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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

40 "a Evidence asotO how fast
emigFasss ere coming TO this
country, ne sse told that one day
last week 4,e7Oo steefsge .passer.
gers. from Mediterranesn ports
we're landed in. New York.
Abundant evidence that our
emigration laws need some chang
ing. Q go
1t sss 90 slippery coming to
isehooI this morning that every
slime I'd take a step forward I'd
slip back two,'o a Leavenworth
FOungsters told the teacher.
Well how did you get herel'
.the teacher asked. Oh. ! jist
walked backwards"
In battle or business, whatever the
game, 'o 8ss....
In lew or in love, it's ever the
same; os
In your struggle for power, OF
scramble for pelf,
Let this be your motto: Rely
IN yourself"
John G. SAKE. +.
IN Enjoyable scsasisa.
! One Of those enjoyable events
of the season occurred at the
spacious home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
GA. Woodburn. Of the north
side, Thursday November 29tb.
when Mrs. Woodburn served an
elegant dinner, consisting Of
several courses, of which the
turkey was the most conspicuous,
to a number Of friends and rela.
tives.. -.
After: dinner to which all did
ample justice, some nearly having
to be carried away from the table,
the men withdrew to the parlor
for their usual smoke, the women
indulging in social chat. The
rest ofthe evening was spent in
music and games. All departed
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. 'Woodburu
many returns Of the occasion.
Those present were. Mr. and
Mrs. E. sDurand'. Of Hoisington,
Mrs. and Mrs. j, e. WOodburn,
of Hoisington, Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert Doonan, Mr. and Mrs. j.
F. c. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Durand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

CVuutS 1ucSuay morning.
Mrs. ]. Geo. Brinkman has
gone to Kansas City for . few
days.
B. S. Titus was at Dodge City
for several days the first Of the
week.
P. Maus sold his blacksmith
shop Tuesday to Will and Dave
Harris.
John Koch. of Ellinwood. was
trsnsactine business in the county
seat, Tuesday.
Attorney ]. B. Prose was in the
city attending district court Tuesday
from Hoisington.
Morrison Bros. have installed
an electric call bell system
throughout the entire hospital.
L. c. Breeder has returned
from . visit of several weeks in
Missouri and northern Kansas.
Albert Dotson left Tuesday even
ing for a business trip to Wichita.
He will return Thursday evening.
Peter and Nick Schartz, of Elliu.
wood, were trausacting business and
visiting friends at the county seat
Wednesday. ;;:....
Former sheriff, and district
clerk elect J. NJ. Purcell, of Rush
county was in the city Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. G. L. Chapman left Cor
Kansas City. Chicago, and other
points Tuesday morning for a few
days.
Peter APPEL and son. of Ellin-
wood. we're in the city Tuesday
on business and visiting with
friends.
Rheinhard Werner. was among
the visitors to the county seat
from the Ellinwood neighborhCod,
Tuesday.
Robert Finn, Fred Dundas, and
j. ". Logan we're down from the
north side Tuesday attending dis
trict court.
| Misses Winnie Musil and Edna
Thomas, of Ellinwood, were in
the city. Tuesday. shopping and
visiting friends.
Mrs. Geo. Dotter, Mrs. Trump.
and Mrs. Steimel. of ElIinwood
were visitors at the home of w.
E. Stoke Monday.
According to the report of the
state treasurer, this county is
delinquent to the state to the ex-
tent of SIS, 1866.
/ ". F. Klein and Phil Markey
returned Tuesday morning from
Kansas City, where they had been
/ with a shipment of stock.
]. The room formerly occupied by
the Ferger barber shop is being
/ fixed up. and will be occupied by
tthe Millinery Emporium.
M. j. Mullen, over in Stafford
county, will hold a public sale Of
farm implements, live stock, and
house hold goods, Oh Dec. 18th.
! A little excitment was caused in
local colored circles the first Of
the week by the elopement Of
Jake Perkins and Miss. Mable
Rawls of this city.
4 We have received a half dozer
oranges off of the fruit farm of P.
/. Gill and F. Neal, in Texas.
They look good, and taste good,
so they must be good.
Our merchants have theil
shelves loaded with holiday
goods. Watch for their ads. ant
you will certainly end what vol
want for your friends
, Miss Lula Sparks of Holden
1 No.. arrived in the city Frida,
evening and is visiting with be
{ fcousin, Mrs. A. B. Riddle. corne
of LakiD Ave. and Morphy street
u Eugene McCOrkle, one Of the fire
Linen n.,he Santa Fe out Of here, ha
ts.,s.~,.I fk,, ,s..:s.~. IL If. e
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07
EDITORIAL, ,,cGssfsf

w She wall uy Cne' people, @R0 2 p6
the government, The 9 esopls
boycott the trusts. 9
Jim Simpson. . Of .sMcPheFaOa,
and state senator. Hughes Of she
McPhel son-Harvey dissrica base
both come out for resuhRaisalin
Mayor Schmitz Of Frisco V IL
arrested IN California, sc6p after.
his train crossed the ssste' fipg
When he:reached,. Frisco Be was
given an enthusiastic BSespiisa by
several thousand citizens,
The Kansas City. sass, iS .sn-
swer .toa correspondents. says thss
Missouri spends about. ewice IS
much money for educsti0nal puE.
poses. as Kansas. 'W0adesif '.sAis
is another Missouri iaVasiOa.. q
Speaking of cOSn3snsa3 food.
says Mack Gretchen, Waag'a the
matter. with the,i hes psolucts
these days9 A bunch of .aldsheDs
eat.a bushel of wheat ia' . week
and bring forth one Ss swo eggs
as a result.
The Central Kansas Jsachsf's
Association in session as &cPher-
son last week was DNe Of the
most successful of tAas. assoeias
tion. Over 100 tsacAeRs wsas ia
attendance Tie elsesian' Of
officers resulted as follows,
Does the fact that Vic Mpr-
docks headquarters for the sena-
torial fight in Topeka are the. cid
"poGer ROOM at the Copeland
signify that the auburn haired
Statesman has the proper sn0mber
of CHIPS to. stay in the game9 q
Copeland County" politicians
opposed to Senator Long say the
candidacy of Joln Simmons Of
. Lane for speaker, is in the inter.
ests of Mr.. Long two years hence.
Oh. course they must have some
excuse to turn down a western
man, but they had better 60 slow.
When times get a little slack in
Kansas City. and there is nothing
much to talk about. the papers
hunt up the Union depot PROPOSE
ton and give a report as to nego-
tiations. In that respect Kansas
City is like Great Bend. Both
need and are entitled to better
passenger facilities.
In, securing the iurv for the
trial of Cornelius Shea and other
officers of the Teamsters union in
Chicago, over 5000 veniremen
we're examined and eleven weeks
time consumed before the jury
was completed. This goes to
d show to what extent political
opinion and labor ideas enter into
cases of this. character. q
: This is from the Spring Hin
New Era a Republican paper
The Hoch newspapers that con-
tinue to call Colonel Harris the
Chicago candidate only make
their case look the worse for
Hoch. If the elder could not do
better than he did, running
against a Cook. county, Illinois,
man what would the result have
Oeen if be had been up against a
resident of Kansas?
D.. F. Shirk. of Newton was
elected president; D. S. Null of
Stafford, vice president; J. Hilda
Harrison Of Mcpherson. secretary
E. D. Thompson Of Pratt, treas
urer, and A. W: Hamilton, Geo.
W.. Winans and H.. R. Price, all o.
Hutchinson and. Geo. L. Seeley O.
Sterling, executive committee
1t was decided to hold The. mex
annual meeting at. Hutchinson. g
Signor Caruso,. who gets sl4Ot
for every time be appears'to. sins
shouldn't make. such a. 'horribl!
fuss about pa ying $40 TO appea
several times Gin police court
Just look at the advertising b
gets. For a man who claims to b
innocent of any wrong doing
Sanator RaiInv of TavoS' ;s mob
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07
W. NJ. Hestwood Of Great Bend
is in the city this week. Stafford
Courier.

Geo. W. Thatcher returned
Thursday morning from a busi-
ness trip to the western part of
the state.
MI. and Mrs. Clint Johnou
came up from Ellinwood and
spent Thanksgiving day with re-
latives in this city.
Guy johnson and family Of
Larned, came down Thursday
morning to spend the day with
Mrs. JOhnson's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. g. W. Moore.
The time Of the district court has
been taken up all day with the Petty
case from Hoisington. The evidence
was all in about two o'clock, and the
attorneys were preparing to begin
their arguments. The case will pro-
badly be given to the jury some time
this evening. ....
Mrs. George Moore. Of Kansas
City,. who has been visiting
friends.in this city and Hoising-
ton for the past few days, left
Friday morning for Hutchinson
where she will visit with her
mother and brother before return
ing to her home. -
Walter F. Stedman, of Great
Bend. took out a license to wed
Miss Roda j. Yost. of Kansas
City. The Kansas City papers
give the date as the 2Sth. Mr..
Stedman is an employe of the
Walnut Creek Mills in this city.
and has q great many frie nds here
who will wish him mach Joy.
Mrs. G. N. Moses entertained
a number Of ladies Tuesday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Frank
Patterson. of Weatherford, Okla.
A great deal of amusement was
cause / by the various guests en-
deavoring to see who could find
the most cartoons, Mrs. Bree1en
being the fortunate one. Elegant
refreshments we're served and the
large number of guests had very
happy afternoon.
Earl Wilson came in from
Springfield Thursday morning to
eat turkey with the home folks.
He has been a foreman in the con-
struction department of the Bell
Telephone Co., with Headquarters
at Springfield, but will now go to
Fort Scott where he will be dis
trict foreman of the maintainance
department.
There was a family reunion at
the home of Mrs. L. M. Pearson.
seven miles northeast of Hoising-
ton on Thanksgiving day.
County Clerk Ashpole and family
attended, Mrs. Ashpole being q
daughter of Mrs. Pearson. There
were nine sons and daughters,
three sons. in-law and eight grand
children to partake of the Thanks
giving feast.
"There are days." groans the edi
tor of the Sedgwick Paragraph,
"when the big ads all come in late,
wien the engine balks, the press
bucks and The rollers gets cranky
These are The days when we imagine
We would trade places with anybody.
Then along comes day when We sil
at the desk and hear a word Of com.
mendaiion, some patron pays a heavy
bill, cash jingles in the pocket,
things run smoothly and everything
seems to come our way, Then's the
time when you couldn't buy the ole
shop for love nor money"
We were initiated into the fire.
mans organization Thursday
afternoon. We put our certificate
into our pocket and butted into a
bunch Of the FIRE boys. Result, q
game of pitch. six handed, for th,
oysters. The players we're all
firemen. but ourseif. and accord.
ing to the score we did not pla,
much. They combined and We
lost but felt safe as we had two
partners. After the game wa
II AZ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

It's an III. wind that does not
blow good for some one. The
city of HOisingtOn we are told
has been up against a coal famine
for the past ten days. The pro-
prietor Of the Laundry, Mr., Hite.
was over Monday and said be had.
been unable to get sny coal for
several days.. and as 8 result the
Great Bend Steam Laundry has
been getting some Of his work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07
Our State University,

1t is sometimes, difficult 70 con-.
vince a disinterested. citizen of the
size and complexity ofan institu-
tion like the. University Of
Kansas. Over 200 towns @ in
Kansas are listed as cities in the
atlas of 1903. = A little more than
40 of the 2OO'aFe larger in popula
ton than the. University OF
Kansas with its total enrolment
Of students and teachers. In
other words the University is
larger than Amherst, Dartmo outh,
Williams. Wesleyan, BOwdoin,
Princeton, Leland: :. Stanford,
John Hopkins, and many Other
Institutions of like rank. g Tht
University of Kansas has l6i
laboratories, more than so. sspar
ate teaching deDartmeuts oferinl
nearly 700 different. courses o
study. "o -.
|. Rev. L. G: .MOrouy,,: formerl,
in charge Of the: Episcopal con
gregation here but 'lsssly at lola
has been appointed to and has take
I charge of ST. Paul's Episcops
ichurch in Kansas City Kans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
Brief Mention.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. April 3O.-Aquiln Eebeker. one time
Governor OF Utah for few hours. arrived
from Logan this morning md went through
TO Salt Lakc after the fight.
c. II Cook OF Idaho Falls. Ida. is OF
tho many visitors OF the northern State who
came down 90 SEQ the Gght between Dick Hy-
land and Young Corbctt.
Judge J. A. Howell and District Attorney
George HolVerson held q session OF tho Second
Judicial District court In Morgan today and
returned to Ogden this evening.
Tho Southern Pacific pny cor 10 going over
the division today, under the direction OF Su-
pcrintendent +. c. Manson. The and pay
checks are expected 10 arrive In Ogden on
Thursday morning.
d c. McDougall. County Attorney OF oneido
county. Idaho and ono OF the leading abstract
ers OF that region. WAS In Ogden today on his
way home from an Eastern visit. and will
leave for Idaho tomorrow morning.
Chnrlcs NJ Bell one OF the best known trav-
cling men OF the West arrived In Ogden today
from Wyoming. and VIII proceed 10 Salt Lake
in the morning and resume his headquarters
at the Enutstord
Superintendent William Allison OF the Ogden
public schools went TO Salt Lake today and
attended II meeting OF the State Board OF Eduo
cation. at which the rebuilding OF the San
Francisco public schools WAS considered.
Sheriff ScbrnK of Weber county, who has
been confined to his home for nearly week
unmo down town today In carriage. and
though he has TO use cTutches assumed the
charge OF his Office and did the business re-
qulred OF him. lie Is still very sick man.
Mat s. Browning. ono OF the Arm OF Brown
ing Bros. the inventors OF rapld-nre arma, ar
rived this afternoon from Now York, where
no has bcon negotiating somc matters In re-
gard TO now invention. His brother John
Al. Browning. IL In Belgium and is nego-
tlating for the Introduction of a new arm with
the Belgian Government and tho manufacture
OF tho same for tho United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
{ here's a Reason

i did not learn the real truth until /
made the change, but | can now posi-
lively state that the headaches ] had
Tor about seventeen years were caused
by drinking coffee. for when l changed
ana gave up coffee and used Postum in
Its place l experienced entire relief I
nave not been troubled with headache
since l began Postum ia 1896.
This In brief has been my experience
on the coffee question. Among my
friends l have seen many other won
derful Instances Of the power of this
FOOD drink when used In place of the
drug drink coffee, Among my friends
there are those who tell me OF relief
from kidney trouble, neuralgia and
eczema by leaving off coffee and using
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
MEDAL PRESENTED
TO A YOUNG HERO
Thomas A. Harris, SchoolbOy Of
Ogden, Is Highly
HOnOred.
HIS ACT OF HER0ISM
SAVED LIFE OF GIRL
Medal Comes From American
Boy" an Eastern Pub
licatiOn.
Special 10 Tho Tribune.

| Special TO Tho Tribune
OGDEN, April S0.-When. on March 25
| young Thomas A. Harris jumped Into the
| Icy water of Weber river and rescued
Miss Ivy Blair from drowning. at the
imminent risk of his own life, The Trib-
une at once took up the question as
TO his being recognized n hero. and
recommended him for the Carnegie medal
and such material compensation as was
provided for by Mr.. Carnegie when he
established the hero fund.
Strong Man Lost Life.
The fact that a week later a big,
life In the same place, was duly
chronicled and In the interim The Trlb-
unc printed good picture of young
Thomas Harris showing him in the
same clothing In which he jumped into
tho pool and took his chance TO rescue
the young girl against the efforts OF the
treachcrous current In this effort, as Is
now we'll known. the boy was successful.
The Tribune's story, together with the
photograph OF the young boy, were re-
produced in the American Boy. n pub
lication printed In Detroit, Mich, Civ
Ing the heroic work OF young America
especial prominence.
Medal Is Received.
Mr., Ross X. Adams of ogden, one OF
the readers of this publication. and the
father OF boys himself, appealed TO the
tllleTltnu boy, una ItCllcu tne ltIplC
work Of young Harris. Today he received
from the publisher of this excellent boys
paper "a silver medal, to be presented TO
young Hnrrls. the recognition OF the
journal of the efforts of young boys To
risk even their lives for the relief of
other fellow beings.
Just as promptly the medal was turned
over to the Ogden Tribune representa-
tive for presentation TO the lad who did
the noble work of rescue. The boy was
notified, and called In the offices of The
Tribune this afternoon
Presented to Young Hero.
Harris is big boy and extremely BASH
full There is nothing OF the spectacular
in him He was clad in overalls having
donncd these TO do work at homo after
the dismissal OF the Pingree school.
which he Is attending. He even seemed
embarrassed when the medal was offered
him, and when II was pinned on his coat
he flushed up like girl
Of Solid Silver.
series OF three suspended numbers. Under
two chains is a bar. on which is en-
graved. American Boy" Below this and
still suspended on chains, Is a bar,
"Heroism" Below this hangs large
Maltese cross. with monogram in tho
center and the letter M at each OF tho
four points.
OF the American Boy for the work of
young Thomas Harris. 1t was conveyed
that the awarding of this medal was the
result OF q popular vote, taken through
the columns OF the publication.
That the Carnegie medal also will be
awarded to the boy is a matter that The
Tribune Will sec 10.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
ARST ASKS FURTHER
/ AID FOR SUFFERERS
voduces Resolution Appro.
'riating $2,5OO,OOO Addi-
tiOnal for Frisco.

LEXINGTON, April SO.-Tnls was
field and a seed day in the
10. the mojor portion OF the leeisla-
Isession being given over TO the con-
tation of the agricultural bill and in
Stally to the free distribution OF
- for which the bill does not provide.
which II is agreed to restore to the
Thanks for Gen. Porter.
Nnediately after the approval Of the
Hal Mr.. Olmsted (Pennsyiyania) pre-
lid p resolution OF thanks on behalf
-'e people of the United States to Gen,
CO Porter, late ambassador TO
zee. for his untiring efforts to dis
'- and dislnter the body OF Admiral
Paul Jones. Tho resolution was
n mously adopted with a further reso-
lp that Gen, Porter's speech recently
Nred at Annapolis on the occasion Of
-ntcrment of the body OF America s
Ig admiral should be printed In the
lressional Record and made a Con-
[lonal document.
Will Continue Debate.
Y pteen pages of the agricultural bill
N considered and perfected. The de-
lion the question of free seeds Will
Iumed tomorrow, when vote Is eN-
n on the amendment to Insert an
priation OF $50, 600 for the purchase
|ofdistribution OF rare and unusual
Asks for More Relief.
Evolution was given to the House
by Representative Hearst (New
nppropriating s2,50O,ooo additional
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
DATE FOR ELECTION.
Provo for Fourth Time VIII Vote on
Bond Question.
SpecIal to The Trihune

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN. April So.-The City Council this
evening discovered that an error had
again been made in the date for an cleo
tion to vote upon the question OF Issuing
$4,000 water bonds. The date was fixed
for May q but the time was rot sufficient
as required by law. so the date has been
set for June o
This is the fourth time tho matter has
been presented to the people. At an cleo
tion held July IL last year tho proposition
carried. but the courts set the election
aside on the ground OF illegality. Two
other dates were set viz. May 10 and g
this year, but the order did not comply
with the statutes. SO a fourth date has
been set as stated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
Your Heart

Is a wonderful pump that works iDces-
sanity, averaging seventy 9-pound
strokes minute and forcing from - to
81 pounds OF blood throughout the body
each minute.
The power that keeps this wonderful
pump In motion IL nerye-foTce the en-
ergy furnished by the nerves.
Disease, orer-eXertion. fright anxiety
alcohol. tobacco and other stimulants
weaken these nerves, but the heart. in
stead OF stopping, makes extraordinary
efforts and causes heart strain.
Then comes shortness OF breath heart
palpitation, dizziness. etc, because the
nerves are too weak to furnish power
Take tho only snfc rGmodN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01

Postum and | have even known II to
relieve rheumatic pains In limbs.
Il readily believe these statements,
for since / cut out coffee and used Pos
tum / never seem to have an ache or
pain and ] would not dare go back TO
the old coffee again. Not only myself
but my family use Postum exclusively,
and We know there Is no hot beverage
that can take It's place, Nearly seven
years steady use of Postum convinces
me / know what / am talking about
when l say II is food as we'll as drink
and most valuable to build up the sys-
tenn" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich,
There's a reason"
Look for the little book, '"The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
DR.. Miles Heart Cure

1t feeds. strengthens and builds up the
nerves and muscles OF the heart so they
can supply the necessary energy
"Dr. Miles Heart Cure is a marvellous
remedy l always use II when cardiac
trouble is present. 1t meets the indica- =
tions surely and completely."-C L. 2
BURCHMoRE, NJ, d. 1876 Mass Ave.
Boston. Mass.
The first bottle Will benefit; If not, the
druggist Will return your money.