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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-08

The festive kidlet has beer
turned loose to poster mother anC
make her wonder how in thu
world the teacher got along will
him.
Will Hestwood has resigned hi.
position in the postofice, and vii
take a vacation before entering upor
other duties. Mrs. Floy Norris i:
temporarily in the office.
John Beck, Alois Preisner and
John farmer, all of Cheyenne
twonship, came in Thursday and
took out their first naturalization
papers, with the assistance of
Clerk of the Court Kellam.
E. c. Briggs, of the Hotel
Briggs, returned Friday morning
from short visit to Garden City,
where he formerly RESIDED. Mr..
Briggs says the work on the big
beet sugar factory is being pushed
rapidly along.
The Y. NJ. P. Club presented their
play "a Noble Outcast," at the
Hoisington opera house last evening
changing the date from Friday.
Not large crowd was in attendance,
bnt the boys did very well just the
same.
1t was reported around town
this morning that a severe hail
storm had visited the south part
of this county and the northern
part of Stafford county, Thursday
evening, and did considerable
damage to the crops.
Elrick Brown, the young son of
Tom Brown, of Galatia, had a
horse fall with him Wednesday
and mash one of his feet
in pretty bad shape. The young
man is at home and is getting
along in pretty good shape con-
sidering the kind of a hurt he got.
Sam Slentz, who has been
manager Of the Rock Elevator at
this place for some time, has re-
signed his position and will 90 to
Lewis, Hans, and 60 into the
grain business for himself. His
old position here will be filled by
a young man named Smith, from
Pawnee Rock.
Mrs. E. L. Peckham and two
sons arrived in the city this morn
ing and are visiting with F. V.
Russell and family. They will 60
out to the camp of the surveyors
of the Great Bend & Gulf rail-
road, of which Mr.. Peckham is
president.
Tom Dennis had a birthday
party Wednesday evening that
was cracker jack. He was a lit
tie past the half century mark,
and invited a large crowd to help
celebrate. There were SO present,
and such a time as they had is be-
yond us. Plenty..of refreshments
for the guests and all the amuse-
ments they wanted. The boys
say that when it comes to enter
people Tom is there all
right.
The Double Seven dinner club
a session with Mrs. G. A.
Hooper Thursday evening with
Mrs. Jack hester of Minneapolis,
and MeSsrs. Fred Walker and |.
n. Wilhide and wives as guests of
honor. An elegant dinner was
served and of course the guests
did justice to it. The evening
was passed playing whist and hav-
ing a good time generally.
Why would it not be a good
idea to mark the cottonwood trees
that bear cotton and then have
them taken out. We we're in
formed by a man who is a close
observer of such things that there
was about two out every five of
the cottonwoods on Main street
that scatter the peskv stuff abont
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-08

%A"ehohl 'diuC w liO'il
Wichita Saturday to visit with her
parents here during Carnival week.
Mrs. W. Torrey returned FRIDAY
evening from visit with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Berger, at Horton, Kansas.
A new veranda has been put onto
the front Of the Morrison house which
improves its appearance wonderfully.
F. L. Simmons of Chicago is in the
city looking after the estate Of W. L.
Simmons, who recently died in this
} county.
Will Krause and Herbert Gle,
of Lacrosse, were in the city Fri
day for a short visit with friends
and relatives.
Lloyd Sans came in the first of
the week on a visit with his
parents and other relatives, for a
few days.
Miss Margaret Osmond came home
Saturday evening from Lawrence
where she has been attending the
State University.
William Betz, one of the pros
porous German farmers of near
Hoisington, was visiting in Great
Bend Friday.
Mrs. Jane Scott and her grand
daughter, Miss Ethel Lynn, of
Bazine, are in the city on a visit
with Miss Lynn's brother, j. H.
Lynn.
The surveyors are at work sur
veying the country between here
and Hays City, to locate the
northern route of the Great Bend
& Gulf.
If the price of lumber continues
to 60 higher we'll have 10 60 back to
the native sod and the practices of
pioneer days in our building opera.
tons.
There will be a dance given at
Moses hall on Thursday evening
of this week. Good music and a
good time. No rowdyism.
Come.
Charley Miller second son of
Will W. Miller. of Denver, is up on
the Hodgeman county ranch with
Albert Hayes for a week or so of
cowboy life.
Chan Butler came down from
Dodge City Monday morning to
take in the street fair and will
assist during the rush at Sandy's
restaurant.
The Great Bend Mattress Works
has a first class upboIsterer. See
them for work in this line. A
call on phone 269b will bring
them to see you with samples.
A splendid rain visited this section
Sunday afternoon and evening, wet.
ting the ground in good shape and
making everybody feel that the week
of festivities is going to be record
breaker.
The Presbyterians are preparing
to erect a neat $4,000 cottage on the
Cornell lots opposite F. S. Mitchell's
and directly north Of the W. E. Stoke
residence.
c. R. Broker had a grip contain
ing samples and other valuables to
the value of about SIS stolen from |
the cars at Hoisington Friday even.
ing. The trainmen also lost some
clothing and two grips at the same
time.
Rev. Truman, the congressional
candidate, stopped off in Great
Bend Friday morning, on his way
from La Crosse to attend a
county convention at Stafford
Saturday.
Two young ladies we know
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-08
LOCAL NEWS

Dan Humphrey of Nortl
Homestead township. was a Wis
itor to the county seat. Friday.
Mrs. NJ. Eppstein is expected
home today from a short visi
with friends at Partridge, Kansas
Mrs. A. NJ. Sipes, who has beer
quite ill at the family home il
the third ward is reported a grea
deal better now.
Mrs. James Sanner, of Newton
came in Thursday evening for
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ber
Fancher, 1914 Morphy street.
Mrs. Frank Porter and children
left Thursday for visit with
friends at Kansas City. They ex
pect to be away about a month.
F. P. Roehr and Lew Della.
plain, two of the largest alfalfa
farmers of the third ward, are
harvesting their first crop this
week.
Mrs. S. H.. Riley returned to
her home at Valley Center Friday
morning, after visit here with
her brothers and sisters the
Younkins.
Mrs. E. W. Seward, Mrs. A. G.
Barnett, and Mrs. A. R. Howard
left Friday morning for a visit of
ten days or two weeks with rela-
tives at Alden, Kansas.
Mrs. W. j. Winfield arrived in
the city Thursday evening for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. W.
F. Seward, and family. Mrs.
Winfield will remain here a month
or two.
A number of the young folks of
this city went to Hoisington
Thursday evening to attend the
show given by the Y. NJ. P. Club,
of this city at the Hoisington
Opera House.
W. T. Kendall spent the day
Thursday in Hutchinson. MIR.
Kendall says they had a very hard
rain there that evening, the water
being two or three inches deep in
the streets.
Miss Flora Smith, register of
deeds, had a birthday Friday.
and among other things received
some mighty pretty hand painted
china from one of her friends at
her old home in Unlontown, Pa.
Judge Torrey united in mar
rage at his office in the court
house on May 81, W. F. Graham
and Edna L. Hanarahan, both of
Hoisintgon, and issued a license
to wed to Ed. Koehler and O. F.
Schultz, beth of Ellinwood.
City Marshal Wilson lost a gun
last week, and he SAYS that who
ever finds it is very apt to shoot
himself with it as it was not a
good one. He left it somewhere,
-
the finder will probably remem-
Der where.
On Friday evening Oscar Reigle
on the south side was 80 years old,
and about 80 of his friends gather
ed in and proceeded to show him a
good time, which he now admits
they can do. A most pleasant
evening was INDUCED in by all.
]. G. Slentz and VIM. Rubart re.
ceived their first returns this week
from their southern Texas invest
ments. The first car of melons sold
by them is said to have netted about
$500, which of course in good crop
year for melons, would mean a fine
dividend on their investment.
John Church and family, of
Lamar, Colorado, are in the city
visiting with the family of L. C.
Breeder, and will remain until
after the street fair, next week,
when they will 90 on to Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, in hope of having
Mrc Nhuroh ourad ~ rborroot;e,,,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
REVIEWS BIG FLEET
MAGNIFICENT WARsHIPs OF THE
UNITED STATES INSPECTED
BY THE PRESIDENT.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. 4.--On the
waters OF Long Island sound, within
view OF Sycamore Hill, the president
Of the United States reviewed the
greatest fleet of American yarshi,s
eve Assembled.
There was a ship OF wal for every
state, forty-hve in all, ranging in size
from the magnificent sixteen thousand
ton Louisiana, to the feet of little tor.
pedo beats and the submarines and in.
Guiding q troopship and GOLFERS. In
three columns were stretched 2long
the sound twelve battleships. four
armoured cruisers. four projected
cruisers. o = monitors, six d~estroyers,
six torpedo boats, three submarines, a
~troopship and FIVE auxiliaries.
AS the Mayaower dropped her an
Choir at the head OF the feet on the
completion OF the review. the presi.
dent descended from the bridge. his
face Wreathed in smiles and enrhu.
siastically throwing mis- arms around
the shoulders OF a group of senators
and representatives exclaimed:
Any man who fails TO DE patriotic.
ally inspired by such a sight as this
Is a mighty poor American and
American who has seen it ought TO be
q better American for il"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
SATURDAY., Sent, 1.

Heavy floods in Bengal and Eastern
Bengal, India. following a poor har.
vest, are causing a grave famine in
both provinces.
". j. Bryan and w. R. Hearst have
accepted invitations to attend the dis
trict fair to be held at Radford. Va,
the second week in September.
Fire at San Francisco damaged the
Fulton iron works to the exten: Of
100000. The foundry building was de-
stroyed before the fire was brought
under control
George ". Peck, one OF the million.
alre pioneers in the lumber trade of
the Northwest and formerly a resident
OF Cleveland, died Friday at his sum.
ner home at Southampton, L. l.
Cook county (I1l.l assessments on
personal property amounts to s574,-
Ss1,55o. full value, or s114,97s,51O. as
sessed value, according to the figures
completed by the clerks of the board
OF review.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
REVOLT ISSPREADING
SITUATION IN CUBA is DARKER
THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE Re.
RELLlON BROKE OUT.

Havana, Sept. 1.-The situation is
far darker than at any previous time
since the insurrection broke out. News
of an uprising in Santiago province,
while not yet published here, is
spreading about the city and causing
the gravest concern. When Mr..
Sleeper, the American charge dat.
flares here, was told the contents of
the Associated Press Santiago dis
patch he endeavored to verify it
through the state department, but was
told that it vas untrue. Subsequently
the dispatch was verified from private
and newspaper sources. The extent
of the rising in Santiago is not known,
but it is the opinion here that the
worst calamity of all to the Palma
government would be an instruction
in Eastern Cuba.
The Associated Press was informed
by two eye witnesses that Cardsnas,
which hitherto has been considered a
peaceful city, was the scene Thursday
Of desultory fighting between police
and rural guards on the n side and
rowing insurgents on the other.
The only province remaining per
fectly peaceful is Puerto Principe.
Americans having cattle interests
there are apprehensive lest it, too. be-
come the field of insurrectionary
onerafinnS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Land Frauds CHARGED,

Three arrests have been made AZ
the first results of the recent investi.
cation conducted by special agents Of
the land Office department. John Van
Slyke and George w. Jones, prominent
business men of Williston, and E, E.
Hazen of Lansford have been taken in.
to custody charged with perjury in
connection with homestead entries.
They were arraigned before a United
States commissioner and held in
bonds of $1,000 each, which they fur.
nished. Jones, it is charged, filed on
forty acres of land north of Williston,
without having made the required i'm.
provements, going before the land Of.
fee register and swearing that he had
Van Slyke and Hazen are charged
with falsely testifying in order to as.
sist others in making final proof on
homesteads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
ROSEWATER Is DEAD
NOTED EDITOR OF THE OMAHA
BEE PASSES PEACEFULLY
AWAY WHILE ASLEEP.

Omaha, Sept 1.-Edward Rosewa.
ter, proprietor and editor of the Oma.
fa Bee and prominently identified
with the political. financial and bus
mess affairs of Omaha and the state
OF Nebraska for forty years, was
found dead in district court room No.
s, On the third floor OF the Bee build
ing, early in the morning. Mr.. Rose
water had evidently sat down on a
bench in the courtroom and fell asleep
and died of heart failure.
Mr.. Rosewater wen TO Waterloo,
Neb.. Thursday afternoon, where he
made a speech at a Grand Army
picnic. He reached Omaha on
his return ar : p. N and went to his
Office in the Bee building immediate
". He is known to have been in his
Office during the evening. out was not
seen by members Of his family after
returning from Waterloo. 1t was the
habit OF Mr.. Rosewater to go to differ
ent parts of the building whenever
his pleasure so indicated and 1t is pre-
sumed he stepped into the large court
room and sat down for a minutes re-
pose and fell asleep.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
CANS WINS ON FOUL
AWARDED DECISION OVER BAT,
THING NELSON IN FORTY
SECOND ROUND.

Goldheld. New. Sept. 4.-Battling
Nelson deliberately fouled Joe Cans in
the f~orty-second round of the best and
longest fight seen in this country in
many years. Both men were tired
when the fight ended, but Cans was
apparently the stronger. He was away
ahead on points and had smashed and
cut Nelson all through the fight with
out being badly hurt himself.
Shortly after the forty-second round
commenced the men were in their
usual clinch. Nelson had mis- head on
Cans shoulder and arm down. Sew
oral times he hit Cans below the belt,
apparently feeling for a vital spot. At
last he drew back his right arm and
hit Cans a vicious blow square in the
groin. The colored boy sank TO mis-
knees and rolled over on his back.
Referee Siler. without hesitation. or.
dered Nelson TO his corner and award
cd the fight to Cans on a foul.
All through the long contest Nelson
had employed rough tactics. He re.
peatedly butted Cans and had to have
his head hauled away by the referee.
The purse amounted to $4,000, OF
which Nelson received 1921 500, and
Cans s11 900.
The sale of seats netted over s76.-
DOC
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
NORTH DAKOTA NRM.
ITEMS OF WEEK FROM vAa,o,
PARTS OF THE stats
Large Reward Offered for the c,,..
and Conviction Of the Murd.,.,
Of Officer Personius Of
Valley City.

There Is a large reward of,oros
the capture and conviction of tbo ~ 'f
derer of Oficer Personals, who ~ %a'
shot in cold blood in the yards q, ~
Northern Pacific railroad at v.nas
City while trying to arrest a desna'.'
do. The railroad company Offers q,
900 for each man implicated in w.
murder, the state $1,000 and tho oi. s
and county another $1,000. The NJ
chinery of the law is hard at worL
large number of hoboes were held ..
Casselton last week, but Brakema"
Richardson who was held I'm aaa
robbed at Sanborn by the men whom
Personals was trying to arrest befo,s
they boarded the freight from wbiot
the officer was shot, failed TO identitr
any of them as the holdup men. Tom
Connors is in Jail at Valley CITY And
has been positively identified as ono n,
the two men who held up Richardson
The country is being secured for hs
partner, who is believed to have done
the Shooting. He is known as "Blacki0"
or the Lone Star Kid" The entira
state is interested in the apprehen.
sion of the guilty men, as North Dako.
ia is overrun with thugs who follow
the great army of harvest and thresh.
ing hands in the state. Violence is
becoming frequent, and If Blackie il
caught it will take the state militia tn
protect him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, Aug. 20.

g. Jarvis Bouens has resigned as
American consul at G~uadeloupe,
French West Indies.
The Unionist party Of Porto Rico
has unanimously renominated Tulio
Larrinaga as commissioner of Porto
Rico to the United States congress-.
Thirty-hve insurance companies out
Of the 12O involved in the San Fran
cisco disaster have paid in the aggre-
gate $55, 1O3, SG3. %, according to their
office records to date.
William Hoch, proprietor OF a New
ark IN. j. saloon, was killed by cleo
tricity in his barroom by a shock
from an incandescent lamp while pre-
pairing to close his place for the night.
E. S. Wells, one of the first civil
engineers employed by the Burlington
railway and a friend of Abraham Lin
coin, when both lived in Springfield,
Ill.,, is dead at Atchison, Kan, aged
S~eventy-three years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
FIGHT [ 7 ITALIANS
TWO MEMBERS OF PENNsYIvA
MIA coNSTABULARY DEAD
AND ANOTHER DYING.

Punxsutawney. Pa. Sept. 3.-Two
members OF the state constaoula-y
dead, n dying and two Others
wounded is the result of a fight with
italians at Florence. seven miles from
here. One of the Italians is dead, an
other is slightly wounded and Two are
under arrest, while the house in which
the rioters b%arricaded themselves is &
wreck from dynamite used by the
troops to dislodge the rioters. The
dead are: Private John Henry OF
Philadelphia, shot through the heart:
Private Francis Vahringer of Con.
shochhen, body riddled with bullets
and rescued just before the house fort
was destroyed, and an unidentified
Italian. shot through the heart.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
FORMER RECORDS sRokzN.
Nearly 100000 Attend Minnesota state
Fair Opening Day.

Nearly 100000 Attend Minnesota State
Fair Opening Day.
st. Paul, Sept. 4.-Nearly 100000
people attended the Minnesota state
fair Monday. A conservative estimate
Is $4,000, and the chances are that the
actual attendance will come nearer
the six.lgure mark than fall below
this estimate. 1t was q record-break-
ing crowd. not only for the Minnesota
state fair, but for all expositions of a
similar character. The receipts at the
gates we're SAL as compared with
$27.S14 on the first day last year.
which "a the record.
The formal opening exercises took
place at II o'clock. when the mag
nihcent new live stock amphitheater
was dedicated and turned over to the
State Agricultural society. The fea-
lures Of these exercises was the ad-
dress on agriculture given by James
j. Hill, which was heard by a throng
estimated at 5000 persons.
Dan Patch paced a wonderful mile
at the fair grounds, Notwithstanding
the fact that he did not lower mis- rec
ord Of 1:55A. He went the distance
in 1:56h. and he did it without skip
or falter, Seventy thousand at a con-
sentative estimate saw the mile trav-
eled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Suspected Postoffice Robber.

George Losey, under arrest at Lis.
bon for the recent postotice robbery
there, is suspected of similar jobs in
other points in the state. Losey is a
Lisbon man, and was arrested there
some years ago on the charge Of
blowing the safe in the Northern Pa.
cifc depot. His pal turned states evi.
dence, but Losey in some manner es.
capped punishment. He has been sus'
pected of other ofenses. and Lisbon
authorities believe he did a home job.
The Lisbon robbery was the eighth
postoEce that has been raidcd within
the state the past few months. There
has been only one conviction ard two
arrests,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
LoNGsAoREMEN ON STRIKE,
Fail to Secure New Agreement at New
Orleans,

Fail to Secure New Agreement at New
Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept. 1.--Due to the
failure of the stevedores and ship
agents to sign a new contract the
longshoremen on the river front sus-
pended work during the day. The
three years contract. which terminal
ed the last strike. has ended. For
some time there have been negotia-
tions for a new agreement. The long
shoremen have not asked for an in
crease of pay, but want a condition
that they may change their rules.
Under this reservation any gang
would have the right to call on the
foreman for additional help when their
work became too heavy to handle. The
.stevedores and ship agents say this
would increase the cost OF loading and
decline to sign any agreement which
does not provide that there shall not
be any change in the present rules.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Gang Kills Another.

A w~ell-digger named P. P. Smith Of
Glenullin was killed at Hebron under
somewhat mysterious circumstances
which are being investigated by the
authorities. 1t Is alleged that the man
lost his life at the hands Of a gang OF
hoboes who have been infesting that
vicinity for several days. No arrests
nave been made. 1t Is believed that
the gang charged with killing Smith
10 the same one which later was I'm
plicated In the holdup at Sanborn and
the killing Of On oficer at Valley CAV
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Tramps Terrorize Town.

The hobo pest burst all bounds at
the town of Lehr, in Mcintosh county
last week. Tramps numbering TWO
score or more moved in force on the
de~fenseless little frontier town and
took full possession of every place
that excited their viciousness and Cur
pldlty. The people were simply ter
rorlzed: saloons we're looted. and
when men would not do the bidding
of the bandit gang they were roughly
handled. and in some cases seriously
injured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Killed by Train.

A man supposed to be w. S. Ranney
OF Columbus, O., was killed by an in.
coming 500 train in Bismarck last
week. The manner of his death is
not exactly known but it is supposed
that he was riding on the brake beam
and being benumbed with cold was
thrown of when the air was applied
at the coal dock. His right arm and
both legs were cut Off, and when
found he was giving his last gasps.
Papers on his body indicate that he
ilved at Columbus and that he was
shipped from Chicago to Pierre, 5. D.
to work for the Northwestern railroad
company. No money was found on
him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
Murder Is Still a Mystery.

The murder of Edward Tooke, eight
miles north of Dunseith, is still a MS
terry. Tooke was ambushed as ne
went to his barn in the morning to do
the feeding, and his wife heard ths
TWO shots that resulted in the DEAN
or her husband. 1t was at first report
ed that a large sum of money was
missing from the house, but it IS
claimed now that this has been found
Mrs. Tooke ran to a neighbours for as
sistance and did not get a good LOOK
at the man who did the shooting.