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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
"SCOTTY' IS A
real MYSTERY.
bon Dawson, Formerly Of Great
Bend, Is interviewed.
HAS Been IN DEATH VALLEY

bt Univ
Sabetha, Kas., June 21.-B. X.
Dawson, whose exploits in Death
Valley were described in the Star
a short time ago, has arrived here
with his wife from the Death
Valley country, whare both have
just completed a series of explora-
tions in that desolate region.
Dawson is widely known, in
Nemaha county, and his wife is a
daughter of A. j. Dyche who
owns a large farm near Sabetha.
Dawson and his wife will be here
a month recuperating from their
journeys into the heart of Death
Valley. Mrs. Dawson. dressed
in rough mountain attire, ac-
companied her husband in more
than half a dozen hard trips into
the most remote parts of the
Funeral mountains in the Death
Valley desert. They went in
search of gold.
Next fall they will make a num-
Der of other trips into the same
region when they expect to visit
localities never before explored
by human beings. These expIora-
tions next winter will be in the
Funeral mountains.
The trips of Mr.. and Mrs. Daw-
son into the desert last spring
were without serious mishap ex-
cept once. On this occasion they
made a trip to a locality where
there had always been a spring.
The burning heat had licked the
spring dry, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dawson, who had two horses, en-
gagged in a hard ride for water
twenty miles distant. One of
the horses succumbed, but the
other held out until water was
reached.
Dawson says that when he left
the Death Valley country Walter
Scott of Santa Fe special fame
was in Barstow, CAL, fifty or a
hundred miles from Death Valley,
fitting himself out for another of
his strange excursions into the
Death Valley region. 1t is gossip
among the Death Valley miners
that "Scotty" never got a dollars
worth of gold from the Death
Valley region and that his
spectacular trip across the con-
tinent was an advertising scheme
Of the Atchison, topeka Santa
Fe railroad. But Dawson says
there is one thing certain,
"Scotty" has had a roll" and
that it was at one time big enough
to fill a -four sack.
Dawson says that ''Scotty" is
more or less of an unknown
quantity among the men on the
ground. For the last few years
he has periodically secured a few
horses and has disappeared for a
time in the Funeral moun.a ms
that run right along the rim of
Death Valley basin. After stay
ing there awhile he comes out,
but no one ever saw him bringing
out any gold. Mr.. Dawson says
there is no reason why ''Scotty"
should conceal his mine if he has
one. He could claim it and the
government would give him pro-
lection. There is we'll develop
ed suspicion among the veterans
that "Scotty" is a fake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29

Everybody will be proud of the
new city building when it is CON-
pleted.
Hon. C. W. Kyle, of La Crosse,
Kansas, was down to Great Bend
Monday.
Mrs. D. O. Dotson and Mrs.
Brady have gone to Cofeyville to
visit with Will Woodland and
family for a time.
| Miss Nina Charles who has
been to the hospital for a couple
of weeks was taken home Mon.
day. She is improving right
along.
DR.. 0. P. Mcpherson was fined
SIS and costs, in police court, for
driving his automobile in the
streets at a higher speed than the
law allows. He has appealed the
case to the district court.
Constable j. E. Glover, from
Lockwood, No., came in on No.
5 Thursday evening after Joe
Marlowe, who was arrested here
by Sheriff Dalziel. Wednesday
evening. He left for home with
his prisoner on No. 6 this morning.
A young man about II years
fold, working at the Charlie Rolf
place near Pawnee Rock, was
leading a mule behind a header
when the mule became frightened
and in attempt to get way broke
the young mans leg, Saturday
afternoon.
There was quite a bunch OF
harvest hands in town Mon. morn.
ling. Some had positions aleaGy
engaged, some were engaged and
taken out by the farmers, while
some we're not anxious to work
unless they got g. so a day and a
lot'of extra trimmings.
Cliff Hsrpoole, formerly with
the Wells Fargo Express Co., in
this city as messenger on the Scott
City branch, but DOW of Hutchin.
son, was in..town Monday to move
his household goods to the latter
place where be will make bis
home.
Seven of the ex-mayors of Great
Bend was present to take part in
the corner stone laying today, viz
E. W. Moses. present Mayor and
also an ex-mayor, G. N. Moses,
A. Laidlaw, Richard Taylor and
M.Weirauch of Great Bed; D. N.
Heller of Colorado, and Sam
Maher of Kansas City. Ex-
Mayor 4. A. Hurd was detained
at home by Sickness
GA . T0RfA.
-Iha kind you uan lIxzr papctf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
Married

At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in this city, Sunday.
June "a, by the Rev. D. 7. Sum-
merville, Ira W. Ward to Miss
Maude Taylor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29

II. G. Farris, who was formerly
in the employ of the Hooper
Drug Co., of this city, has re-
Gently purchased a drug store at
Moline, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS,


the west for few days.
Charles McCarty, of st. Louis,
has taken a position with the Post
Office barber shop.
Henry Schriddie Jr., came in
this morning from the west,
where he has been working for
some time.
Otto Patton has been doing
double duty the past week, setting
up headers as we'll as attending to
the duties at the coal Office.
Postmaster Theodore Griffith is
wearing smile that won't come off.
His salary has been increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum.
| |. n. Wilhide went to Pawnee
Rock on No. 5 Thursday evening
to look after a house he is putting
up there for Mr. Kelley.
N. j. Berscheidt returne d
Thursday evening from Wichita,
where he had been attending the
Funeral Directors meeting
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank White, near Ellinwocd,
ran a pitchfork into his foot the
other day and is suffering greatly
from the wound.
A man who had been working
as a coal HEAVIER, at Ellinwood,
died very suddenly Thursday,
and the circumstances of his death
are said to be peculiar.
Will Brown was down from
Galatia Friday, to take out some
harvest hands. He says wheat
cutting will commence in earnest
in that part of the county next
week.
Cards have been received in
this city announcing the mar
rage of Reno Thatcher, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Thatcher, of
this city, at Seattle Washington,
on the twenty-seventh of this
month.
Abilene people will vote on the
proposition of issuing bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for the pur
chase by the city of the water
works plant. and making it a
municipal institution. What, il
anything, is being done at Great
Bend on the same linel
The social given by the Christ
ian Endeavor of the Presbyterian
church at the residence of D. c.
Luse, 10 the third ward, was a
great success. There was a good
crowd in attendance and some
money was cleared for the
society.
The case of against Bert King
for assault and battery. which
Was to have been tried Friday, wa:
dismissed by his wife, and he
paid the costs. There was a suit
filed last week for divorce in the
district court. and it is said that
this case will also be dismissed
when the time comes.
On Monday night, June 18th,
at about 10 o'clock the elevator at
Bushton, owned by &. L. Baker
of Hollywood, was discovered to be
on fire and was burned down,
with about 2,7OO bushels of wheat.
The loss is estimated at $500;
insurance $4,000. There was
danger for a time of adjoining
buildings getting on fire also.
DR.. Spiers, of Ellinwood, had
an experience with a runaway
team Mon. that will last him for
a while. His team became un.
manageable and turned the bug gy
over, throwing him out, but not
hurting him much, and then ran
on down Lakin avenue and at the
corner of the court house square
struck another team that was tied
to the hitching rack, knocking
one of he horses down and d am
apinp the huoov como Tho
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
Beer Is a Food
 of High Quality
It Refreshes and Strengthens the Body With Predigested Nourishment

As . strengthening. nutritious food, physicians and scientists now agree that there is nothing, perhaps, more beneficial than pure beer. Rich in the properties of hops. pure beer nourishes the whole body.
 Many people unable to take solid food have been bdilt up by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. And it Is just as good for the we'll as for the sick. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer with your meals tones up the whole system. Taken in moderation it cannot have other than helpful. up-building, strengthening ef- feet. free from false stimulation.
 for healthfui beer. just as they are essential for any other healthful food And purity and cleanneSs are watch words in the great Pabst brewery at Milwaukee. Only the finest of malt and hops are used. and the whole Pabst progress. the result of sixty years pur- suit of all the best known methods in the science of brewing. A most im- portant feature of the Pabst Brewing process is the Pabst method of making malt. It requires eight days and doubles the expense of the old four-day pethod, still used in many breweries, but the eight-day Pabst process Is the only process by which perfect malt, containing all the nutritious food quail gies or barley in predigested form.
 Absolute cleanliness distinguishes the entire Pabst process, and the Pabst Blue Ribbon label is a guarantee of purity. The name Pabst always stands ,or purity. cleanliness and the best
 If your food doesn't taste just right. pr IT your digestion is a little of" or your appetite is poor, drink Pabst Blue Ribbon peer before or with your meale.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
FOR R|GHT-0EWAY
 CONNIE
PheIps-Dodge and Southern
 Pacific interests Lock Horns
 In Northern Sonora-Dis- pute Is Over Piece of Ground

Rumors of conflict between South ern Pacific interests and Phelps-Dodge company, over a right of way for a railroad from Sacozari to the coast, are of daily occurrence at Douglas and Bisbee.
 Both companies have engineering parties in the field, and a mining man from Sonora states that the Southern Pacific stakes overlap the Phelps Dodge survey south of Nacozari. As yet neither side has commenced the work of actual construction, however, it is reported that there arrived at Agua Prieta, last week, three cars of construction material in bond, con- signed to the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pacific company, which is the Harri- man line in Sonora.
 This move on the part of the allied interests of the Southern Pacific is taken to mean that start at construc. tiOn is to be made, and when the queS- tion of concession comes up before the railway department of the City of Mexico. the Southern Pacific will claim that they are actively engaged in the construction of their railway and should not be interfered with. IL appears that there is small strip of right of way located in a canyon to which both Phelps-Dodge company and the Southern Pacific claim to hold a concession. The fight is on for the possession of this valuable strip of ground and already several pilgrim ages have been made to Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora, by representa- tives of both companies iii an endeav- or to obtS.n a decision and at the present time it appears that the mat ter will finally find its way to the City of Mexico.
 If the fight in Sonora over the con- fiicting railroad concessions is in earn est. the Sonora struggle for railroad supremacy may extend to Arizona, and it is not improbable that Phelps-Dodge company would throw a railroad across the southern portion of the territory, with San Diego as the ob- jectiye point It is well known fact that Phelps-Dodge company always
 have z little loose change in their
 pocket in case of emergency, and it would only take a few million pounds of copper. at the present price, to con
 meet San Diego with Benson and at Fl Paso with the Rock Island system. It is plainly evident that the South west is to see some railroad building during 1907, and it won't ali be con fined to Mexico. If the present feel ing between s. P. interests and Phelps
 Dodge company continues we may ex- pect to see all present traffic arrange ments annulled at the expiration of
 the present contract and Bisbee and Douglas have two railroad lines where now we enjoy but one.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
HUGE LAND FRAUDS
 ARE BEING EXPOSED Independent Lumber Operators Are Crushed From Field
 of Competition,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2..-Sweeping investigation by the government of coal and timber grabs in the far West and charges of huge frauds and irreg- uiarities freely made have served to draw attention again to the lumber trust and its head, Frederick Weyer- haeuser, said by many to be the weaithiest man in America-worth more even than John D. Rockefeller.
 While I am not personally acquaint- ed with Frederick Weyerhaeuser, pres idens of the trust, who makes his head quarters in Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minn.," said Senator Kittridge of South Dakota, my information is to the effect that by his lumber holdings and interests he is the wealthiest citi- zen of the republic.
 If an independent operator under takes to do bushes in any section an effort is first made to dissuade him from embarking in the enterprise. Failing in this purpose, he will find 1t impossible to buy or sell lumber with any profit to himself, and if he per sists in disregarding the mandate of the trust people they proceed to go for him blood raw
 ..It has been estimated that at the present rate by which timber Is being taken from land in this country it will not be more than half century before our land will be denuded of forest products"
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
THE TWO RIVALS.

The two women rivals for Reggie's hand in the comedy Tine Marriage of Kitty" to be seen at Manahan's Op- era House on Friday night, under the direction of Jules Murry, are as dis tinct in type as two women possibly can be. The Peruvian widow is what Kitty calls magnificent" She is tall and dark, and with as strong an affection for my Lords pocketbook as for his presence. Jealous of every look and thought she makes like mis- erable for him and every one about her. Reggie, speaking of her on 6 journey, says to begin with "she tray- els with sixteen trunks and twenty two small parcels, not counting her Aunt Eliza. She always manages to leave one of them behind without di- minishing the quantity of her bag gage" She constantly demands Reg gie to swear that he loves her, while her own affection for him seems to be expressed by an unnatural and un- bounded jealousy. Kitty, on the oth- CT hand, describes her ownself very cleverly when she says to her bod father: There are hundreds of diff ferent kind of women, while a woman can be anything and everything-a de- lightful companion and a sensible friend. She can be frivolous as but terfly and as affectionate as a dog" And sine concludes: "The stupidest woman can be match for the clever est man." Kitty smokes a cigarette with her coffee, and, when her hus- band appears to be delighted with it, explains it by saying, there is always a moment after dinner when the pret- tiest woman in the world has no chance against the attractions of a good cigar"
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
Opportunity.

Several gentlemen with two very large feet have lately jumped on John J. Ingalls, poem Opportunity" which has heretofore been regarded in some circles as being fully as true and bind ing as the Declaration of Independence or the imperative orders of a young wife on an old husband
 The burden of this poem is that a large. husky gentleman named Mir. Op- portunity. with fame in one hand and 6 bag Of gold in the other, comes humping on the door Of every mans house oncei in a lifetime. and if the householderfis asleep or not there to extend the glad and itching hand it is all of with him forever.
 This on close examination is found to be a mistake. There are opportuni- ties lying ali about our path if we could just distinguish them from dou- ble back action jokes, but how is the dub to know when one Of them knocks that it isn't his creditors trying to break into his house under false pre- tenses?
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
Humor auo Philosophy
 By DUNCAN II. SMITH
TO MAKE US GLAD.

If apples grew on lightning rods And pies came down like rain, If fish would only chase us home Or meet us at the train. If every day were Christmas eve And street car riding free, And every one was good to us, How happy we would be! If lightning called to bake the bread And thunder played a tune. And babies never cried at night For candy or the moon, If .money only were a fruit
 That grew upon . tree, And it were ripe tho whole year round. How happy we would be. If offices were close at hand
 To hear our fatntest call, With salaries attached to them That didn't look too small: If we could sit around and smoke And still draw double fee. Without a blessed thing to do.
 How happy we would be- If monkeys did the kitchen work And bees would only come And dump their honey at the door, think 1t would help some. If every dollar bill we had
 Would straightway grow to three And we could always keep the change. How happy we would be.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27

talent have won her first place in the comedy successes of the present gen. eration.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
CHANGES IN SENATE
 SOON
Terms Of Thirty Members Will Expire March 3, But Only In Few States Are Choice of Successors in Doubt.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-On March : tae terms of thirty members of the United States senate will expire. In only a few states, and those republican, does the reelection of sitting members or the choice of their successors re- main in doubt Where democratic senators are to retire in the south their successors have generally been named as in the case of Senator Berry of Arkansas, and Senator Carmack. of Tennessee, who will make room for Governor Jeff Davis and 'Fiddling Bob'- Taylor. Senator Patterson, of Colorado. will yield probably to Siman GuggeHheim, who is credited with hay ing Gnanced the republican state cam paigu, and the legislatures of Idaho and Montana win replace Senator Du- bois and Senator Clark with republi- cans. The good old days seem to have passed in Montana when Clark, with Midaslike touch. could turn republi- can votes into gold. In at least three states the republicans are sharply di- vided.
 In Rhode Island enough independ- ent republicans have declared them selves against the corrupt Brayton- Aidrfch machine to threated the ex- tinction of Senator WetmoTe and to give hopes, through democratic CO., operation of the election of Col. God dare- Senator Dryden's chances of re- election in New Jersey grow simmer as the time for the assembling Of the legislature draws nearer. But he IS ffghffng desperately and has been in Trenton marshalling his forces in per son
 Michigan has fonr leading candi- dates who aspire to Senator Agers Meaf Representative William Alder Smith. Representative Charles E.. Townsend, Arthur Hill, wealthy lum- ber<naa who fought the old McMil- len machine days past, and William c. Mchdfilen, tbe former senator's Son. Morris Brown is slaf" "a to take tte place of Senator Milia If Nebraska, and Senator Benson, >Gnsas, who by appointment is ser r out the un- expired term Of Sc .a;Dr Burton which Burton is sersin. in jail-ex- poets to be elected.
 In New Hampshire ". ,toa Church hiu. leader of the Lincslr republicans, may appear as a candi 'i'e for Senator Birgham's seat. In D; iaware Senator Alice may be replaced by a nl Pont man. Kentucky has a'rel'y elected Judge Paynter to succeed Senator Blacburn next Marcn and the recent elections indicated Governor Eeckha as Senator McGreary 5 sIccsssor after March. 1909.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
TEXAS CUTS PULLMAN RATES.

AUSTIN, Texas. Dec. 26.-The Tex as railroad commission issued an or der declaring Pullman cars common carriers and providing that all sucn operated In Texas shall be under their immediate and constant supervision, providing . reduction of 20 per cent in the rates on the same and specify Ing that the Pullman company shall consult the commission regarding the number of cars operated as to increase or decrease in number, file it's operat- ing books. etc, with the commission and report all these operations to the commission the same as railroads are required to do.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
SINK THROUGH SCHOOL FLOOR.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec. 26. At school entertainment here part of the floor of the schoolhouse gave way and several were precipitated in- to the basement. A wild rush was made for the doors by the spectators. Miss Jane Thle, teacher of the school, finally restored quiet, and it was learned no one was injured
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
TOMBSTONE BURGLAR.
Bound Over to Await the Action of
 the Grand Jury.
(Snecial to ReyieW.l

TOMBSTONE, Dec. 26.-George Eustes was bound over here today to await the action of the next grand jury on a charge of burglary alleged to have been committed on Tuesday night at Jim Hagan's saloon. The saloon was broken into and a quan. tity of other drinkables stolen.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
JEWS PLAN A SCHOOL STRIKE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Having fail ed to persuade the board of education to stop the clebration of Christmas in the public schools. rabbis and other Jews have decided to call strike of schoof children of their race.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
AMUSEM ENTS.

Miss Florence Gear, who will be seen here Friday night at the head of Jules Murry's Company in the Mar riage of Kitty" has been engaged by that manager for long term of years. Miss Gears youth, beauty ana
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-27
BOY BANDITS COME TO GRIEF.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, Dec. 26.-Flee- man Geiser and Earl Wheelock, each II years old, today were sent to re- form school for holding up small boys on the streets in emulation of western bandits.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-10-06
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October 6, 1906
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Story, Of Tallahassee
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inauguration OF State officials occurs,
being always the scene of the inaugu-
raj ball.
Through these various mediums.
also, have percOlated ideas from the
outside world that have visibly az
fected life in Tallahassee. As an, H.
Illustration, 1t Is no longer considered
good taste for young woman to
boast that she has never SO much as
swept room In her life, and as for
earning money! oh fie! Today there
may be found for sale at one of the
best groceries In town, preserves and
jellies, most tempting In appearance
and delicious IN taste, that were pre-.
pared by some of the fairest and most
aristocratic fingers to be met with In
the aristocratic old town. And the
owner of these aristocratic AND USE
full fingers still maintains her position
In society I'LL. -a aes
But though the Old plantation and
save days have passed away and In
their stead have come the days Of
money grubbing, fast living and hurry
in general, Tallahassee still holds It's
reputation for-shall we call 1t di5nity
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-10-06
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N3.H,l thE - tit9tVt hte4 = .'}.
he gives them no attention and has al
lowed them almost to run out" and
the nerves that center In his pocket
book have not felt the thrill of any
falling off In his receipts. He takes
his pleasures, therefore, as always,
but of different kind. The horn of
the hunter Is no longer heard on the
hill, but the bridge-whict counter may
be found In every home. The old
fashioned dinner parties long ago be-
came extinct, but one Is, frequently,
cordially invited to be present" at
banquet at one OF the hotels. Because
thectown residence is not so spacious
as the mansion of plantation days
dancing parties at home are of infre-
uuent occurrence but. Opening balls"
also at the hotels, receive good deal
of attentions Indeed the social life of
the town seems now to center round
the hotels, one of the REASONS for this
being that Tallahassee has become a
resort for tourists ana many charming
and attractive people from other
states spend the winters here and be-
come part Of the life of the little city.