austen,
w. H. Robinson, j. w. Wigley and John
Phillip. Ten thousand pounds of but
ter were manufactured and per cent
dividend declared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
FIVE YEARS FOR BRAINERD.
Montgomery Banker will Do Stunt
in States Prison,

George S. Brainerd, late president of
the Farmers and Merchants bank at
Montgomery, convicted at LIE Sueur Cen
ter before a jury in district court, was
sentenced by Judge Caldwell to five years
at hard labor in the state penitentiary.
The charge against him was for receiv-
ing deposits after he knew his bank was
insolvent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
RATLIFF GOT HIS DOSE.
AssaiIant of Lewis BaIiman to Be
CCoped Up for a Time.

William Ratliff, who shot Lewis Ball
man, inhicting painful injuries, was SEN
fenced to ten and a half years in Still
water prison at lie Sueur yesterday.
Ratliff formerly lived at Eagle Lake.
He bore bad reputation and had been
mixed up in number of crimes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04

Fishermen should take notice that
the state game and fish law will pro-
hibit them from fishing in any of the in
land lakes and Minnesota river on and
after March lst until May 18th. This is
to leave the fish undisturbed during the
spawning season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

John G.. Pressnall to L. o. Pressnall,
lots and s, block 3, Simond's addition
to Eagle Lake, $500.
Effie M. Scherer to Oren G. Akers
lot Is, block 3, Shepard's addition tc
Lake Crystal, $1,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
HAS COME TO HIS SENSES.
Cashier Patten Receives Sentence OF
Ejuht Years in Penitentiary.

w. II. Patten, cashier of the bank in
lie Sueur, was sentenced at LIE Sueur
Center to eight years for forging note
for $4,000. He pleaded insanity. When
arraigned for sentence he stated that he
had not been in his right mind for years,
owing to certain injuries, but that he
had suddenly come to his senses and now
for the first time realized the position
in which he is placed. Other charges OF
unlawful practices are pending against
Patten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
SECURED THE CONTRACT.
]. B. Nielsen & Co. Will Build Cotton.
wood County Court House.

j. B. Nielsen & Co. have been award
ed the contract for the court house to be
erected by Cottonwood county at Win
dom. Their bid was 100000. There
were seven bidders in all. Work will be
commenced on the building as soon as
frost is out of the ground.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
SECURED A PENSION.

Congressman McCleary has secured a
pension for Julius Copp of San Francis
co. Mr.. Copp is brother of George
Copp, and was at one time employed
in the printing offices in this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
A STONE FROM EVERY COUNTY.
Plan Suggested for the Building OF
the OGlethOrpe Monument.

Plan Suggested for the building OF
the OglethOrpe Monument.
Editor Morning News: 1 have no.
ticed several times during the last
year, articles in the public prints rela-
tive to the organization of an asso-
citation for the purpose Of building a
monument in perpetuation Of the MEM
DRY of Oglethorpe. So far as practi-
cal results are concerned, very little
seems to have been accomplished yet.
AS every Georgian should take a just
pride in furthering such a worthy
movement, it would seem that some
thing should be done without further
delay towards bringing the matter in
to more tangible shape.
In this connection, l suggest that 1t
might be a good idea to erect the
monument somewhat on the plan of
the Washington Monument, i. e., let
each county in the state furnish a stone,
with an appropriate inscription there
on, and if not at variance with good
architectural taste, each stone might
represent the product of some quarry
in the county making the contribu-
tion. The number of stones so furnish
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
SAM JONES LECTURE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIII Talk on
Philosophy, Incidentally Politics.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIII Talk on
Philosophy, Incidentally Politics.
Rev. Sam p. Jones viii flll the final
engagement in the Savannah Theater
before the remodeling OF the house be-
gins. Mr.. Jones will lecture next Tues
day night on Medley of Philosophy
Facts and Fun" with a side reference
10 national Democratic politics. He
promises an abundance Of fun and
food for thought.
In discussing the coming of Mr.. Jones
one man said ne paid to hear him
lecture in theater at Atlanta re-
Gently, when standing room only was
obtainable. The surprising feature
about this liberal attendance was that
Mr.. Jones had just closed two weeks
protracted meeting in a gospel tent
nearby. ZONES Will draw a crowd any
where" said ne, because he always
has something interesting and enter
tanning to say"
Sam Jones tickets may be had at
Livingston's Pharmacy, Lindsay &
Morgan's and the Rhodes Haverty
Company The tickets being sold are
TO be exchanged at the theater box
office for reserved seats.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
IMPR0MPTU OPERA
ON CITY OF COLUMBUS.
Given for Passengers by Thorne
Baker Opera Company.

Given for Passengers by Thorne-
Baker Opera Company.
The City of Columbus reached Sa-
vannah yesterday morning on its sec
ond visit to this city, bringing seventy
seven passengers. The trip was pleas
ant one and the passengers were high
in their praise of the new ship and of
the many courtesies extended them.
Among the passengers were eighteen
members of the Thorne- Baker Opera
Company, en- route to Mobile to play
an engagement of sixteen weeks. In
the party is Daise Thorne, Pauline
johnson, Bessie Fairbairn, Eloise
Bishop. Thomas Sinclair Gore, Bow
man Ralston, George B. Jackson, Dan
Young, Max Fichlander, Lottie Dale,
Mabel Clarke, Polly Fairbairn, Geor-
gia Harvey. Dorothy Delroy. C.. F.
Carlson. Lyman r. Kennard, y. +.
Smith, and Frank Howard.
Miss Thorne was a member of the
Shay Opera Company, which has
given a number of performances in
this city. She will return here for one
or more performances when she begins
her winter tour. The party was the
life of the ship on the trip down, CIV
ing an impromptu opera for the bene-
1T of the passengers, and taking part
in two or three concerts as well. The
opera singers will leave over the Sea-
board Air Line this morning for Mo-
bile.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
CITY BREvITIES.

Charged with deserving their ship,
the bark Silvia, Pat Galliger and Jen
Jansen, two sailors, were arrested ear
ly last night by Patrolman Clancy.
The men will be turned over to the Of
ficers of the ship.
There is one less 'possum on the
county farm. Monday night the last
car for Isle of Hope ran over a pos
sum as ii was crossing the track
through Pritchard's swamp, severing
its head from it's body.
Col. VIM. G. Obear. inspector gem
eral, G. S. T., inspected the Benedic-
tine Cadets yesterday morning and
yesterday afternoon inspected the
books and records of the Chatham
Artillery. To-day he will inspect the
Waycross Rifles.
In order to illustrate the quality of
crops that can be grown in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Savannah, Gen. w.
w. Gordon has presented the Chamber
of Commerce with sheaf of oats
grown on light sandy soil about two
and half miles from the city on the
Thunderbolt road.
Willie Foster, colored, seriously cut
Alice Merritt, a negro woman, early
last night. For a time II was thought
that the woman would die but later It
was announced that she was not in
any danger. Foster was caught later
in the night and will be given a hear
ing before the Recorder this morning.
A saw az the Vale Royal mills yes
terdsy morning struck cannon bail in
a log that was being cut. When the
obstacle was struck the machinery was
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
COL,J,H, M, CLINCH'S
WILL PROBATED
AMONG NEAR RELATIVES
OF THE TEsTATOR THE ESTATE IS
TO BE DIVIDED.

VIII Was Drawn in July, 1s92-First
Item Left Large Request TO Wife
of Col. CIinch-NepheNvs Were Re-
membered in the Division of Prop
erty-PrOvision for the Sale of
Camden County and Florida
Lands.
With the clerk of the Court Of Ordi-
nary yesterday, the will of the late
Col. j. II. NJ. Clinch was filed. The
will was probated in common form and
admitted to record. The following is
a brief summary of the disposition OF
property made by the testator, in which
there was considerable general interest:
The first item bequeathed the sum Of
$4,000 to his wife, Eliza beth L. w.
Clinch. With this bequest went all the
books, pictures, hOusefurnishings etc,
of the testator.
The will was drawn on July II, 1892
at which time Col. Clinch's wife was
still living. Since that date, however,
she has died, and the portion set aside
for her viii now be disposed of with
the residue OF the estate, as provided
in the terms of the will
To his mother, Sophia H. Clinch, he
bequeathed the sum of $1,000 yearly
This annuity is to be paid in two in
stallments of $1,000, the time on which
the installments are to be paid being
set forth in the Will
After making all arrangements for
providing for his mother with her an
nuity, the executors are instructed to
secure from her a release of all claims
which she may have on Col. Clinch's
plantation, known as The Refuge"
Residue Disposed of.
The residue Of the estate-which 1t
will be seen is considerable-the Will
provides is TO be divided as follows:
All is to be taken together and di-
vided into five equal shares. The first
share is to go to his sister, Eliza b.
Anderson. A similar share is to be
given to the brother of the testator,
Henry A. Clinch. In case of death of
the beneflciaries the children are to
stand in the place of their parents,
The third of the five shares is to be
equally divided between Duncan Hey
ward and Bayard Hayward children of
a deceased sister OF the testator. An
other share, equal 10 the other three,
goes TO another sister of the testator,
Mary A Clinch.
other Nephews Share.
The one share remaining is to be di-
vided between Duncan, ]. II. NJ, r.
Floyd and George o. Chnch, share and
share alike. These beneficiaries are
children OF a deceased brother of the
testator. Duncan l. Ciinch.
Provision is made for the selling of
the plantations and other real property
in Camden county. and also In Florida,
in order that the division of the prop
erty as expressed above may be car
ried out without difficulty
The will names Mr.. T. NJ. Cunning
ham and Gov. D. c. Hayward as the
executors Of the will. The executors
qualified yesterday. The witnesses TO
the win were Judge Samuel b. Adams,
Mr.. A. P. Adams and Mr. E. L. Good
man.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
LOCAL PERSONAL.

o. K. Jelks. Esq, president of the
Quitman Cotton Oil Company, Quit
man, Ca, spent yesterday in the city.
w. w. Abbott, ESQ.,, cashier of the
First National Bank Of Louisville, Ca,
is in Savannah on business and pleas
ure.
The condition of little Walter
Charlton Hartridge last night was such
as to give Mrs. Hartridge great con-
Germ. The little fellow is suffering
with typhoid fever.
Capt w. c. Vincent of Bluffton, S.
c., passed through the city yesterday
en- route for the South Carolina State
Democratic Convention which is to be
held at Columbia to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18
RIDDLE OF SAMSON
LECTURERS THEME.
Rev. Lincoln Mcconnell Will Speak
at Trinity Church.

at
"Samson's Riddle Solved" will be the
subject of the lecture at Trinity Church
tomorrow night by Rev. Lincoln Nc
Connell of Atlanta. The lecture will
be given in the Sunday-school room of
the church and the indications are that
there will be a large audience.
The lecture was recently delivered
for the benefit of Grace Church in At
lanta and only the highest praise was
heard concerning it. The Atlanta pa
pers spoke in the most commendatory
manner of the lecture and character
lied it as one of the strongest on the
entire Lyceum course.
To SaVannahians Rev. Mr.. McCon-
nell will be remembered as the evan
gelist who recently conducted a series
of meetings at Trinity Church. His
sparkling wit and humor his unique
and forceful phrases. and the real
truth and earnestness which lay under
the lighter exterior, made his sermons
very popular and the meetings were
marked by constantly increasing con-
gregations. AS a mimic he has few
equals.
The subject of the lecture tomorrow
night permits of the introduction of a
variety of incidents, and a rare treat
is assured all who attend.