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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
Evidence 10 the Point.

W. H. Ryan, chairman of the
Democratic state central commit
tee, got some material evidence
today that commercial travellers
in the state are lining up for Harris
and the Democratic ticket. He
received a letter from a promi-
nent travelling man, who stated
that he had always been a rock
ribbed Republican" in which vas
enlosed check for $3.50 as a
contribution to the Democratic
campaign fund. This check
represented a collection which
was made on Sunday last am ong
the travelling men who we're STOP
ping at the Hotel de Shoup in Hill
City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
The Team Work.

The team work which Cover.
nor Hoch and Congressman Cur
tbs are putting up is working ad-
mirably. 1t is conceded that the
railroads are backing Curtis for
the senate and in his efforts to
boost Curtis the governor is but
making a bid to the railroads to
continue their support of himself
and their ticket. Ifever "Jethro
Bass" in Churchills "Conistou"
had control of a state, the rail
roads of Kansas, through the Re-
publican party, and Gov. Hoch,
control this state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28

As was to be expected, Mr.. Nc
Cray has denied over his own sig
nature that he is the Kansas rep
resentative of the book trust.
But inasmuch as there is a gen.
eral understanding, as the Star
says, that he is the agent of the
trust in Kansas, which under
standing exists even among his
political associates. there must
be something to it. The Star
further says:
1t does not strengthen the case
of Mr.. McCray to call a man like
Colonel Harris a liar, and he sure
ly must know that he is grossly
mistaken when he says the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor was
the first responsible man to call
him a lobbyist o. the Book trust.
Mrs. McCray cannot possibly be
ignorant of the fact that many
persons who are putting up at
least a pretense of loyalty to Hoch
speak of that relationship as an
understood fact, and as one of
long standing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
Nobody Hurt, Eli?

In his speech at Hope Governor
Hoch said: Il submitted the
case to the courts on the ground
that the railroad company as we'll
as the commonest tramp is en-
titled to its day in court. Ger
tainly no American citizen is uIn-
willing to submit his case to the
supreme court of the land. No
matter how the suit terminates,
nobody in Kansas and nobody in
Indian territory can suffer loss.
The government viii make it
good"
Replying the Star said: Gould
a high minded statesman have
risen to subIimer heights9 Per-
haps the audience did not appre-
ciate the solimnity Of the preseu-
tation. Anyhow, it did not ap-
plaud. Moody in the audience
would lose a cent" That was
'consoling. The hghwayman who
holds you up commits no crime
if your pocketbook is empty. The
train robber should not suffer if
he fails to get into the safe. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28

custodian of public funds is not
to be censured if he is caught be-
fore the states money has been
dissipated. Surely Brother Hoch
is departing from the preach
ments of the good old Methodist
church. 1t was here that he de-
clared that he had passed the en-
tire matter I'D to the courts"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
Public Sale.

The undersigned will hold a
public sale of horses. cattle. farm
implements, household goods etc.
at his farm nine miles south west
of Pawnee Rock, on October, 18th,
at 10 a. m. Free lunch at noon.
John Olson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

First published in the Barton County DRMo.
Graf October S, 1906.
STATE OF KANSAS, GO
BARTOs COUNTY 10
In the district court for said county.
+. L. Simmons, Hattie B. David and Louisa
J. Simmons, Plaintiffs
Charlie q! Simmons and the unknown heirs,
executors administrators, devisees and trustees
Of Charlie h. Simmons, deceased, Defendants.
Said defendants will take notice that they have
been sued in the above named Court for upon an
action to quiet title to the Southwest quarter
and the Southeast quarter Of Section Twenty-Five
15l township sixteen No. range thirteen tlSl
Barton County. Kansas, and must answer the
petition filed therein by said plaintiffs on or befor
the II day II November A. D. 1909 said petit
ton wifi be taken as true, and Judgment for
plaintiffs in said action as above stated will be
rendered accordingly.
ATTEST:
S. M. KELLAM,
Clerk Of said Court.
SEAL
0sMosD & COLE.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
$40.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28

The finest line Of ladies and child
rens coats in the city at the Lund.
blade & Boliuger store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-28
Hood School House.

Preaching next Sunday at 3 p.
q. w. l.. Sutherland.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
Curing Alfalfa.

The proper curing of alfalfa is
one of the fine arts which a farmer
can possess. From s to so per cent
more of its value can be retained
by proper curing than is obtained d
by many of the farmers. One cf
the mistakes is made in cutting
too much at one time. 1t bieaches
past the proper stage before it can
all be stacked. Another mistake
is in not putting it up as soon IS
possible after it is cut. An expert
ment station expert says that, alfalfa
should be cut in the forenoon.
raked in the afternoon, if the
weather is very warm, and stacked
as soon afterwards as the danger OF
heating and mildewing is past. II
Exchange.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
WILL BORE FOR ARTESIAN
WATER FOR IRRIGATION

A number of men, ten in all,
who own land south of the track at
Medbury. are arranging to sink a
we'll, expecting to get artesian
water for irrigation purposes, in
that vicinity. The railroad has a
flowing well at that point and they
propose to put down the first one,
as an experiment, two miles distant.
George Crandal1, one of the land
owners, went to Nampa few
days since to negotiate for a bor-
ing outfit. He secured reasonable
terms and the deal for leasing it
will probably be closed today. If
the first well sunk proves to be a
success, others will be bored and a
large area of fertile land will be
brought under cultivation. Work
will be started at an early day.
Among those in on the deal, besides
Mr.. Crandall, are H. B. Woolt,
John Pence, Frank Highland and
j. Hughes.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
Candidates Still Coy.

Well, one democratic candidate
for office has finally dared to an
nounce himself. B. z. Smith, OF
Atlanta, is the brave man. He
wants to be county assessor. He is
well and favorably known here.
Hogan Gaines and ]. M. Owen
have both announced themselves
as candidates for the republican
nomination for county attorney.
That promises to be an interesting
contest. Both are comparatively
recent arrivals, and as no old-timer
will oppose them for the nomina-
ton, it's an open race with no hand
leap and the swiftest man in maxi
ing combinations will win. Attor-
ney Green, the present incumbent,
is a democrat, who was appointed
to fill a vacancy. He has not yet
stated whether or not he has de-
signs on the job for the next two
years.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
Garrett'S Opera House.

The interior work or Garrett's
opera house is about completed,
and a handsome appearance it pre-
sents. The floor is of hard wood
and the ceiling of stamped metal.
Regulation opera chairs have been
ordered and are expected to arrive
daily, along with the curtain and
stage scenery. The furniture for
the stage and the piano have already
arrived. Manager King has secured
a company to open it on the 22d
of this month, and is arranging for
dates with some good show to ap-
pear here during fair week. The
building has been wired for elec-
trio lights and in this respect no
house in the state is superior.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
THREE IMPORTANT LAND
DEPARTMENT DECISIONS

The interior department has sus-
tanned the decision of the local land
office in the homestead contest of
Archie L. Lawrence VS.. William L.
Land, wherein the question of good
faith in maintaining residence was
called into question. The main
point of the contestant rested on the
allegation that the entryman had
not established a residence on the
land within the six months period
required.
The local land office held that
inasmuch as the contestant had not
taken advantage of this while the
lapse existed and before residence
was established. that the matter was
one between the entryman and the
government, for which the entry
man must account when he made
application for final proof. The case
was appealed to the general land
office, and again to the secretary of
the interior, both of whom upheld
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
SENATOR DUBOIS MAKES
CASE AGAINST M0RMONS
Late Train, Rain and no Electric LiqhtS
Cuts the Crowd Down to a
Minimum.

question. Ed Helfrich, who was
present, quickly replied, that that
applied to Elmore county, because
there are no Mormons here, that in
regions infested by them the issue
is acute. Mr.. Dubois agreed with
that statement and enlarged upon
it, declsring that republican leaders
are endeavoring to side step the is
sue, to keep it in the background,
but that it will not down and is the
paramount issue. He stated further
that his own record on this question
is flawlessly consistent, and that
the charges that he has attempted
to do political business with the
hierarchy are made OH the idea
that lie repeated often enough
will finally stick; that no attempt
will be made to prove the charge.
Senator Dubois speaks at HALEY
this evening and from there he goes
north to stir up brewing trouble
and make grief for Gooding, Bo-
rah, ct. al.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
China Wedding Celebration.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hanley celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage, the china wedding, last
Friday evening at their home on
Bennett street. They received
many handsome presents from
friends, and served an elegant
banquet. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Howie, Professor
and Mrs. Warner, Judge and Mrs.
Stimson, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z.
Spring, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Dono-
van, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Whitson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nicholson,
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kunnecke, Mrs
William Preston, Mrs. Charles r.
Kelsey and Mrs. George Crosby
Nichols.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

the decision CT the local land office.
In three cases calling into question
the act of June 3, 1878, which
gives to the miners the timber on
mining ground, for development
purposes, the interior department
holds that timber adjacent to min
ing claims is not included. Mike
Gallagher is the complainant in
each case, and Susie F. Gray,
Grace M. Joy and Martha A. For
shay are the respective defendants.
The claims are located in the Boise
basin country, adjoining mining
claims, but not embraced in them.
The secretary sustains the local land
office in holding that the intent OF
the act was not to include any tim
Der except that actually included on
ground included in mining claims,
and holds that the entries are, valid.
In the case of Jordan H. Moberly,
who protested against the appropri-
alton of his homestead entry, upon
which he had resided the requisite
five years, but where patent had
not issued, the interior department
has held that the entry may be
cancelled by paying for the inn
provements and for the increase in
valuation resulting from such inn
provement. The land in question
is embraced within tract which
the government desires to utilize
as a reservoir site for the Boise
Payette project. Statesman.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
SCHOOLS OPEN WITH
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Gratifying Showing in Comparison with
Last Year--Index TO Growth in
Population

The public schools opened here
Monday with much the largest first
day attendance in the history of
the town. Professor Warner, the
superintendent, furnishes Maverick
with thesfollowing figures.
The first day enrolment was
2o8. He could not secure the fig
ures tor the first day last session ;
but at the end of two weeks the at
tendance was 252. He thinks that
the matriculation on the opening
day was not in excess of 240,
which is an increase of something
over 20 per cent. Last year 81
pupils entered school after the open
ing up to the first of the year. At
this rate of increase there will be
in attendance the first of next
January fully 400 which
naturally suggests the inevitable
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
SMO0T SENDS $1,000 TO
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

One day last week while Senator
Smoot, of Utah, was issuing in
structions to Chairman Brady, of
the Idaho republican central COM
mittee, over the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company's wires, a
rather entertaining leak occurred.
Not being on the witness stand,
Maverick will not give details as
to where, how or why this leak
took place; but parties at both ends
of the line will know that such
was the case when they read this
statement.
Senator Smoot was over Salt
Lake way; while Mr.. Brady was
in Boise, presumably at republican
headquarters. There was also
there Governor Gooding, who, of
course, made a remark or so oc-
casionally, himself. Another man
was present, at which end of the
line could not be determined, nor
could his name be distinctly heard,
who butted into the conference now
and then. They held the line for,
what appeared to the listener, fully
an hour, and grave affairs Of state
were guardedly discussed. Now,
this is what will convince the
gentlemen who were parties to the
conference that this is no fake.
Senator Smoot said to Chairman
Brady:
81 am sending you S17, 600 of
the money necessary, and under no
circumstances must you let it get
away from you -
The "it" is supposed to refer to
the Boise Capital News; as it is
authoritatively reported that the
paper is now controlled by the Nor
mons. The price paid is said to
have been $35, 900, and the nat
ura1 supposition is, taken in con-
nection with this $17, 600 message
from the senatorial apostle to the
Mark Hanna of Idaho politics, that
one half OF the money was furnish
ed by the Mormon church direct
and the other half by its Idaho
allies.
Now, remember, no bluff at a
denial goes; or else the cat really
will be let out of the bag.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

problem of more room to accomo-
date the school children.
At present the enrolment is di-
vided as follows: Primary 81,
Miss Murphy teacher; Second grade
II, Miss Stevens; Third grade AZ,
Miss Bunk; Fourth grade IS. Miss
Brady; Fifth grade 81, Mrs. War
ner; Sixth grade 81, Miss Hinchliff T;
Grammar room 40, Miss Mckee ;
High school 38, Professor Culver.
In the primary grade are 27
children who enter school for the
first time, and in all the depart
ments 81 who have never attended
the Mountain Home school before,
the parents of whom are recent ar
rivals.
All of which affords some idea
of how the population of this town
is increasing.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
No COrOner'S Verdict Yet.

The coroner's jury called to in
vestigate the death of the man
found in the empty car a few
miles east of town, held an ad-
iourned session Sunday and also
Monday, but has not yet brought
in a verdict. 1t is reported that
some conclusive evidence has be en-
secured, duplicating a man whose
arrest has not yet been effected, to
which is attributed the delay in re-
turning a verdict. 1t is expected
that the matter will be disposed of
in a day or two.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13
OUR BIG FAIR Is GOING
TOBE A RECORD BREAKER
Many Drawing Cards Secured and Other
ATTRACTIONS are Being Ne
qOtiated for.

The coming Mountain Home fair
is indeed going TO be a big event.
Nearly everyone in E1more and
adjoining counties are preparing
exhibits of every description to send
or bring to this exhibition.
The management is dee-lighted
by the support given so far, and
is now making arrangement to
double the capacity of the floor
space of the exhibit and other
buildings. Twenty men are now
at work on the grounds and every
thing will be in ship shape Wednes-
day morning October 3, when the
fair opens. Many new attractions
are being added and large ad.
is being carried III eastern special
ty papers calling for acts of all
kinds for this, st. Anthony, Black
foot and Caldwell fairs.
Several herds of different breeds
of registered cattle are coming from
different sections of the state. The
Palo Alto stock farm people are
going TO ship in several fine stall
lions from their Boise headquarters.
The fruit, grain and vegetable
exhibit will be second to none ever
before seen in southern Iadho.
The town will be aflame with
flags and bunting and everything
will be done to give the crowd
big time. Already an intelli-
/ gence bureau has been established
through which the vacant rooms in
all private homes will be placed
at the disposal of the visiting
people.
Large tanks are being built on
the grounds and pipes laid so that
the entire grounds can be sprinkled
4 three times each day to keep
down the dust. The city council
has made arrangements to have all
city streets sprinkled from now on.
The city has been cleaned from cell
lar to garret and now presents a
tidy appearance.
w. n. Dudley just returned from
the Bruneau valley and reports that
a fine line Of exhibits will come
in from there, also that a big crowd
can be counted on. Furthermore,
he brought back with him as fine
lot of fruits and melons, both
fresh and preserved, as can be pro-
duced anywhere, as an evidence of
what may be expected in that line.
A special train will be run one
day from Haley, Bellevue and the
Shoshone branch, and possibly two
days from the west. General Pas
senger ASCENT Burley, of ths Short
Line, has agreed to make a rate Ct
one fare for the round trip from
all points, for 100 or more. w.
D. Bailey hes gone to the noun
tains with wagon load of adj
vertising matter, with which TO
lure hither the denizens of that
region.
Mountain Home will have such
a crowd as has never been seen
before.
Miss Dorothy De Wanda, of
Sarahsville, Ohio, will make four
balloon ascensions, one each day,
going 1000 feet high and making a
death defying parachute leap,
alighting on her head, in which
position she will remain until the
audience. can count the stripes on
/ her stockings.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

This machine is 125 feet long
over all, AS feet wide, and about
Is feet from the water line up to
the caves. The digging is done
by an endless steel chain or belt
carrying 40 steel buckets, each of a
7 cubic foot capacity, the chain eX-
tending about % feet below the
water line, digging the gravel and
carrying it to a point about 80 feet
above the water line, where the
gravel is dumped, at the rate of 10
to 20 bucketfuls a minute, into a
schute, where the coarse gravel is
sifted out, the fine stuff running
down and over the gold saving
tables.
1t takes a force of some IS men
to operate the dredge, there being
three shifts of eight hours each
during the "a hours run. The ma
chine handles about $500 tons OF
material daily, from which between
three ami four tons of black sand
concentrates are saved. This black
sand is said to assay in the neigh
borhood of S400 a ton in gold
values, making the net production
of the machine over $1,000 a day,
after deducting the working ex-
penSeS of about $50 a day.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

The machine is built along the
same lines as those of about 80
other gold dredges now in success
full operation in this country, and
will dig its own way into the
bank a mile or more from the
river if necessary.
About 175 horsepower is used,
which is produced by burning be-
tween five and six tons of coal a
day. The smoke stacks are o5
feet high. There are 90 electric
lights on the dredge, turning night
into day. To give an idea of the
powerful machinery used, it is
only necessary to state that one
of the pumps, a 20 inch centrifugal,
handles $4,000 gallons of water
every minute, and that the machine
in digging 4500 tons of gravel every
"a hours is doing the work of over
thousand men. Over, 500, 600
has been already invested in the
enterprise by local and eastern cap
italists, and several other dredges
will be built this winter and put
into operation next spring.
The company owns and controls
several miles of the river front, and
estimates that it has enough ground
to keep three dredges working day
and night for over ten years.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

See the Keener drug store ad.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-09-13

Your photo on six postal cards
for so cents at Helms studio, next
week only.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-29
HEALTH 70 THE FIGHTING MAN.

A health to the fighting man, The MAJ
with a red CLINT in his eye
A CLINT that glows to a tender gleam for the
old flag In the sky.
To the man who dares-and the man who
cares for the good old U. 8. "A.
Who bears the brunt In the battle front and
hurries to the fray.
A health to him-our solder gHm-w1th the
warlight in his eye.
Who tunes his life to the shrilhng hfs and
knows the way to de.
A health to the fighting man, The man all
innocent OF sham.
Who pays the due OF loyal heart at the
shrine Of Uncle Sam;
Who bears our load on the weary road that
leads to a distant peace,
And asks no halt till he finds the fault. and
the roars Of cannon cease;
Nay the throb and thrum Of the rolling
drum be promise to his ears
OF the joyous day when he'll come away to
hear a nations cheers.
A health to the fighting man! The man with
impulse clean and clear;
Wo hold him right as gallant kAAght
without reproach or fear.
When the bugle sings and the bullet rings
and the saber flashes bright.
May he feel the aid Of the prayers prayed to
guard him In the fight:
Nay good luck ride on either s1ds and save
him for the grasp
OF the friendly hand in his native hnd
that's yearning for the clasp.
Josh Wink. In Baltimore American.