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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
ODD FELLOWS HOME.
Why Not Have Il Locate Right Here In
Great Bend.

We notice various towns in the
state getting ready to make a bid
to have the home for the orphans,
and INDECENT Odd Fellows located
at their respective cities. While
it is a fact that there is only one
home to be located, and that many
of the cities bidding are perhaps in
position to offer more than Great
Bend, nevertheless we have
many natural advantages which
should appeal to the committee
having the location in sight, and
we believe the effort should be
made by the local lodge of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs, in conjunc-
ton with the commercial club, to
ask for the location to be made at
Great Bend. Il would be of a very
great amount''of indirect benefit,
and would be a big thing for the
city. We believe the proper spirit
can be aroused in favor of Great
Bend, and the fact that the stand
ing of the local lodge is aways up
in the grand lodge circles, will no
doubt be of much assistance to us.
1t is worth the effort at any rate,
and we would very much like 20
see the proposition sprung by the
local members, and feel sure that
the commercial club will do all
they possibly can to assist in
getting the desired result. Let
us try it any way. 1t will be one
more step in the right direction,
and that is the way to move.
Henry Nordman was down from
the Olmitz locality Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
Paid His Bet.

Alta recent meeting of the whist
club Charlie Hooper was unfortu-
nate enough to lose a gallon of ice
cream to Newt WiIhide, and
Thursday evening the bet was
paid. The members of the whist
club and few invited guests met
at the home Of Mr.. Hooper spend
ing the evening playing whist,
and winding up by eating the ice
cream, together with some deli
ciOus cake and cocoa. The prize
winners were |. N. Wilhide and
Mrs. Pursell, the latter winning
on a cut with Mrs. Luse. About
% guests were present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
School Report for District No. 90.

Report for month ending Nov.
10. No. of males, 8; No. of fe-
males, y; Total enrolment, 81;
Average attendance, 10; Visitors,
9.
Those neither absent nor tardy
were: Esther Trauer, Sylvia
Warnken, Anna Otte, Lille Fem,
LINDA Fem, Fanny Yancy, Oscar
Fem, Willie Trauer, Willie
Warnken and Freddie Otto. Those
tardy once but not absent were
Rosa Merhoff, Grace Ewing Jessie
Ewing. Birdie Archer, teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
Teachers Association.

The first meeting of the Barton
County Teachers Association for.
the current year was held IN the
aSsembly'room of the high school
building in this city Saturday, and
one of the best attended the. assoei-
alton has held. There we're 70
teachers present, and for the first
time in at least four years the per-
centage of Great Bend teachers
present was 100. Many of the city
high school pupils attended and
several other visitors. In fact the
Rustler man had to sit on the floor
so fully occupied were all the.
seats. The program as published
was carried out in full, and was
exceptionally we'll handled by
those who participated We heard
Prof. Strong's paper, Criticism
of Schools" and it was good.
The association is starting out
better this year than ever and we.
hope it will keep up. The next
meeting will be held at EllinwOod
in December, and we trust will
be well attended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
Will Move South.

Editor O'BIeniss of the Clafin
Clarion, and Joe Habiger of Odin,
made a trip through the Indian
Territory country last week.
As a result, both bought lots in
the new town of Hoffman, on the
N. 0. & G. r. R., and Mr.. Habi-
ger is already closing out his bSsi-
ness at. Odin preparatory to open
ing a store at Hoffman. Mr..
.O'Bloniss also offers his Clarion
for sale and viii move down to the
new town when be closes out at
Clafin. Hoffman is on the same
railroad as Lawson. and already is
said to have over 200 inhabitants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17

There might have been some
thing doing in Salvation Army
-eirs;es Sarasaay evening. but
'Ssnx DHrmg the day a mem
Der. Of the eeEaaization repre-
senting himself as Lieutenant L.
X. Bloos, was in the city solicit
ing funds for the army. He went
west on No. 5. Another, a lady
member, of the army came in on
the train and said as far as she
could find out the lieutenant was
a fraud. She left Sunday morning
for Larned to further investigate,
Nicholas LIGHTER was down from
the Olmitz country Friday morn
ing and made this Office a pleasant
call. He incidentally cashed UP
on the Democrat to 1907.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
The Firemel'S Dance.

1t was voted a success in. every
respect, both by those in attend
ance and the members of the Fire
Company who attended and tried
to make it so. The Company net
ed a neat little sum over the ex-
pense. Many public spirited
gentlemen bought tickets who did
not attend. There were something
over fifty tickets taken in at the
door, and the total attendance was
probably two hundred.
The fire boys desire to thank all
for their liberal patronage. The
boys present at the dance and as
sisting in its management were:
R. A. Ewalt, c. Fankhauser
W. E. Stoke Dan Hood
Will Armstrong Otto Patton
A. Wemmergren H. NJ. Foster
Frank Kepple Oscar Johnson
Bert Swift Ed. Planning
Clyde Moore Claude LuSe
H. NJ. SanderSOn.
Five of the members F. j..
Kramer, /. N. WiIhide, Chris
Wagner, John Malta and j. L.
Denote, were absent, some be-
ing in the country, some kept at
home unavoidably and some having
other engagements.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

W. +. Klein and family visited
at Elliwood Sunday.
E. K. Moses left Sunday morn
ing for NeOsho, Mo.
K. Weir of Hoisington was a
visitor to the county seat Monday.
Cleve Gilmore is learning the
BARRIERS trade at the PreSsl shop.
Ed. Hagen and wife of Comanche
township were county seat visitors
Monday.
John Schartz and family and NJ.
Herr and wife were Lakin town
ship people up on business Mon
day.
The young folks of the neigh
borhood Of Heller enjoyed a fine
dance in.that little city Saturday
evening.
The home Of Chas. Allen has
been frightened by the arrival of
fine ten pound girl Sunday
morning.
Henry Drehle, of west of town.
received a telegram that his
brother was dead, in Illinois. He
left for there Monday.
In what ever direction you chose
to look in travelling through this
county you will see new buildings
THAT have been completed in the
last year, or now under construc.
ton.
There'll be big doings at ALA
the next few days. On Saturday
Mr.. Wilson celebrated his wedding
anniversary, and on Sunday fate
smiled upon him again and the
stOrk brought him a hadsomt
baby girl.
A telephone message was re.
ceived from Lyons announcing 6
nine pound boy at the home Of
Claude Watson and wife Monday
Mrs. Watson is a daughter of j
X. P. Sloniger and wife, and SHE
and her husband have many
friends here who will join us il
congratulations.
Robert Smart, formerly living
near Ellinwood, but now located
in Pratt county, was in the city
Monday with his brother-in-law
Henry Lanterman, living north Of
'EllinwOOd. Uncle Bob has moi
changed much from the time he
was a leading figure in the coursing
meetings. He made our office &
pleasant call, and we were glad tC
meet him.
The W. F. s. met with Mrs. J.
A. Purvance Thursday afternoon.
The attendance was unuasally
large and an exceptionally fine pro.
gram was rendered. Mrs. Bants
gave her address, which she de.
livered at the Nickerson conven.
ton, and Mrs. Smith also gave her
paper. Miss Ethel Clark pleased
the society with a vocal solo and
all felt well repaid for attending
the meeting.
We are informed by a reliable
authority that the new train about
to be put on by the Missouri
Pacific will run from Wichita to
Great Bend instead of from
Kansas City. 1t is said to be
scheduled to reach here about one
p. m. and returning leave at about
four. This service w1ald Ger
tainly be a desirable addition To
the service we now have and
would be used a great deal by
home people.
One Of thp features of thn dnaor-
ations of the hall the night Of the
Firemens dance, was the miniature
steam fire engine that graced the
head Of the hall. It was the work
Fof Fred Hans, Of the Great Bend
Hardware and Implement Co.,
and was constructed wholly OF
material comprising the hardware
stock. 1t was. so ingeniously
made that doubtless not one person
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17

W. '. Marquis, OF Route /,
Olmitz, was a caller Saturday.
A baby was last week born to
Louis Barrows and wife, of Ga
latia.
The German Evangelical church
is building a fine residence for its
pastor.
Tom Pizinger, over in Albion
township, has just completed a
large new barn.
The Pawnee Rock Herald is
making great preparations for a
hosliday edition.
John Hittepole, who has been
visiting in Illinois, lost his little
boy last week by an attack of the
Group.
John johnson, and his wife and
mother, have returned from their
trip to Ohio and other eastern
points.
Victor Schneider and Conrad
Ochs were down from 0lmitz Fri
day and made this office a pleasant
business call.
Preaching at Rolling Green
school house next Sunday, the
18th at three O'Clock p. m. A
welcome to all.
John Peach was called back to
Iowa, this week on receipt of a
telegram announcing the serious
illness of his mother.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church are making
great preparations for a social to
be given December 9Th.
Prof. Strong is moving into the
g. P. Townsley residence for the
winter. Judge Townsley and wife
will go to California for a while.
Frank Herren was initiated into
the Eagles Friday night. The
organization expect to get into
their new club rooms on the north
side in about ten days. -.
Box suppers and spelling schools
are now ripe in the country dis
trictS, and the various school H.
brary funds are being added to
materially through these entertain
ments.
The Gahnstrom orchestra is
making good all right. The men,
bers of the orchestra are deserv-
ing of all the encouragement that
our people can give them, for their
music is fine.
Forest avenue for several
blocks was graded up nicely few
months back, but today it is full
of chuckhOles, and is everyday
getting chucker'. How about
sprinkling Or oiling IT'D
G. r. Webster, of Shreveport,
La, who has been making our fair
with a string Of horses for the past
two seasons, was married on the
9TH to Miss Leila Mckee of
Shreveport. Mr.. Webster's many
friends unite with us in extending
congratulations.
Owing to the heavy expense we
have incurred in installing our
new machine and changing our
power from gasoline to electricity,
we must ask our delinquent sub
.scribers to please favor us with a
'remittmce. We trust bose all
viii be kind enough to call.
Gerry Piiler, accompanied by
his sonin-law, 9. II. Kurt a mer-
chant Eat Wiilowdale, Kingnan
county, were Saturday visitors in
Great Bend. Gerry ssa his wife
have been up trcn the south
country for several d-ys, visiting
old friends and relatives.
II does not somuch matter where
you live. But If you do live in a
town boost for it. There are
other towns that are better than
yours, but they were not made
better by the people who live there
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
WHAT IT COSTS
Kansas Wheat Growers Make Report on
Expense Of Production.

A concensus Of the detailed
statements to the State Board of
Agriculture of 100 representative
Kansas winter wheat growers,
situated in ffty-fve different
counties as to cost to produce and
put in the bin.or car an acre crop
Of wheat yielding twenty bushels,
is itemized as follows:
Average cost of blowing Tor disk.
ing) b.. ...... -. .SO.9t
Narrowing. -. :. Is
, Seed and seeding: 81
Cost of harvesting and stack
ing(or shocking). .;.... 1.3t
. Threshing, and putting in
bin or car. / 6
Wear tear and interest on
tools. Observation-Disclosures. q
Rental of land or interest
on its value Il q
Total, cost per acre. or
@ 20 bu ...:.....,.....S I 81
Averages Of other items, gathered
from..those furnishing the 12C
most carefully made reports
q. quoted, are as follows:
Average number of years these
1870 reporters have raised winter
wheat in Kansas. =. -. Is
Acreage number of acres raised
by them annually 49,. 521
Average quantity of seed sown
2 per acre, pecks. A
Average yield per acre,
pusnelS ....". ......... 10
Average value of wheat land
per acre. .............. S24 Is
Average value per. acre of
wheat for pasturage. L /;
Average value Of straw per
dOlO' .'..,,.,..,.. 81
A digest of the same items o.
information taken from the inter
views with eighty growers il
the thirty counties constituting
what is known as the wheat
belt" which produced 70 per cent
of the 10000, OOO-crop harvested
In 1901, gives averages thus:
AUorono ooc+ of.I..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17
Wanted.

Old Brass and Copper. Bring
.in all you got, land we will pay
you the highest market price.
The E. R. Moses Nero. Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-11-17

The Western Union Telegraph
office at Lawrence, Kas., was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday evening.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
ARGYLL FoR ~ FRANCIscO.

The S. S. Argyll arrived this morning
from Kahului to discharge a cargo of
fuel oil. There were so many boats
at Kahului that Captain Gilboy decided
not to lie idle at that port so returned
to Honolulu. The Argyll will sail
this afternoon at 2:3O for San Francis
co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
PASSENGERS.


Per stmr. MikahaIa, February s, from
Kauai ports-C. A. Rice, wife, ? chill
dren and servant, Mrs. Crowenberg, ID.
A. Fox, j. II. Fuller, c. f. All Chock,
f. b. Hill, Rev. J. x. Noa, Rev. j. W.
Wadman, f.. \. Knudsen, Mrs. j. Noble
and child, r. b. Church and 60 deck.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
MAIL DUE TODAY.

The s. S, Doric is due today from
San Francisco with later mail. The
S. $, Sonoma is due some time this
evening or afternoon from San Fran
cisco while the transport Sheridan is
due tomorrow morning from San Fran
cisco. The mail will probably be on
the Doric.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
DEPARTING.

Wednesday, February s.
S. S. Argyll, Gilboy, for San Fran
cisco at 2:9O D. m.
S. S. Moana, Gibbs, for Victoria and
Vancouver at noon.
S. 5. Doric. Smith, for the Orient
may sail tonight
Thursday, February. 9.
$. $. Sonoma, Herman, for Page
Page, Auckland and Sydney viii sail
i'm morning.
Stmr. Mikahala, Gregory for Kauai
ports at p. m.
Schr. IA Moi, for Kohalalele at 3 p.
m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
sLEEPLEssNEss.

You will have no difficulty in procur-
ing rest and sleep if you will let DR..
Miles Nervine soothe and strengthen
the tired, agitated, weakened brain
nerves. SO long as they remain i'm this
condition, will be restless, irritable,
melancholy. You are welcome to your
money back If first bottle does not help
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
ARRIVING.

Tuesday, February Z.
$. 5. Moana, Gibbs, from sydney
Brisbane and Suva at Gas y. m.
Wednesday, February s.
$. $. DOric. Smith, from San Fran
cisco, due.
$. $. Sonoma, Herman, from San
Francisco, due.
Stmr. Niihau, w. Thompson, from
Eleele at a. m. with 5000 bags sugar.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, from Anahola at
5:35 a. m with $500 bags sugar.
Stmr. Mikahala, Gregory, from Kau-
al ports at $40 a. m. with 1890 bags
sugar.
Stmr. Iwalani, Piltz, from Kailua and
Hawaii ports at S:45 a. m.
Thursday, February 9.
L. 5. a. r. Sherman, Brugierre, from
San Francisco, due.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
1Oc a Part

to cover the cost Of HANDLING,
WRAPPING, ADDRESSING, MAIL
ING, ETC. Simply I'LL out the coupon
at the right and bring or send to us
with I. n cents, an Part will be mail
l. to YOU at once. Address.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08

Want ads in the Star bring quick re-
suits. Three lines three times for 20
cents.
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How to Secure the Views.

These Jews, which yill constitute a
complete reflex and record of the Ex-
position, are not distributed by us as a
matt % pro1t, but rather please
our readers. Although the regular
price is 25 cents, we pl ce the entire
series thin the reach of ever rsader
at only
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IImCs or tne tue are TAKEN from the
u. S. Goa and Geodetic Survey la
bles. The tides at .ahulL, and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Hawaiian standard time Is
10 hours 81 minutes slower than Green
witch time, being that Of the meridi-n
Of 157 degreess 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. m, which is
the same as Greenwich, y hours, 0 min
utes. The sun and moon are for local
time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-08
L. S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.
URE-WEATHER BUREAU.

L. S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE.-WEATHER BUREAU.
The following data, covering a period
of 30 years, have been compiled from
the Weather Bureau and McKibbin rec
ords at Honolulu, r. IL. They are is
sued to show the conditions that have
prevailed, during the month in ques-
ton, for the above period of years, but
must not be construed as a forecast of
the weather conditions for the coming
month.
Month of February for 80 years.
TEMPERATURES. QS9O-1904, incL)
Mean or normal temperature, 10.
The warmest month was that of 1897,
with an average of 73'.
The coolest month was that of 1903,
with an average of 60.
The coolest month was that of 1908,
with an average of 670.
The highest temperature was so, on
Feb. II, 1890, Feb. 16, 1897 and Feb. 22nd
and 23rd, 1900.
The lowest temperature was SO on
Feb. 16, 1902.
PRECIPITATION (rain). QS77-1S94, I'M
Average for the month, inches.
Average number of days with .01 of
an inch or more, y.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 400 inches in 1893.
The least monthly precipitation was
0.32 inches in 1873.
CLOUDS & WEATHER QSS4-19O4 in)
Average number of clear days, G;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, g.
WIND. OS75-19Oi, incl)
| the northeast.
! Station, Honolulu, r. II.
| Date Of issue: January 3Oth, 1905.
ALEX. Nee. ASHLEY,
Section Director, Weather Bureau
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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
FOR RENT

500 acres of land in cultiva-
ton, known as the Peters land
about four miles west of Mus
kogee. Good land. Price reas.
enable. See or write
DIR. II. II. WATERFORD.
Muskogee. |. Il.
"If you have anything to
trade OF sell in the way of Real
Estate, write to KIMBER REAL
ESTATE AGENCY Co.. 80 Olive
ST., st. Louis, Mo.
1t makes no difference what
you pant to sell OF where it )is
located, this company will send
you buyers.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14
Cinneter.

cries, the denunciations and the
threats of all those guilty of
these savageous crimes. but the
more they fret and threat the
harner he has thrown the stones.
He never defends Il Negro be-
cause he is Il Negro. nor con-
dems man because he is white
but he is u splendid type Of the
modern and improved man who
knows men by their inward
principles and not by the color
of the skin, To him man is a
man, a thief is a thief. robber
is a rObber. a william is Il william.
Eevery one who comes to him
must expect to be weighed in
the scales OF justice, as he
knows no other. Like nature,
he never bows, like death, he
serves all alike, like life, he
crowns every one with fame
who deserves the crOwning. He
knows the truth and is not a
fraid of it. AS a writer he al
ways boldly, dalingly, couIage-
ously and bravely attacks the
wrongs and insults inflicted up
on the Negro, not because he is
a member of the Negro race but
because the Negro is generally
ignored, oppressed. downtrod-
den and unjustly slandered in
the south. This sagacious man
is broad enough, deep enough.
and wise enough to look beneath
the skins of men into their
souls, their hearts and their
principles and know them as
they are; not as they are colored.
Every Negro i'm the west, every
Negro in the east, north and
south ought to be proud of w.
n. Twine. AS a member of
our race and a defender Of our
cause, he has crowned us with
glory and honor. Standing high
above his critics, holding HIM
self alOft from his accusers, a
beautiful contrast to cOwardice,
with an unparalleled record of
bravery he writes to each and
all through the columns of the
Cimeter and tells them what
they are and what they ought
to be. When others are seek
ing fame he is seeking truth,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-14

With the greatest of pleasure,
the rarest of privileges, and the
most sublime duty that ever
pleased my lofty ambition, will
call the attention of my many
readers to the man who is now
liOnizing himself in the west.
w. H. Twine, the daring writer
who has the courage, the zeal,
the manhood and the bOldness
to write and speak the truth re-
gardless to whom it offends,
whose crimes it exposes, whose
popularity it discredits or what
thief he drags to justice. There
are some aristocrats who think
their names so great, their fame
so high, their popularity SO ex-
tensive and their influence so
broad that it is a crime for any
one to mention their faults, their
errors, their transgressions or
their vanities. But none have
sown SO high, none have grown
so wealthy, none have gained
so much authority that this
daring young writer has refused
to condemn every wrong deed
or act of injustice that have
been perpretrated by the com
bined forces If wealth, might
and authority. And on the 9th
er hand none have fallen SO low,
become so insigficant, oppressed
SO hard, or abused SO roughly
that he refused to defend them
when they We're standing upon
the rock of truth and justice.
Wherever you find justice there
you find Twine. Unjust criti-
cisms, accusations, denuncia-
tions are but spurs to him. AS
editor of the Cimeter his writ
ings have made every just, up
right. pure and honest man his
friend and made every rascal,
thief, national plunderer and
every demogogue his enemy.
But he never seeks to make en-
emies nor friends; he simply
seeks the right, the just and the
truth and whatever there is in
these for him he contents him
self. His write ups on the out
rageous, british and inhuman
treatment of the Negro in the
south has brought the walls, the