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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
Shot the Top of His Head Off.

At about 5 O'Clock Monday morn
ing Karl Noffet, young farmer who
lived with his mother on the Dillinger
farm mile east of Hoisington, shot
the top of his head off, dying instantly.
Young Moffet was about % years
old, and a man of apparently good
character, industrious and ambitious.
He and his mother had Bought the
farm recently. and it is supposed that
he had some financial worry to un-
settle his mind. He lived with his
mother, aud an older brother lives in
Hoisington, being cigar maker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

lola. Kansas. July 1O-War or
the joints here has reached the acute
stage. Last night supposed
temperance fanatic placed dynamite
under saloons here and blew up the
buildings, entailing a loss of upwards
of hundred thousand dollars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
SALOONS ARE
DYNAMlTED.

lola, Kansas. July 10.-War or
the joints here has reached the acute
stage. Last night supposed
temperance fanatic placed dynamite
under saloons here and blew up the
buildings, entailing a loss of upwards
of hundred thousand dollars.
THE DESTRUCTION WORSE.
lola, July 10.-The city narrowly
escaped destruction as the result of
deliberate plot by the temperance
fanatics to blow up all tie joints with
dynamite early today. Over a hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars dam
ages was done by the explosion.
Something over $50 sticks of dyna-
mite were found in the rear of the
Eagle exchange and Montgomery
restaurant. The two two story bricks
which they occupied and two story
frame between them, tenanted by the
Blue Front restaurant. were complete
ly demolished, including the Arcade
rooming house above the Mont
gomery restaurant. Eight hundred
plate glass windows were shattered,
and the store fronts were caved in,
dozens of buildings being cracked by
the explosion. Nearly every clock in
town stopped at 1926 a. M, indicat-
| ing the exact hour of the explosion.
! That the destruction was not nor e
complete was due to the fact that
three other piles of dynamite which
have been only partly burned instead
of exploding. Behind McCauley's
restaurant were found 1872 sticks.
Behind Mots pool room there were
lib, and behind the Cataract hotel
about hundred more. Az effort had
been made to touch all of them off,
C.. L. Melvin a temperance fanatic
whose sanity has been questioned by
w. c. Stone, is under arrest charged
with the work.
Mrs. ]. E. Herring is dying as
tn. result of INJURIES sustained throug h
the explosion, although located in a
room three blocks fro mthe scene, shat
tered glass being the cause. J. E.
Thorpe is in serious condition frCm
being blown down stairs. A bunch of
dynamite had been placed on each
side of the square, but that on the
south side was the only bunch that
exploded. Melvin's arrest resulted
from finding nSee pinned on the
door of Campbell's joints saying
''Notice, we have decided to give
you one more chance to quit business.
We have sympathy for poor man,
and don't wantto do you any damage,
but unless you, quit you will go up"
Signed, Melvin, captain. The hand
writing is said TO be that of Melvin.
He was lately released from the in
sane asylum. The area of greatest
damage runs five blocks in each
direction. A revised estimate makes
the total loss two hundred thousand
dollars. The mayor has offered re-
ward of s400 for the apprehension of
the culprits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

Hoisington is making big plans for
their three days of street fair, to be
held July 20to 22-Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week. They
offer six free shows daily and num-
Der of other shows. Excursion rates
viii be made, and probably specials
will be run from Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

FARM For SALE-32e acres, 3
miles northeast of JetmOre, Kan.
IT'S acres in cultivation, balance pas
ture; small house, stable and granary,
plenty of good water. nice grove, AID
a few fruit trees, $40 per acre.
a. H. NoRTHCUTT.
Jetmore, Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

When you want any pillow
work done, or horses shOd, call
at the old reliable shop. Fred
Walker, Prop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
DR.. w. L. LYDIA.
Osteopath
Telephones 2S5. 142. Fair Building
GREAT BEND, KANSAS
Bar gains in Real Estate.

If you contemplate buying land
this fall, see US, as We have geea
wheat land in Pawnee, Edwards,
Hodgeman, Ford, Gray and FinneI
county for sale. Prices right and
ter ms reasonable.
WooDS & RUSSK
Kinsley, Kas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

For SALE-160 acres of land in
Gray county, s miles north east of
Cimmaron. No Improvements, 40
acres under cultivation. All good
smooth land. Address box All,
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

FoR SALE-One 16h. p. Advance
engine; l 80 Red River Special Sepa-
razor, with weigher. Also, one ]. 1.
Case weigher, All in good shape.
c. D. MARKEy,
Great Bend, Kas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.

VIM. Gagleman returned from
Denver Saturday.
Great Bends League" team is in
the lead and must stay there.
Ed Lindas was down from Larned
Friday evening for a few hours.
Miss Della Hammond began to
learn the art preservative in this
busy shop this week.
Claude Watson was over from
Lyons Sunday, to visit the folks and
take in the ball game.
Mrs. ]. w. Soderstrom and daugh-
ter have gone to Wichita and other
points for four weeks visit.
Mrs. F. B. Keidd, of Newton, is in
the city visiting her brother, E. c.
Miller.
Holyrood is getting ready for a
street fair, to be held July Goth and
21st.
L. Zimmeht has returned from his
Colorado visit much benefited by his
outing.
The second nine got skinned Fri
day by Hoisington's boys, by the
score of II to 6.
We hear wheat in the east end of
the county Is turning out at the rate
of % bushels per acre.
Tully Seward thinks unwinding
that long string at The party the other
night is what queered him.
J.. P. Fenno and wife were over
from Hoisington Monday. They had
not been in the city for number of
months.
Bob Gwinn is continueing the inn
provements of his residence property
by giving the same a new coat OF
paint:
Leo Wilczeck and wife are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of twelve pound
daughter at their home Tuesday
morning
The rains the last few days of last
week put wheat harvesting On the
shelf, but made lots of corn and
fodder.
A joint installation, with ice cream
and cake on the side, was INDUCED in
by the D. of H. and A. o. U. w.
Saturday night.
Urban McGreevey jumped into the
harvest field right from school, and as
result he is now laid up home with
some very sore hands.
Some fellow tried to get next to
some underwear at Lundblade & Boil
myers Saturday night. but was
nabbed before he got away.
John Evans was over from Claf1in
Friday looking after a car load of
sand which he needs in the building
of fine new home he is having
erected.
U. G. Barrett and family left Friday
evening for Brookport, Ills, where
they will locate. They will keep
track of Kansas friends through the
! HUSTLER
Little Eunice and Master Teddie
Marshall have come home from
Hutchinson where they spent the
fourth with their grand parents.
Lefty" Holmes the big league
pitcher tried out this spring with
Pittsburg, Pa, will probably pitch
tomorrow. He arrived in town this
morning.
The Kansas Southern Oil Co., in
which many of our local people are
interested, have struck a SO Dbl well
on lease they hold in the Alluwee
L. Ty., district.
Harry Davis. accompanied by Miss
Grace Groves and Miss Trueman, all
of Lacrosse, were in the city Thurs
day evening, taking little jaunt in
Mr.. Davis auto.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

Washington. July 1o.-It is offci-
ally announced that Portsmouth, N.
H, will be the scene of the Russian
and Japanese peace commissioners
meeting, after the commission has
been formerly organized at Washing
ton. They will meet in the navy yard
building.
lola, Kan, July 6.-A Nelson, a
harvest hand who came to Allen
county from Pawnee Rock, a short
time ago, was impaled on pitchfork
when working with threshing crew
at the farm of H. Busley. northeast
af La Harpe last evening. The
prong penetrated lung. Nelson will
live.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
For Sale.

Call Oh John F. LEWIS & Co.,
Real Estate Agents,
Great Bend, Kaasas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
Held Under Bonds.

The three men who were accused
of setting McCIacken on fire. Will
and Teat Swanzy and Arthur Bailey
had their preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Halleck of Lacrosse last
week aud they were bound over to
the district court Their bond was
placed at $1,000 each. which they
furnished.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

Money to loan on improved farms
for from one 10 five years. See Ed. L
CHAPMAN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14

For SALE-A two story eight
roomed house and 100 x 160 #.
corner lot on Forest Ave, Z blks.
~est from Man St. For. particulars
write to P. o. box 325, Great Bend,
Kans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-07-14
JAIL BREAKER.
O'BRlEN CAUGHT.

St. Joe Gazette, July s-James
O'Brien, alias George Collins. who
robbed the Humphrey hardware store
of Lincoln, Neb., on the night of July
4, was arrested in the local BurliDg-
ton yards at o clock yesterday after
noon by Burlington Detective John
Clark.
Nineteen knives, worth from 81 to
81 each, and valuable razor were
found in the possession of O'Brien.
He confesses thkt he stole them from
the hardware stke.
O'Brien is rather short heavy set
man with broad forehead, gray eyes
and round face. He was dressed in
laborer's attire when arrested. He
does not possess the short retortiDg
address the majority of criminals use,
and is rather pleasant man to talk
to.
JAIL BREAKER.
O'Brien also confessed TO break
ing jail at Great Bend, Kansas, the
first of March last, where he was
incarcerated on the charge of stealing
a S21 suit of clothes.
A reward of S25 has been offered
for his arrest on the jail breaking
charge.
While making his regular rounds
of the yards yesterday Detective
Clark learned that a stranger was
selling exceptionally good knives to
employees of the Burlington for ex-
ceedingly low prices. Detective
Clark Immediately began an investi
cation.
Tracking the stranger to the round
house, Mr.. Clark saw him make a
dodge for the old gas plant on Fifth
street just north of the shops.
PURSUES FEELING BURGLAR.
The pursuit was begun with in
terest and Detective Clark entered
the gas plant just in time to see
the fleeing nan throw a bundle of
what afterwards proved to be knives
into an old barrel
Drawing his revolver. Clark or
dered the stranger to halt. The man
, obeyed.
The detective later made search of
the barrel with the result that nine
teen knives and razor, all valued at
about s25 or $50, were found wrap
ped in a white cotton cloth.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14

a modern system Of schools in The
district. And now HE board
through the proclarnat ion Of iii
worthy president, gives notice to the
people Of this oppoFtanit which
will beat an election u be held on
Tuesday. May 2, next, ION the qness
ton Of issuing bond 10 the amount
'of $50, 600 These bonds viii be
sold and the proceed y used to erect
additional buildings These build
lings are intended To- overcome The
.oyer-crowded condition Of HE
schools and afford oppo tunity 10 the
pupils to avail themselves 81 the
very best in pursuit Of an education
which is to fit them for the taxi
ing up Of LIES duties. These
buildings viii not be on the site Of
the Central school building, since
the people voted that proposition
down a year or so ago. IL is under
stood the board's intention ii to erect
a building in the West End east of
Elk creek and another in the East
End east of Elk Greek.
Briefly, are these the facts as to
the bond issue and they certainly
commend themselves to every man
who prizes education, or sets any
value upon it at all
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14
NEW LAW ABOUT FIRE
ESCAPES.

On the first day Of June a new law
goes into effect in West Virginia
relative to fire escapes on buildings
Itbat viii necessitate the erection Of
a number of these devices on quite a
number OF buildings in Clarksburg
as it will in other cities in the state
The bill was passed BY the last scs-
/ sion of the Legislature on February
n. was approved the following day
and goes into effect ninety days at
Ter passage. Itsproyides that every
building or structure in this state of
three or more stories in height, used
as . factory or workshop, and in.
which ten or more persons are em-
Iploycd above the first story or any
hotel three or more stories in height
or any other building three or more
stories in height, occupied or used as
4 tenement house shall be provided
with one or more substantial metallic
fire escapes reaching from the top
Of the first story to the cornice and
placed on the outside Of the building.
On each story above the first there
shall be one etsnlore metallic balloon
les attached To- The building and to
the fire escape.
1t will be the duty of the owner
Of everyesucli building to equip the
same assproyided in this law within
SIX months after the passage of the
bill and thereafter no such building
as above specified shall be used until
the same is so equipped. City of
iieials are required to make annual
Inspections of these buildings to see
that this law is not violated.
The penalty for the violation of
the law is a fine of not less than 800
nor more than 5000. Every. week
Of failure to comply with the pro-
Visions Of TIE law after notice by the
city officials constitutes a separate
ofFense and after sixty DAYS the
building may be declared 4 nuis-
apce in tho manner prescribed II
section 2S, of chapter Az, Of the code:
Al fines collected for violation Of
this law she'll he paid into the COM
mon school fund Of the county
wherein the offcnse was committed
| . good disposition Of such MONEYS.
l II
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14
RoosEvELT,s VACATION.

That there nus been no erumbling as
vet because OF tine absence Of President
Roosevelt from the seat Of government
is passing strang since there has been
from the beginning fault ;anders, ana on
this occasion 1t was natural TO suppose
|, that some Democrat Of them all would
fn.l cause for objection.
The government was entrusted vita
good aands, when the President left
Washington. There are no questions of
moment to be DEALT with, nothing TO dis.
turb the tranquility OF ths country, and
we arc ut pace with all the world
Problems OF state ara not confronting
the government ont of tine ordinary anil
men nrs left at headquarters who are
capable Of meeting what now exist. The
Presidents official family is composed OF
men OF foremost Craftsmanship, any of
whom Il fitted for the presidency, and
MI are in accord with. the Presidents
policies md know them possibly us w.ll
as he does himself. They ara there to
continue THOSE policio, during mis- Nh.
sence from, ths seat Of government and
viii do 40. 50 that ,,e naed naye no con.
csrn ~ fsal "A, all uneasy. NOR neal there
i. any on The mart Of Inc psople.
TINS cnls anxiety possessing the peo.
Me q for thc PRESIDENTS safe retnrn
ana MI are clad taat no danger has tau.
fur ATTENDED or threatened MIN. All
are plsased with tae aracious hospitality
the southern people have givsn MIN and
especially debated oycr tho siemonstra.
ton mads bv chem showing that toev
regard MIN their President along with
thr rest Of the nation
BESIDES tbe n,rsonal ,bcnsfft. physjc,l.
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

aae u ~ executors q me
W., w., o inonas .: ssrc1neF dseeassd,
! WI onel 'or SAFE 70 me nigasst and
o :. 'o,ader' eae wen known SS Y g =
arm s'euate y "a ne housewife ON 'eae
ihe'a wa.ers OF 1issatyiick, Harrison
county. West Virginia az tte 'front.' door
OF Una Court Honse, on
4 SATURDAY. 2a Alss iotal 1905,
SAD iafm contains one hsrpdrsd and
Twelve acres, and = well adapted se
grazing and general farming purposes;
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14
lc1TY's BUILDING eT 4

fl's 1t1Ilfr. u tlS IN
sss1S gssgl ttb e Wiz fSs
iicns sections Of the city are not ap-
Ipreciatiye Of the extent c ss bpiI ding
operations nov in progress here 81
X not I ward 10 the CITY where 81
sn,,5n MI Il handiome dwelling and
ie tsHss bo i. arc not il course 81
conjunction 3lost Of these aFe 81
substantial nature and 4 cffai y To
3fhe city. ,rhcy mean + creased pop
silation in MANI instances aid ii,I
Others the significance is that resl
dents dents have Az propered 70 the TENT
.Ethat they feel that they can have
modern &, homes with All The conTen4
fences and comforts attendant Stilli
other building indicate q greater
circle Of trade. In this connection
sti,e nresent is not So bad as some:
would picture as the cons TIctiion'
now Going on affords ernpl oytnent tos
many. furnishes pPcftunity Tor DE-
stiyity in various lines Of bushes
s,,cll rs That Of manufact ire cf brick
and other material, besides tie pre-
;paration Of lumber used ia the bailds
Iines. Hauling is provided for the
foamstcrs This gives the caller in ii,
iced greater opportunity IN his line
stfhc carriage and blacksmith IS AZ
forded work. The INGREDIENTS share.
in the pay day. The banks get more
deposits because Of this period OF
CONSTRUCTION. Even the newspape
feel the good effects Of 1t. 1t ii, M
deed, situation that encourages
and thought has not the squirt about:
1t that the past had in Clarksburg,
vet there is a fixedness about it that
insures stability.
Z However. there is not as yet that
amount Of building in the industrial
additions to the city that is needed
Perhaps. there has been a hesitancy
arising from a desire to be certain
as TO what those additions Will ma
terialize in. But ample opp ortunity
is afforded now to see the fact that;
those Industrial additions have come
to STAY, Thousands upon thousands
of dollars have been spent and thons-
ands Of dollars more will expend-
ed in permanent manufacturing
buildings. A railroad has been
built at great cost and the railroad
company runs it's, trains to these adj.
ditions with regularity that signi-,
fics that it regards those places fixed
seats Of industry. In Fact, every
thing has developed to convince The
people that Greater Clarksburg Ia
largely brought about ~ these ad4
ditions with their several very i1i-
portant manufacturing concerns
Then, why need there be the slight
rSt hcsitancy in expanding money in
The erection Of houses to meet the
demand in these additions /? Despite
Che slowness Of tho people in proyid-
ing houses for the employees at these
industries, development
has gone steadily on. Why not give
It great impetus this year BY plant
ING some money in the shape Of
hprses forSworkmen and not only
reap d good harvest but also have a
hand in the deyelopmentiof the city?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-04-14
Notice Of
Appli ms.
For State License to retail liquors,
ets., in Salem, West Virginia.

talr 3 fs $500 is1f NJ (. y 3 * -
I, Charles =. Holden, Clerk Of
the County Court Of Harrison Coun-
.ty, Statepf West Virginia, do certi-
fy the following list Of applicants
for license to sell or offer To- expose
for sale spurious liquors, etc, their,
respectiye residences and the places
for which applications are made, in
the town Of Salem, Harrison County,
West Virginia
lloyd DUFF, the Duff & Hart
u buildiDa. Salem, Harrison county:
West Virginia.
THOMAS FEE, Pomeroy bnildingi
Salem, Harrison county, W. Va, !,
Given under my hand this the 13
day Of April. 1905.
CHARLES +. HOLDEN,
1sapr-1tds4tw. Clerk
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fufbee were
here Thursday from Salem shop
= fIsIE5 IT
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-06
TAXATION TROUBLES.

Every year the tax begin their work,
something turns to show the crudtes Inconsistencies
and injustice of the system of taxing
erty Duluth, Mimi, is having experience with mort
taxation the city has started to list
all mortgages ST. Louis county property that
owned in the county Duluth people haven't paying
mortgages, wall of complain lifted
up from everyone
The defends his action saying that the law
absolutely requires him to list mortgages The register
deeds required file list of mortgages owned locally
with the county auditor, who distribute it the
This is for the of reaching all credits
possible but in actual practice it is discrimination in
of outside mortgage holders that
has been ignored The admits that the law i'm
hardship, and he will only list mortgages at
third their This leads Duluth
that if the is going observe the law
every credit at value the
required for the last 40 Here the Herald
palpable nit.
Tae ncident simply illustrates that the laws of
states they stand unjust. If the taxing
disregard the law they derelict in their duty
they enforce it they confscatng the income from
moneys and credits They discriminating against
who invests his money at home. Such system
back number the rid of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-06
A DEFICIT IN THE STATE TREASURY.

Attorney General Atkinson declares loudly in news
interview that he will put stop to the sale of
already reached the legal
limit of Indebtedness the Yakima Democrat Good
mighty good if he do it,
be carried during the two without selling
bonds just Treasurer authority the
statement that there will be deficit for the present
of 100000 If such to be the state must
either issue warrants drawing high of interest
bonds at low rate of interest in order to make good
This trouble is due primarily the unprecedented
travagance of the late republican legislature voting
through appropriations aggregang about 100000 in
if the estimated of ensuing
two The is also largely responsible for
this condition of affairs by sanctioning wildcat
appropriation bills If he possessed
that the much maigned Mcbride exhibited would
stopped this perncious system legislative grating
Kept the state government sound business basis
The only consoling thought for taxpayers lies
the fact that the officials logger
heads and divided into bitter factions
stances they be depended upon perhaps
other In polite but biting words hears familiar
of Stop thief" ALL Its an i'll wind that blows
nobody good'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-06
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL

maintains unexcelled service from the
west to the east and south. Making
close connections with trains of all
transcontinental lines, passengers are
given their choice of routes to Chicago,
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation as to the lowest rates and best
routes are invited to correspondence
with the following representatives.
B. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial Agent
142 Third ST., Portland, Or
j. c. LINDSEY,
Passenger Agent,
142 Third ST., Portland, Or.
PAUL B. THOMPSON,
Passenger Agent,
CO1man Bldg, Seattle, Wash.