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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
MOST j J .BOUNTEOUS BARTON
Again We are the Banner Wheat County
!. in Kansas and the World.
This YEAR We HAVE 4,I53,OOO BUSHELS
Over Two Million Bushels Ahead Of Any Other County
in the State.
KANSAS SOOOO,OOO BUSHELS AHEAD OF ANY Other State
KANSAS 100000 BUSHELS AHEAD OF ANY Other STATE

Yet it is larger than any other state
will produce this year. 49,.
A few of the big wheat counties in
the west, and also in the east portions
OF the wheat belt, report large average
yields, but the production in most of
the counties with largest acreage is
comparatively small.
Most of the reports received say
that nearly all the crop will grade No.
2.
The acreage, yield per acre and
total yield in bushels, of all wheat
producing counties in the state are
given. Barton county leads in both
acteage and yield, and no other
county comes closer than two million
bushels to our total yield, although
some counties have better average
yield per acre.
BARTON COUNTY,
Acres in wheat, 1905. ..,,. 259;625
Average yield per acre, bu.. 16
Total Yield, bu. ......... 4,r53,OOO
Counties with yield of 100000
bushels and upwards-McPherson,
Pawnee, Reno, Stafford and Sumner.
There are p counties named with a
yield of upwards of 100000 bushels.
The yield per acre averages from
to 80 bushels, Lyon county report.
ing 30 and Rush county 6.
THE BEST EVER.
Topeka, Kansas, July 26.-The
best wheat Kansas ever raised is this
years crop, according to Secretary
Coburn of the State Board of Agri-
culture, who bases his statement
upon advices from ten representative
concerns as to the milling
qualities Of the 1905 crop. To make
a barrel of -four requires a smaller
amount of Kansas wheat this year
than. ever before.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
Both Sides Fined.

Aweek ago last Sunday, Antoine
Springer and J. W. Brazda, of 0lmitz,
got into a"controversy and pounded
each other up. to- some extent.
Springer swore out warrant for the
arrestof Brazda on a. charge of as.
sault and battery, and the case cam e
up in Justice Jennisons court this
morning. Brazda plead guilty to the
charge and was assessed a fine of
so.OV and costs, amounting to about
sS6, which he paid. He immediate
ly retaliated by having a warrant
sworn out for Springer ; on like
charge, aud the latter waiyedissuanc
OF papers and paid a fine of 500 and
costs. Thus ends another senseless
row, which car be charged to the ex.
tract of Fumeuti in an adulterat,ed
state. Antoine Springer is thu
brother Of Joe Springer, who killed a
saloonist by the name of Reimer at
.Olmitz about two years ago. He is
SAID to be Of very vicious temper
when under the influence of liquor,
but good citizen when. sober. He
has been in trouble before, and has
been up before Justice Jennison in
the past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
elxth Annu on County Fair, August % to September

batting order on the printed score
card, and the written name Holmes
being mistaken for Huff. wnen we
wrote up the game. Lefty Holmes,
the best LIST. baseman, and one Of the
safest bitters on. the team, is entitled
to all donors. =. O.. ..~..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
A CORRECTION.

In the write-uP Of Mondays game,
in Tuesdays 'RUsrLER,
Huffman was given credit for the bit
which brought in the winning score,
when it should have been Holmes.
The error in the names occurred BY
reason of the names being changed in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

Austin DOugan, on Saturday; July.
~, will sell five head of good horses,
one good buggy and one single
harness, on sixty days time. D. T.
Dennis, auctioneer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
SCORE BY INNINGS.

SCORE BY INNINGS.
Great Bend ol.o p,
MinneapOlis-o o 0 o oosOa-a
Batteries; Great Bend, veiland and Huffman
Minneapolis, McGm and Roger.
Struck Out-by Weiland s. by McGill II.
Bases on balis-off weiiand 8, of McGino.
Umpire-First three innings, White; balance
Of game, Quigley.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

Miss Annie Minnis, who has been
very near to death for the past few
weeks, passed quietly away, at her
late home in Ellinwood Wednesday
morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

j. H. Meyer and wife were down
from near Albert the first of the week.
Henry dropped in and renewed his
DEMOCRAT subscription while here
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

W. M. Lewis, better known as
"Bill Lewis Of Pawnee Rock" was a
social caller, Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

CORN SOMEWHAT WEAKER.

Grain and Stock Markets furnished
daily by special wife to the A. M.
McDearmott Commission Co-Ofics
over Crescent Grocery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

Once more does Barton county
carry the banner for being the greatest
wheat producing county OF the world.
Once more have our industrious, far.
seeing farmers who avebypersistence
and good management made this part
of ,ithe great American DESERT to
compel the admiration and homage
Of the world, the satisfaction Of know
ing that they are the center Of observa-
'tion, and the affluent possessors Of
more wheat than twenty states in the
. union have produced altogether, :
The following report appears in
the Kansas City Star Of the 25th, for
Kansas, Nebraska, the Indian Terri.
tory and Oklahoma:
State 1905
Kansas. ...,3,.s, :, - =. ,75,OOO,OOO
Nebraska s.5,;.....,.,... .45, 100000
. Ok; and Ind. Ty.. ,,3. 100000
Reports from nearly 400 grain
shippers and millers in Kansas indicate
that the wheat crop of the state this
year is little. short of Is million
bushels, about 25 million bushels less
than a full normal crop on the acreage
planted, and 10 million bushels more
, tban the crop of 1904, q.
The winter wheat crops of Kansas.
for five years past. as reported by
Secretary Coburn of the state. board
Of agriculture, are here. shown: ..a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
LOCAL NEWS;

j. {. Shaffer, Of Shaffer, Kans., i
IN the city on business.
Howard Torrance and wife wer'
up from EllinwoOd Tuesday.
Ed Wilmer and wife from Kaasa.
City are visiting in the city.
Mrs. Marion Sowards of route ont
is very sick with inflammation of thu
stomach.
Victor Balczareh and Frank SchenE
were down from Olmitz Wednesday
morning.
John Bridgemau, formerly Santa
Re baggagemau writes from Holly .c
say he is still on earth.
Frank Meggers and Uncle Ben
McCulloughwere upfrom Commanche
township Wednesday.
Miss Jennie B. Momyer has. been
engaged to teach school in district
IA, the coming term
Freddie Roberts, son. of John
Roberts the miller, isvery dangerously y
i'll with Brights disease. d.,
Abolt Of lightning played down the
chlmneys at the county Jail. Friday,
but did no material damage.
Barton county's portion of the
state taxes for 1905 is S2S621 as
against $2247l last year.
The "Old Man. actually blushed
the other day when a handsome
young lady said he looked peachy.
The Haskell Indians play the La
Crosse team match games of base
ball, at Lacrosse, July 29thto 3lst.
H. Caro- came out from Kansas
City the first of the week and is mix
ing with old friends and neighbors.
Frank Millard, treasurer-elect and
Glenn Miilard the Hoisington con-
tractor, were here Wednesday on
business.
Aletter received from Mrs. Burson.
from Newton, says her son Wilford
has had a relapse and is not expected
to live.
Edmond A. Gary has been ap-
pointed carrier on route one out of
Pawnee Rock, with Earl Gary as sub.
Stitute.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of John F. Wagner and Miss
Laura Brewer, both we'll known Ellin.
wood young people.
Geo. Addison, general agent for
the Stock Yards Co.. and an old
friend of Judge Anthony, was in the
city Tuesday evening.
H. E. Markell and Miss Ada Dun
das, both Of Hoisington, were mar.
ried at the residence of W. H. Kerr
Wednesday P. m., Rev. Sutherland
officiating. 90.
u. Moran, Of the McCrackeu
enterprise, was social caller We'd
nesday. Mr.. Morar was lust return.
ing from trip down in the rice
country of Texas, over the Santa Fe.
Monday evening while Warren
Durkin's bicycle. was standing at
Aliens corner some one stepped up
and with knife cut the tires so they
had to be replaced with new ones,
This sort of trick has been perpetrat-
ed several times, and it seems it is
time for it to stop.
= W.. N. Lee has. returned. from a
business trip to Texas, where he has
been for the last week, looking up the
ranch conditions near Austin. He is
very enthusiastic over the country,
and brought back several samples of
the products raised there. Mr.. Lee
was passenger on homeseeker's
excursion which went from Wichita
to the Lone Star state.
Among those from this city who
the wedding in Hoisington
Tuesday evening, were c. /. Hooper
wife, and daughters Irene and Bessie,
the Misses Stella and Daisy Allison, !,
Mrs. p. ID I.amoreuy I,or;s 7,,t.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
TUESDAY AT HoIsINGroN.

The game between Hutchinson and
Hoisington Tuesday was more inter-
esting than that Of the day before.
The Holsingtou boys had got organi-
zed in better shape, had strengthened
the weak spots, taken up t he slack
and fed on ginger, until they gave
Hutch. a merry time to get anything
at all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

BatteFles-Hutchinson Cook, Price
and Meihl. Hoisiugton, Bssch and
Priest. Umpire, St.nerod. go
Hits off Of Cook and Price 10; off
Betch I. Errors-Hoisingtou 2. Hut
chlnson 4. s-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

. 1T will be seen from the above
figures thai this years crop falls a
little short Of a fve.year average.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28

John Dickson writes from Kansas
City that he and family are getting
along fine. and wishes to be remem.
beredt to all old friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
Bad Fire at Hutchinson.

Monday night bad fire started in
the building Of the Hutchinson
Wholesale Grocery Co., and while it
was confined to a small area by the
excellent work of the fire department,
the loss will foot up between $4,000
and $4,000. 1t is supposed to have
started from spontaneous combustion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
KANSAS CITY CASH MARKET.
CAR LOTS,
HOGS AND CATTLE.

ne hos market was slow today and closed &C :
lower The cattle market was strong. Kansas
CITY Cash Hogs ranged from S. 10 to 1910.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-28
GREAT Bend :..-
TAKES ANOTHER.
~
Third Game With Minneapolis
Bagged by Home Team.
A MOST EXCITING CONTEST.
GEORGE WHITE, another Greal

IEUNGE WHITE, another Greal
: Bend native, was the hero Of
the hour in Tuesdays game.
? With the game standing two
u. to one against us in the last
~ half of the 9th. with the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
A Bad Negro in GreenviIle.

Greenville, January 20.-Alonzo
Smith, a negro charged with assault
ing twelve-year-old negro girl, was
given preliminary hearing before a
magistrate to-day and bound over to
court. He was positively identified
by the girl. He was also sent up to
court for cutting another negro and
shooting one of the women who in
terfered in his mistreatment of the
girl. A physician testified that the
girl was terribly abused.
Smith was arrested at Liberty seve-
raj weeks ago, but escaped by burn
ing his way out of the gl i house.
He was again captured ,eneca and
brought here. A year ago he was
tried for attempting to blow up a
house with dynamite, but there was
no proof and he was dismissed. His
alleged mistreatment of the girl, as
told at the hearing to-day, was as
diabolical as torture by savage.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
O A - IT @ III "a.
Bears the Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
signature es L&zI92zlzzs<
Father Killed His Son.

Greenwood, January lS.-The
coroner's jury in the case of Scott
Clegg, whose death was reported
yesterday, completed their work
hearing testimony to-day, and as a
result brought in verdict that the
boy came to his death from a gun
shot wound at the hands of his own
father, John Clcgg. The only eye
witness, the S-year-old brother of
the deceased, changed his story to-
day and said that the drunken father
pulled out pistol to shoot at some
thing or some one on the road, and
boys caught the pistol, the older
being shot in the scuille. y witness
living on the road testified that the
father was wild and frenzied from
drink and his awful cursing could be
heard far and wide Clegg was
arrested and is now in Jail on charge
of numbering his own SOD.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
A Farmer His Own Lawyer.

Columbia, January 20.-The un-
usual spectacle of farmer repre-
sentingEhimself against two able law
yers was presented in the Supreme
Court this afternoon in the case of
Green ct al VS.. Cannaday, on appeal
from the Circuit Court in Laurens.
The case grew out of the division
Of proceeds of a land sale, and a
small sum is involved. Cannaday is
an elderly farmer, who is lame man,
declared that he had had various law
yers to whom he had paid fees and
from whom he had failed to get re-
suits. Lawyers in Laurens, he said,
had "conspired" not to take his case,
and the Circuit Judge had advised
him to appeal. Mr.. Cannaday uttered
structures on the lawyers, calling their
names. Frank p. MCGOWAN and G..
@. Featherstone appeared for the
plaintiffs. Mr.. Cannaday, of course,
received respectful hearing, but
those familiar with the facts do not
take seriously his woeful tale of re-
lations with the gentlemen If the har.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Letter from Battle Crock.

Battle Creek, January 20.--Editors
of The Courier: As have not seen
anything from this section in quite
awhile, permit me to give you few
dots.
Moving seems to be the order of
the day just now. p. j. Carter is
moving down on Tugaloo River Oil
the Georgia side. VIM. Holbrooks
is moving to Brasstown and Blanch
Whitworth, of near Lavonia, has
just moved in on the Clarrissa
Thomas place.
j. II. Cox, of Brasstown, was buried
at Long Creek on Tuesday, the 10th
instant. He had been sick quite
awhile.
Jacob Butt is quite sick, but is a
little better at this writing.
We notice in the last issue of The
Courier that the new Commissioners
have taken charge of the county af-
fairs and | notice few items in the
audit of that issue: Annie and X.
O. Brock, judgment and cost,
$1l2.90; r. o. Brock VS.. County,
judgment and cost, $256.95; Jaynes
~ &Shelor, attorneys Brock VS.. County,
800; w. A. Couch, one half repair
ing the Prather Bridge, (yet this
bridge is less than six months oldD,
SS1.25--a total of $551.l0 loss to
the county by carelessness, misiudg-
ment or wilful neglect. AT least it
looks that way to US.
Also, the roads in Damascus School
District, No. 81, were only worked a
little in the spring, under overseers
appointed for that working only. The
roads are needing work. Just above
Battle Creek post Office the road is
blockaded with fallen tree and has
been since before Christmas, and the
landholder is threatening to indict
the public for trespassing in going
around it. And yet am Informed
that there are about 90 days free labor
in this district that was not worked
out in 1904. If this is the work of
safe and efficient commissioners, we
hope the new board will leave off
that much of their efficiency.
M. III. Lee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Special School Levy.

Superintendent Of Education Mar
tin is sending out the following Cir
cular letter to County Superintend-
ents of Education:
"Section 1908 of the school law
provides that special or local taxes
must be voted prior TO the first day
of June in any fiscal year. l hope
that the Legislature will change this
statute 80 that such taxes may be
voted at any time during the year,
but any of those voted prior to June
1st to go on the tax books for that
year, and those voted after June LIST
to be collected during the following g
year. However, as the law now
stands, those taxes must be voted be-
fore the first of June, so hope you
will notify your trustees and others
interested that such taxes are now in
order and that the time is limited.
hope there will be many special or
local tax districts this year. Such
elections indicate interest and unani-
nifty and strong desire for good edu-
cational facilities and advantages s.
We now have $40 out of 1866 dis
tricts and hope the number may be
greatly increased during this year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Big Dynamos at Niagara Falls.

The Canadian Niagara Falls
Power Company, the ally of the
American Niagara Falls Power Com
pany, successfully set in motion
recently two of their 10,000-horse
power turbines and dynamos before
the officers of the power company
and distinguished guests. These are
the largest machines in the world
and their operation marks an cleo
trical epoch. Cheers were given
for King Edward, President Roose-
welt and the officers of the company.
An elaborate lunch was served and
felicitous speeches were made.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Items from New Hope.

New Hope, January 1s.-Henry
Alexander, of Fairview, has resigned
as mail carrier on Route No. 1 from
Seneca, leading through this section.
We are anxiously waiLing to see
who Uncle Sam gives us instead.
Miss Edna Wood entertained seve-
raj small boys and girls last Saturday
night at a pound supper. We sure
had nice time eating good things,
as there was much to satisfy the in
ner man, and playing jolly games.
John Cox's son and daughter, from
below Seneca, were visiting friends
in this community Saturday and
Sunday.
We had a frightful runaway scrape
Saturday night while returning from
Miss Edna Woods pound supper.
II. M. Elrod's mule became frightened
and ran away with the buggy with
four small children in it, all of whom
were thrown from the buggy, but we
are glad to say none of them were
hurt the least bit. But the buggy
was very badly torn up.
Our school is in hourishing con.
dition under the management of Mrs.
Lille Thode, the enrolment so far
numbering nearly fifty.
Miss Doretta Thode, of Central, is
attending school at this place.
Rev. w. G. Seaborn has recently
been elected pastor of New Hope
church for this year. He preached
his first sermon on the second Sunday
to large number of attentive
hearers.
Rev. w. M. Hardin, the newly ap-
pointed Methodist pastor for Fair
view, filled his appointment at that
place the second Sunday evening,
but the weather being intensely cold,
L guess his congregation was small.
G. M. White and three children
visited his brother, r. E. White, last
Sunday.
The Sunday school at New Hope
has been an evergreen one for several
years, which speaks well for any
oh or
There are several bales of cotton
scattered around in this section, be-
ing held for higher prices. / hope
farmers will get more for their cot
ton than it is bringing just now.
There are few more good porkers
to be slaughtered in this section.
guess all the candidates for matri-
mony have been elected, as there
don't seem to be anybody on the go
now days. School Girl.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
Redeem Confederate Bonds.

London, January 21.-The Finan-
cial News prints letter from a cor
respondent who calls attention to the
bonds of the late Confederate States
of the United States, over $2OO,0OO,-
600 of which are deposited within
one hundred yards of the Mansion
house.
The correspondent says that the
Southern States never repudiated
these bonds, but are simply prevented
from paying them by act of Congress.
He argues that the anger which
prompted the burning of the cotton
deposited as security for the bonds
and the passing of an act rendering
reparation TO the bondholders illegal
should by this time have been ap-
peased. The North acknowledged the
South as de facto government by
the exchange of prisoners and other
acts which are usual between coun-
tries at war.
For this reason, the correspondent
says, the United States should now,
Gas an act of grace, as an earnest of
increased amity between the United
States and great Britain, permit the
South to do what it can toward an
amicable settlement of the debt"
The Financial News tersely COM
ments on the letter by'expressing the
opinion that a person who bought
chances for a repayment Of these
bonds at cent per dollar would be
gull. of rash, hazardous specula-
tion within the meaning of the act
forbidding the taking of such chances.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
The Secret of Success.

Forty million bottles of August Flower
sold in the United States alone since its
introduction And the demand for it is
still growing. Isn't that fine showing
of successP Don't it prove that August
Flower has had unfailing success in the
cure of indigestion and dyspepsia-the
two greatest enemies of health and hap
piness? Does it not afford the best evil
dence that August Flower is sure spe-
cific for all stomach and intestinal dis
ordersP-that it has proved itself the
best of all liver regulators? August
Flower has a matchless record of over
thirty-tive years in curing the ailing
millions of these distressing complaints
"a success that is becoming wider in its
scope every day, at home and abroad, as
the fame of August Flower spreads.
Trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. For
sale by Walhalla Drug Co. and Seneca
Pharmacy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
TWELVE HUNDRED LOGS CAME DOWN
kcowee River as Result Of Recent Rains.
Work for Saw Mills.

Keowee, January 1S.-Tbe freshet
in Seneca river last Thursday
brought down about 1920 logs to the
wood mill and the mill is now saw
ing them up. These logs contain
about quarter of a million feet of
lumber. This run of logs will proba.
bly, be the last the mill will get, as no
logging has been done for months,
and this is about all that was looked
for, although few hundred more
may be scattered about.
The company is said to contem-
plate closing there mill here for an
indefinite period and transferring its
operations to some point in East
Tennessee.
The Southern Railway is going to
put an iron bridse across the bottom
lands on the west side of Seneca
river in place of the high wooden
trestle no" there. For this purpose
pedest ''s and pier of concrete are
being : by Contractor r. l..
Gaithern, Baltimore. There will
be 81 of these, on which the new
bridge will rest. Iron for the bridge
is already arriving and it is supposed
that work on the bridge proper will
begin as soon as the contractor com
pletes the concrete work, which will
be in February.
Information received here is to the
effect that a rural free delivery route
is to be established, beginning at
Calhoun station and going up the
river on the Pickens side to the
Dodd bridge, crossing there to the
Oconee side and coming down the
river by this place and crossing at
Ravenel's bridge on the way back to
Calhoun. Daniel Ravenel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-25
HOw'S This i?

for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney e Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations mado by his
firm.
Walding, Knnan e Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton,