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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10
FOR 4 &Hl.CESTEKNIlL
Kansas. Should Celebrate And Do Il

We have refrained from express
sing an opinion on theo19ll semi
centennial proposition, which has
been fathered by the Commercial
Club of Topeka, owing to our
naturally being adverse to boome
ing anything for Topeka. Some
how we have never entertained a
very high regard for the state
capitol. But, the more we think
about this exposition, and the
longer we think about it, the
better.it looks to us and We are
ready'to do anything reasonable
for the success Of the institution.
1t does not matter to us from
what quarter of the state the TEN,
pOrary committee comes, but
when the thing gets down to do
business every portion of the state
shosld be. well represented, and we
are sure that Mr.. Frost, the pres
ent head of the affair, who has
done very great amount for cen
tral and western Kansas, will line
everything up and have our part
OF the state represented in the
committee having the project in
hand. 90.
This exposition can be made the
biggest kind OF an enterprise for
our entire state, and every one
should consider the vast amount of
advertising the state viii receive
no matter where the exposition
will be held.
Kansas, more than any other
state in the eyes of the student of
history was responsible for, the
conflict between the north and the
SOUTH =, Born on the threshold of
that trying period she has passed
on and up, through thick and thin,
through good years and through
bad years, always doing her duty,
until she has wiped ont the past,
and stands today as one of the
most glorious and prominent of
the these great United States.
with future as bright as the sun
which daily shines on her broad
acres OF wheat her large herds, her
orchards, her coal mines, her oil
and gasS well, her mills ad manu-
featuring institutions, and above
all, her noble citizens. Let us
show the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10
Nickerson College

School year will begin September and continue A weeks
Courses of Study General Preparatory High School,
Pedagogical Full C0ge Bookkeeping, Shorthand Penmanship
Typewrtng, EocutiOn Physical Culture Instrumental Music
Accredited by the state board of education Graduates from
the high school course receive second grade certificates from the
pedagogical course state certificates
Enrolment of strictly College Students
e. students freshman sophomore junior senior grades
larger than any college normal school university west of En-
pora'
The hne building west Of the State Normal Extensive i'm
ovemens to building and grounds during the present vacation
Three teachers for full work have been added for p
veal The teachers like the old ones are full graduates from
Kansas and eastern colleges.
Board at $3.50 s1.75 $500 and $3.50 weekan abundance
PaceS al any Of these prices Most Of students board at 5O
Furnished room 81 cents a week for each student
Exceptional opportunities for instrumental music Tbobooa
our piano department graduate Of England
ana has studied one at the Paris Conservatory under
GumeD and Rudolph Feee Send special catalogue Of tho S
Of Music sue" 'ns s'hoo'
Five pamphlets and other printed matter free on anDlcator
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10

Frank Gum is building a new
barn in the second ward. g
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10
HAS:
TR0UBLEsYOiDAY
Six Thousand Women March in Parade
90 Demanding Bread. .'
THREATEN AN UPRISING

London, Nov. Six thousand
women from the slums of this city
marched through the streets from
the slums today to Whitehall
where they presented the de-
mands of the unemployed poor
to Premier Balfour.
The arrival of cold weather has
reduced thousands of families to a
pitiful plight. The sufferers de-
mandsgoyernment aid to keep from
starving and dying of cold.
Premier Balfour received the dep
utatiOn Of eighteen women, two
of whom carried scantily clad
babies. William Crooks, the labor
representative in parliament intro
duced the delegation. One of the
SPEAKERS demanded a special ses-
sion of parliment to meet the en-
Urgency. Mrs. Carr, ofthe deputa-
ton said that bloodshed would fol-
low, if the government refused
and While the deputation was
holding their interview with the
premier, the marchers crowded
around the building singing the
MarseiIlaise, and ieering at the
we'll dressed people. Premier Bal
four told the deputation that he
believed the act passed by the last
parliment would furnish the nee
eSsary relief. -
Members Of the committee were
dissatisfied with the statement,
and said England would see acts
this winter duplicating those in
Russia the past few weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10

The injunction proceedings
brought by Ira Clark against Che
county commissioners in the sum-
mel. of 1904 to enjoin them from
paying Stoke & FEEDER for print
ing the personal assessment list,
has been set for hearing in Che
supreme court on January Srd,
1906.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10

The Friday evening whist club
met with F; H. Miller and wife
last week, and had bushels of fun.
Grant Jones and his wife were
the champions and Use Pursell and
his wife also received prizes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10

We appreciate the compliments
we are. receiving on our ne" new
face" The type is larger than the
old face, land a o much palmer
letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-10
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mountain View, Ok, NOV. e.
A storm Of cyclonic nature ex-
tending.a mile'long and one hun
dred yards. wide visited this. To-
cality Saturday night and resulted
in the death OF seven people, and
the serious injury of over. thirty
Others. 90
Mountain View, Okla, Nov. 6.
Funerals Of the victims of Sat
urday nights cyclone we're held
this morning. A further search
Of the debris revealed no more
corpses, leaving the death list at
seven. The relief committee has
its work well in hand.
Washington, D.. c.. Nov. g.
The Missouri eight hour law was
held constitutional today by the
federal supreme court. The de-
cision was given in the case of
Harry Cantrell, who attacked the
legality of the laws limiting the
hours of work in mines to eight
hours. O.
st. Petersburg, Nov, 6.-Com-
parative quiet reigned throughout
European Russia today. At
Odessa the shops have been re-
opened, and the city is assuming
a normal aspect. =. The general
strike at Helsingfors, Finland,
has been called off. From Asiatic
Russia come reports of riots and
disorders, especially at Tomsk.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 6.-Albert
Darwin, on trial here for the muir
der OF Anna Gray on account of
Jealousy, committed suicide in his
cell today by hanging. Officers
yesterday investigated the
rumored attempt at Jail delivery,
and found that two OF tile iron
bars in window in his cell had
been cut out and replaced by
wooden ones painted black.
lshpiming, Mich, Nov.6 On
Sunday bank building was
wrecked and three persons killed
and thirteen injured by the ex-
plosion Of gas through a leakage.
The children killed were passing
the building when the explosion
occurred, There were also a num-
Der OF narrow escapes by others
who were close by at the time.
Kansas City, Mo, Nov. G.
The police have thus far failed to
discover .convicting evidence
against any one concerning the
numbering of Winona Newton.
last Saturday. The man Francis
is still being held, although he
appears to be able to prove sn IN
broken abb so far.
Topeka, Kans., Nov. 6.-At the
Elks Club Rooms, Sunday State
Treasurer t. 7. Kelly attacked
Editor McLennan Of the State
Journal, and would have probably
created knock down and drag
out scene had not others interfer-
ed. Kelly promised to COM
mence hostilities without words
when next they meet. The
trouble was over the charges the
journal has been persistent in
making about the state treasur-
er's alleged crookedness.
Odessa, Russia, Nov. 6.-An
inspection of the Jewish sections
OF. the city discloses a most dis
treSsing state of affairs. Thus far
there have been nearly SIX thous-
and deaths among the Jews as a
result Of the, rioting. The police
and soldiers are said to be march
ing at the head of the mobs and
assisting in the looting, murder
ing and pillaging. o
Chicago, Iii. Nov. ga Grand
Trunk passenger train ran down a
street car this morning filled with
lohox:o - IL.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
LIGHTNING BUG
MADE GOOD BAIT
Buena Vista Fisherman Catching
All the Pike in Northern
Minnesota. ....-.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ..
Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. III. W. Speelman,
resident Of Buena Vista, has made discovery
that promises to make him at once famous and
also possessed Of much Of this worlds goods.
The discovery is nothing less than illuminated
bait" and bids fair to reyolutionize the methods
now in vogue for catching fish, Buena Vista
is located what is known as the ''interna-
tional divide" being the highest point on the
continent where the waters divide, the streams
on the north Of Buena Vista flowing toward the
Hudson bay and those on the south vending
their way to the streams leading to the Gulf
Of Mexico. Recently Mr.. Speelman has been
catching large quantities Of fish at night, and
many people accused him of using unlawful
methods in procuring his catches.
This denied by Speelman, who has d.
yulged his secret He took prominent citizen
of Bemidji out in a boat with him and let him
in on his. scheme. He opened small tin box
in corner Of which he had a number Of
common lightning bugs which were continually
Illuminating the interior of the box with flashes
of light. Taking from the box glass object
shaped like a small minnow and hollow inside,
Speelman grasped one Of the lightning bugs
and placed 1t inside the glass fish. There were
at once flashes from the bug, which lighted up
the fish and made it shine very brightly.
. Speelman cast the fish out into the lake and
it at once sank to the end of the line and
could be plainly at intervals from the
boat, despite the darkness. The bug inside the
fish kept flashing his light, when suddenly there
was rush thru the water and large fish
grabbed the hooks and was soon fast. 1t was
This operation was repeated, and when the
bug died and failed to fash light, the glass
fish replenished with another bug This
was kept up for an hour when Speelman and
his companion returned to the Hotel Summit,
having caught all that the law will allow.
It now develops that Speelman had been work
ing on the bug idea for some time, with a
view of catching the larger fish at night by util-
izing the millions of lightning bugs that infest
the country about his home. He experimental
with the bug and found that it would live for
half an hour in common glass bottle, tightly
corked. He then made hollow glass fish and
put bug inside. This continuance was tried
on the lake and 1t found that the fash
of the bug inside could be plainly seen at night
in the water at a distance Of twenty feet. And
what was more astonishing, it seemed that the
larger fish in the lake swallowed the fish and
bug with avidity. Speelman has applied for a
patent on his device and intends to submit 1t
to the game and fish commission for an opinion
as to the legality of its use. Mr.. Speelman is
devout member of local church and super
intendent of the Sunday school.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
! PASTORS ASSIGNED ).
Bishop Makes Appointments in Swed-
ish Methodist Conference. r

At the closing session yesterday of
ference in st. Paul, G. J. Rosenquist,
Petrus Backstrom and Charles Hedin
were ordained deacons, and Charles
Hammer was ordained elder. The af-
ternoon meeting was opened with a
memorial sermon by Bishop G. 81. Fow-
list of appointments for the coming
year was read as follows: *t" J
Minneapolis District-Andrew Farrell St.
raq pr snd sds Akn j.
erd Little rails and Meby, Andr ssn Nelson ia
Clear Lake G. augreR Hector tor and Pal
\: =; Lind; Lindstrom and Scandal, GUSTAV
nasIFom Itch and La9Fist9n ASel Ander
Minneapolis Northeast Andrew Anderson: Mo,
ball. y D. hoa G. 9lsOn i,I Red Wng n
saltwater. and Square Lake, ]. A. Whitman;
oa sfR William Will TO n1 1s sGp4 asa
financial agent Of the Swedish
EaSe superior Ander
Wis, Gustaf Taper; Branson and 'Westboro,,
Carney and Bark River, Mich, Alex strom
Cloquet and Sturgeon Lake. A. J. johnson; Cum,
ts Fa and Barrn Wis to BE- supplied crys
Stephenson, Mich, Klas Alderman; Duluth First
church. John A. Anderson; Duluth Second, to be
supplied; Escanaba, Mich, G. II. Sunderstrom
Hibbing and Virginia, Petrus Backstrom; Hough.
ton and Ontonagon, Mich, A. o. Nylin; Iron
Mountain, Mich, Swan Magnusson; Ironwood
Mich, Frank Gqstafson; Marinette. Wis, A. G.
Beck; Marquette and Scandal Mich, c. J.
Rosenquist; Menominee and Wallace Mich. John
Bostrom Milwaukee, Wis. Nathan Alderman:
Norway and Cedar, Mich, NJ X. Willkens; Re
public, Champion and Michigamme, Mich. Car
Hammer; Superior, Wis, Olof n Hildeton; two
Harbors and Grand Marais, A. F. Peterson; Wau
sau and Junction City, Louis johnson. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
WEEK
FOR STREET RY.
REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE IN
CARRYING STATE FAIR CROWDS.
How Extra Precautions Were Taken to
See that There Were No Accidents
Other Measures That Contribute to the
Successful Solution of the Problem.

K
The most strenuous week of all the
year for the street railway company is
over and the record mado is the best
yet. More passengers were carried than
ever before IN similar period and the
work was done quickly, smoothly and
without hitch.
Purely precautionary measures for the
safe handling of the state fair crowds
cost the company about $1,000 or 10000
cash 1ares: The expenditure included
the use OF about seventy special men
placed at curves, under viaducts and on
switches the state fair lines:
Two cars were never allowed
on curve at the same time.
This rule is to prevent side
sWlping. Two cars were never al
lowed under q viaduct at the same tint,
to prevent rear end collisions. Time was
saved at switches and safety was in
sured by placing men to control the
movement Of the cars on the downton
loops and at the fairgrounds.
Attic the percentage Of travel on the
Como Harriet line to the fairgrounds
was increased about 1900 per cent dur
the. seven days, there were no accidents,
and nothing occurred that might not
have attended the ordinary operation
of the line. While usually the head
way Of cars is fifteen minutes on the
seconds. The safe and rapid handling
of the crowds by the street railway
company was remarkable feat.
Several conditions tended to make
the service smoother and more nearly
| perfect than ever. The Playground loop
was much better handled than last year
| because of the experience gained in
its operation in 1904. At least 100
more cars, holding ffty-one passengers
each, were in service, and to help out
in the amount Of rolling stock, the
regular Lake street cars were used in
the fair service and the new Mime
tonka moguls took. their places. An.
other circumstance was the operation
/ Of the new Smelling avenue cross-toWn
line carrying passengers who left Min
neapolis over the interurban line di
rect to the gates. .-,.- Is.
The company gave double transfers
to and from the Smelling avenue line
! allowing transfer to and from the ole
interurban to fair; passengers. It also
renewed for six days the privilege of
| transferring at Washington and Hen
nepin avenue from the Estate fair
! cars to the Oak and Harriet and the
| Como Harriet lines. This was spe
! cial convenience to, persons desiring tc
take the Como-Harriet cars, which die
not run up to the Minneapolis gate
at the grounds. Az - =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
EXPENSIVE TO
REMAIN AWAY
FORFEITURE OF BONDS MARKED
OPENING OF COURT.
Bench Warrants Issued by Judge F. G.
Brooks as a Result of Notable Alb
sentees Grand Jury Starts In on
the Jail Prisoners Before Beginning
Investigations.

Forfeitures Of bonds marked the
opening Of the September term calen-
der before Judge f. G. Brooks today.
Several defendants in criminal cases
failed to appear. Their bonds were for
feited and bench warrants issued for
their arrest. If they appear later and
give proper excuses their II, bonds d will
accused persons were marked absent:
William II. Roberts, grand larceny in
the second degree; Roy, Nodholm, bas,
tardy; James Smith, abandonment Of
wife and child; James. Pulrang, bas-
tardy; Charles A. Forth, burglary in
the third degree; G. F. johnson and
George Roberts, crime against nature.
scalpers indicted for selling railroad
transportation without license from
the secretary of state, were all passed,
pending an adjudication of the appeal
to the supreme court taken in the case
against Robert Manford.
Edward O. Fellows trial on charges
Of forgery and embezzlement was set
Only seventeen grand Jurors report.
ed this morning and a special venlre. OF
six was drawn. These, with the origi-
by Judge Frank G. Brooks this after
noon. Jail cases will take up the at:
tention Of the inquisitors for several
days, but as soon as they are disposed
Of there will undoubtedly be some in.
teresting developments in the matter Of
the alleged bribing Of witnesses in the
Ida johnson criminal operation case
and in the Northwestern National Life
Insurance company investigation.
The grand jurors on duty now are:
John P. Coan, Charles H. Robinson
James McGeary, E. j. Westlake, Alex
Magnus j. Nells, Martin Whitcomb
w. G. Pike, John Lucas, W. L. Martin
Fred H. Smith, James M. Raft, A. M
Barnard, Samuel M. Braden, G. w. Van
Tuyl, Henry W: Phelps, Chester Sim:
Charles A. Hamblin, John F. Bar
mum, Daniel J. Falvey, F. Day.
Chester Simmons was elected fore.
man of the grand jury this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
O'BRIEN'S OPINION
Insurance Commissioner Amends a Pub.
lished Statement.

Gin an interview the other day.
said Insurance Commissioner T. D.
O'Brien today, 81 was quoted as say
ing that believed that if the contract
holders and the insuring company both
agreed to change in the form Of poll
cy held by the insured. such change
was, in my opinion, all right. The ar
ticle referred to the Northwestern Ma
tional Life Of Minneapolis and it's al
legged change of contracts with some Of
the old policy holders Of the North
western Savings company Of Iowa for
policies of the Northwestern National
Of Minneapolis. What I desired to have
understood as my, view of the matter
is that, where both parties to the con-
tract not only agree, but fully under
stand the contemplated change in con-
tract and the exact situation of the
company, and where there is no mis-
representation in getting the policy
holder to change his contract, in my
opinion such change is legitimate -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
MIR. CLEVELAND'S INCOME
An, Authoritative Statement About a
Much Discussed Matter.
Harper's Weekly


After a considerable period Of belief
that Mr.. Cleveland had become compar-
ativelY rich as the result of financial OBJ
erations in association with his friend,
E. G. Benedict, the banker, a story to
the other extreme is now going the
rounds to the effect that his income is
only $4,000 year. The truth is that
Mr.. Cleveland income from his invest
ments is between $4,000 and $4,000, to
" ich he adds an average of about
So 900 by writing occasional essays for
publication. He might have acquired
a larger fortune, doubtless, but for the
fact that he would never permit his
bankers to buy or sell stocks on mar
gins. Mr.. Benedict, however, makes
his few investments, and they are gen
orally wise ones.
Some years ago Mr.. Cleveland had
SIS, 1000 to spare, and Mr.. Benedict OBJ
availed himself Of, to subscribe for
the stock Of a projected trust company.
The knowledge that the former presi-
dent was to become one Of their share
holders inspired the promoters with a
brilliant idea After consultation, they
sought Mr.. Benedict, and, thru him,
offered Mr.. Cleveland the presidency
of the company at salary of $50, 600
a year. 1t was a legitimate undertak-
Cleveland somewhat reluctantly de-
clined on the ground that he was TN
acquainted with the details of the bust
ness. and that the condition of his
health would not permit of the severe
application requisite to effective service
| Again he was urged to accept, with
the assurance that his duties would be
nominal, his mere official connection
with the company being considered suf
fcient recompense for his remuneration
Mr.. Cleveland replied simply that that
would seem to him too much like selling
the use Of his name, which, Of course
he could not do. That closed the in,
#cident
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
MINISTERS GATHER
Congregational Pastors Hold First
Meeting After Vacation.

The Congregational Ministers asso-
citation Of The city met at Plymouth
church at 1880 am. today, for the first
time since the adjournment for the sum-
mer vacation. Nearly all Of the Con-
gregational pastors were present, be-
sides Rev. Mr.. Newell Of Anoka, who is
most enjoyable beginning of the regular
Monday morning meetings. A brief
period given to the reading Of the min
utes, and reports was followed by an
exchange Of vacation experiences.
Next Monday morning Rev. G. E. Al
brecht Of the Thirty Eighth Street Con-
gregational church will speak to the
ministers meeting on My Conception
Of the Trinity" Subjects for the fol
nounced, but the programs will be is
sued in the course Of two or three
weeks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

ISOLATION circuit to give them an opportunity to
make a league which would be satisfac-
tory to both the Western league and the Ameri-
can association cities. Cantillion, having the
Milwaukee franchise in the association and Des
Moines in the Western Will probably have
good deal to say about this scheme.
Tebeau, owning Denver in the Western and
Louisville in the American association, will Wig
oTously oppose any plal to expel Denver from
the league. He viii undoubtedly haze the sup
port Of Pueblo and If he induce the i'll
different st. Joseph management to vote with
him, he can at least cause deadlock. Tebeau
wants to put in two more Colorado cities, CIV
ing the league eight clubs The eastern mag
mates claim the two best Colorado towns
already in the league and are not paying
propositions and that it will only weaken the
league to add others in Colorado. Des Moines,
Omaha and Sioux City made good money this
year and they feel that they are certain to be
taken care Of because they desirable for
any league in the west. Sioux City would have
made the most money this year, had it not been
necessary to get an entirely new team this year,
resulting in the highest salary list in the circuit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
LOOKING AT LAND
Appraisers Start Work Viewing Prop
erGy Wanted by Park Board

The appraisers appointed by the park
board to value the land desired for the
widening of Riverside boulevard made
a tour of that parkway today, and to-
morrow will take evidence as to real
estate values in that vicinity. 1t has
long been the Intention of the park
west river bank from Franklin avenue
to Lake street, and a wide enough strip
was originally secured, but the govern
ment wanted SO much land to go with
the dam and lock that little was LEFT
for the parkway. !, IN 3ls
To secure the land desired the park
board vii condennsa tier of lots facing
ayenne between Twenty sew
sentll end Twenty-ninth streets. This
will give d STRIP about $50 feet wide
~ LOO Get long, and will be ample
70 ia Sc his Oh IS 40 finest drives
in The co ,sslsf5Y.