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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
HoIsINGToN
From the Dispatch

HAOtu Lie OISPdtNA
A petition was circulated Monday
to present to the Governor and have
Stanley Prindle appointed to fill the
vacancy of Justic of the Peace caused
by the death of H. c. Wilson. Stanley
will make a good justice and the
petition for his appointment secured
liberal number of signers.
The members of the gun club have
decided to make the shoot of Feb. %
% the biggest ever held in Hoising-
ton. Over $4,000 in added money
will tend to draw shooters from all
over the state.
Philip H. Brack, of Otis spent Sun
day in town. He started to Kansas
City with car load of stock but sold
them to George Bechtel when he ar
rived here. Mr.. Brack has shipped
out abe ut 1000 head of cattle during
the past year.
On Friday morning at eleven
O'Clock, Theodore Newton Boxwell
the year, 5 months and % days old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Boxwell.
died after an illness of only one day.
He was taken sick with brain fever
Thursday morning and gradually
grew worse in spite of The skilled
efforts of the attending physicians.
Little hope was entertained for his
recovery Friday morning and the
family had only to wait until..the end
came
During the recent freezing weather
E. P. Monroe has had from eight to
fifteen teams hauling ice from the
| Black Swamp lake to his ice house
just south of town. His original plan
of pumping water in sthe artificial
ponds near the ice house was a good
one but the water supply is deficient
so ice had to be hauleds from the
bottoms. The ice house is now nearly
filed, about so tons being hauled in
one day. A crew of seven men cut
and loaded the ice at the lake and
another crew was kept busy unload
ing the ice and storing. it in.the ice
house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
School Report.

School report of the Dundee school
for the month beginning January 2, and
ending January 81.
No of boys enrolled 20. No. of girls
enrolled IA. Total No. enrolled A.
Daily average attendance Sc. No. of
visitors 2. No. of days taught %.
A class have just finished high school
physiology and are ready for review.
Vocal class meets every Wednesday
evening. Patrons and friends are cordi-
ally invited to visit our school.
Louisa Lipphard. Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

Mrs. M. B. Larson and two sons
returned Saturday from a ten days
visit with her sister. Mrs. Pearl Titus,
of near Dodge City. Mrs. Titus
came back with her. bringing the
baby, which being little under the
weather, needed Grandma Sans care.
Mrs. Sans having raised nine child
rem to healthy size is an old, ex-
perienced hand at the business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
CLAFLIN.

From the Clarion.
Mrs. John Weaver is here this week
from Sterling, paying visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramer johnson were
made the happy parents OF big baby
boy Thursday of last week.
John Dune who is suffering with a
partially paralyzed arm, went to the
Sisters hospitalat Wichita the first of
the week to take medical treatment.
DJ. Riemann received telegram
Tuesday stating that his wife's mother,
Mrs. RENTS was dangerously i'll at her
home at Hastings, Nebraska.
George and Jim Fairbairn left Tues
day morning for Fairview, Oklahoma a,
for visit with their uncle who lives
near that place.
B. @. Cochran, father of Mrs. L. J.
Bailey died at his home here Sunday
morning at 1895 o'clock, at the age of
81 years, months and days. The
cause of death was a general breaking
down through the infirmities of old age.
There is considerable interest being
manifested just now by our business
men and other citizens, in regard to the
matter of fire protection. We under
stand petition will be circulated dur
ing the next few days, which will be
presented to the council at it's next
meeting asking that body to take action
on this all important subject at once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

The following report Of District
q, for the month ending Jan. q.
Males enrolled TO, Females 9. Total
average daily attendance 14A. Case o.
hardness 6. Percentage Of attendance
77. Pupils neither terdy nor absent.
Laura Bauer, Frank Unruh, Lena,
Unruh and Albert Schmidt.
A box supper and entertainment will
be given at our school on Friday evening
FEBRUARY IL. The proceeds will be used
to purchase pictures to decorate the
school room. Yong ladies are invited to
bring neat and well filed boxes.
r. L. Marsh, Teacher
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Patrons on Rural Route No. z Celebrate
on February LIST.

February l being the commence
ment of the second year of the rural
mail on route 2 out of Great Bend, F.
Burnett and wife thought they would
celebrate the occasion by giving a
dinner to few of the neighbors, and
Invited the mail carrier to be one of
the jolly crowd that gathered around
the festive board.
Now Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett had at
tended several dinners where NJ. B.
Walker was present, and knowing his
capacity they provided accordingly
for there was an abundance of good
things.
There were present as guests M.
B. Walker, wife and Mortie, n. G.
Walker and wife, F. Doran and wife
and Carrier No. 2.
After dinner Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Walker entertained US with some
vocal and instrumental music making
it ve.y hard to leave when it came
time, hoping we would be there next
year.
THE YEARS HISTORY Cd ROUTE 2.
The first month we handled three
thousand and sixty-three (3,063)
pieces. We have steadily increased
until last month we handled nearly
five thousand four hundred (5,400)
pieces. We have handled in the year
fifty three thousand, seven hundred
and nine (53,7O9) pieces, have made
out two hundred thirty-two (232) ap-
plications for money orders.
There have been five children born
on the route, viz: one to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ludwig, Roy Unge1, and M.
G. Mullen, and to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gelik a pair of twins.
There have been four deaths, Mrs.
VIM. Hiss, infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mullen, one of the twins of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gelik and Grandpa Adam Lud-
wig.
Five marriages, Dewey Simpson to
T. A. Sucker, J. H. Ruble to Mrs.
Cliff, Anna Ruble to ]. keenan,, Erna
Mall to VIM. Foelginer and Andy
Ruble to BERTHE Cliff.
The following have built: w. v.
Adams, house; J. c. White, barn; ]. O..
Tucker, addition to house; Geo. w.
Tucker. house; Mrs. Simpson, house;
F. Doran, addition to house; VIM.
Hofmaster, barn; H. L. Ward, house;
w. H. Rogers, addition to house;
Chas. Schaeffer and ]. F. Fesler had
just completed their new residences
when the route started.
The relation between patrons and
carrier have been very pleasant.
From my point of view 1 cannot speak
too highly of the kind and generous
manner the patrons have in every in
stance shown me. Not only has their
manner been kind and pleasant, but
their generosity has shown itself in d
substantial way. They have not only
endeavoredto increase my avoirdupois
but encouraged the habit of smoking
to reduce it.
And 1 take this opportunity to thank
each and everyone for all the kind
ness shown me during the past year
and hope the same relations will exist
during the coming year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
PAWNEE ROCK.

From the Herald.
w. ii. Payton has secured the agency
for the Merritt Creamery Co., OF Great
Bend.
We learn that Prof. Lutschg will
move his family from Great Bend to
this place soon.
D. G. Evans was up from Macksville.
Tusday, on business trip and visiting
his mother.
John Huffman came in the first of the
week from Purcell, I. T. for short visit
with friends and relatives.
Miss Dot Spahr returned to her home
at Loulsburg, Kansas, last week. She
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. 81.
Bowman.
Fred H Guilfora returned last Thurs
day from points in Arizona and New
Mexico where he has been for the past
month.
The material for the farmers and
merchants Telephone Co. has begun to
arrive, and the work of putting in the
line will begin in short time.
Remember the box supper to be given
ut the Z. of p. hall Wednesday night,
FEBRUARY by the A. o. U. W. The
ladies are all requested to bring well
filed boxes. and the gentlemen their
pocket books.
Mrs. Ed. Cleghorn and four children
from Missouri arrived here last Monday,
n n l.
in the future. They viii occupy the
house recently built by John Hanson in
the northern part OF the city.
A Snap-a a block, close to square
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

The sum of S10.63 was cleared at
the oyster supper at District % school
house Friday evening Jan. 9th. A
goodtim is reported by those present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

WANTED-Good cook, or strong girl
who desires to learn cooking. Inquire
at the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

On Saturday evening, the 11th, a
box social will be held at district No.
So, in the north part of the county, to
which all are cordially invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

John F1achsel and Annie Scho6eld
of OlmitZ have been granted license
to marry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10
For Sale. Cheap.

well bred, Norman Stallion, years
old, color dapple gray, broke to work
single or double, also to ride Can show
No. 1 colts. This stallion was sired by
Old Adelbert, imported Percheron horse
French No. 113eS. American No. $3.50.
Call on me, or write. 4 miles North
and one mile East of Olmitz. Kans.
Diff JOSEPH PlZINGER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

Have already started to plant
Honey Locust seed for next season.
AUGUST CARING.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

Fred Hartman, of Cleveland town
ship. is around again, after being laid
I'D with illness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

A Snap-a a block, close to square
Great Bend, cheap, if you buy it
quick. F. H. LENcER, Hudson, KS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-02-10

Room and board with private
family, enquire at this office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
BURNS CAUSE DEATH
Victor Kujawa, Burned by kero-
sene March i2, Died FromIn-
juries Wednesday Night,
CHILD SUFFERED TERRIBLY

Victor Kujawa, the 2 year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George kujawa, died at
the family residence, 472 Edwards
street, Wednesday night as result Of
burns received on March Is. The
child had suffered intensely almost
continually since the accident and the
death certificate states that the burns
resulted in spinal meningitis, which
caused the death of the little fellow.
The mother and father of the child
are Frustrated with grief as the re-
suit of the fatal outcome of the acct
dent.
The little boy was burned two
weeks ago last Monday. On that day
he had been playing about the house,
when his mother started to build a fire
in one of the stoves. There was still
FIRE in the stove, but Mrs. Kujawa was
not aware of this fact, and she
brought in large can of kerosene to
use in starting the fire. She set the
can of oil down near the stove and
then went into one of the buildings at
the rear of the house to get some wood
and kindling. During the absence of
the mother the little child todd1ed
over to the stove and picking up the
can of oil he threw it into the smou1-
dering embers. An explosion at once
followed, and the flames 1eaping from
the open stove door struck the child
in the face. The mother hurried to
the aid of the child and extinguished
the flames. However, she had not
been quick enough, as the boy was
while his breast was one mass Of
burns. DR.. Frank B. Lansdowne was
called to attend the child and he had
been under his care until his death
followed Wednesday night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
FORM NEW COMPANY
Burlington, Brighton and Wheat
land Telephone Company
Is Incorporated
CAPITAL STOCK MADE SIS, 1000

| Articles of incorporation have been
| filed with the secretary of state for
the Incorporation of the Burlington,
Brighton and Wheat1and Telephone
company. The company is the out
growth of the telephone agitation
which has been on in the western
part of the county, and it promises to
be strong rival for the independent
companies now doing business in the
county. The company is composed
of leading men of Burlington, Brigh-
ton and Wheat1and.
Henry Runkel, of the town of
Wheat1and, former chairman of the
Kenosha county board, has been
elected president of the mpany and
will be IN charge of the building of
the new lines. The central exchange
Of the company will be located at New
Munster and lines will be built in all
directions from this point. It is stated
that already so subscribers have been
secured, and large proportion of
these people have stock in the new
company.
The company is said to be very
friendly toward the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company and arrangements are
now being completed to secure long
distance service for the subscribers
connected with the line by connect
ing the exchange with the central
Exchange of the Wisconsin company
at Burlington. However, it is posi-
BILE that the independent companies
in this and Racine county will make a
bid for the business Of the company,
hand it is probable that there will be a
hard fight before the connections are
made.
| The company will touch a part Of
the county in which there are very
| few telephones.
Telephone activity is to be found in
all parts of the county, and in towns
other than Brighton and Wheatlandit
seems that this spirit is being fostered
by the Wisconsin company. This
company has arranged to put large
number of phones in the village Of
Wilmot, and the village Of Silver
| Lake is also to be listed. DR.. Becker
is in charge of the work for the com
pany at Silver Lake, and it is said
that he has secured a large number OF
signers.
The lines in Brighton and Wheat
land will be built as soon as the
weather will permit the work to GO
| forward and the material for the line
is already on the ground.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
Assembly Passes a Bill Giving
Cities Right to Demand Re-
form From Telephone Co.'S.
KENOSHA May ENFORCE RULE.
New Law Gives the City the Right to
Set up Districts in Which all Wires
Must be Placed in Under
Ground nduits.

Bill No. 500a, introduced by Assem-
blyman Bell Of Racine has passed the
lower house of the legislature. 1t is
measure Of more than passing in
terest to the residents and property
owners of Kenosha, for it pertains
to telegraph, telephone and other
poles and wires on the public high
ways, placing the wires under ground
and removing the poles.
1t is a bill to amend paragraph 81
of subsection 81 of section 925 of the
statutes Of 1898 to give cities organic
ed under general charter or operat-
ing under certain chapters thereof to
create districts within which all cleo
trio light or power, telegraph, te1e-
phone or other wires may be ordered
to be placed under ground and all
poles removed from the streets. The
section when amended will read as
follows:
To establish and alter the grade Of
streets and sidewalks; regulate the
manner of using the streets and pave
ments; protect the same from injury
by vehicles used thereon; require
standard sidewalks to be laid upon
such street or streets or part thereof
as it may prescribe; declare any side
walk or part thereof unsafe, defec-
tive or insufficient, and that the same
be removed and replaced with new
standard sidewalk or one as good as
the standard, to be approved by the
board of public works, at the expense
of the owner or owners of the lots or
parcels of land abutting upon that
portion of the street or streets upon
which said sidewalk is ordered to be
built or removed, and cause the ex-
pense the1 Of incurred by the city in
front of eaoh said AUDITING lot or par
eel Of land to be charged to such lot
or parcel of I'D as a special tax and
collected like other city taxes upon
real estate; all proceedings as to con-
struction of sidewalks and the col1ec-
ton of the cost thereof to conform to
the provisions of section 925-201 to
o25207 inclusive; and to tablish dis
tricts within which all electric light
or power, telegraph, telephone or
other wires may in the same ordinance
esta b1ishing slch districts besUrdered
to be placed under ground and all
poles now or hereafter used to sup
port such wires shall be removed
from the streets in such districts, and
to provide a penalty for the violation
of the provisions of such ordinance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
NOT TO PASS KENOsHA.
North Western Officials State Fast
Trains Will not be Run on New Road

North Western Officials State Fast
Trains Will not be Run on New Road
The long silence of the officials of
the North Western Railway company
in regard to the new line to be built
west of the city has been broken, and
yesterday one Of the leading officials
issued a statement in which he said
that the company was not planning
an air line between Milwaukee and
Chicago. He stated in this connec-
ton that the company had two cities,
Kenosha and Racine, which were too
to allow their being neglect
ed by the running of fast trains over
a line to the west.
He failed to make any statement in
regard to the uses to which the new
line would be put but it is generally
believed that the line is planned for
use of fast freight trains which are
now running over the regular lines.
The work on the new line is being
pushed as rapidly as possible and it
is now stated that the work Of build
ing will be started early in May.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
MONEY In HIS TRUNK
GuardianofL eander Merrick Found
Certificates Of Deposit
Amounting to $4,000.
OLD MAN RESENTS ACTION.

Leander E. Merrick, the old farmer
IN the town of Bristol, for whom John
f. Reynolds was recently appointed
guardian under bond Of 100000 was
in the county court this morning.
He was brought to the city in order
that he might be taken to ST. Luke's
hospital in Racine, where he is to be
cared for under the direction of the
guardian.
The old man is more than 80 years
of age and yet he resents the action of
his relatives IN demanding that a
guardian be named to take charge of
his property, claiming that he is as
able as any one to care for himself
and for his money. The old man
seems to have perfect mania for
money, and during the time he was in
the county court, he kept up con-
tinua1 chatter about his money, seem
ing to think that an effort was being
made to take it from him. Notwith-
standing the fact that Merrick is
worth nearly 500, 900, he seems to fear
that he will die poor, and for this rea-
son it is claimed that the old man
has been living a most frugal life.
At the house or hut where Merrick
had been living alone the guardian
and the relatives found an old trunk
in which were found certificates of
deposit for the sum of $4,000.
Added to this sum of money it is
known that Merrick had several thou
sand dollars loaned on mortgages
covering property in the neighbor-
hood. With this money, it is alleged,
that the old man has been starving
himself to death, and some of the peo-
pie in the neighborhood hold that his
condition is largely due to the fact
that he has denied himself the neces-
saries of life.
The guardian will place Mr.. Mer-
rick in ST. Luke's hospital for the
present, as his relatives while dec1ar-
ing that the old man has lost his men
tai powers, are unwilling that he
should be sent to any state institu-
tiOn
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06

The extent to which the executive
and administrative functions of the
government of this state has been
handed over to various boards and
commissions is startling. 1t is high
time that the people called a halt in
this government by commission"
and centralized these great powers
now delegated to commissions and
boards in some regular department,
whose head could be held strictly ac-
countab1e. In a recent speech Sena-
tor Kreatzer gave out statement of
the money expended and the number
of people employed by these commits
sions that will surprise a good many
people in this state who have not
kept track of the work of the differ
ent Legislators in recent years. He
, said:
There are in this state thirty
boards and commissions appointed by
the governor, total Of 143 appointees
who in turn control 1445 employees
and cost the state 1898, 974.74, and
who disburse of the states funds BIZ
ennially the enormous sum of $4,217,-
$3.50. In addition to these there are
FIVE other commissions not appointed
by the governor consisting of seven
teen appointees employing fifteen
persons and costing SLY, 920.45 for
maintenance, making a grand total of
thirty-six boards and commissions
consisting of 100 appointees employ
ing 1860 persons, costing $711, 895.19
for maintenance and disbursing bien-
nially $4, 335, 1915, while during the
same period the entire disbursement
of the state amount only to SO, 487,
431.29.
In contrast with these extra consti-
tutional boards and commissions are
three like departments with heads
chosen by the people employing
twenty-five persons, costing S144,
010.36 for maintenance and disburs-
ing no additional funds whatever"
There are now before the 1egisla-
ture bills creating a dozen or more
new commissions, and some of them
are likely to pass. Is it not about
time for the people to ask their rep
resentatives where this thing is going
to end
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
PLAN AN ORCHESTRA.
Musicians of City Plan the Formation
of Orchestra to Represent Kenosha.


The musicians of the city belong
ing to the Musicians union met in in
formal session at. the sTrades and
Labor council hall lastsevening to talk
over the plans for the organization Of
an orchestra for the city. 1t is the
plan Of the union men to organize an
orchestra of twenty-four pieces with
the idea of giving concerts at stated
intervals. It is held that's this sort Of
an organization would great1yssstimu-
late the interest in music insthe city
and to this end the plan met with high
favor. During the discussion short
talks were made by Joseph G. Rhode,
@. Smith, Fred Stemm, F. R.Jacoby
and w. j. Dickhaut, and all were
heartily in favor of the plan.
After the informal discussion was
over the members of the union enjoy
ed supper and smoker. Another
meeting will be held in the near flu
ture at which the plans for the orches-
ira will be taken up again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
MORE CHRISTIAN SUITS.
Five Companies Get Judgment Against
Walter Christian.

1t seems that the return of Walter
3. Christian has not disposed of the
troubles of the company with which
he was connected, as five Judgments
were docketed against Christian in
the court of Justice Sturges late
Thursday afternoon. All of the suits
were brought as garnishee suits and
the Badger Brass company was
named as garnishee in four of the
actions. Mr.. Christian did not appear
in court to make any defense Of the
suits and Judgment was entered by
default.
The parties to the suits with the
amount of the judgments allowed fol-
low: L. M. Eichelman, $66.15; C. H.
Goodman, 500 80; Frank Wells, $34.26;
John O'Donne11, 1922; Garden City
Metal company, of Chicago, ILL.,, Sill.
The first two judgments are secured
by funds held by the Badger Brass
company.