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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29

New Chang, Jnly PA battle
was fought Saturday near Ia Tche
Kiao, attended, it is believed, with
heavy losses. The progress of the
battle was watched by many people in
New Chwang from the roofs of the
houses. The day was clear and the
smoke of the guns could be plainly
seen.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 24.-Louis Beck
was today put under arrest for beat
ing his 70 year old mother to death.
Her dying statement was that the
son pushed her over, and she fell and
struck her head, but the evidence the
officers have would indicate that Beck
struck her with some blunt instrument.
Denver, Colo, July Military
rule in the mining districts is to end
this week. There is not a mine in the
state where union man will be rec
ognized.
Pekin, China, July 25.-The Rus
sian evacuation of New Chwang is
now complete.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29

No. of the Pawnee Rock Herald
is received at this office. 1t is pub
lished by Conner & Lippincott, for
merly of Macksville, and is a neat,
six column paper, the size of the
HUSTLER. 1t starts with a good adj
vertising patronage, which, if kept up,
will insure good paper for our west
ern neighbor. The Herald is nom
partizan for politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29
Surprise Party

Friday evening the 22nd, large
number of the old friends and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kincaid,
gave Mr.. Kincaid birthday surprise
party, at the home of J. A. PurvIance
in the third ward. Elegant refresh
ments were served, and George was
made to feel that he still has some
very warm friends in Barton county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kincaid will leave
for their home in Greeley county next
Tuesday, Mr.. Kincaid being much
improved in health by his extended
visit here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29
Mrs. Schenk Dead.

Mrs. Anna Schenk, wife of Anton
Schenk, near Olmitz, died at the ST.
Rose hospital last week, as the result
of an operation which followed recent
illness, and which had been under
taken as last resort to save her life.
She leaves a husband and family of
small children, the youngest only a
few weeks old. The funeral twas
conducted from the Congregational
church Saturday afternoon at 8 p. m.
The sympathy of Mr.. Schenk's many
friends goes out to him and his little
ones in their bereavement.
Professor E. G. Burke has been in
the city for several days. He has
just finished harvesting near St.
John, and is back at the insurance
business.
Mic Berchiedt has returned to work
at E. r. Moses after helping his
home folks through the harvest.
c. D. Spaugh recognizes the ne.
cessities of life. and has be come a
DEMOCRAT subscriber.
A big girl baby was born to A. ].
Mccullough and wife of Hoasington.
Wednesday the GOTH.
Henry Sweet was down from
Beaver township Friday on business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29


visit here.
Joe Henry, horse trader who has
been pesticating around Great Bend
every summer for the past few years,
was pulled Saturday last for beng
drunk, and fined in police court $3.50.
This he paid, but feeling normally
mean. he proceeded to hunt up more
trouble, with the result that Marshal
Wilson again put him in the quay,
where he remained until Monday
morning, when a fine of SIT was
marked up against him and he was
given the telling invitation to leave
town and stay left. He's gone.
A worlds Fair correspondent to
the Lyons Republican says the great
question with visitors there is "What
shall I take ito be comfortable and
still and not be overloaded" We
are not familiar enough with the con-
ditions there to advise the correspon-
dent, but it seems to us that q couple
of small ones in the morning. with
chaser at regular intervals later on
would keep fellow comfortable and
nobody could accuse him from being
s'loaded".
Fred Base of the west side was in
town Monday after repairs for
threshing machine. While at work
that morning, one of the hands let
pitchfork run through the machine,
with the result that the cylinder was
put out of business until they could
get repairs from Kansas City. Mr..
Base says his wheat will average
about 20 bushels to the acre, some
going ten and some thirty to the acre.
Estimates as to what the wheat
yield in Barton county will be for
1904 will have to be revived con-
siderably, as the rains that came
about the time cutting should have
commenced have caused great deal
of black rust, that will knock the
yield out considerably.
H. S. Fish, in the east edge of
Rush county, Tost. his house by fire
on Sunday, The 18th. Loss on the
house and contents about $1,000.
The origin of the fire was a mystery,
as no one was at home at the time.
J. w. Hainline met with quite
painful accident a few days ago. A
wagon wheel fell over on his hand
and considerably bruised it. He has
it tied UP and is taking an enforced
vacation on account of it.
Mrs. VIM. Yeo came out from
eastern Ohio, to join her husband
who has been here for some weeks.
They will likely make Barton county
their permanent home.
Frederick Michaels and Eva
Margheim of Roberts, and William
Korf and Mary Thompson Of Boyd
have been issued marriage licenses.
Albert Kuhl and wife Ct Albeit
were in the city Saturday on their
way to Ellinwood to spend Sunday
with Mr.. Kuhl's parents.
]. r. Underwood was in the city
Friday evening on his way home from
visit to Zion City, Illinois.
Barton will pay in state taxes this
year, S22,471, as against S24,645 Al
gainst her last year.
M. A. Hirdler is a new man with
the Lundblade & Bolingz grocery
department.
E. M. Carr, a former resident of
Hoisington, was in the city Friday
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29
National Democratic Officers.

New York, July 26.-Urey Woodson,
of Kentucky has been elected secre-
tary of the national democratic COM
mittee. John Martin of St. Louis
Seargent at Arms and Samuel Donnell-
son of Tennessee assistant seargent
at arms, The important Office yet to
be filled are treasurer and chairman of
the executive committee. August
Belmont and W. F.. Sheehan, respec-
lively, have been mentioned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29
For feE Stock Raisers

and farmers journal that will &C
quaint you with conditions and oppor-
tunities in the great hustling, busting
Southwest. "The Earth".monthly
illustrated. 25c per year. Sample
copy mailed on request. You'll want
it when you see copy. Address,
THE EARTH, Ills Railway Exs
change, Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-29
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Is Russian Piracy.


Constantinople, July 23.-The pas
sage of the Russian volunteer fleet
steamers Smolensk and St. Peters
burg through the Dardanelles under
a commercial flag and their subse-
quent hosting of the naval flag is
considered here to be a violation of
international law, rendering the YES
sells liable to be regarded as pilates.
It is believed that Great Britain will
avail herself of the presence of her
Mediterranean fleet to emphasize her
protest against the action of the vol
unteer fleet steamers in the Red sea,
and it is anticipated that she will in
tercept the Malacca.
No further steamers have traversed
the straits since the Smolensk passed
through, and it is believed that Great
Britain will protest against the further
passage of the Dardanelles by Rus
sian steamers unless the government
gives an explicit understanding that
the vessels are not destined to act as
cruisers.
London, July 23.-Harvard and
Yale athletic teams met the Oxford
and Cambridge teams in the field
meets today. The Americans took
six of the nine prizes. Results were
in the hundred yards dash, Winner
of Cambridge; two mile run, Goody
of Oxford; mile run. Gregson of Ok
ford; half mile, CORVALLIS of Oxford;
quarter mile, Dives of Harvard, high
jump, Victor of Yale; Hammer throw,
Shevlin of Yale, Hurdle race Clapp
of Yale, broad jump Sheffield of Yale
PIttsburg, Kans., July 23.-The
sixty-thousand gallon water tank
on the Pittsburg Water Company's
eighty foot tower, burst today. The
entire neighborhood was submerged.
The boiler room, residence of Engln-
eer Lapworth, and the kitchen of
Hotel Stillwell were badly damaged
Lapworth's family narrowly escaped
being engulfed. Howard Opil, fire.
man at the water works, was badly
scalded.
Fall River, Mass, July 25.-Of the
thirty thousand textile workers out on
strike here barely hundred entered
the various mills this morning. 1t
had been thought a sufficient number
would. disregard strike order to
enable the factories to run in part.
But the manufacturers, seeing the
employees were determined to stand
OUT firmly against wage reduction,
have mostly closed their plants.
There is likelihood of long and
bitter fight, with the burden of the
losses upon the employees.
Berlin, July 23.-The seizure of
the Hamburg-American liner Scandal
has caused a wave of popular indig-
nation. Director General Balling has
dispatched an urgent telegram to the
Kaiser, now cruising off Sedan, pro-
testing against Russian privateers
molesting German commerce. The
German papers demand a naval
demonstration.
Berlin, July 23.-From Budapest
comes the news that Emperor Francis
Joseph and other members of the i'm
perial family have been abused by
the members of the Hungarian Parlia-
ment, who are debating bill provid
ing for an increase in the salary of
the king. Two of the members call
ed the king a greedy hog and the
others designated the bills as robbery.
Washington, D. C. July 23.-Sena-
tor German has declined to accept the
position of chairman of the national
democratic committee. as he could
not undertake the labors of the posi-
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
COMES HIGHLY REC COMMENDED. u.
Lafayette Bliss, School I; superiatead- t
ent, Receives fiah Endorsements. e D

ent, Receives High Endorsements. B
Prof: Lafayette Bliss, who has
been engaged by the school board
of District No. 22, is expected to ar
rive in the city about the&15th inst,
shortly after/his> return from ST..
Louis, where he is this weeksin at
tendance at the meeting of the Ma
tiona1 Educational Association.
The school board, since engaging
Mr.. Bliss. has received many letters
highly commendatory of their
choice, one from State Inspector of
High Schools. George B. Alton stat
ing that che is a master hand at
managing and building up
school," and :congratulating the.
board upon securing his services.
Another is from Prof. w. NJ, We'll.
professor in history at State Uniyer-
sity in which he says"I regard Mr..
Bliss, as one of a half dozen strong
est men in the state, and as especi-
ally fitted for a vigorous, growing
community like yours. - III: =
Other letters are from Prof.
Northrup, president of the Univer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Will Ask for q Receiver:

M. Gualter, of the Missabe Land
Improvement & Manufacturing Co,
will ask for the appointment Sof a.
receiver. for the:company, the action.
being taken in consideration Of the
fact that many Of the subscribers
refuse to continue payments on
their stock, delaying the business
of the concern. ~ +. i. SI :s:=
The company owns block 100 in.
the Southside Addition, on which
hae been erected a substantial block.
for the proposed manufacturing
plant, and.the assets are conserva-
lively placed at approximately
$1,000, while the total indebtedness
of the concern ,is estimated at about
$1,000. W.T.. .2 r. ). = : ~, -s.5e.: !. I ~.
J. 1t is not unlikely that the com a
pany may get squared away again
in a short time, and that the bust
ness. may be continued. Ez Il.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
CELEBRATION OF the RANGE.
The fourth a Beautiful Day and 1hous-
ands We're Our Guests.

-
Despite the rain and gloomy fore>
bodings of Sunday more beautiful
day than was furnished by the
weather man for the Fourth would
be hard to imagine, and Virginia
again had the crowd of the day, en-
tertainihg thousands from the SUR
rounding towns and adjacent farm
sections-and entertaining them in
a manner rejecting much credit
upon the committee in charge
Mayor Fay and Messrs. Coffey,
Bush, O'Connor, Mitchell and Hal
verson, who had left naught undone
for the accommodation and enter
tainment of the city's guests. =:
From the starting of the parade,
embracing many handsome floats
of popular business houses, to-
gether with numerous and attract
i've calithumpian effects headed by
the Virginia City and Echo bands,
there was not break in the mag
nitcent program as arranged, and
all drank in the spirit of the. day and
enjoyed themselves to- the fullest
extent. -. ~ ~
The parade ended at the grand
stand opposite the Fay Opera, where.
appropriate exercises were con:
Quoted, the Rev. f. NJ. Cathcart in
voking the blessing of,sthe Deity
upon the nation and upon the day.
which all 80 loyalty commemorate.
The reading of the Declaration of:
Independence, that immortal docu-.
ment which is and will ever remain
80 dear to the hearts of all Amer
leans, was by Rod Mcdonald, who
was followed by a flowery address
by Judge Martin upon the meaning
and Significance of the day, the pro-
gram being interspersed with pop
ular national airs by the bands. .
Following the exercises at the
stand was an exhibition log-rolling
contest by Messrs. Flemming and
Stuart, of Eau Claire, Wis.,, who de-
lighted throng for an hour by
by their expert skill, leaving little
doubt in the minds of the -onlookers
that they we're; : as dvertised5Sth the
champion log rollers of the world.
The program of sports was COM
plete in every detail and the prizes
the largest ever offered on the Min
nesota ranges, bringing out full
quota of contestants, the events and
winners being as follows:
Single Calithumpians-
Frank Donnelly and Joe Doyle, 1st.
Frank Keeneybrook, 2nd.
Group Calithum pians-
Lincoln Indians, 1st.
Coxey's Army, 2nd.
Floats /
B. Levin, 1st.
w. A. Hall, 2nd.
E. E. Burley, 3rd. -
100 Yard Dash, Mems -
O. Harold Griggs, 1st.
Stuart Smith, End.
Ed. Johnson, 3rd.
Boys Under IL
John Roe, 1st.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Strike af the Steveasoa..

A strike at the Stevenson forced q
shut,down Of the three steam
sshovels operated by the Drake &
5Stratton company at their stripping
contract at the property. About
four hundred men are affected. The
strike was caused bysa reduction in
pay 0f. the common Ia Dor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

sity Of Minnesota, and Prof. Mc1n.
tire, superintendent of schools at
Crookston, both Of whom are recog-
nized as competent Judges and
both Of whom speak highly of the.
choice of the board. s F.. ES'$$ :; ,.-.= {:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
CRACKERS.

IO"euYYnlcAcy Eu1 1sOlSnOW, FRANK
Bask, hhn Touser, Al Braden, Rory
NICK eaEie, lillian Rooney, will
lam DaFis* and Bruno .Blatz, with
little Willie Wiiey=as coach: They
say,theswiA meet an ythinga on the
range tkany amount at any time;
credit d a. due e rdesssirss.. q, Sc !. IS. s 6.
Bush snd r. a. Coffey, who did the
greater part Of the actual work in
the arrangement of the PROGRAM
and the collection of funds. And
by the way, the exchequer was all
right, showing about 81, l,1OO of con-
tributions for the day.
The ball by the Virginia Fire De-
partment was most enjoyable
event, and the courtesy of the boys
as we'll as the music furnished; by
the Mayo & Copley Orchestra, are
the subject of many complimentary
remarks.
A sky rocket which vas not di-
rected toward the heavens punched
great big hole in the plate glass
front of Hawkinson's: hard wa re
store during the evening. Who
made the shot is not known.
The creased pig had no show, the
crowd pressing him into quick SUBJ
mission. But what was lost in this
chase was amply made up by the
attempts to reach. the top of the
CREASED pole:
The fireworks display was a
spectacular event, handled to a
nicely by Messrs. Pratt, Coffey,
Belanger and Cannon. The assort-
ment was the finest ever. -, -...
The'dynamite cane got in it's work
on a window in the front door of
the Central Hotel. Chief Sullivan
carries piece of the broken imple-
ment' as a memento. :
While the circus and other things
attracted few of our citizens to
Duluth for the day their place was
we'll filled by visitors, of whom we
had hundreds.
We want all our visitors to come
again. Well use you right next
time, same as we did this. :.
Asas borrowed Virginian Stuart
Smith, of the Mt. Iron Fire Depart
ment, can travel some.
Want all our visitors to come
again next year. Well all be here
and glad to see you. I. -, X r. I'd
Enough> dynamite was burned to
blow down the rocks Of Gibralter, if
rightly placed. ,.>s s..=>.... l:.> ~; :. ::
r. B.FreedY attended to the street
decorations-and did his work
right. you bet. =sz =sss.:> s=s * :. II
As Marshal of the. Day Alderman
George is certainly o. *. e. gzz..-. I.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
COUNTY: FRIDAY JULY g lgo
"" Richard fS { I Doe, e and.
WiMlhal1n II Wilson, Ard. J.

Richard Doe, 2nd. ]. !: 8 Ss.s . s...s Z.s. :
Wilham Wilson, ard. j l.sss#.. /. 81
Boys Under IL Il y. .>$:t!s
Marain Hill, 1st. s4ss.:s> z 1: @ q y
LioneI Booth, 2nd:: 5:ss i. s5=z U .s4
Jannss Martin, 3rd. 2 ~: :3:: :::.
Three Legged Race ~ y .@.....: =. G: IS
Karkeet and Moleski, lst.. s.ss.* e. ~. !. !.
r. Larsen and Hawkinson, 2nd. . IS.
Lakarisand stahl, ard s.5 S u: 4. :. ].
Sack Ra{e-,~zs|. >5.:s>5...s2.. %S 5 \ \ ==75 z.
E. VAltnur, let. y r = : = :-@%=aa .@=a j.
Arthur Eddy, 2nd. .@t% - ~ z
oh1Lakari, 3rd. -, =. *s=== II.
Fat Msn's Race. 2. W. 5** E$ss~. ~ e !. ~~,l -:
Stew Cronin, lst.. @:s> ~, s-:N !. /.
Willlam Wiley, 2nd. .44:...;sss> :. =
Runnipg Broad jump "
Ed. Jphhson, lst. :z.::.::=.> szz.::.=. : .
Stuart Smith, 2nd. q =
Creased Pig = r. 81 49,.
Scott SHolson. y :4*+."s ls*z $.@5
Greassd Pole. =.:t;5 /=zz5:s
Emil Johnson, 9 years. Old. !. 8 I.
Tug Of War s.....s, .:z..I r.
Crystal Club Tea am Pretty event.
Free. fdr-An Horse Race &
A. sandstrorn, Elba, let. .ssss:5 z:5sSz:S /:
Chas.Oahrhan, Mt. ron, End: y
Virginia Horses 9 :<<s, rs, s5f<<: H. ::3t.i
Isaac Oil, 1st. . =: p = =.
Daniel. Cofey. 2nd.. =: = .~ :. = -. "
Ponv Woe - gs%75:< @~-S,&S+ - y :. .,:;5-A
Frank sandsttom, 1st. >~ !, =:
Elmer Matheson, 2nd..s :> = ~
Tony|Tfanaassand the :Tornquist
pony divided third money r y:
Log Ralling= - ~. r ri.
LouissLaPrairie, 1st. z.+@4 >!::s-"
Toni p'Mara, 2nd. ~...* .~
JohnfMattson, 3rd. - '>.::.' -:
Fire'neh's Races - T." " ~ :
All Won by Virginia excepting
theA100 yard dash, won for Mt.
Iron by Stuart Smith. -. =.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

b. S. T.: Company l.. Eighth Infantry.
is at Fort Niagara. New York William
r.: Betsy and 1 Are Out was the work
OF VIII Carleton. Jobe: The Franciscans
number nearly 100000 monks. scattered
pretty much all over the world. How they
are divided among the different nations
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
SECULARIZATION.
People Ask If Christian Endeavor
Society Is Not a Spent Force.

Society Is Not Spent Force
Public Opinion.
The Christian Endeavor Society runs
too much TO banners, badges and conven-
tions, and is now spent force" said the
Rev DR.. Robert F. Coyle moderator of the
Presbyterian General Assembly recently
In other words, he pointed out. says the
Philadelphia Press, that lit has over.
emphasized the spectacular in religion.
and. now that the reaction has come. the
organization is found lacking in vitality
and its end is in the range of present
vision"
Attention has not been directed, so far
we are aware. to one phase of this cues
ton which allies il to another, namely the
alarming decrease In the number of cand-
dates for the gospel ministry. In this indu-
bitable state of affairs lies the gravest
charge that can be laid at the door OF the
modern young peoples movement, which
for twenty years has occupied a large place
in contemporaneous religious life. For most
of these years, fervid convention speakers
have been prophesying that revolutions
would be wrought in the church>and in the
world after Christian Endeavor had borne
fruit. 1t is high time to ask for fruit If
Christian Endeavor was ever to accomplish
anything il must. at least in part. have
accomplished it already.
The Presbyterian Banner coming 70 the
defense of the Endeavorers asserts that
neither is the movement dead nor is il
fiourishing it hourished decade ago:
Its days of youthful spectacular dash
and display are over. 1t has decked itself
with badges and marched under its banners
and had its great conventions flooding the
largest cities; now IL is settling down TO
more quiet but not less useful work We
believe the Endeavor movement is to-day
quieter but more powerful force than
ever before; that its principle is one of the
greatest ideas that have stirred the church
in our day, and that il is lasting contri-
button to efficient and practical Chris
tianity."
to the relation OF young people 10 the
church was raised by the Rev Dr. Russell
H. Conwell before the Baptist Social Union
OF New York, in an effort 10 account for
the submerged churches" The offshoots
are practically submerging the church and
the young people are being gradually drawn
away from il, said DR.. Conwell
There are too many movements too
many offshoots, and the consequence is that
the church or any denomination Is diving
the death which can only be natural under
the circumstances. Take, for example the
Young Mems Christian Association. En-
bodied In IL is everything attractive 10 a
young man-gymnasiums, libraries educa-
tional classes. and dozen other things
which will draw the young man 10 It's
rooms where the church at present cannot
| The Young Mems Christian Association
should be a part OF the church. because the
church was responsible for its inception.
and yet the parent of one OF the greatest
| and most beneficial and moral organizations
| of the day has had Its vitality and useful
ness Slapped from 1t because OF its apathy