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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
IT'S GONE FOR GOOD.
Sad Fate Of a Dollar That Finally Went
To The Bad.

There was once arounded dolla
In the jeans of Farmer Jones.
which tunefully jingled with
similar bunch of bones" AnC
Farmer Jones that same PUNK tool
and paid a debt he owed and so i
went a travelling on a detor light
ening road. 1t visited the editor
who sent it on to Gray, who oweC
a bill to Jenkins, and he paid the
same that day. And Jenkins
bought galoshes for to keep hi,
tootsies" dry, and the shoe mar
paid a grocer by the gentle name
OF Frye. Now, Frye, who needed
flour paid it over to the mill,
which wanting wheat for grinding
paid it back to Jones till"
And thus it was Jones' dollar,
after paying a score, went round
the whole home circuit some-and
then round some more. But one day
from a cat" house in Chicago, or
Kay See there came a whalin'
booklet, most wondrous strange to
see. 1t had a million pictures, it
told a million tales, and it had for
sale most everything, from nut
megs up to whales. 1t said the
retail merchant was a robber in
disguise, and it proved that
Annias was no longer prince of
liars. And Jones, he read that
volume and reveled in the same.
He swallowed all it told him and
ne went against the game. He
sent the same round dollar for a
skim milk" butter churn; he got
it, and he found it wasn't worth a
tinker's dern. The carpet for the
parlor, the "allwool" suit for Bill
he found was three parts shoddy
and the rest in good was nil.
And the swell fall hat for Susie,
couched in words so sweet and
clear, was-breathe the whisper
gently-of a vintage yester year.
And so the good round dollar, and
others of the same, went off the
old home circuit against the cat"
house game. The butcher and the
baker, the tax collector too; the
grocer and the miller and others
not a few, no longer saw the dol
lar or its debt removing way. 1t
has joined the cat" house profit
it had gone and gone to stay
Hutchinson Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
Champ Clark's Idea Is Good.

Champ Clark says that if he
should send a son to Annapolis he
would give him a revolver and a
knife and tell him'to cut and shoot
his way through. When the haz-
ing squad singles out a victim
hereafter it should first make
sure that his name is not Clark,
from Missouri.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
FOR SALE-A new five roor

FOR SALE-A new five room
house, built last July, good well,
out buildings, cement walks, in a
good location. No. 2516 Lakin
Ave-, if taken soon a bargain.
Reason for selling am going into
business at another city. Address
c. F. Prentice, Great Bend, Kans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
Council Meeting.

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening with
president of the council W. f.
HOnnen in the chair. Present
councilmen Honnen, Durkin,
Smith, Clayton, and Miller; absent
Dean, Allison, and Bunting.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of Dec. 4th., and special meet
ingaof Dec. Goth were read and
approved.
The following bills have been
0. KID by the finance committee
were ordered paid and warrants
drawn for same.
Great Bend Township, j cost of
grading road on the north
.. side of the city. S 12.5
"A. E. Haight, Street Cros-
sings ETC., ......,....... S7.07
wv. P. FEEDER City Clerk, -, 200
Stoke & FEEDER, Blanks and
DrintinC os
The Great Bend Electric Co.,
Light, ................1 O5.OO
E. Price, Street work, $500
Will Dimmick, Street work 1915
j. F. Lewis, agent, rent. 500
+. D. Wilson, Marshall 1900
J. E. De Motto Park work. 500
FIJI. Hitchcock, night watch
5000 '''.s''. ZU.UU
E. G. Cole, City Atty, -. 1850
J. W. Cox.Street sprinkler, $500
E. R. Moses Mere. Co., re-
pairing valve. ........ loo
L. Zutavern. Pauper trans
portatlon, ....,,..........l.32
Total S407. SO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
LOCAL NEWS

NJ. B. Fits and wife visited c.
b. WOrden and family near
Albert Monday.
This Office has some good and
useful, second hand printing
material for sale at a bargain
The W. 0. W. Installation will
take place on Wednesday evening
the 18th instead of Tuesday the
18th.
Oswald Norris has returned
from Bellingham, Wash. better
satisfied with Barton county than
ever.
The George Duncan barber shop
celebrated the new years advent
by putting in some handsome new
barber chairs.
That Auditorium committee
ough to have something tangible
to report at the next Commercial
Club meeting.
Z. +. Prentice took his departure
for Topeka, Monday morning to
assist the wholesale house in their
annual checking up.
Miss Garth, of Larned, came in
Monday morning for a few days
visit with Webb Beardsley and
wife and other friends.
If you want anything in the
line of half tone work, or cuts
made from photographs or origi-
nal drawings, see this Office.
One can now observe that it is
not quite so dark at six in the
evening. But the days are not
long enough yet for the printer.
Mrs. George Webber, who has
been visiting her husband here.
and relatives and friends at Larned
returned to Winfield, Monday
morning.
DeVOe's weather predictions for
the last three days of this week is
as follows: From the Sd to 5th q
cold wave; 9Th and 7th fair and
warmer.
A. d. Crawford, the Standard
Oil manager here, drops a dollar
in the slot this week, to secure
him the weekly visits of the
Democrat for 1906.
Miss Nellie Minis, of the Elm
wood schools, was in the city Sun
day night, en-route home from a
holiday visit with friends at Kins-
ley, Fallsburg, and other points
west.
Over eighty-three and One-half
per cent of the total taxes we're
collected up to December Doth
this year. The apportionment of
the funds to their various purposes
will be made this week.
Members of the fire company
with the manager of the water
company, were making a test of
E, ali the fire hydrants, Monday, to
sec that they were in good work
iRg order.
So far, everything looks promis-
ing for a good wheat crop again
this year. In most respects the
young plant is in good condition.
But it is never safe to bank on a
crop until it is harvested.
Cattle shipments were made
from here Monday as follows. Dan
Miller two cars, Otis Eyers of
Hodgeman county, in company
with his father, Boyd, Eyers, of
route four, two cars, Cal Talbot
two cars.
The following renewals of sub
scriptiOn have been received the
past few days: On the Demo
crat, Joe Haberman, Olmitz, f. B.
McGinty Seward, Henry Held,
Ellinwood, Anton Gruber, route
three, c. Kell Larned, Tjark
Rieman, Barneston, Neb. Fred
Schroeder, Albert. is a new sub
Al II
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05

end of town.
: Miss Grace Purviance returne
Monday from a vigsit to Heize
and the neighborhocd of distriC
No. %.
Misses Ella and Lizzie Wildgen
and Web Lanhgam were over fror
Hoisington Monday to attend tn
reception.
j. W. Butler writes from Grain
held Kans., renewing his paper
and to say that he is we'll an,
prosperous.
Kew. Summerville and wife, ]
A. Puryiance and family and Prof
Bowersock ate New Year dinner
withA. H. Clancey's.
Elmer S. Brodie and wife, ant
W Leo Bockemohle and wife were
up from Elilnwood to attend the
New Years reception.
John Base called Saturday tc
renew his Rustler subscription AND
j. ?. Kelly and Wal Dodge ia
subscribe for the Rustler.
B. Frank Wilson and family
were down from La Crosse during
the holidays visiting 7. B. White
and family, and other friends.
A man came into the office this
morning and said: by crackyI
Isn't this awfull I've got 600
acres of wheat out in this storm. 81
There is nothing in the line of
printing that we cannot supply
you with. Give us your order
and see how much pleased you
will be with the work.
The first sleigh bells of the win
ter were merrily jingling on the
streets Thursday. The snow
was about three inches deep, and
OF a soft nature that packed easily.
During the reception at the
Moses hall, Monday afternoon, the
decorations fell to the floor and
created a scare for a few minutes.
Miss Anna Sutherland was bruised
a little on the shoulder, but not
hurt seriously.
REWARD will pay S25 re-
ward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
party who defeaced the sign on
my premises No Hunting
Allowed" by coutting out the
word NO" NJ. +. Stewards.
Jay Morrison entertained a
large number Of friends Tuesday
evening at his parents home on
Forest Ave. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in various
games, and all had a fine time.
Elegant refreshments were served.
Earl Jordan returned this week
from an extended visit down in
the Oklahoma country. He says
all the formerly of Barton settlers
he saw were well, happy and
Dosperous, and wanted to be re-
membered to neighbors and friends
here.
Thos. Knight and wife returned
Tuesday night to Princeton, Ills.
Mr.. Knight has severed his con-
nectiOn with the Boston Piano Co.
and will not return. He and his
wife have made many friends dur
ing their stay in our city who are
sorry to see them leave.
Capt. J. f. Lewis received as a
New Years present something
that any business man would ap-
ciate-a thousand linen letter
heads, printed in two colors, the
gift of Mr.. Raft who has been en-
jOying many Office courtesies at the
hands of the Captain.
1t is understood that the new
railroad will go north and west
from Great Bend. and through a
section of the country that has
long needed a road. While we can
get no definite information as to
tho roufo ua ara la1 70 bal;ovo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05
BRIEF TELEGRAXs.

weather is prevailing Throughout
the Southwest today. Wire com
munication and train service ar,
impeded in that particular section
by the precipitation of a mixtur,
of sleet and rain.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, Jan. q
The heaviest snow in years cover
New Mexico to a depth of from
SIX inches to six feet. The con
dltlons are unprecedented. Werl
has been stopped on the BeIen cut
off. Zero weather is causing
much suffering. Stock men ex
pect a large loss, as the pasture
is all covered.
washington, Jan. 2.-The su.
preme court of the United States
sustained the courts below in the
case of James B. Howard VS.. the
state of Kenucky. Howard was
three times convicted of the muir.
der of Governor Goebel. He
appealed because one juror is said
to have conversed with persons
not members of the jury. The
appeal was not sustained.
Howard is under a sentence of
life Imprisonment.
Ottawa, Ont, JAM, 2.-The
order-in-council prohibiting the
importation and slaughter, in
bond, of hogs from the United
States goes into force today
throughout the dominion. The
principal reason advanced by the
Minister of Agriculture for the
new ruling is the necessity for
preserving the health of Canadian
hogs and preventing the introduc-
ton of hog cholora, which is said
to be prevalent in the United
States.
Washington, Jan. 2.-The
supreme court, by a vote of FIVE
to four, today decided that the
contract between the Knoxville
Water Co. and the city of Knox
vile, giving the former an ex-
elusive contract for thirty years
to furnish the city water, did not
debar the city from building
municipal waterwOrks.
Contracts of that nature must
always be construed literally in
favor of the public, and strictly
against the grantee" says Justice
Harlan.
Denver, Colo, Jan. BY
the capture of the secret records
of the Miners union at Victor,
COL, last year, it became known
that Governor Peabody, General
Sherman Bell, Samuel d. Crump,
attorney for the Cripple Creek
Mine Owners association, and a
majority of the members of that
association has been condemned to
death by what is known as the
Inner Circle" of the Western
Federation of Miners. Ex-
Governor Steumenberg of Idaho
and General H. G. Merriam of the
regular army were on that list.
The Inner Circle" is believed
to have killed Steumenberg and
if the gang of assasSins is not
hunted down and exterminated,
the rest of the men on it's list of
doomed may meet violent deaths.
st. Petersburg, Jan. Rus
sia is being deserted by her popu-
lation at the rate of 100000 a
month, a large proportion of those
fleeing to foreign lands are Jews.
Hundreds of wealthy christians
are also sending their families
from the country. The poorer
classes almost invariably go to
London to remain there or later
to embark for the United States.
St. Petersburg, Jan. RE
ports of disorders become less
frequent. Minister of the interior
Dunrovo, has ordered forty-two
printing Offices closed if they print
socialistic works. The council Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-01-05

There is general settling down
to business all along the line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
WIFE RACES AGAINST DEATH
Mrs. George Williams Speeding to
Husbands Bedside
TRAVELLING MAN REPORTED As DYING
SPECIAL TRAIN TAKES WALLA
WALLA PARTY TO WARDNER,
WHERE PATIENT LIES.
TRAVELLING MAN REPORTED As DYING

In response to a telegram that her
husband. George Williams, popular
travelling man, was dying in a Ward
ner hospital Mrs. Williams, accom-
panied by Mrs. Ben Holt, r. B. Cas-
well and DR.. E. E. Shaw, left Walla
Walla on the TO-: 80 train this morning
for Tekoa, where they will board a
special train for Wardner.
The first intimation that Mrs. Will
liams had that her husband was i'll
was conveyed to her in a telegram
this morning from Wardner, stating
he was in a hospital there and was
to be operated on today. The telegram
did not state the nature of his ill
ness. but it is presumed he Is suffer-
ing from a severe attack of appendl-
citis.
Mrs. Williams Immediately prepared
TO hasten to Mr.. Williams bedside and
arrangements were made with the To-
cal O. r. & n officials for a special
train at Tekoa to convey the party to
Wardner in record time.
The party will arrive at Tekoa
about 4:3O o'clock this afternoon. An
10. R. & N. special, consisting of
fast locomotive and one coach, will be
in readiness to convey the party to
wardner. a distance of about 60 miles,
which will be made in an hour and
thirty minutes barring accidents. Mrs
Williams hopes to arrive at the hos
nital bv O'Clock this evening.
Mr.. Williams is travelling salesman
for Allen & Lewis, a Portland grocery
house, and resides at 61S Pearson
street. He left Walla Walla a few
davs ago on his regular trip.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
AUTOMOBILE { ORDINANCE LOOKS
AS IF POLICE DEEMED Il DEAD

counted Is vehicles being driven on
the wrong side of the street. police
man passing along the street at the
time paid no attention whatever TO the
direction the vehicles were taking.
A big red automobile. being driven
at a speed of not less than ~ mlles
an hour. rounded into Alder OF Ihlro
about s o'clock last night and pro-
ceeded up Alder without diminishing
speed. On the crossing at the tlhe
were several people but the driver
Maid no attention to the ordinance pro-
bibiting a speed of not to exceed 1our
miles an hour, when people, OF We
hicles. are on crossing. NO attempt
was made by the police to arrest 'he
driver of the machine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13

In anticipation of a wood famine,
brought about by the inability Of the
railroad companies to furnish cars, To-
cal fuel dealers advanced the price of
all kinds of wood from 25 to so cents
cord yesterday.
Three dealers made clear advance
of so cents a cord and one is charging
$3.50 for half cord. In event a patron
orders a cord the old price is charged.
At three of the yards four-foot wood
was advanced from s6 to $3.50 a cord
and sawed from $3.50 to 81 cord.
Slab wood was also boosted so cents a
cord. this class of wood being quoted
today at $3.50 for four-foot and Sc
where is was delivered sawed.
One dealer predicted today that an
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
4KEY FORCES SEE VICTORY IN SIGHT At THE PRIMARIES THIS EVENING

openly stating their reasons for de-
sertlng their faction and lining up
With Senator Ankeny's forces.
Many of the Boxers personally dis
like Warden KEGS, who fought the
Boxers tooth and nail for years.
While nominally head of the Ankeny
machine. His connection with the pen
1tentiary registration scandal last year
resulting in an official inquiry on the
part of Governor Mead and the state
board of control is still fresh in the
minds of the leading Boxers who were
instrumental in causing the arrest OF
the pen guards for false registration
and in securing an investigation of
the warden's connection with the mat
ter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13

As expected by members of the
council, who voted for the measure just
'5eause il wouldn't do any harm, the
'V" ordinance regulating the speed OF
automobiles in Walla Walla and re-
-NulrIng all vehicles to keep to the
'isAJ-hand side of the street is al
ready dead letter.
several gross violations of the au-
''-'oolle ordinance were noticed in AL
oe' and Main street last night and 1t
eSdmated there were at least 100
''''aJlons of the ordinance requiring
-''1-es TO keep to the right yesterday
and today.
reporter for The Statesman stood
me corner of Second and Alder
lhls morning and in 10 minutes
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
|hays and His Associates are
Found Guilty
MAXIMUM PENALTY MEANS TWO YEARS
cODEFENDANTs WERE SENATOR
MITCHELL AND HERMAN AND
WILLIAMSON.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 13.-The
federal jury hi, Morning returned a
verdict finding the defendants, Frank
lin P. Mays, Willard n. Jones and
George Sorenson guilty of conspiracy
to defraud the government out of pub
lie lands in the Blue Mountain reserve
Senator Mitchell and Congressman
Williamson and Hermann were code
PENDANTS and accused of the violation
of section $40, revised statutes, in
plotting fraudulently to obtain 200, 900
acres of school lands.
The maximum penalty is two years
and a fine of 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
e0LDF|ElD MINES ARE CLOSED
Miners Boycott Sun Mine Because
Search Room Is Not Installed
InfIamatory Speeches Made

GOLDFIELD, Sept. 13.-Owing to
the action Of the miners and industrial
workers in refusing to raise the boy
colt on the Goldfield Sun mines and
leases all were closed gradually from
Saturday until now not a mine or lease
is working.
Speeches of an inflammatory nature
were made by the miners at a meet
ing which urged the stand of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
CAR SHORTAGE ON RAILROADS
CAUSES WOOD FAMINE IN CITY

other advance in wood would be made
as soon as cold weather set in, unless
the railroad companies relieve the sit
uation by furnishing cars so that 10
cal dealers can ship in their winter
supply from the mountain camps. This
dealer said he would not be surprised
to see wood selling for $3.50 cord be-
fore the winter is over.
According to woodmen there was not
the usual output in the wood camps
this summer, owing to the inability of
contractors to get men to work in the
mountains. 1t is estimated that in
the Meachem and Kameila districts
alone the shortage will amount to 49,
900 cords The same conditions, it Is
said. exist in the Cascade wood camps,
on the line of the Northern Pacific.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13

ourselves heaviest to support the re-
formatory institutions. This is an en-
tirely different sort of institution.
The speaker congratulated the peo-
pie of Walla Walla on the largeness
of the plan saying the building was
rather for the Walla Walla of the 21st
century than the present.
He said he was glad that the build
ing was not only large and convenient
but beautiful, for he believed the fu-
ture fame of Walla Walla would de-
pend on it's being the city beautiful.
He believed it would have an immor-
tality equal to that of Florence; that
by beautiful streets, and buildings and
parks the useful could be combined
with the artistic; that beautiful build
ings made beautiful men, beautiful
in the finest sense; symmetrical men.
To Develop Men.
"The object of the Y. NJ. c. A. is to
take men who are dWarfed ana deVelop
them. If they have never had the
Bible, the classes will instruct them.
If their education has been neglected,
night classes will be formed to. help
them, a fine gymnasium will help TO
eliminate every physical deficiency. 1t
will help those who do not know What
true citizenship is, to grow into con-
ception of the duties of true cltlzen.
.J hone this institution will join with
other like institutions to make Walla
Walla the city beautiful; not only, the
city beautiful externally, but the CITY
beautiful for the character OF lts GU
izens."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
Officers and Surveyors Re-
turn From Meadows
TO BUILD A MILITARY ROAD
After Lease is Taken on Camp
Site Good Read is Being
Planned

Captain H. P. Howard, Engineer
Homan and five privates of the Four
teenth cavalry, detailed to make a
survey of the proposed rifle range and
summer military camp at the Big
Meadows, returned to Fort Walla
Walla yesterday after spending five
days in the mountains.
Both Captain Howard and Engi-
neer Homan are highly enthusiastic
over the natural advantages offered
for the proposed rifle range and sum-
mer camp" said Sidney Menkus. sec
retary of the $4,000 club this morning.
To Report FavorabIy.
'Engin.ar Eoma- :aade an exhaus-
tive survey of the site and is now at
work on a Typographical map of the
range which will be forwarded to the
war department together with his re-
port, which will be highly favorable
to accepting the site. Engineer Ho-
man declared to me yesterday that it
is the best site for a rifle range in
the whole west.
1.-The next move will be to take a
lease on the property until the neces-
sary appropriations for purchasing the
tract can be made. A lease and op-
tion will probably be taken on 900
acres, although approximately 800
acres will be sufficient for the rifle
range and camp proper.
Propose Military Road.
"If the site is finally accepted the
government will in all probability
construct a military road from the
foothills to the camp and expend
like $1,000 to $500 a year
in maintaining it. A much shorter
route will be selected and the road
in all probability will be put on a
grade making it possible to use au-
tomobiles. The construction of a mil
itary road to the Meadows will make
that mountain popular camping place
for Walla Wallans.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13

installation of a change room where
the miners could be searched as they
came off shift.
Stocks hit the bottom hard on the
local board and are still going down.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
announce that he would balL in case
she happened to be over. or under.
Then He Sneaked.

Mr.. Sommers gained his inspiration
to wed a wife who could harvest
through reading the story of Senator
Ieend's fair daughters going into the
and refined and able to hold her own
in society.
In addition to the entrance to the
400, Mr.. Sommers offers himself as a
man with curly hair, 80 years of age.
feet, inches in height and light
compleXioned. He wants the harvest
maids-or one of them-that he has
read about in the New York and st.
Louis papers and he greatly desires
that she fix her age somewhere be-
tween 10 and 25 years. But he doesn't
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-13
To Force Intervention.

WARSAW, Sept. 13.-The terrorists
have renewed their threats to kill all
the foreign consuls, unless the gov
ernment massacres cease, in the hope
of forcing intervention by the powers
The excitement here is such that the
slightest trouble may start extensive
blOOdShed.