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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
WAS DONE IN
REGULATION STYLE.
Two Minnesota Banks Cleaned Are
Out.
DESPERADOES GETAWAY:

White Cloud, Minn,. Sept. 90
Eight masked men, we'll armed
rode into town on horseback this
morning and divided into two
parties. One of them dynamited
the vault and then the safe of the
Newaygo County Bank. and Sc
cured about $4,000. The other
party tried to dynamite E. CAN
non & Sons bank vault. They
drilled into it, but could not blow
it open. Scores of citizens were
aroused by the commotion, and
gathered about the two gangs, but
were driven off. The gang re-
treated slowly. A posse is pur-
suing the robbers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
A New Kansas Wonder.

Another wonder and a Kansas
wonder has been brought to light.
Up in Republic county at BeIleville
there is a man who has brought to
light an automatic threshing machine.
Judging from the description it is
something like an automobile, AT a
test recently made with this wonder.
tul machine it is stated that within
fifteen minutes after the operator en-.
tered the field he had the machine
ready for the grain and in twelve min.
utes more had threshed sixty.fve
bushels Of oats, The machine is run
with gasoline and does away with the
engine and also the labor of several
men. The operator has absolute con.
troll Of the machine and can move it
about from shock to shock if neces.
sary and thresh all the time. A com.
Pany is teiDg formed to manufacture
the machine and it is hoped to get
it upon the market for the harvest
next year. If so and it works as prom
lsed good bye to the old separator,
the traction engine, etc. The world
moves and Kansas moves with it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Visiting the President.

Oyster Bay, L.. l., Sept. 2O:-
George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, Will
liam Allen White of Kansas, Jacob
Refs of New York, Archbishop Ire
land of St. Paul, and Bishop O'Gor-
man of Sioux City, Iowa, were the
presidents guests this morning at
Sycamore Hill. President Roosevelt
has given bis personal approval and
promise Of moral support for the or
gauization of a "People'S Lobby" in
Washington, to guard the interests Of
the public in legislative mattere.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Buckner On Bryan.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 2O:-Ex,gov-
ernor Buckner, who was the nominee
for vice president on the Palmer gold
standard ticket in 1895, declares that
bryan is more dangerous, radical,
and impossible than ever" He said
that government ownership of rail-
roads was one of the most dangerous
faliacies ever advanced by a public
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
TIL For TIL.

There was case in Justice ,
court here one day this week that
caused some comment and as near
as we can get at the facts they,ar
that a young fellow named
Charles Wurzer has been working
for Leo Kern, who formerly con-
Quoted a store at Dundee. They
had not had settlement for some
time, and the boy on one occas-
ion had gone on one of the excur.
sionS the railroads have been run.
ming and was absent two or three
days. His wages we're to have
been forty dollars a month, and
when the time for a settlements
came, Kern wanted to dock him
at the rate of two dollars and q
half day for the time he was
absent. Wurzer would not stand
for this, and some words were
INDUCED in on both sides. Dur.
ing the argument Wurzer called
Kern some names that he did not
think he could stand for, so Kern
telephoned for the sheriff to come
out to his place and get a man. e.
did not say what the trouble was
about, and said that he would hold
the man until the officer arrived. .
Frank Wilson went out, and .
when he got to Dundee found
that Kern had gone home and
that there was no one there who
wanted to do anything, so he..calne
back to town. That afternoon
Kern came to town and swore out
a warrant for Wurzer and Con-
stable Banniser went out and
brought Wuizer to town.
The constable tried to effect a
settlement, and got within twenty
five cents of the amount elaine d
by the boy, but Kern would not
give in that much. 1t seems
that while running store at Dun
dee Kern had sold the boy some
goods that are not supposd to be
handled in Kansas and the boy
had refused to.pay for them at
Kern's price. Finally when the
case of assault or whatever it was
that was sworn to against Wurzer
was called Kern was not on hand.
and FOld the constable that he
would not come in, that il they
wanted to see him, they knew
where he lived.
Then the boy brought suit
against Kern for the wages due
him and got judgment for the
amount.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Jerome For Municipal Ownership.

New. York. Sept. 2C.-Despite
his fight on William Randolph
Hearst, William I. Jerome today
declared for limited municipal
ownership. He said the city
should own its own gas an electri-
city plants. Each municipality
should decide for itself whether
or not it should own its own
street car lines.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
THE. ROCK
island WRECK.
Express Messenger JOhnSOn'S Narrow
Escape.
two Still ARE MISSING.

:. Kansas City Sept. 20.-William
Johnson. the express messenger
who was in'the wreck of the Rock
Island train at Dover. Oklahoma.
Tuesday was brought here this
morning. He sustained four
fractured ribs. johnson was
locked in the car when the train
plunged into the river. but es-
capped from it. when. the baggage
car crashed into it., opening up
one end Of it. The force of the
water. pushed him from the car
and under the engine, which had
already exploded. He then foatd
three miles down the river on
some driftwood and finally was
thrown on the bank by the cur
rent. As he climbed to safety he
said be looked back and saw mail
clerk Gambel tossing in the water.
A message from D. E. Cain,
general manager of the Rock
Island. who is at the scene of the
wreck, said there we're but two
persons missing, Gambel, the mail
clerk, and the negro porter. The
porter is believed to be safe. as
he shouted cheerily to some men
standing OF the river bank a mile
below the wreck. Mr.. Cain said
there was but one death so far
i, that of a three year old girl.
which resulted from the wreck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
GET READY
TO SHOOT.
Rush Orders Received al Frankfort
Arsenal.
LIKELY FOR CUBAN USE.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2O.-Rush
order have been received at the
Frankfort arsenal for forty one
thousand, three inch shells, six
hundred. twelve and haIfpounders
and three hundred saddle bacES'
boxes, for mules, used in trans
porting shells for Mountain guns.
The ammunition is believed to be
for use in Cuba.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Interest on Government Bends Taxable.

San Francisco. Sept. 2O.-In a
controversy between the Hiber-
man bank and a tax collector, the
United States supreme court has
held that the interest on govern
ment bonds is taxable although
the bonds are not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Hong KOng's Loss.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-Wilder, the
American consul at Hong Kong, re-
8 ports today that five thousand lives
have been lost, property damaged to
the extent Of two million, thirty steam
ers. wrecked, and twenty more dam.
aged, is the sum total of the storm Of
last Tuesday. The consulate is safe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Another Double Seven Feed.

At $50 Wednesday evening the
Double Seven aggregation as
sembled in congregation for the
purposes of mastication and social
collocution at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. c. Breeder, at 2SO9
Forest avenue, that date being the
birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Breeder. The full membership
of the club was present together
with Mrs. A. Z. RoweIl Mrs.
Gillham and son of Hoisingon
and John 7. Stephens as honored
guests. 1t was a jolly evening.
Nuff said.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
An English Railroad Wreck.

London, Sept. 2O.-Ten people
killed and sixteen injured, is the
latest estimate of the casualties in
a wreck of the Scotch express last
night on the Great Northern Rail
road.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

The hot biscuit and coffee PROPOSE.
lion at the E. R. Moses Nero. Co s
hardware department is drawing lots
of people TO that store. The merits
Of the Quick Meal Range is being
shown to the best advantage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
CONGRESSMAN Hlt Dead.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-Congress-
man Hit of Illinois died sudden
ly OF heart disease this morning
at Narragansett pier, follow ING a
short spell of illness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Cells, who live in the
west part of the county, were in the
city this morning on their way home
from a trip over the eastern part Of
the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Stock Promoter Arrested.

Kansas City Sept. 2O.-J. F.
Brittian, a mine stock promoter,
whose home is at Ell Paso, Texas,
was today sued by Mrs. D. P.
Ritchie, alleging that she had
been assaulted and severely in.
.jured by him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Mrs. j. W. Merring and son,
Herbert, left this morning for a
three weeks visit with relatives in
Watonga Oklahoma. They will
stop at Hutchinson this morning
and attend the fair there today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Arthur Taylor and brother,
Tom went out on the bottoms
Wednesday afternoon, after a few
ducks. Hope they landed some
of them, but would have to see
them before we would want to bet
on them very much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Now is the time for you to
think about having your heating
stove put in shape for the winter.
If you need a new CRATE or any
castings of any kind for any
stove, it will pay you to see j. L.
Cox. He can get what you want.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Hong KOnq Gets Another One

Hong Kong, Sept. 20. This
port has been visited by second
hurricane. Itraged from midnight
until after daylight. Consider
able damage was done. but not
near as much as in the storm of
Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

E. R. Moses had some expert.
ence getting home from a recent
business trip to Kansas City and
other points. The train he was
on carried him to Stafford the
other night and dropped hin
there in the middle of the night.
He went to a hotel and had just
gone to bed, when the hotel peo.
pie routed him out and told him
there was a train coming that
would take him to Hutchinson.
He got to Hutchinson and found
all The hotels full of the fail
crowd. He said he got a place tc
sleep in the hall at one of the ho.
tells with rock for a pillow and a
sheet of paper for a blanket. He
arrived home late Wednesday
evening. The water has crippled
all the roads in this part of the
state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Geo Winstead and Oscar Fraz.
Ter visited friends at Hoisingtor
for a short time Wednesday even.
ing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Over one hundred and seventy
live different style and price rings
for you to choose from. Call and
see them. E. R. Moses Mere.
Co. Jewelry Department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Chas. Lundblade returned this
morning from business trip to Kan
sas City and other points.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Another One.

Beginning at 10 a. m. Saturday.
Sept. 22nd., we will sell pure cream
tatty at ten cents per pound, for that
day only.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

James Armstrong, of Kansas City,
formerly of Galatia, was in the city
this week visiting friends and attend
ing to business matters
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

We have received an announcement
supposed to be for play to be given
at the Clafin opera house On Septem-
Der 25th. As no name was signed to
the communication, we will not pub.
lish it. If play is to be given, 60
to hear il.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Harry Momyer and Lambert
Bailey left for Manhattan Thurs.
day morning for another term at
the Agricultural College.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Miss Lena Warner and W. H.
Franklin, both of Pawnee Rock,
we're married at that place Wed.
neSday afternoon at $50, Rev.
Gilmore performing tho cere.
mony. After a short trip to Colo.
RADIO, they will begin housekeep.
ing in Pawnee Rock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
nd Kansas City friends.

Examine every detail, compare
with any other and you will al
ways find the Packard piano in
the lead. Some dealers ask you
more money for pianos that are
no better which is all very we'll if
You are rich enough to pay a
hundred or two for name. Mon
ey. brains, material, experience
or skill cannot build better
piano. We have cheaper pianos,
all prices. E. R. Moses Mere.
Co. Piano Dept.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

Miss Minnie Denote has returned
from visit with relatives and friends
at Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

The Beach & Bowers minstrel
show at the opera house last
night drew a good crowd, and the
show itself was ahead of the av.
erage of this class of entertain
ments. Some of the singing was
good, but there was some that
was pretty worse. Altogether the
show seemed to suit the audience
very well.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
}. Hdw. Department.

Mrs. Eta Bosche, who has been
visiting her parents, the Purvian-
ces, for several weeks. left for
Hutchinson Thursday morning,
where she will visit a few days,
and then go to Kansas City to
visit her sister, Mrs. Jack Haege,
before returning to her home in
Texas. Her mother went with
her for a visit with Hutchinson
and Kansas City friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Kodaks from $l.OO up. \

Kodaks from Sl.OO up. What
gives more pleasure in the present
and the future. 1t is always in.
teresting to look at old pictures
two or three or ten years back and
it always recalls the pleasant
moments of life. For the pi esent,
the art is fascinating and with
Eastman's goods you can take
pictures and print and finish them
night or Gay. E. R. Moses Mere.
Co. Hdw. Department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
Johnson'S, fresh every hour

Mr.. Kellam brought in a case
of honey this morning from his
farm and sold it to the Crescent
Grocery. There is nothing
strange about that, but the bees
seemed to object to losing their
summers work, so they followed
the honey to town and have been
working at it all day carrying it
back home again. One of the
clerks undertook to fight them
away from the goods and they
took poke at him with their
stingers and got hm on the nose.
They had used up practically a
pound of the honey when the re-
porter was at the store this MORN
ing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

SO many musical comedies are
built without rhyme or reason that
the public in general have about
come to the conclusion that the
only make up of this style of
stage production is the stere-
otyped string of vaudeville acts,
a number OF choruses and an OPEN
ing and closing speech. Wood &
Ward, realizing this state of af.
fairs, cast about for comedy that
would have an original plot and
dialogue that necessitated the in
PRODUCTION of either a chorus of
young women or a number of
vaudeville acts to make the Two
Merry Tramps" a success. Will
appear at Willner's opera house,
Sept. 27, 1906. Prices 25, 35 and
80 Gems.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

| bit at it-Jim did, too.
Jlm'S my neighbor cross the way
Best man ever worked in hay,
Just let him top off a stack
Sheds rain like turtles back.
Pleasure jest to see him work,
Never knew Of Jim to shirk;
Swings scythe like it was play
Love to watch him in the hay.
Well, we like pair OF fools
Sent of-got some hayin' tools.
Jim got harness and plow,
|, a range-I see it now;
Drat the thlugl it was so light
Used it for torch one night;
Throw'd the darn thing in the yard
Use it now for renderin' lard.
Fore Jim used the plow an hour
Found the blame thing wouldn't
scour;
Tried his harness-broke tug
Sought for solace in his jug
In the cooler all that night
Jim reflected on his plight;
In the morning, Richard Stout,
Hardware merchant, bailed him out.
Jim said after that he'd stick
Close as bark to good OF Dick;
Since he left the Possum Jail
Says he won't buy goods by mail,
Says Dicks cheaper, anyhow
Might have saved some on the plow,
On the other goods some more,
AT his Of friends hardware store.
Jim says, ave can't sell no truck
To sick folks as Shears Sawbuck,
They'll take all our cash away
But won't buy our corr or hay"
That seemed purity strange to me,
So l told Of Jim I'd see
So l wrote % them that night
Jist to see if Jim was right.
Asst 'em "What they'd pay for oats3
Could they use same likely shoats'
Had about four tons Of hay
| could ship 'em right away.
Could l furnish Mr.. Shears
With his family roastin' ears?
Also would my friend Sawbuck
Buy some of my garden truck"
Answer came one summer day,
Said they, Couldn't use our hay,
Couldn't use our oats or shoats,
Didn't like our billy goats.
When they needed truck to eat
Bought it down on Water street.
Sorry, but they must refuse
Anything but cash to use."
l sat down an wrote 'em then:
"Hate to trouble you again,
But want to thank you, sirs,
For your bunch of cookie burs.
If you love your feller man,
Do him, good, sirs, when you can
While our merchants sweetly sleep
Shears and Sawbuck shear your
sheep" T. J. M.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21

A friend called us up this morn
ing and wanted us to roast the
bank people for putting an iron
cornice on the Allen building in
stead of brick. While brick
would probably look a little nicer,
we believe they are within the or
dlnance as to material. and thus
we don't see where there is any
thing to be said about it.
New line of ladies suits at $1,000,
$3.50 and $500 just in at the
Luudblade & BOlinger store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-09-21
They Enslave Their Children Who Compromise WIN Sin
SHEARS and SAWBUCK.

Shears and Sawbuck kept store
Such as never was before.
City folks they wouldn't sell.
Wouldn't let 'em have a smell,
Fetched their money-but by jingl
Couldn't buy a blessed thingl
Couldn't meet 'em face to face
An then sell 'em with good grace.
Country trade was what they sought
Folks who'd pay for what they'c
bought
Fore they saw it, hide or tail.
They sent catalogues by mail
Out to ev'ry blessed one
Gittin' mail at Possum Run.
We set up at night and read
When we'd orter been to bed.
Book was bout as big as sin
Had lot of picters in.
And a list of merchandise,
Ev'ry kind and ev'ry size
Givin' prices that they swore
Knocked out every ev'ry country
store.
Looked so straight and seemed SO
true
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
score this year against Washburn.
made one Touchdown last Xear

score this year against Washburn. 1t
made one touchdown last year.
At last the over-worked Washburn
football team is able to get a long
breath Three games In eight days We're
considered by some of the players as
little too much Of the strenuous life
Rev. Frank n. Lynch or Wichita, the
new pastor Of the First Methodist
church, Will not be able to occupy the
pulpit next Sunday and will not come
to Topeka until about the goth of the
month.
The high school chappies and lassies
are already smacking their lips over
the prospect Of having a lunch room
where they hope to be able to do some
thing for that hollow feeling which as
sails them at the close Of the last per-
iod.
Tonight the freshmen and sopho-
mores of Washburn clash in their an
nual cane rush. Tomorrow the re-
spective members of the two classes
will probably spend their time taking
an inventory of their bruises and torn
raiment.
The long suffering citizens have had
several days Of rest from the steady
diet OF dirt which the Kansas zephyr
has been so free with lately. Some peo-
pie were becoming alarmed that they
would soon develop gizzards like the
chickens.
The registration IS not averaging
&
$50 less than What It should be. About
1850 people VIII not be able to vote
this fall because they failed to regis
ter. The registration books close OH
October 26th.
An artist In town has Il new 70
nance. 1t has reached that stage now
| where he is fretful all day If he misses
/ getting sight Of the object of his af-
fectiOns, whom by the way he is not
acquainted with, on his way to work
/ in the morning.
A man was discoursing on the Won
ders of La Toilette when a friend in
/ terrupted: "You ought not TO be so
strong for him because he Is a Repub-
/ lican." He may be a Republican, -
was the reply, but he makes mighty
fine Democratic speech
The few women who went to the
La Toilette lecture last night seemed
to enjoy it. Before the lecture COM
/ menced they had the martyrlike ex-
/ preston they generally wear when
they are appeasing hubby before
springing the new fall hat bill.
The announcement of NJ. NJ Hale
for reelection to the Office of city
treasurer. has caused the withdrawal
of some Of the candidates who had
had been announced by their friends
/ in a tentative sort of way This will
take away from the interest in the
fight and there will probably be not as
much of a contest on this Office as was
anticipated.
In the midst of the La Toilette lee
ture pair of squeaky shoes suddenly
tuned up in the topmost regions of
the south balcony. They squeaked their
noisy way down the long flight Of bal
cony stairs across the entire rear OF the
hall down the north side of the par
quet to the front seat. directly in front
of the speaker, where they seemed tC
at last have found the haven they were
in search of, and sat down with fare
we'll contented squeak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
MADE BY ROOSEVELT.
Detail OF Bell to Cuba Due TO the
President.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE detail of
General Franklin J. Bell TO command
the American military forces in Cuba
was made directly by the president,
and the reason for that order as stated
byH4eempetent authority hers Was that.
by his administration as military gov
ernor Of the province OF Batangas, one
of the most turbulent of the Philippine
subdivisions, just after the crssis had
beer reached in the Aguinaldo rebel
lion, General Bell showed such COM
bination of the best qualities Of the
soldier and the diplomaIst that his Sc
lection was deemed expedfent to un-
dertake similar DUTIES in Cuba.
It is further stated that General
Funston has fulfilled his entire mis-
sion to the satisfaction Of the war de-
partment in securing the surrender Of
the arms of the revolutfontsts without
the loss OF blood. and that it never was
intended that he should remain in
Cuba in a semimilitary capacity.
tt Is said here that the original in
tention was to have Governor Magoon.
when he reached the Philippines. take
up in addition TO the duties of vice
governor general and member of the
Philippine commission the duties Of
the portfolios of the minister Of finance
and minister Of education.