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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
OVER THE STATE.


Junction City and Concordia were
each visited with another heavy rain
Thursday. thus further delaying the
harvest:
DR.. r. R. Gray, who lost his certif-
cate to practice medicine a yeas- or
more ago, owing to his connection
with the Irma- Brown case, has been
reinstated.
Henry Squires, superintendent OF
schools at Attica, and one of the In
structors in the Harper county nor
NAL, was accidentally struck in the eye
with ball, causing the loss of the
eye.
The committee of forty which looks
after the business welfare Of Atchi
son will within two months begin
drilling for oil and gas. The com
mittee purposes putting down a drill
$500 feet.
E. W. Murray of Lawrence was
the successful candidate from Kansas
for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Il
consists of three year course, and
800 pounds per year.
AT meeting of several prominent
democrats at Scott City last Monday,
w. B. Washington, of Leoti, announc,
ed himself as a candidate. for con
gresham from the Seventh district
on the democratic ticket.
More than 100000 was added to
the permanent and annual school
funds of the state during the first six
months of 1904 by the sale of school
lands and the receipt of interest on
former sales.
The expected has happened. The
supreme court of the state has re
fused to give Dan Anthony a nomina
ton certificate for the congressional
nomination in the first district, and
d. r. Anthony in an editorial in the
| Leavenworth Times winds up the
same by referring to the court as
political towards. Col. Dan hac
better look out. Such remarks may
not go down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
Shooting at st. John.

Friday afternoon, the 18th, negro,
Sam Alexander, and a white man,
Allen White, harvest hand, got in
a quarrel over penknife at ST. John,
and Alexander shot White in the leg,
producing a painful though not dan
gerous wound. Alexander is said tc
have evaded the officers and skipped
out, the last being seen of him wa:
when he went into aN field of tall corr
near the town. 1t is also reported that
a mob gathered and burned Alexan-
der's house, threatening to lynch him
if they caught him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Mrs. III. Gilmore is home for. a
short time. She reports Mr.. Gilmore
as being in poor health.
Mr.. Bruce says he will have his
cement block machine in-operation as
soon as ne can, get shipment of ce-
ment from Colorado.
There has been another decline in
the price of gasoline and coal oil,
making the reductions total about 4
cents gallon from last years prices.
Had the consumers noticed it?
John Bridgeman, the genial bag
gage smasher at the Santa Fe, spent
several days last week visiting his
mother at Mcpherson. MUTT Meyers
acted in his place at the depot.
Are you gathering material for dis
play at the county fair? If not, get
after it right away. Let US make the
1904 Barton County Fair representa-
tive of the products of Barton county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
Democratic County Committee.

The Democratic Central Commit
tee of Barton County is called to meet
at Great Bend on Thursday, July %,
1904 at 9 p. M, at the Office OF
Breeder & Dodge, to select delegates
to the State, Congressional and Sena-
torial convention, as per instruction
of last County Convention, and to
transact such other business as may
come before said committee.
All members of the Central Com
mittee are requested to be present.
L. c. BREEDEN, Chm.
WILL E. STOKE, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

yT& Z Co. TO Mrs A Flanagan
pit S e or >33-2o-15, SIS.
Geo. Boisell to D Q Gray 1t 1l-12
West Add, $500.
Co of Barton to H A Weber 1t 10
blk So, sl41e.
Claflin Town Co to Eathel H
RAIDER 1t lSI9-20-21-22 blk IL. s175
Clafin Town Co 10 Eathel H
RAIDER 1t 1917 blk II. $500
w H Goatley to w w Payton Ito
11-12 blk IA, 1915.
Heirs Gallon to Aloes Polzer 1t 5
As blk II Albert, $3.50.
John P Gallon ct al to Aloes Polzel
1t 3-4-5 blk IS, $3.50.
E. R. Moses to ] w Soderstron
1t II blk 6 Hois cemetery, SIS.
John W Pascoe to w S johnson
blk 1-2 Baldwin Add, s1400.
Albert Spencer to Ida A Moses {
hf 14-18-13 J int hf 10-1S-13, $500
Nettie C Spencer to Ida A Nose:
J hf 10-l8-13, $1,000.
Geo J Spencer to John " Pascoe
1t 90 blk 95, 500.
William R Smith to ] w Winert Il
11-12 blk Hois S215.
Reuben Sherar to. Anton Goldman
mer 1t 11-12 blk IS Ellinwood, 1925
William R Smith to Olive L=Prose
1t 81 blk Smith Add, s140.
F st Claire to Bessie Under n {
or 5-1S-14 $500.
United States to Joseph A Downey
S wqr SSH
C F Williams to Fred J Smith 1t
blk Pawnee Rock, S65.
Albert Weiss to Albert Amerine
w or 1914, S4100.
Maggie A Yeakley to Geo L Yeak
ley J int e hf w or 36-1S-I4, $1,000
Geo L Yeakley to Maggie A Yeak
ley J int hlf W or 36-18-14 $1,000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22


It has been reported around town
and was even reported IN the papers,
that los Cummings and Miss Robson
were married out in Colorado last
week, but Jos. denies it and says It
was gotten up like most Of the war
news, by reporters. that were too fas
from the scene of action.-Clafiin
Clarion.
We are exceedingly sorry. both for
Zoe and for ourselves, that we were
misinformed about the above event.
IF Joe win kindly kill of few of the
gay lads about Clafn, decently inter
them and send US the bill. We will
gladly remit.
Some work is needed on the fair
grounds race track to put 1t in first
class condition. The indications are
that the races here this fall will be
filed with some of the best horses in
the state.
Trustee Ashpole was Monday
county seat visitor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
Her Elements of Weakness.

corruptness among the army officers
of highrank. In America Lieutenant
Boris would have been quickly court
martia,ed, in Russia "Duke" Boris
was simply recalled.
Berlin, July 16.-The Tageblatt de-
clares the cars recall of Duke Boris
is due to the grand dukes attack on
General Kuropatkin. Duke Boris ar
rived in Mukden with a number of
disreputable women. General Kurc-
patkin summoned the grand duke to
headquarters, saying:
81 cannot permit this at Russian
headquarters and must insist that your
highness send those women away"
Immediately Boris returned: You
seem to forget who am"
General Kuropatkin replied: "No
you are lieutenant of hussars. and
1 am commander in-chief. l order
you to sand these women away or
take the consequences"
Boris angered drew his sword and
slashed at Kuropatkin. The latter
lodged, but the sword cut his nose.
Kuropatkln remained in the quarters
several days. He reported the Incl
dent to the car and Boris was re-
called.
Charles Younkin visited at Galatia
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. D. A. Weltmer is at St. Rose
hospital undergoing treatment.
Norman Ream has been appointed
postmaster at Arnold in Ness County.
A new awning has been put up in
front of the Hooper Drug Co. estab-
| lishment.
G. w. auckland returned Friday
from an extended visit to his son Bert,
in Colorado.
The whirr of the header is dying
out, land hum of the thresher is getting
in it's work.
Fred Walker is preparing to build
a house on neof his vacant lots in
the third ward.
Glenn Quinn has discovered new
kind Of "chewing." John Frank says
it's "hot stuff"
The political "spell binder" prom
Uses to get around these parts about
the first of August.
Mrs. Chas. Sievert returned Friday
night from Kansas City, where she
has been for the past month.
Mrs. Miles O'Rouke, of Newton,
who has been visiting friends in this
city returned home today.
Three threshing machines were
running, between the east side of
town and the Walnut, this morning. /,
Miss Ray Wilczek of St. Louis is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. J. Meyer,
and her brother Leo, and their fam
lilies.
The new seats for the city high
shool are here and being put in shape.
They will be greatly appreciated by
the students.
We will bet two dollar dog against
a ten cent cat, that Great Bend is the
only town in the state that has an
auto-hack line.
Miss Bessie Shedd has been elected
teacher of Latin and German in the
Crawford county High School, at
Cherokee, Kansas.
The material is on the ground for
the new sidewalk on the east side of
Main street from Newcombe's office
down to PETERS barn.
The Hume mill office has been
moved to Allison's, lower coal yard,
and is being fitted up as joint Office
for Allison and Hume.
Fred Pressl has tired of farming
and will begin working today for
Bert Craig who has just opened
barber shop at Hoisington.
One of Frank Shaffer's daughters
has accepted a position as bookkeeper
for c. S. Allison, and began her
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
An Arm Broken.

Sunday afternoon Mrs. John
Woestman had been to a neighbours
home on visit. AS she was driving
into the gate the horse became fright
ened and ran away throwing her out
of the buggy and breaking an arm.
Medical assistance was summoned,
and the lady is resting as easy as
could be expected
A. E. Smith, across the line in
Stafford county, has just finished cut
ting his wheat. AS with nearly all
others on the south side, there was
practically no damage in his fields,
and his yield will be good. He was
just in receipt of a letter from a
cousin, Frank Smith, who visited him
about ten days ago, saying that the
latter's wife and daughter were on
the Wabash train which was wrecked
near Litchfeld, Ills. They were on
the way to St. Louis, where they were
expecting to meet Mr.. Smith. The
wife was seriously injured and the
daughter killed outright.
The employers of the Pittsburg
Steel Foundry, at Glassport, Pa; were
paid off and notified that the plant
would be operated non union next
week unless a reduction of ten per
cent in wages was excepted. The
men declare they will not return to
work at the cut, and as Superintendent
McDougle is said to have already Sc
cured number of non union men to
work, trouble is expected.
Millers in the wheat belt are issu-
ing cards urging the farmers to stack
their wheat and to refrain from thresh-
ing it while it is vet. They say that
wheat blighted somewhat by the rains
will regain its color and strength in
the stack. This will avoid demoraliza-
ton of prices by throwing damaged
wheat on the market, and in the long
run will net the farmers much profit.
Rememher the big days at HoisinS-
ton-July 1880.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
DROPS IN MAIL BOX
HIS STEAMER TICKET
Pole Saw Others Do 1t and Is Frantic When Refused Ad-
mission to Ship and Falls Overheard.

NEW YORK, June %. - Blokolena
Tomo. Pole, who came from Chicago
with a steerage steamship ticket in an
envelope in an inside pocker. arrived in
Hoboken yesterday intending to sail OH
the first steamship leaving the Ham
burg-American Line piers.
While walking along River Street he
saw two or three persons who were APP
parently bound on an ocean voyage drop
letters In a mail box. He poudered for
a moment and. taking the precious en-
velope from his pocket, deliberately
poked it through the opening.
No Ticket; No Trip.
Then he hurried to the pier and at
tempted TO board the steamship Penn
syiyania. which is scheduled to sail to-
day He couldn't produce a ticket and
was told 70 make himself scarce.
Tomo, who was laboring under the de-
fusion that the steamship company
would receive his ticket by mail. wanted
to argue the question, but no one could
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
DOES LONG STORAGE
AFFECT FRESH MEATS?
Question Will Be Settled by Expert
ments Conducted by Prof. Wiley,
of Agricultural Department.

And now the chemists Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are to try to de-
termine whether a chicken killed and
kept five years, and Ocier food treated
the same, is good food Some of the
chemists think not. Prof. Harvey Wiley
is one of the latter opinion. and he will
conduct q number of experiments eX-
tending over year, as d.u MS delving
into the use of preservaCves. and their
effect upon the human system, illus
trated by having a squad Of men eat
poison for twelve months. The expert
mentation will be commenced next
month.
The results obtained by the chemists
in the poison experiment created so
much interest that Prof. Wiley deter
mined to take UP the matter Of the de-
terioration OF food that has been kept
too long on ice. He seems 10 be OF the
opinion that nothing should be kept
more than a year. Chicken and meat
generally, he thinks is nice and fresh
VI to the time Il Is a year old. After
that, he thinks, II begins to age and
lose flavor, and change in composition.
At present the warehouse men buS
I'D eggs. birds of all kinds and vege-
tables. in wars when they are plenti-
full. and then keep them on ice until
there is a scarcity. 1t was said at the
| department this morning that cases
| have been known where the warehouse
men preserved food from eight to ter
years. II is the intention TO show thai
/ food kept this long Is valueless, If not
l absolutely injurious to those eating H.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
HISTORIC SCENE
IS REPRODUCED
Landing of French DiscOv-
erers at st. John.
FEATURE OF CELEBRATION
Statutes at Sunrise by War Vessels OF
= Three Nations-"Explorers"
Go Ashore.
FEATURE OF CELEBRATION

ST. JOHN, n. B.. June 25.-In June,
1904, this harbor was discovered by Occur
de Monts and Samuel de Champlain and
named by them in honor of ST. John the
Baptist The landing OF the intrepid
explorers Of old France has been re-
produced with its attendant scenes as
nearly as possible. The day was a
public holiday and the celebration was
the greatest Of tercenterary week.
Statutes were fired at sunrise and the
war vessels Of three nations and all the
merchant shipping in the harbor were
dressed In bright colors. AT every hand
on land and water were displayed the
British flag the Stars and Stripes. and
the tricolor.
The feature Of the forenoon was a
representation OF the landing of Cham
plain, de Monts, and Poutrincourt from
their vessel. the Timothee, represented
by an old vessel made as nearly as pos
sible like the original ship Half a
hundred yachts accompanied the French
vessel. A parade through the streets
followed
A number of militia companies and
local societies marched to the north
end of the city, where a monument was
unveiled in Riverview Park to the
c n \ las who fell in the South African
~. lser a tablet in the new Car
neg Il Try was unveiled in memory
of % ~ lain.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
Wit By COAL TRUST
ON ALL INTERFERENCE
Use of Shotguns and Hot Water, 1t Is
Alleged, Was Threatened by
the Operators.

PITGSBURG. Pa. June 25.-The Mo
nongahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke Company. known as the river coal
trust. which since It's formation has been
attempting TO crush all the Independent
coal companies, has been summonded
TO court by an independent concern-the
Saw Mil Run Coal and Supply Com
pany-
In the bill filed in the court Of common
pleas the authorities are asked 70 re-
strain the river coal trust from inter
fering with work at the public dock
near Eighth Street, Pittsburg, or from
molesting the Saw Mil Run Company
in the delivering of coal in boats and
barges- II is alleged that on May 70
last the river coal trust placed a large
number Of barges of coal alongside or
those of the complaining company. and
by shore lines and chains prevented the
unloading Of the Saw MIL Run Com
pany's barges.
The river coal trust. II is alleged
threatened with shotguns anyone inter
fering with their lines. 1t is also al
legged that the river coal trust has a
hose attached TO a steamer in such a
manner that II may scald with hot water
any person attempting 10 interfere, and
/ that II has so threatened to-meel any
such Interference.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
BARK lI8 DAYS OUT
TOSSED BY STORMS
Crew Suffers From Hunger
and Thirst.
SHOWS COURAGE
Wife and Daughter of Captain Aboard
Dismantled Barnacle-Covered
Holliswood.

LOS ANGELES. June 25-Heavy with
barnacIes, leaking, and partly dis
mantled, the American bark Holliswood,
Captain Knight, with a cargo OF coal
from Newcastle. y. s. w. for San Fran
cisco. has reached San Pedro. us days
out
So foul with barnacles IS the barks
bottom. says Captain Knight, that even
with favoring winds she dragged rather
than sailed.
As cabin passengers the bark brought
the captains Wife and infant daughter.
both of whom suffered. with the officers
and crew, from lack Of provisions and
water
The Hollisworth carried crew Of
fourteen officers and men. REINFORCED by
stowaway. a Pennsylvania boy, Dan"
Rooney. who, Captain Knigl, says,
earned his passage by courageous be-
havior In the handling of the storm
beaten ship.
The day after leaving Newcastle the
Holiswcrth ran into high SIS and
out the voyage one storm after another
was weathered.
Twice the Holliswood spoke passing
ships. which transferred to the Hollis
wood what provisions and water they
could spare
Captain Knight sent kilograms to his
mother, in Hollis, L l. and to the
/ bark's owner, Stephen r. Mills. in New
( York.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25

understand him. He became frantic, and
Special officer Frederick Messenkopf
was called to quiet him
Tomo refused to become calm. In the
excitement the Pope tripped on the
string-piece and rolled overheard. he
pulled himself together, swan to
lighter moored alongside the pier and
clutched a rope hanging from the bow
Messenkopf and John Lohse, clerk.
caught Tomo as he was about TO fail
back into the water, exhausted. and
hauled him TO the pier.
Thought 1t Was Proper.
The Pole was sent TO st. Mary's Hos
pital in an ambulance, and when his
breath came back he explained that ne
had dropped his ticket in a letter box.
He couldn't tell why he did it except
that he saw others do what he thought
was the same thing, and concluded that
II was proper
The postoffice people found the envel-
ope with the steerage ticket and re-
turned It 10 it's owner. The Pole was
advised not to part company with II
until after he goes aboard the ship
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
SAYS STOCK BROKERS
DISREGARDED ORDERS
G. w. Littlehales Sues to Recover S5,o75
on Transactions He
Repudiates.

George w. Littlehales has begun suit
against Lewis Johnson & Co, bankers
and brokers. TO recover $5,975 as the re-
suit of a deal between the parties in
reference to the purchase of 100 shares
of United States-Shipbuilding Company
stock
Mr.. Littlehales says on September is,
1902. he directed the defendant to Dur-
chase for him 100 shares of the stock
mentioned for regular delivery at
lowest price. He says he deposited SUI
ficient money to pay for the stock. In
stead of purchasing the stock as d.
rected, Littlehales says Lewis Johnson
& Co. made a contract in private 70 pur-
chase the stock when issued, at a
price in advance of its real value.
On the following day, when he learned
what had been done. IittlehaIes says, ne
protested against the action of the de-
PENDANT for disobeying his order and
then and there would have repudiated
the contract had not the defendant urged
him not to do so until an investigation
was made and the time when the stock
would be issued definitely ascertained.
When on October u, 1902, LtttlehaIes,
having learned nothing definite. went 10
the office of the defendant and demand
ed cancellation OF the transaction, ne
was told by the defendant, he says,
that Il was then too late for him 10 re-
pudiate; that the transaction could not
| be Cancelled, for his order had been exc
cuted.
He SAYS he learned later that his order
had not been executed by the defendant
I nor the money deposited paid for tbs
stock. until about November l3, 1902
/ He says. however, that he was aIter'
! wards induced to accept the stock.
/ Leclie & Fulton and w. G. Cox are
named as counsel for the plaintiff
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. June 25.-Mr. and
Mrs Ohio H. W Talbot have re-
turned from their wedding trip 70 At
lantic City. and viii make their home
IN the West End, at the home OF Mrs.
Charles NJ Jones. after July /
Miss Ella WooItOn is the guest OF Mrs.
Ella Anderson
Miss Mabel Haney. who has been Wis
ting at Jamestown, has returned home
here.
Richard Falvy. of New Orleans, who
has been visiting at the home of his
father-in-law, Hon. Spencer G. Jones.
has returned TO his home. Mrs. Falvy
will remain here for several weeks yet.
Mrs. James Dawson. Of Spokane Falls.
Wash, who has been visiting friends
and relatives here. is now visiting IN
New York.
Misses Margaret and Priscilla Dawson
are visiting friends IN Baltimore.
Miss Sommers. formerly a resident OF
this town but now Of Kentucky. Is Wis
iting here. She is al the Montgomery
House.
Mrs. Ella c. White. formerly OF this
place is at the Montgomery House.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
LABORERS IN G.P. 0.
DESIRE HIGHER WAGES
Ask Audience With President to Lay
Claims Before Him-Two Dollars
Day Too Little.

The helpers in the Government Print
ing Office have drafted letter wIich
they will send TO the President in day
or two. asking for an audi.nce at which
they will make an appeal FOL an increase
in wages. They assert that it is utterly
impossible for Il workman nowadays to
support himself and family on 81 a day.
It is the intention TO ask the President
10 have the wages increased al least
- per cent
The IaDorers held meeting last night
in Oppenheimer's Hall and discussed
plans Of campaign. F. Z. Williams pre-
sided, and there were about seventy
employees present
j. B. Mclaughlin furnished statistics
to show that every sort Of food produce
has increased ia price in lie last fVe
years-meat. Hour, and vegetables. IN
some Instances costing from 20 to 40 per
cent more now than they did few
years ago. III
The speaker also showed that while
food and rents had been increased theIe
| had been no change in the ages pald
| laborers in the Government depart
ments. Addresses were also MADE py II
r. Tappan and William A. ReinDurg- .
A Committee was appointed 10 call
J upon the President rs soon as ne takes
/ action on the letter. This committee ID
| conposed Of j. 4. Mclaughlin. n. X
| Tappan, w F. Daily. +. H. Miles, " IL
| liam A Reinburg, William Steele ahc
! George Good. ,.. -,
! taken this method 70 attract attenucT
| IN their case IS that Public Printer
/ Palmer declined to interest himself II
| their behalf.
The Washington times., 1904-06-25
CRABS ARE SCARCE
AND PRICE lis HIGHER
Remarkable Disappearance From Usual HauntS-
About Twice as Much as Last ear

Naturally prices are high. The free
feasts" at one time common ABOUT
town, have become records OF memory:
Instead of free crabs now the cheapest
are about % cents a dozen
Said a marketman today;
Few to Be Had.
Prices are from so to IS per cent
higher than they ever have bee:s. l DO
not know the reason for tne scarcity.
but l do know that crabs are practically
unobtainable-
I'VE are getting almost any price we
want for large channel crabs. Sort
crabs this season were as scarce as
diamond back terrapin. We believe that
the cold weather killed them off,
The poorest crabs in the market are
selling at from % to 80 cents q dozen.
Large crabs bring so and 60 cents This
time last year they brought only half
this price