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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02
TRYING TO STAVE
OFF THE STRIKE

New York, Feb. pa final
afort to settle the bituminous
coal fields difficulties, which are
slated TO eliminate in a general
strike of the miners in all fields,
is being made today by Mitchell.
President 0'COnnor of the Indiana
district, Hoskins of the Ohio dis
trict and Secretary Ryan of the
Illinois district. They are hold
ing a conference with the soft coal
operators, led by Harry Taylor,
of Illinois.
Mitchell hopes to bring about
an adjustment in the Illinois field
which will force the Pennsylvania
bltuminous operators to yield.
But the general belief is that the
strike cannot be headed of.
Mitchell, when asked about the
statement Of Vice President Lewis
that there would be no strike,
said: i guess that's right, but
cannot say anything more" +.
I. Robbens, a leader of the
bituminous operators, when told
of Mitchell's statement seemed
surprised. The hope is often
father to the thought" he said,
even if the miners had made a
compromise proposition. that is
no sign that it will be accepted"
Soon after the conference open
ed it was learned that the opera
tors were willing to compromise.
They are willing to consent to u
five and a half per cent wage in
crease; willing to enter into an
other agreement for a year, but
only a tentative agreement is pos
sible in this conference, as the
Ryan resolution forbids any dis
trict of united mine workers
signing a contract until the dis
tricts are all satisfied. Mitchell
is reported to have told the opera
tors that if a satisfactory com
promise was offered he would call
the national convention Of miners
together to abrogate the Ryan res
olutiOn. A formal agreement
could then be made. This call
may be issued at any time.
New York. Feb. 26, 2;l0 p. m.
From reliable sources it is
learned that a settlement of tine
affairs in the bituminous coal re.
gions is almost certain, and that
there will be no strike.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

P, 0. Weltmer made business
trip to Hutchinson, Sunday morn
ing
Claude Swayne, of EllinwOod,
spent Sunday with friends in
this city.
Jutsice of the Peace blanks,
deeds, mortgages, leases, etc., for
sale at this Office.
Call a, this Office and order
your horse bills and notes, before
the season opens.
James E. Ely is doing a good
real state business at COldwater,
Comnanche county.
Mrs. Albert Allison is confn-
ed to her home on the east side by
an attack of the grippe,
DR.. Chas. Ewing of Larned,
spent Sunday in town visiting his
mother and other relatives.
I. C. Morrison was over from
8 Hoisington Sunday, visiting his
brother DIR. Morrison. and family.
G. W. Moore is preparing tc
put in an immense new bakers
oven and make other needed i'm
prOFements.
Barton county has 21O7 dogs
1t has been suggested that a gattl
ing gun would be a good thing t.
turn loose.
Frank Norris spent Sunday a
the home of Henry Maybach, an(
says he was never better entertain
g ed in his life.
Forest Hart, son of Georg'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02

weeks, and is still in rather bad
shape.
The proceeds Of the EpwOrth
League box supper at Dist. 90
school house amounted to $6.7F:
The young people Of the League
wish to thank all who payed so
willingly and libearlly for the
boxes. The proceeds will 90 to-
ward furnishing the Walnut Val
ley NJ. 4. church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02

street and is now located with
his family, and says that it seems
like living again.
Little Eddie Wagner is again
the office boy for DR.. o. P. Nc
PherSOn.
GOe. L. Bessler made his usual
Sunday visit TO the county seat,
from Hoisintgon.
The closing price on wheat to-
day was lower than at any time in
the past eighteen months.
Carpenters are working or a
new ceiling in D. A. Banta's
office in the Allen building.
Among the EIlinwood folks on
the street here Saturday we motto
ed Louis Hagen and John Grant.
John Omach was up west to the
farm near Otis looking after get
ting his wheat off to market last
week.
Clyde Allphin, a prominent at
torney and real estate man of
Leoti, was in the city Saturday
night
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wollman, of
Lacrosse, spent Sunday in the
city, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. S. Born.
A pair of twin sons we're born
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Seeman,
of north of Larned, Monday of
last week.
Daniel Bird was in from west
Clarence Saturday. He reports all
comfortable and the wheat
looking fine.
Judge f. G. Cole left Sunday
morning for Kansas City and
other eastern points on profess
sional business.
John Conner and daughter were
in from their home in Albion
township Saturday, shopping and
visiting friends.
A small child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George HORNE died Saturday and
was buried Sunday from the fami-
lily home Oh east side.
Mrs. NJ. J. Warren, sister OF
Mrs. H. d. AshpOle, was down
from HoisintgOn Saturday shop
ping and visiting friends.
Tom Brown, one OF the pros
porous farmers of Fairview town.
ship. vas transacting business il
the county seat, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. McMulier
were visiting Mrs McuMllen's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tindali, of Hoisington, Sunday.
Rev. John Melmaker, pastor Of
the Baptist church at this place
returned Sunday morning from
an extended trip to California.
The young ladies of the Ep
worth League of the NJ. E. church
. had quite a business in pies ant
cakes, at the Crescent Saturday.
Miss Ida Manahau received
word Sunday morning of tht
serious illness of her sister il
f Illinois, and will leave in a few
days.
: There were two cases before tn,
police Judge Monday for fas
driving of automobiles in the city
9 One driver was fined ten dollar
and costs, and the other was dis
2 charged with a warning and tn
9 payment of costs. sa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02

John Wooters' driving horse
took a notion Sunday evening
that things were not moving fast
enough, and proceeded to run
away a little, No serious damage
resulted.
Peter Brack writes from San
Diego, Calf, that he and Mrs.
Brack will be located there for
the next two months. He wants
to be remembered to all Barton
county friends. Says he is enjoy
ing himself.
The box supper held in School
District No. 4, Friday night was
well attended and was a success
financially and socially. Some
of the boxes selling above FIVE
dollars, and the receipts of the
evening being over fifty dollars.
The case against b. Z. Dodge,
who was brought back from Webb
City, Mo-, charged with disposing
of mortgaged property, was order
ed dismissed and the prisoner dis
charged this morning. He was
re-arrested Immediately on a
warrant sworn out by the Santa
Fe railroad Co., charging him with
stealing & ton of coal. The date
for hearing the latter charge has
not been fixed.
| szrr-n----<----n-~-
The south side boys .were in
again Saturday. might ssandsagain
bought the oysters, the score.they
made being 35 points behind the
delegation from the city. Those
engaged in the contest were, for
the city Messrs. Holmes, Fancher,
Pursell, Jones. Smith, Moses,
Butler and Powelson. For the
south siders: Dohrman, Kelly,
Witte, Jordan, Miller, Bidleman,
Plankenhorn and Moore.
$4,000 San Francicso or Los
Angeles and return; sell april 2;
to May 5; limited July 1st,.
Privilege of deverse routes. Go
ing via direct line. Returning
Via Portland or vice verse, $50. so
Imperial Council Mystic Shrine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02

No. 6l-l60 acres near Cold
water, price ...... $1,000
No. 65-l60 acres, 10 mics
. ofstown, price $1,000
No.62-160 acres, 5 miles Of
eWilmore, l2O acres till
able land, price ..s1400
No. 66-160 acres. 10 miles
Of Protection, creek bot
tom land, price $500
No. 64-l6O acres, 7 miles OF
town, 100 tillable, J mile
to school, price. 49,. $500
No. 67-160 acres 5 miles
from town, 100 acres till
able, running water, price $1,000
Half Cash
No. 1880 acres, IA miles
from town, 200 acres till
able, black soil, price. $500
No. 127-32O acres sand land
near town, price. $4,000
No. 1890 acres fine land
"A miles Of town, price. $1,000
No. 1890 acres; sandy,
} loan soil, 200 acres till
able, nice location, run
. Ming water, price ..... $4,000
Half cash
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-03-02
..Cemanchs County Bargains
: The Best in the State
WHEAT, CORN, ALFALFA, and FEED
Are Successful and Money Making Crops

No. l35-320 acres, 8 miles
Of town, 2 roomed house
chicken house, outbuild-
ings, trees, fence, good
neighbOrhood, close to
school, 800 acres tillable,
price. ............$ 380l
No. 2OO-4OO acres near
town, fence. well, wind
mill, $50 acres cultivated,
price. S5OV
No. 229-4SO acres near
town, Is per cent tillable,
sandy loan soil, price. 1896
Half Cash
No. $1,000 acres, s miles
OF town, 400 acres tiIlable
balance good grass land,
one mile to school, price 81
per acre, half cash.
No. 359-56O0 acres, well
watered by streams, IS
miles OF town, good Z
room house, 20 miles of
fance, $50 acres in cultiva-
ton, so per cent tillable
soil is rich loan. A great
bargain. Act at once,
price per acre. ......... $50
Terms, 0ne-third cash,
balance on time at 7 per
cent interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
JUST A BIG FAMILY ROW.
oakley Land Companies Fall Out and
Sue Each Other.

For want of prosecution the state
board of railroad commissioners on
Tuesday dismissed the sensational pro-
ceedings of the Oakley Land & Invest
ment company against the Union Pacific
railway and the Oakley Land, Improve
ment & Trust company.
The only thing left of the case Is
libel suit out in Logan county brought
by the Oakley Land. Improvement &
Trust company against the Oakley Land
& Investment company.
The charge made by the Oakley Land
& Investment company was that the
Union Pacific railway was giving to its
rival company. the Oakley Land, I'm
provement & Trust company, free pass
es over it's line for the purpose Of haul
ing prospective settlers out to Logan
county and other western Kansas coun-
ties. The claim was made that by rea-
son of being able to ofler free transpor-
tation to settlers, the Land, Improve
ment & Trust company was able to get
all the business away from the Land x
Investment company.
The case was first set for hearing b.
fore the board last April. It was con
tinued until June 26, and as no one ap-
peared before the board to prosecute the
case. the proceedings were dropped.
Meantime the Land, Improvement &
Trust company has sued the firm max
ing the charges for libel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
NOMINATE BRYAN.
Pennsylvania Democrats Favor the
NebraslSan for the Presidency.

Harrisburg. Pa, June 27.-The fol-
lowing platform was adopted by the
Democratic convention:
1.-THE Democratic party in Pennsyl-
vania, by its representatives in conven-
ton assembled. declares that public
questions relating only to the future
government and affecting solely the
election of representatives. to congress
appropriately belong for determine
ton to the voters of the several con-
gressional districts.
We congratulate the country upon
the fact that the only prominence
which the present Republican national
administration has attained has been
achieved by a feeble and pretended
application of the principles enunci-
ated by the Honorable William Jen-
commoner, who is now regarded as
the certain successor of Theodore
Roosevelt to the presidency.
I'VE congratulate the people Of
Pennsylvania upon the pretended con-
version of the Republican organization
of our state to sound and moral politi-
cal doctrines. While the sincerity of
this eleventh hour repentance may
we'll be doubted it may ar least be ac-
copied as that tribute which hypocrisy
always pays to virtue.
IAN the Republican platform pro-
fesses now has been consistently de-
clared for and is supported by the De-
mocracy of the state for many years.
I'VE therefore repeat the declara-
ton of our aims and purposes when
we again affirm that we stand as ever
for the rule of the people. in county,
state and nation as against the fed
Grated tyranny of organized greed and
corrupt political and commercial ma
nipulators.'
The platform urges improved election
laws; favors a complete and rigid reg
ulation of all corporations engaged in
public service, the prohibition of trans
portation by companies engaged in the
mining of coal and other mineralg or the
manufacture of any commodities in the
transportation of which they are en-
gagged as common carriers, denounces
the giving of rebates, favors such
change in the food laws as will insure
the protection of public health and
favors a strict prohibition by civil and
criminal enactment of all contributions
by corporations to parties, organiza-
tons, committees or individuals for po-
litical purposes"
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R. II. BAKER OPTICAL MANUFACTURING CO.
The First aud OnIy Manufacturers in Kansas.
THIS FACTORY Sells Direct To Those Who Wear
spectacles and Eyeglasses, Thus Saving Them
the Dealers Profit.

The r 81 Baker Optical Manufacturing Topeka
at &c in
n
mani
the white blanks
have
There practically something
stand how they have mators
Baker
tied
do moth
in
builds imposing
and
depended
g0a Topeka 624
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HOLD UP BY HACKMAN.
One Is Charged with Exacting 50
Instead of so Cent Fee.

A "John Doe warrant was issued
by the police court today upon a com
plant fled with City Attorney Dren-
ming. for a hackman whose name is
unknown.
Monday afternoon Miss Bessie Roy,
young lady from Winfield, took
hack at the Santa Re depot to ride
out in the western part of the city
The hackman. upon delivering her at
her destination, charged her 81,
which she paid under protest. Friends
advised her that she had been over
charged, and referred her to the city
attorney. She did not know the name
of the hackman, but remembered that
the hack bore the number 10. The
proper charge, according to the city
ordinance restricting hack holdups,
should have been so cents. The po-
lice will round up the driver of hack
No. 10 this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
CRANE DEAL GOES THROUGH.
American Book Company Buys the
Readers and Grammar.

The deal which has been underway
between the American Book company,
through its representative, L. ". Dill
man, of Chicago, for the purchase from
Crane & Co. of the school text books
published by that concern, including
Cranes readers and the Hoenshel gram
mar, has been completed on a basis
satisfactory to both parties.
These books have been officially
adopted for use in Kansas and other
states and in securing control of them
the American Book company has the
ownership of most of the books used In
the Kansas schools, though several
small publishers have contracts with
the state to furnish certain text books.
Exact terms of the deal have not been
made public but it is understood that
Crane & Co. will continue to print these
books for the American Book company.
Mr.. Dillman says that the sale Of these
books will be increased and that all of
them viii be printed here in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
COMPROMISE IN SIGHT.
House and Senate May Yet Get To-
gether on Meat Blu.

Washington, June IA compromise
proposition on the meat inspection bill
has been framed for discussion at the
afternoon session OF the conferees today
and the prediction is made that It VIII
form the basis Of Anal agreement. It
provides for tax of cents a head on
cattle and cents a head on sheep and
hogs to be collected and turned into
the treasury the same as all other gov
eminent revenue.
The 100000 permanent annual
appropriation is to remain in the meas
ure and the cost of the inspection
paid for out of this fund. 1t is esti-
mated that the tax provided will ag-
gregate annually about $500, 900,
and by this figuring the packers prac-
tically will pay half the cost Of in
spection and the government the other
half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
TRIED TOGETAWAY
Rock Pile Prisoner Makes a
Dash for Liberty.
Found While Trying to Get Rid
Of Prison Clothes.
GIRLS BROUGHT BACK.
Their Dream of Circus Life Is
Over.
Parents Don't Want Them and
May 60 to BeIoit.
GIRLS BROUGHT BACK

Warren McClary, a young negro who
IS serving a 25-day sentence in the
city prison for vagrancy, made a dash
for liberty this morning. Jumping
from the rock pile where he was en-
gagged in making little ones out of big
ones. he few through the patrol barn
and down the north alley. Sergeant
Gardiner, Detective Gof and Jafler
kenney, hearing the disturbance
raised by Colonel" Boyd, the rock pile
guard, dashed out in pursuit The
prisoner had vanished as if by magic,
but the officers rightly guessed that he
had started for the Rock Island yards.
Deploytng as skirmisl ers. they began
q search. and Jailer Kenny landed the
victim just as he was in the act of re-
moving his rock-dusty Overalls back of
the Continental creamery It is Gus
tomary in such instances, for the Of
ncer to administer a few swift kicks as
a warning, but Kenney suspended SEN
tence until he got back to the Jail.
Then he gently but firmly locked the
fugitive in the pig pen" in the base
ment, where he will have a chance,
for the next "a hours, to ruminate
over the futility of leg bail.
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron. return
ed from Kansas City last night with
L<i4446 Buyer anu Eva DiAOl+ HLn6 Two
young girls who were arrested by
humane officer as rJfnaways. When
Mrs. Thorpe went to Kansas City, she
intended to bring only the Boyer girl,
but was told when she got there that
the Kansas City authorities could not
care for the Dixon girl, and she would
be turned out in the street, so Mrs.
Thorpe brought her back. The girls
had an interesting story to tell Mrs.
Thorpe. They said they went from
Topeka to Wamego to a street fair,
and from that point to Kansas City,
VIII ere they expected to meet two of
the girls with the Nichols Amusement
company, whom they had met IN To-
peka last week. They wanted to go
with the show and be trapeze perform
erss and the show girls had promised
70 meet them in Kansas City and take
them along. Before leaving Topeka
they took q hat pair of shoes and
some dresses from the home Of DR..
Caulheld, where the Boyer girl was
employed. They also took 1855 in
money. This money did not last them
for the entire trip. so they bought
tickets to Topeka from Wamego,
which took the last of the purloined
cash. They stayed on the train, and
-sith the help Of a sympathetic passen-
ger. to whom they made known their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
NOT TIL SEPTEMBER.
Date Fixed for Hearing of Clay Center
Jobbers' Case.

Clay Center will not have a hearing
on its request before the board Of rail-
road commissioners for jobbers rates
until September 4. This date was fixed
at a meeting Of the board Tuesday after
noon.
The cattle rate case, which was fled
Tuesday by Attorney Carr Taylor, was
not set down for hearing, which proba-
bly, means that It will not come up on
July 26, when the other cattle case is
set for hearing. The railroad commits
gioners think that there viii not be time
to have all the pleadings in the new
cattle case filed before July 26.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
He's a Grain Investigator.

L. A. Fitz, one Of the men from
Washington hired by the government
as a grain investiga is in Topeka
today He has been travelling about
over Kansas looking at the wheat har-
vest, and inspecting the work OF the
government experiments at the ez-
detrimental farm in Mcpherson coun-
ty. The government is testing various
kinds of grain on this experimental
farm. The job of government grain
investigator is one of the delightful
occupations at good pay and all ex-
penses paid which are handed out to
the faithful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
TAKES 1T UP HIGHER.
PIamondon Case Is Appealed to the
Supreme Court.

Frank P. Plamonden, proprietor Of
the Copeland joint, today appealed to
the supreme court from the decision Of
Judge Dana Of Shawnee county in the
contempt proceedings recently decided
against him. This was one Of T. f.
Garver's prosecutions.
Plamondon was one Of those against
whom an injunction was issued by
Judge Dana, to prevent him from sell
ing liquor. The evidence showed that
he did sell liquor after this order was
issued, and Judge Dana fined him $500
and sent him to jail for six months for
his contempt of court. The appeal to
the supreme court will at least serve
to keep Plamondon out Of jail for a few
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
STEAMER ON FIRE.
Flames Discovered in Coal Bunlzcrs of
the American

san Francisco. June s7.-Ffre Is
raging in the coal bunkers of the
trans-Pacifc liner American at the
Pacific Mail dock At 4 o'clock this
morning flames were discovered in
the coal bunkers of the big vessel and
since that time the tug Arab has been
fighting the stubborn blaze.
The American arrived from the
orient on the 18th with passengers
and cargo consigned to the Togo
Eizen Kaisha and she was to have
sailed next Saturday. It Is thought
that spontaneous combustion was the
cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
NoRToNvILLE BANKS.
First National and Exchange Institu-
lions Make improvements.

Nortonville, Kas.. June 27.-The
First National bank Is giving the in
terror of its building several altera-
tons. A large vault, q complete burg
lar alarm system and new furniture
are some of the improvements that
will make it one of the handsomest
bank interiors Of the state. John c.
Haines is president, and John w
Harris is cashier.
The Exchange bank, c. c. Mccarthy
president, Is promising some improve
ments also. Both banks are strong
Institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
CRUSHED IN ELEVATOR.
Edward Warren Badly Hurt at Craw
ford Building

Edward Warren, elevator boy at the
Crawford building. was badly crushed
by the elevator at shortly after
o'clock this afternoon.
Warren was sitting in the elevator
with his feet dangling out and reach
ed over to the lever starting it upward.
Before he could get out Of his dan
gerous position he was caught be-
tween the elevator and the shaft and
thrown downward to the basement,
the elevator going on upward. War
rem lives at 202z East Sixth avenue
and is about Is years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
NOT READY TO TALK.
Bent Murdoch Sure He Isn't for ANY
One But Himself.

T. Bent Murdoch. Of FL Dorado. is
in Topeka today. He was down at En-
poria Tuesday, but did not attend the
''shippers' meeting there.
mo. I didn't go IN to their meeting
said Murdoch. There were a dozen or
so of them there, and they are going
to fix up a lot of questions to ask the
candidates for the legislature, and then
those men at the meeting are going to
vote for the ones they think are all
right That business is being managed
for purely selfish ends The men who
are engineering it are working for their
own interests
Are you for Stubs for senator?"
was asked.
I'm for MURDOCH was the reply. ''I
am always for Murdoch. for anything
he wants-this Murdoch, right here
what do you think about the politi-
cal situation?"
I'm not ready to talk yet-just wait
a while. / may have something to say
after while
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
TtaIy WIN FURNISH a building.

washington. June 27.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
authorized Senator Bacon to report IA
vorably the protocol providing for the
establishment Of an international insti-
tute of agriculture at Rome Italy.
There are about 40 governments party
to the arrangement, The Italian gov
eminent will supply the buildings and
the cost to other governments will be
about $4,000 q year each.