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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
PIONEER, STAFFORD COUNTY.

Some Of the farmers began harvesting,
Monday afternoon,
James Fullerton and family of Green's
burg arrived>at his fathers place Satur-
day evening. They came up to help in
harvest.
Mrs. Taylor returned to her home in
Wichita Friday after nine weeks visit
with her sister Mrs. Stricken.
Goldie aud Earl Simmons of Great
Bend are out visiting their grandma
Mrs. Rice and other relatives.
Addie Pressl of Great Bend is out
helping her aunt Mrs Al Strobe cook
during harvest.
LATE Burlingame has built him new
| barn and also purchased half section
| ef land some time ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
A Wedding Anniversary.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs D. @. Bird
OF Clarence township was the one OF :,
pleasant surprise, Saturday June %.
t nat day being their invent ieth wedding
anniversary the neigh bors and friends
with we'll filed baskets gathered at their
home to help them celebrate it and re-
mind them of the happy day twenty
years ago.
The ladies took charge of affairs and
in ashort time the tables wsre loade
with all the good things that heart
could wish.
Each person did justice to this boun-
teous dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Bird were
the recipients of many beautiful and
useful presents thus showing the high
esteem in which they are held by their
friends. After a pleasant afternoon
spent in games and conversation the
guests departed for their homes wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird many returns Of this
happy occasion.
! Those present from distance were
Rev. Huddieston of sPawnee Rock, Mrs
Compton, Mrs. Seeber. Mrs. Butfan and
Son Edward and Miss Murphy of Grea,
Bend, and Mrs. Dora Compton Of Rozel,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
WALNUT VALLEY.

Johnny get your gun. The 4th is
coming.
Ed Schroeder made a flying trip to
Kansas City this week.
Rudolph Haberman went out south.
west to fix windmill last Monday, for
his uncle. He got lost however. and
went to the wrong house. He looked,
but lot at the windmill.
Art Taylor of the Bend. Sendayed in
O.miiz.
Nike Hickey ran short OF milk the
other day. HIS neigh bors' cows came in
handy l don't blame Mike, for he has
few little ones TO take care Of
There will be another dance at Nj.
Brandt's next Saturday.
Joseph Kreisel lost $1,000 on a ship
that sank at sea.
John Schon says Grant township is
unlucky for him The dogs bit him
twice since he has been in that town
ship.
John Haberman was in Great Bend
Monday.
Miss Augusta LANCER leaves Oimitz
this week.
R. E. Mauler thinks it is not always
bullets that kill.
Mickey had little pig, when it was
small 1t was not big; when it got older
it lived in clover, but now it's dead-and
dead all over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
CHEYENNE Valley.

Art Barrow was the first in this neigh
borhood to begin harvesting.
Archie Russo and Theodore Held
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Elsie Held visited with Misses
Alma and Nellie Steuri last Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Coughlin, of Great Bend,
was the guest of Mrs. James WEIGH a
few days last week.
Miss Mae Peck stayed over night
with Miss Christine Panne last Satur-
day.
George Lucas and John Russo visited
Lynn DeGarmo Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Renard, and Mrs.
Treviraus, OF Wisconsin, are here visit
ing their brother, FL. Held, aud family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Welck called Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. Held and guests Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. G. II. russo and Mrs. Comfort
called at Mrs Heid's Monday af 3ru,,o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01

n. G. Dewey has returned from Texas
to help his father to save his wheat in
proper shape.
Rev. Briggs, the new Methodist prea-
cher. seems to be giving good satsfac-
ton to his congregation.
Miss. Nellie Sims. from Stafford, who
has been visiting in this vicinity for a
few days, returned home Monday.
The president of the Great Bend
Southern Railroad, passed through town
on his way to Great Bend the other day.
Miss Mollle Paxton has finished. her
term of shool, and with her sister Edith
is home on visit with her parents in
Douglass township.
J. E. Huckabey has had force of
men at work setting up his new comb
nation header and binders that he had
taken orders for, and also several bind
ers. Joe is rustler.
The side track for the new farmers
Elevator, five miles west, has been COM
pleted, and work on the Elevator will
be pushed as rapidly as possible so as to
have it ready to handle the new crop.
Our town is putting on style since
the telephone poles and wire that has
been strung along our streets, and the
Salvation Army giving talks and music
and exhortation, also taking up never.
to- be-forgotton collection; the arrival
of the harvest hands, and some hobos,
and a rural route soon to be started.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
STATE pICKups.

The Kansas Insurance Depart
ment has denied the Fraternal
League. of ST. Louis, Mo-, the
right to do business in Kansas.
At the Congregational church.
in Emporia, Tuesday, the peo-
pie Joined in prayer to the Lord
to stop the rain. How is that
for ..droughthy Kansas.
The merchants of Hutchinson
are making up "a purse to pro-
cure the license and grounds for
Barpum & Bailey shows. They
know a good thing when they
see it.
( On the 9th Sam Wells, a
notorious crook, shot and
probably fatally wounded John
Frey, of Sylvan Grove, at the
latter place. Wells was taken
to Lincoln Center to escape the
hands of an enraged mob.
DR.. John Edgar Whitcraft, a
prominent resident of near
Macksville, Stafford county, died
on the DIST, at the home of his
daughter Mrs. Henry Thomson.
He was a veteran of,the Mexican
war, serving in the Sd Kentucky
regiment
Judge Hazen, of Topeka, has
declared the Topeka city Hop
Tea" ordinance, under which
that city has been fruitlessly try
ing to close its joints, as not
valid. And the Topeka papers
are all having another
hypocritical spasm.
Down in Neosho county, the
assessors have returned the oil
leases for taxation, adding to
the county's personal property
valuation a total of 1927, 3S1.
Apparently there are no dinkey
little ''enjoiners" down there,
like we have in Barton.
| Six prisoners attempted to
escape from the Cowley county
jail at Winfield, on the 9th, by
burning out the cell bars with
acids. Frank Bagby, who was
recently released from the jail,
| is under arrest for smuggling
the acids to the prisoners with a
sack of bananas.
The farmers near Atchison will
raise considerable soft corn this
year to feed hogs. C. E. Reynolds
of Cummings says he had some
soft corn last year and raised
the best hogs he ever raised; in
fact, he considered them the best
hogs he ever saw. He sold
eighteen pigs at the age of I
months and they averaged 27S
pounds each. These pigs were
fed on soft corn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
You Will Be Awful Tired Before You Are
Throu Oh Harvesting.

You will be awful glad if you can
just save the harvest. We hope it
will not rain or hail, so as to injure
the harvest. because all of you have
worked hard to have harvest, and
YOU need it in your business.
But whether you are tired or not,
you are all the time thinking how you
can improve yourself and your farm,
and make more money.
We don't want to worry you, but we
wantsto say just few words.
We are just receiving car load of
: Ol.yer gang plows, and Deere gang
and disc plows. A car load of New
Moline and Studebaker wide tire
wagons.s A car load of Bettendorf
wide tire steel wagons. A car of
Moon Bros. buggies and carriages,
and a car load of Deere and Velie
sbuggies and carriages.
A car of the Gsidden barb wire, a
car of Parsons feeders, Acme and
a Dain hay stackers and rakes, and al
most car of the latest and best pat
terms of large and small rugs, curtains
and carpets in either ingram, velvet
or Administer.
Now don't think that we buy CAR
LOAD LOTS at all times, but we have
been SO fortunately situated, that we
we're able to buy these car loads at a
certain per cent off, which we can
give'tos you when you buy them of us.
Don't you think that the plowed
ground this year, was the best to SOW
wheat on? Don't you think we are
coming to that crisis in farming when
we will have toplow our ground, and
since we have plows for either wet or
dry weather. everyone can pillow.
Would you like to leave your order
now for one of the Oliver, Deere OF
Defiance gang or disc plows? A
Studebaker, Moline or Bettendori
wide. or narrow tire wagon, with a
zinch box if you want it, and we
have them with 10 inch tip top boxes
on these.
2 Again we say to you, we have
Hodge mowers that we can sell tc
you $500 cheaper than the trust
mowers, and just as good, guaranteed
q in every respect. G While the trust is
fighting these companies, we are try
ingsto give the farmers the very bes
. we can in price and quality of goods,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
Chicago and Return SAILS.

Via Santa Fe Route-Tickets on
sale daily June 1st to September Both,
final limit Oct. 81, 1904. Tickets
good via St. Louis in one direction
(either going or returning) stop over
of 10 days in ST. Louis by depositing
tickets and fee of 81. For particulars
call on or address. GEO. H. MOORE,
Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
Cheap Rates via Sanfa Fe,

St. Louis and return, Z days limit.
S10.65. On sale June 13-20-27, 1874
Is days limit $3.50, on sale daily
to Nov. 80, 1904.
60 day limit 5000, On sale daily
to Nov. 20, 1904.
Season ticket s24.25, on sale daily
to Nov. Is, 1904.
Kansas City and return, S10.65
Z days limit, on sale June 1320-27,
Summer tourist rates to Colorado
and Utah, one fare plus SOC.
Special summer tourists rates to
points. in Illinois, Wisconsin and
Michigan. juno 1 to Sept. 80, 1904
limit fifteen days, and Oct. 41st, 1904
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
Get them while you can, and you will

Get them while you can, and you will
be satisfied.
Take home with you, for harvest
and every day use, a Quick Meal
gasoline stove or Garland, Quick
Meal or Round Oak steel range or
cook stove. A white Lily or OceaH
Wave washing machine, and an Ed
ridge or Seamstress sewing machine.
Say! When you come to town, look
for our novelty counter. See what
we have for you. Everything con-
ceivable in novelties is put on this
counter for your inspection.
We keep kodaks and kodak sup
plies. Get one for S1.25 up.
Our friend Quinn will sell you the
best copper lightning rod for Csc per
foot, put on your house and barn and
it is the best life preserver you can
buy, and costs the least money.
Leave your order for lightning
rod for your house and barn. 1t is
better than any life insurance policy
you can carry, and much cheaper,
and not only protects your life, but
the lives of your family, and horses
and cattle.
We give you written guarantee to
refund every penny you pay for this
rod, if your house is struck after be-
ing rodded with it, and you never
heard of one that was.
Do not forget that we have several
12-horse power traction engines, all
ready rebuilt for sale.
Yours very truly,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
First published in the DEMoCR-T July 1, 1o7
Notice of Final Settlement.
The State Of Kansas

The State Of Kansas
Barton County
In the Probrse Court in and for said County
In the matter of the Estate of Elias Scheufier
Deceased.
Creditors and all other Interested in
the Aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that We
shall apply TO the Probate Court, in and for said
County. sitting at the Court House, in Great
Ee ID. C ,unty of Barton, State of Kansas, on the
ist day of August a. D. 1904. for a full and final
settlement of said Estate.
OTro and Observation-Disclosures.
Executors of the last VIII and testament Of
Elias Scheufer, Deceased
Great Bend, Kans-. June 9th A. D. 1904.
I6-fq
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01
E. r. Moses MERCANTILE Co.

In the DEMOCRAT this week will be
found the announcement of D. E.
Howard, of Eureka township, as a
candidate for the office Of county
clerk, subject to the action of the
Democrats and Populists in their
county nominating convention. Per
sonally. we have known Ed Howard
for many years, and know him to be
fully competent to fill the office if
elected. He is one of the older set
tiers in this county, and has the re-
spect and esteem of all with whom he
meets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01

Fire works at Lundblade & Boiling
er's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-01

D. c. Luse has began the remod-
cling of his residence, in the third
ward. When he gets his plans
carried out he will have one of the
finest modern residences in the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
tCopyrighs. 1903. by Emerson Hough.l

she felt the mastering KISS or love. There was born in her soul emotion of higher sort The Lady Catharine Knollys prayed. and her prayer was not that her lover should die, but that he might live; that he might be free.
 Nor was this hope left to wither un- nourished in the mind of the high bred and courageous English girl Alone, with no confldant to counsel her, with no woman friend to aid her, the Lady Catharine Knollys backed her own hopes and wishes with resource and energy. Where came time, perilously late, when faint rose showed once more in her cheek, long so worn, faintly brighter light glowed in her deep eye.
 < When Sir Arthur Pembroke received message from the Lady Catharine Knollys advising him that the latter would receive him at her home, it was left for the impulses, the hopes, the imaginings of that modest young noble man to establish a reason for the mes sage. Pnzzling all along his rapid way in answer to the summons, Sir Arthur found the answer which best suited his hopes in the faint flush, the bright ened eye of the young woman who re- ceived him.
 Lady Catharine,' he began, impet- uously, T have come, and let me hope that 'tis at last to have my answer I have waited each moment has been a year that I have spent away from you"
 Now, that is very pretty said"
 "But I am serio,,s
 "And that is why do not like you"
 "But, Lady Catharine!"
 should like 1t better did you but continue as in the past. We have met on, the Row, at the routs and drums, in the country; and always I have felt free to ask any favor of Sir Arthur Pembroke. Why could it not be always thus?"
 You might ask my very life, Lady Catharine"
 "Ah, there it is! When a man offers his life, 'tis time for woman to ask nothing
 She turned from the open window, her attitude showing an unwonted weakness and detection. Sir Arthur still stood near by. his own face froWn- ing and uncertain. Lady Catharine. z he broke out at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11

length, flor years, as you know, I have sought your favor. I have dared think that sometime the day would come when-my faith! Lady Catharine, the day has come now when feel, it my right to demand the cause of anything which troubles you. And that you are troubled is plain enough. Ever since this man Law
 There cried Lady Catharine, rais- ing her hand. T beg you to say no more"
 But I will say more! There must be reason for this''
 The face of the young woman flushed in spite of herself, as Pembroke strode closer and gazed at her with stern ness.
 Lady Catharine,' said he, slowly, "I am a friend of your family. Per haps now I may be of aid to you. Prove me, and at the last, ask who was indeed your friend"
 We have had misfortunes, we of the family of the Knollys," said Lady Catharine. This is, perhaps, but the fate of the house of Knollys. It is my fate.'
 Your fate!" said Sir Arthur, slowly. Your fate! Lady Catharine, I thank you. It is at least as we'll to know the truth"
 Pick out the truth, then, Sir Arthur, as you like it. I am not on the wit ness stand before you and you are not my judge. There has been forsworn testimony enough already in this town. Were it not for that, MT. Law would at this moment be free as you or I.'
 Sir Arthur struck his hands together in despair, and, turning away, strodo down the room.
 "Oh. see it all well enough" cried he. You are mad as any who have hitherto had dealings with this mad man from the north.
 The girl rose to her full height and stood before him.
 ''It may be am mad" said she. s'It may be the old Knollys madness. If so, why should I struggle against it? It may be that I am mad. But I yen- ture to say to you that MT. Law is. not born to die in Newgate yards. My life! sir, if I love him, who should say me nay? Now, say to yourself, and to your friends-to all London, if you like, since you have touched me to this point-that Catharine Knollys is friend to MT. Law, and believes in him, and declares that he shall be freed from his prison, and that within short space! Say that, Sir Arthur; tell them that! And if they argue somewhat from it, why, let them reason it as best they may"
 The young man stood, his lips close together, his head still turned away. The girl continued with growing en- ergy.
 "I have sent for you to tell you that MT. Laws life has a value in my eyes. And now. I say to you, Sir Arthur, that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
GIRL BABY THAT CROWS.
Brought Up with Fowls and Imitassl- Them Even to the Point of
 Trying to RoOst.


 A neglected child, which, having been reared with poultry, has learned to crow like rooster and perch upon her feet at night. is pitiable phenomenon in the little Canadian town of Sidney, Agnes Martin, a young domestic serv- ant, gave birth about four years ago to a child. Afterward she could obtaip no work for a long time. Eventually aS home without wages was offered for lAr- self and her baby, on condition that. ex- cepts in very cold weather, when the child might come into the kitchen, she was to be kept in the back yard. The unfortunate waif was reared with the fowls, and acquired so many of their pe- culiarities that her antics attracted the attention of the neighbors. They at last communicated with the police Sem for Constable Brown testified in court
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
CHAPTER XIV.
THE ESCAPE.

On certain morning messenger rode in hot haste to the prison gate.
 He bore the livery of Montague.
 Turnkey after turnkey admitted him, until finally he stood before the cell of John Law and delivered into his hand, as he had been commanded, the mes sage that he bore. That afternoon this
 same messenger paused at the gate of. the house of Knollys. Here, too, he
 was admitted promptly. He delivered
 into the hands of the Lady Catharine
 Knollys certain message. This was.
 of a Wednesday. On the following
 Friday it was decreed that the gallows
 should do it's work. Two more days
 and there would be an end of "Jes-
 samy" Law.
 That Wednesday night covered
 carriage came to the door of the house
 of Knollys. It's driver was muff1ed in
 such fashion that he could hardly have
 been known. There stepped from the house the cloaked figure of a woman, who entered the carriage and herself pulled shut the door. The vehicle was
 soon lost among the darkling streets. Catharine Knollys had heard the summons of her fate. She now sat trembling in the carriage.
 When finally the vehicle stopped at the curb of the walk which led to the prison gate, second carriage, as mysterious as the first, came down the street and stopped at little dis tance, but close to the curb on the
 side nearest to the gate. The driver
 of the first carriage, evidently not lik- ing the close neighborhood at the time, edged a .trif1e farther down the way.
 The second carriage thereupon drew
 up into the spot just vacated, and the
 two, not easily distinguishable at the hour and in the dark and unlighted street, stood so, each apparently watch full of the other, each seemingly with out an occupant.
 Lady Catharine had left her carriage before this interchange, and had passed the prison gate alone. Her steps faltered. 1t was hardly con- 1 sciously that she finally found her way l into the court, through the gate, down 1 the evil-smelling corridors, past the sudden and leering constables, up to | the last gate which separated her from him whom she had come to see.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
CHAPTER XIV.
IF THnRE WERE. NEEI

e $
 Time wore on In the ancient capital sOf England. The tramp of troops echoed in the streets. and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over the seas for wars and for adven- lures. The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of parliament against king; the lovess. the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever. Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail? The hours wore on slowly enough for that prisoner. He had faced jury of his peers and was condemned to face the gaIlows. Meantime he had said farewell to love and hope and faithful ness, even as he bade farewell to life. "Since she has forsaken me whom l thought faithful" said he to himself, ''why, let it end, for life is mockery I would not live out" And thence forth, haggard but laughing, pale but with unbroken courage, he trod on his way through his few remaining days, the wonder of those who saw him.
 As for Mary Connynge, surely she had matters enough which were best kept secret in her own soul. While Lady Catharine was hoping, and pray ing, and dreaming and believing. even as the roses left her cheek and the ho1- lows fell beneath her eyes, she saw about her in the daily walks of life Mary Connynge, sleek and rounded as ever. They sat at table together, and neither did the one make sign to the other of her own anxiety, nor did that other give sign of her own treachery. Mary Connynge, false guest, false friend, false woman, deceived so per- fectly that she left no indication of de- ceit She herself knew, and blindly satisfied herself with the knowledge, that she alone now came close into the life of Beau" Law, the convict; "Jessamy" Law, the student, the financier, the thinker: John Law, her lord and master. Herein she found the sole compensation possible in her savage nature She had found the master whom she sought!
 Into the heart of Catharine Knollys there came no mere mad seIfishness Of desire, yearn though she did in every flber of her being since that first time