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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Uncle Com Paul Is Dead.

Geneva, July loon Paul Krue-
ger, former president of the Transvaal
republic, died at Clorez this morning
of heart failure, following pneumonia.
He had been unconscious since Mon
day. The body will be sent to the
Transvaal after securing permission
from Gre at Britain
The County Fair management are
arranging for some good special
attractions for the coming fair. But
the balloonists are cut out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

w. ]. McGreevy, of the second
ward, is enjoying a visit from a sister
and niece, of Indiana. They spent
today with Louie Woodburn's, on the
south side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Word came up from Oklahoma
that Frank Brinson is very low with
liberation of the stomach. Also that
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips have a
new baby girl, born this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
he ten-year July average:
Visible Supply.

The visible supply of grain in the
United States and Canada, as report
ed by the Chicago Board of Trade, is
here shown
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Judged Too Quickly.

~ got off a street car this morn
ing" said doctor to me, "and, being
in no hurry I began moralizing on the
actions and probable character of
three men who had alighteG just
ahead of me. The first one was even
then half way down the block and
was going on with such rapid strides
that he had already put couple of
hundred yards between himself and
the next man. There. thought I,
goes hustler-a man who's bound
to succeed in life The second man
was walking rather slower, and i'm
pressed me as one who would do
fairly well, perhaps. in this world.
But the last fellow was just dawdling
along in the most shiftless sort of
way. I very quickly set him down
for loafer.
"Just then another idea came home
to me. All three were ahead of mel''
Success for Iuly..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Grandpa c. w. Pursel who has
been very feeble for some weeks is
reported a little better today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Miss Sarah McCrory, of Sterling,

Miss Sarah .McCrory, of Sterling,
has been appointed to teach in the
girls boarding school, at Asonit,
Egypt, under the auspices of the
United Presbyterian church. She
will leave for Egypt about August 1st:
Score another for the Athens of Kan
saS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Nearly half an inch of rain fell IN
this locality last night.
Andy Ruble says he and his crew
of six boys cut 40 acres of wheat,
Tuesday, with one header.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Chicago Markets

July wheat opened 95Rs closed
964.
September open S7I& closed s6s-8.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Edison Pinney is very i'll at his home
in the 3rd war;, as a result of
extremely hot weather.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Boyd Eyers' mother passed away,
at the Indiana home, on Friday, July
9Th, at an advanced age. Mrs. Eyers
was also an aunt of Mrs. VIII Hayes
of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

The first new wheat to be bought
on the streets here were seven loads
sold by w. F. Klein TO the Walnut
Creek Milling Co., Wednesday. 1t
tested So lbs. and was of good
quality. ]. E. Robe also sold several
loads TO Moses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
Miners and Operators Can't Agree.

Pittsburg, Kans., July 1.-THE
joint conference of coal miners and
operators, of Missouri, Kansas, Tex
as, Arkansas and the Indian Terrific
ry, having failed to agree on wage
schedule, the joint conferen ce COM
mittee took up the matter today.
The miners say positively they will
not accept reduction, and the ope-
rators declare they cannot vary from
their proposition to cut scale about
FIVE per cent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

County Clerk Lutschg went to
Topeka Wednesday, on business with
the state officers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

There are enough of the famous
'sShamrocks" still in Great Bend to
make a world-beater base ball team.
Boys, get busy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

The harvest home picnic at Hois-
ington July 9th and Both, is the next
thing of an amusement nature for
this county. Hoisington turned out
in great numbers to the celebration of
the 4th in Great Bend. and this city
ought to double the numbers at the
Hoisington picnic. The committee
is arranging for plenty of amusement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

In the populist national platform
no mention is made of sixteen to one
coinage. The demand is made, how
ever, ''that all money shall be issued
by the government in such quantities
as shall MAINTAIN stability in prices,
every dollar to be a legal tender,
none of which shall be a debt re-
deemable in other money"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Miss Elsa Wood enter tanned
party of girl friends, at the farm home
On the Walnut, Wednesday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

1. w. Pursel sold the last binder
he had on hand this morning, making
his sales eighteen for the season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15

Mrs. Putnum Yeck, of Florence
Kansas, is here on a visit with her
father, J. D. YouDkin and family.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING

There is scarcely any sort of store that does not make a special effort to capture Christmas trade.
 The nature of that trade has changed very greatly of late years. A dozen years ago it was largely confined to toys, books and fancy wares, and the clothier, dry goods merchant and the other dealers in articles of use and necessity secured only tiny share.
 But now there are very, very few lines of business which do not count the last two or three weeks before Christmas the busiest time of the year, thanks to the system of Christmas giving having grown tre- mendously in extent and to the fact the trend is much more toward the practically useful than toward the purely fanciful
 Not only do dry goods and cloth ing houses nowadays find it profit able to zealously cater to Christ mas trade, but many lines of busi- ness which would seem at first blush wholly outside the Christmas gift domain, manage by alert ad- vertising to get their share of the Christmas money.
 In short, it is extremely difficult to find store anywhere, no matter what it's line, that is wholly dis qualified from entering into the Christmas trade.
 Under these circumstances the subject of Christmas advertising is necessarily of general interest.
 There is certainly no other month in the whole year in which good, bold, attractively displayed and enticingly worded advertisements will bring as good results as in De- cember.
 There is no question that all re- tail advertising of the proper sort is more carefully read during the last three or four weeks before Christmas than at any other sea- son. The reasons for this are very simple. Practically every person who reads newspapers is confronted { with the problem of picking out a suitable Christmas gift for from one to score or more of relatives and riends.-Albuquerque Citizen.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
THE WOLF-WAGNER SCRAP
 ONLY A PlNG-PONG PUNCH

Tom Wagner, ex- cattleman ano
 cow-puncher, came in this week
 from Grand Canyon, where he has
 been employed recently. Dame
 Fortune smiled upon him in his gambling, and he quit one of the games here several hundred dollars
 to the good.
 For several years Tom had owed bill of something over $40 to C.
 M. Wolf, who was present when the winning was made, and who asked that the bill be paid. Tom smil ingly complied, as he and MT. Wolf had always been friends, and ap- peared glad of the chance to square up. The next day he went to Flag staff, where Dame Fortune drowned upon him, and he returned here Thursday minus his big wad. That evening in the Cabinet saloon he met Mr. Wolf and asked him for $53, which he claimed was due him on an old pasturage account. Wolf denied owing the bill and soon hard words were passed by each. Wag- ner made "pass" at Cab, and caught him glancing blow on the nose. Wolf at the time had a small knife in his hand with which he was cutting a chew from a plug of tobacco, and he in turn made lunge at Tom, who is a much larger man. The blade caught him on the hip and made slight cut, from which no danger is anticipated.
 Deputy Sheriffs Walker and Ken nedy were both present and took Mir. Wolf in charge, releasing him immediately upon his giving bond in the sum of $500.
 Both men have told the NEWS man practically the same story as given above regarding the fight, so both sides are evidently correct in their version. Wagner was taken to a room at the Grand Canyon hotel, where his wound was dressed | by Dr. Rounseville. Yesterday morning he was limping around town and departed on the after noon train for the Canyon.
 AS stated above, both parties have always been friends, and no loubt both of them, as we'll as the NEWS, regret the affair.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
A $1O,OOO Moving Picture Show

Including all the latest colored moving pictures, illustrated songs and latest music. Beatty Bros., pro- prietors, have the only six machines on earth equipped with Diamond projecting lens and six sprockets, doing away with that vibration and blur. A few of the many pictures: A drunken tramp on roller skates; Casey and his twins; Johnson's goat; General Slocum disaster; boar hunting, showing horsemen and POO pretty white-spotted hounds; Jap anese and Russian war, showing land and sea battles; the great train robbery, and many others. Prof. Shary, a renowned pianist, and Mir. and Mrs. Clark Mounts in latest illustrated songs; Mir. Mounts is robust tenor, Mrs. Mounts French nightingale with rare lyric so- prano voice, Tn such popular airs as: 'The Holy City," ''The Tie That Binds" "Orapge Blossoms" "She Is Waiting" and others.
 Beatty Bros., managers, do not advertise any specialties, but we understand they have the best comedy sketch team on the road. This show comes to our town high ly recommended by the press from the east to the west, and will un- doubtedly draw packed house. Pictures guaranteed not to culver or blur
 Williams opera house, Saturday, December 10. Admission, 25c. soc and 75c. Tickets on sale at Joe Johnston's.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
REWARD OF $23OO OFFERED
 FOR THE DAGGETT BANDIT

Los Angeles, Dec. 5.--An express car of the Sant Fe overland train No. 1, westbound, was entered by an unknown bandit this morning between ? and 4 o'clock. Wells Fargo Express Messenger Evan o. Roberts was shot twice and fatally wounded, and the way safe was rifled of its contents. The robber then leaped from the car, the train running at full speed, and escaped.
 The robbery occurred somewhere between Needles and Daggett, but was not discovered until the train reached the latter place. When Conductor Hawes opened the door of the express car at Daggett he found Messenger Roberts lying on the floor of the car in a semi-con- scious condition, and the contents of the rifed safe scattered about the car. Roberts was unable to tell the details of the robbery. He could only say he discovered a man on the blind baggage shortly after the train left Needles. He opened the door, when the man, whom he took to be negro, sprang in and shot him twice before he could draw a gun. The robbers bullet struck Roberts in the left breast and side He was badly hurt and unable to make an outcry. The amount taken from the safe is unknown.
 December 6.-The Wells Fargo Express company has offered a re- ward of 5000 for the capture of the bandit. The offer has been sup plemented by one for similar amount from the Santa Fe railroad company and $500 from the state of California.
 Assistant Superintendent Prid- ham of the Wells Fargo stated this mol ming that the amount of money taken from the safe in the car is about $500. Several checks and drafts, including one for $5OOO, were also taken, but payment on these had been stopped, and the robber will hardly take the chance of attempting to cash them.
 Express Messenger Roberts died in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock, from the effect of the wounds received in the hold-up of December 5.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
Letter List.

The following is the list of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoftice. Williams. Ari- zona, for the week ending Dec. lO 1904. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office Dec 31. 1904. if not called for before at time Anderson, Miss Nora-2 Mclean J Bartlett, Joel Mitchell, Miss Fannie Ellington, Harve Sullivan Thos Early. Searles, Chas knowland, A-2 Shewerin, Albert
 MEXICAN. Cereno, Franc Gonzales Ambrosia Chabez, Jose D Gutierrez Jose Chacon, Marselino Martinez Gregorio Gonzales, FE Sanches, Antonio Persons calling for the above letters should say "advertised.' F. w. SMITH.
 Postmaster.
Williams news., 1904-12-10
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1904
WHAT SHALL BE DONE?

Elsewhere Tn thlS issue IS mo- tice signed by E. G. Dubois, town clerk, warning taxpayers that their taxes are now delinquent. This brings to mind the reasons for the present town tax which is being levied. Last spring the city coun cil made a deal with MT. James Gilson, whereby an option for a year was obtained on his we'll for the sum of $500. The town had no money, and the only way to raise it was by levying property tax. This levy, it was expected, would bring into the town treasury in the neighborhood of $500. Of this amount some $500 have already been collected, and has enabled the council to take up a note given the Arizona Central bank for 5000 at the time the option was taken on the we'll. In addition to the $500 paid for the option the town spent about $350 in doing development work. When that had been ex- pended a purse of $2OO was con- tributed by our citizens, while the county donated $25O to further prosecute the work. Thus it will be seen that already an outlay of some $500 has been made for a chance to strengthen the water SUD- ply of Williams.
 What has been the result? We'll, it seems that some are ready to quit the proposition and throw up the option, which does not expire for six months yet.
 From Clerk Dubois we learn that for the past three weeks Martin Buggeln has been taking from the we'll from thirty-fye to eighty bar rels a day. This water has been used to supply the hotel and keep two water wagons going through out the town. MT. Dubois further stated that when MT. Buggeln be- gan pumping there were twenty one feet of water in the we'll, and since that time they had never lowered it more than four inches.
 When the option was first taken on the we'll MT. Nellis offered the use of his water mains throughout the town for the purpose of testing the supply. Now, it would appear, is the proper time to make the test. if one is to be made at all. We have had little wet weather and now can get good idea of what volume of water the well will supply. We should like to see the test made, and think it the duty of the council to take the matter up at once. We understand that is the intention to refund to our citizens the amounts subscribed from the funds derived from the sale of water.
 Personally, being one of those who contributed to the fund, we would rather see the money ex- pended again in further develop ment and exploration work. This is the only chance the town has had to get water supply. It is the only chance the citizens have taken and if they quit now and give Up that option before the time has ex- plred we can never again get them interested or started on the propo, sition. There is a large body of water in the well now. It may not be of sufficient volume to run the entire town, but by test we can learn how much is lacking and whether there is a chance to de- velop it.
 We are all in the we'll now; let's stay with it till the water floats us over the top or the bottom drops ont
Williams news., 1904-12-10

From the supervisors minutes we learn that Assessor J. H. Lind has rendered his resignation, to take effect Dec. 31. MT. Lind was appointed on Jan. 6, 1902, for term of four years, and that time not having expired the board will, at the time mentioned, appoint some one to fill out the term. So far we learn that Bob Walker and Charles Canal are after the job, and there may be others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
THE scouReE Of THE SEAS

Walt Mason in Nebraska State Journal
There comes time in the life of every
boy when he wants to run away from
home and be a pirate, or a street car con-
ductor, or q politician, or something. U.s.
ally when he makes his ambition known,
the old man puts him down with stern
hand, and emphasizes his warning with a.
strap or a switch; and when the boy does
run away, he is ashamed or afraid to come
back again, feeling that he'll be whipped
within an inch of his life. How much
better would it be if the father would take
the aspiring son into the barn, and COM
mune with him as friend to friend. by
all MEANS" says the wise old man, under
such circumstances, "go and be pirate.
It is the great affliction of my life that my
own business cares and responsibilities
have prevented me from securing long,
low, rakish craft, and becoming the
scourge OF the seas; believe that it is the
duty Of every we'll regulated boy to serve
an apprenticeship upon a pirate ship, and
would be the last to prevent son of
mine from following up such al. ambition.
Any help or encouragement I can give
you will be freely rendered. But remem-
Der that If you find the piratical business
dull, or II you need a season of rest and
relaxation, you'll always have a cordial
welcome at 1lome.'
The boy thus addressed might run away
from home, but he wouldn't go further
than the next town; as soon as he grew
weary OF the enterprise he would remem
Der the good old man at home, and the
pleasant times around the fire in the even
ing, and he would decide to POSTPONE his
p1ratlcal enterprise for at least few
Years. -s,..s.- .. .~s.-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
A LENTEN STORY

Miss ---- and were enjoying the quiet
of the ''front" room in our tenement apart
ment when two 13-year-old neighbors
came to call. The hour was $50, but
Mollie and Loretta have no sbed-time.''
There was no lack of conversation sug-
gested and carried on by our guests. On
account Of being "only H." jamie p. was
debarred from membership in the Set
Element club, but it was to the regret of
the members, for, as Mollie expressed it,
.'she is lovely-such an innocent girl. She
is grand ~ .... H
The subject which lay nearest to To-
retta's heart was Lent for which she had
given up eating candy, and never before
had she had SO much offered her Mollie
had ''given up whistling and was inter-
ested as to the amount of self denial prac-
ttced by us.
Knowing that we were not Romanists
she said: 'sYour religion is next to ours
isn't it? No? Oh, I thought you were
| Episcopatian. What, you don't go to con.
| fession? Why, what do you do with all
your sins %
Before an orthodox explanation could be
offered. Loretta broke in most solemnly
and with perhaps a bit Of sympathy in he1
tone-''They save them all up to the end. .
| Charities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
A Political Diagnosis.

The weakness Of the democratic
party is the strength Of the stand
patter.
Organism, the Hearst candidacy, the
struggle for control between Hill and
Tammany, hatred of Cleveland, Cor
man opportunisn. the lack of con-
victions and political conscience, dom
nation of southern radicalism-all
these things taken together make it SO
impossible that the democracy should
win that the "standpat," high tariff
leaders of the republican party feel
that they can defy western tariff revi-
sion sentiment and take chances on
the revolt Of the people against their
overbearing and arrogant refusal to
permit the schedules to be touched at
any point in any way. If the demo-
cratic party offered any assurance of
having the capacity to conduct the af-
fairs of the country without disaster
the republican leaders who serve the
too highly protected interests in con-
gress and elsewhere would not dare to
take the chances which they do on
| such disaffection in the west as would
endanger success at the polls. 1t is
this and the popularity of Roosevelt
enhanced now blythe merger decision
on which the "standpatter" banks
while scouting the prevailing senti.
ment among western republicans fol
a tariff adapted to the present candi.
| dates
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16

Sir Wilfrid Laurier stated yesterday
in the Canadian parliament, in an
swer to question as to why the
speech from the throne omitted any
reference to the meeting of the
joint high commission, that Canada
would make no more advances of any kind
to the United States: that they would
have to come from the United States now
That is to say any effort to secure freel
trade relations between the two countries
must be inaugurated by the United States
Well, what wonder? The Indifferent, no
to say contemptuous, way in which thu
United States government has treated al
advances by Canada in that direction full!
justify this attitude on the part Of tn,
Canadians. The premier's statement doe
not necessarily mean, however, that Can
ada would not listen to any fair PROPOSE
tons that might come from the Unitet
States. '-'. -s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
A Rule Of the Market.

Every man who follows the news Of
the speculative markets will be inter-
ested to know that the French gov
eminent has set it's face against short
selling Of Russian securities on the
Paris bourse. The idea underlying
the move is that Of price maintain
ance. France and Russia are very
close. and France is disposed to help
preserve the credit of her friend and
ally.
Another consideration is that Rus
sian securities in great quantity are
held by the French people. Hence
the government, in so standing against
short selling and SO frowning upon it
as to make it practically prohibitive,
people and at the same time prevent
any such decline in Russian securities
as might affect the credit OF that coun-
try.
From this distance it does not look
| like wise move. The elimination Of
a short interest does not strengthen a
speculative market. The eliminating
process always QOeS, Out ONCE IIleie IL
no short interest left great sustain
| ing element is gone. The move may
prove a boomerang.
Indications now are for q long war
AS the war goes so speculative senti.
ment will go and no government car
stop that. Suppose the Russians meet
with a severe defeat on land, selling
out Of holdings Of Russian securities
would quickly follow in any case
With a short interest existing there
would be many waiting to buy in
But, as the government will have it
| no such thing as short side commit
ment will be possible from now on
I Let heavy selling Of holdings once
start and there will be no buying
power except such as comes from
other investors or new Spectators FOL
a later rise, and it can not be doubted
that in a general panic prices would
go much lower than il there wer,
many shorts waiting to cover.
To what extent the French govern
rnent is playing to the people, Or t.
Russia. we cannot know It Ia ais,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16

probable that the expressed desire OF
the French government to see prices
upheld will be great sustaining force
In itself, but the idea the government
appears to be going upon that the
way to prevent decline is to abolish
the right Of short selling, is a fallacy.
Every Minneapolis wheat trader
knows that when everyone is short,
that Is the best time to be bull.