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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
To the Voters OF Barton County.

An amedment to the Stae Con-
stitution, known as the Barnes
High School Law will be submit.
ted to you at the election on Nov.
Oh.
The provisions of the law are
briefly as follows: Any High
School maintaining a course of
study admitting to the college of
Liberal Arts and Science of the
University of Kansas. will receive
aid from this fund in Doportion
to the number of pupils enrolled.
The High School Fund will be
povided by the County Commits.
sioners., who will be empowered
to make a levy of from 4 to 3
mills, on the dollar, on the tax
able property of the county.
The High School tqition will be
free to all the pupils in the county
who have completed the common
school course.
This law is framed as a supple
ment to the general County High
School law and applies to counties
like Barton, which does not have
a county High School and whic h
can probably not secure one, be-
cause of the rivalry of its cities.
This is one of the questions that
will be placed to the separate bal
lot that will be furnished at the
next election.
This is not political matter in
any sense of the word. but purely
an educational and business pro.
osition that should receive the
careful thought of every voter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
RUldY MYcOif Dead.

A telephone message from Paw
nee Rock states that Bundy Wy
cof, aged 80 years, died at his
home there about 2 a. m. the 18th
He leaves a wife and five child
rem. Deceased had been i'll, with
dropsy, for about four weeks.
The funeral occurred at 2 p. IN.
Tuesday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
One NAN is WINGED.
Marshal O'ConnelI Puts A BuIletlThru
John SdVOy's Arm.


saloon on Main street. Marshal
O'COnnell went in to quiet the
disturbance, when some one hit
him over the head with a bottle,
and aoored him, when the fellows
ran. O'ConnelI pulled his gun
and fired, the ball striking John
Savoy in the left arm, above the
elbow, passing through the 6eshy
part, then passing through the
arm again above the wrist. There
were said to be two young
men named Smith also in the fuss.
One sprinted and got away. One
other was captured.
An interview with Marshal
O'Cornell Tues. morning brot gnt
out the following statement of the
shooting:
O'Connell stepped into the
saloon and laying a nickle on the
counter asked for a cigar. A
man, Curley Smith, standing by
the counter about four feet from
IO'Connell said: I'D like to see
that of marshal arrest me. "
IO'Connell stepped up to Smith
and put his hand on Smiths
shoulder. As he spoke to him,
and reached into his pocket for
his nippers some one grabbed his
arm, and about the same time
Savoy, so O'Connell says, struck
him on the head with a bottle.
O'Connell fell to the aoor from
the blow. Smith. and man
named Kirk jumped onto him.
They succeeded in getting his billy
away from him, when two by
ISLANDERS interfered. O'Connell
gained his feet and seeing Savoy
running out the back door, fol-
lowed him. He called for Savoy
10 halt, then fred one shot into
the ground. Savoy ran in to
Wilcox's implement store, and
just before he got to the door
O'Connell shot again, firing a
third shot as Savoy lodged behind
a wagon.
One of the two last shots struck
him in the arm. The other S hot
went though the standard of a
wagon.
The blow on O'Connell's head
cut bad cash but did not break
the skull. 1t struck on the thick
part of the skull. A few inches
up or down might have proven.
fatal.
The preliminary trial of Savoy
will be held before Justice Clay
ton next Monday. His bond was
fixed at S7OO, which so far has not
been given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Andy POWelson Dead.

Afer an illness of about a
month, Anderson Powelson, one
of the older residents of this city,
died at his home in Great Bend at
$50 D. m. October 18th, at the age
of So years, six months and thir-
teen DAYS. He leaves a wife and
three sons. Funeral services will
be held at the home, 5000 18th
street, at 10: 80 a. M, Wednesday
the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

ury. The truth of the matter is
that the prosecutions brought the
county $500 in fines, and cost the
county s32.S5, because one of the
defendants escaped from the
officers. If a candidate can't win
BY fair means and truthful talk
ing he had better keep out of the
campaign, and is a poor man to
elect anyway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

The Forest Avenue Whist Club
met with DR.. and Mrs. H. E Lindas,
Monday evening ard by vote of
the members elected to membership
Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. Russell who will
ill the vacancy caused by the re-
moval of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Moses
from the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

John Evans will make a splen-
did representative of the people
of Barton county in the. next
legislature, and will not be hide
bound when it comes to support
ing measures Tor the benefit of all
the people. .will..support'any
thing whichsswill give the people
of the state of Kansas relief along
railroad lines. no mater which
party champions the same. He
is a good safe man..and should be
elected by a large majority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

There is one man in this town
who was serving on the jury one
time, and wrote a letter to his
wife's folks in Illinois that he
was living on the county. When
he finished his jury duty and
went home there was almost a
riot. Mrs. did not like the idea
of the story getting out among
her relatives that she was a
pauper. The folks at home had
sent her a draft for twenty dol
lars He confines his jokes to
the men folks now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
DEMOCRAT co. CENTRAL COMMITTEE

AlbiOn-J. R. Lindsay.
Beaver-B. W. Casey.
Buffalo-John Coss.
Clarence-Frank Merten.
Cheyenne-Fred Klug.
Cleveland-Peter Krier.
Comanche- Gatlei6 Ernsting.
Eureka-Ed Howard.
Fairview' j. NJ. Liyesay.
Grant-Frank Swartz.
Great Bend-James WEIGH.
Hoisington City-C. h. Snyder.
Homestead-F. P. Ladenberger.
lndependent--J. H. weltmer.
Lakin-Ed. Isern.
Liberty-M. Keenan,.
Logan-John Robl.
; Pawnee Rock-Arthur Miller.
South Bend-Fred witte.
Union-Fred Dundas.
Walnut. S. winget.
Wheatland-W. Il. Elliott.
Washburn-J. A. Hoge.
GREAT BEND CITY.
First Ward-Frank Norris. 3,
Second ward-C. F. Younkin.
Third Ward-D. c. Luse.
Fourth Ward-Louis Omer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

The City Council opened the
bids for constructing the power
house for the electric light plant
Wednesday night and awarded
the contract to H. NJ. Slower, he
being the lowest bidder. Work
will beign Immediately. La
Crosse Chieftain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Prof. Caldwell's record as a
school man guarantees to the peo-
pie of Barton county. that under
at his guidance the excellent con.
dition of our schools will surely
be continued.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Bound for Mexico.

The following party left for
Old Mexico today; Geo. Hart
and wife and Max Shafer from
the south side, Miss Drue Hogue
of Great Bend, and c. G. Lorlmol
and family of Eureka township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorimor will stay
for three or four months. the
others probably for only a thirty
day trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

We understand a point is at
temped to be made against j. W.
Clarke, Democratic nominee FOR
county attorney, that his pros
ecution of certain cases was a
heavy burden on the county treas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Will Soderstroln made one of
the best county treasurers this
county has ever had, and will do
so again. He is thoroughly CON-
petent and accommodating. and is
deserving of the support of the
people of Barton county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Representative,
JOHN F. EVANS.
For County Treasurer,
J.W. SoDERSTROM.
For County Clerk,
CHAS. F. YOUNKIN.
For County Attorney,
JAMES W. CLARKE.
For Sheriff,
GUYO. WILSON.
For Probate Judge,
P. PAXSON.
For Clerk Of the Court,
EDWIN TYLER.
For Register Of Deeds,
ELMER E. EPPERSON.
For Superintendent Of Schools.
~. CALDWELL.
For County Printer.
ROY CORNELIUS.
For Coroner,
DR.. G. L. KOCH.
For County Commissioner, First District.
N. W. KEEPER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
This Happened In Kansas. Of Course.

The Solomon Tribune tells this
agricultural item: Last spring
Mr.. Weddle planted a field of
corn on the Fred Brownrigg farm
Just east of town, but the stand
was so poor that he afterwards
planted the same field to potatoes,
thinking the corn would not
amount to much. But about the
time the potatoes sprouted an d
commenced to grow. the corn got
ashamed of itself and it too began
shooting through the ground and
took on good healthy appear
ance. For the next few weeks
the two crops lived together in
perfect harmony, neither one do
ing anything to injure the other,
and when the corn was picked a
short time ago, it was found to
aveage so bushels per acre. The
potatoes were dug this week and
they made 80 bushels per acre.
Both crops we're of good quality.
the potatoes being the best we
have seen on the home market
this season."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

George White, son of DR.. W.
II. White of this city, is playing
half back with the Washburn
football team. In speaking Of
the game between Washburn and
EmDorla last Wednesday the
Topeka Capital says of him
White was clearly the star of
the Washburn game. He put up
the finest brand of interference
yet seen on Washburn 6eld this
year and made gain after gain
around EmDoria's ends and
through the tackles"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Mrs. E. A. BarrickIow, of
Arcola. Ills, who has been here
on visit to her son, left on Tues
day for her home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19
Gard OF Thanks.

We desire to extend our heatfelt
thanks to the kind neighbors and
friends for their assistance at the
time of the death of our daughter
Cora; especially the Degree of
Honor for their tokens of respect
towards US.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

It's interesting the busy House Wife read just now
these offerings in coal hods ought to be interesting
inch Japaned Goa od 25c inch galvanized Coal Holds SOc
inch galvanized Coal Hods at 35c These are the best and
cheapest and buy while they last and they not
the best and cheapest will give free We carry at
all times full and complete line OF all Kinds Granite and Tnware
and prices the lowest in Come aud and get our
prices before you buy elsewhere. Yours to please
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

]. D. Hoffman OF Rochester, n. Y.
was in the city Monday, visiting
with friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Wendell Strong will take a posi-
ton in the post Office Monday as
clerk. Mr.. Strong has been EN-.
ployed at Porter's drug store for
a year or more, and had made
many friends in this city. He
recently took a civil service ex-
animation for this position in
the mail service.
Chas. Pressl returned Thursday
from his visit to his daughter.
Miss Ada, at Pittsburg, Kansas.
He says she has a fine millinery
business there. He also saw
Frank Krum at Pittsburg, and say
Frank is doing well.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

Miss Hattie Heyworth, of Hoisiug
ton, was visitor 10 The city on bust.
ness Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
AMATEURS ACTIVE
Cross Country Runs and Indoor Meets
on Carpet for Readmitted Asso-
citation of A. A. U.

Philadelphia athletes now have only
the Christmas Day cross-country race
TO look forward 10. but the prospects
are that after Christmas there VIII be
more meets than have ever been held In
Philadelphia in one winter before. The
first meet will probably be the lnau-
guratiOn meet OF the new Middle At
Iantic Association Of the a. A. L.
BY the New Year at the latest, this
district should be officially made. and
the first action Of the new association
viii be 10 give a meet, thereby desiring
to serve notice on the athletes or Phil
adeIphla that they are here for the
purpose OF developing sport.
Whatever the a A L. may be in other
places. there is one thing sure that the
new association Will have but one aim
in view. namely. TO encourage sport. and
the officers of this association are will
ing to work hard with this end in view.
There are 10 em0luments FOR any OF
these officers. They are working solely
for the love OF sport.
Besides The inauguration mse that
is planned for about the third Satur-
day ia January, other meets VIII ba
given. The ATchdiOCesau Union and the
Artisans have both plans for meets
while the First Regiment ArmOry viii
again be the mecca for scholastic sport
on Washington $ Birthday when the
Middle states scholastic championships
given in the evening as last year. This
was the best indoor meet ever held In
Philadelphia last year. and II should
be even better this season.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
CYCLE CHAMPIONS
70 RIDE TONIGH1

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-The champion-'
snip cycle mCe- f1Gight ln Madison
Square Garden. 10 De held as a preIim-
mary 90 the siX-day race. should fur
nish soma. of Lhe greatest spr-uIiug ever
seen on the stegp-lauHed saucer track IN
Jge bIg arena. and the moJgT-paced race
between WalIhOuF and GuiguaTd VIII de-
eide tie worlds championship for 1876.
GuisuaTd is considered the most phe-
uOmenal pace follower this country has
ever seen, and be holds the world IS rec
ORD Of one lour, covering 50 miles and
3uiz yards, or almost "a mile q minute
for sixty consecutive minutes.
almost Il sure a-+EGE53-F ~ tguiglts event
but Walthour is the klug-uil 1u "a snort,
saucer track Ike the one on which the
race VIII be ridden. Besides. Walth0ur
knows every inch Of the Garden course.
MacFarlaud and AarLeaE. both Of
whom viii ride iu the siE-day event.
Will also struggle behind the motors.
and ln the international championship,
fully tWo-tEiTds of the s-2-day men VIII
compete There viii Ue UitJed against
them the best shOrt-disraure profession
ais in the world The quart-r-Enile -
Q, A. amateur championship Is the last
Of Jhis years series and viii decide
lo % the champion amateur Of 1876. It
was 20 have been run on AZ NaiLsburz,
Uut was postponed owing 10 the bad
weather
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
SWARTHMORE VETS
WILL ALL REMAIN

sWARTHMORE. Dec. Herman
Pritchavd. of PendIeton. Ind, haIf-baJlc
on the eleven for the past three years.
has been unanimously elected captain Of
the Swarthmore 1907 eleven He IS a
member Of the class OF 1858 and is one
Of the best engineering students in the
college. The choice meets with the ap-
provaI Of the undergraduates. He is
most popu at with them
SwarthmgTe should have the best
team in its history next year. not a man
lost tn the eleven. and under the leader
ship OF Captain Pritchard should make
u most enviable record. The following
men were granted their letter and voted
for Captain Pritchard. Aullman. Row
lands, Rittman. O Brien. Humphrey. Nc
Intyre. Wickman. McDoEouEh, Coke.
and eX-CapJaIn Kruger.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
AMATEUR GRAPPLERS
IN PRELIHIHARIES
Men for Finals in Y. NJ. c. A.
Tournament VIII Be Sc
IeCted Tonight.

The preliminaries tonight at the y. NJ.
{. 4. 10 the open amateur wrestling
tournament. which is 70 be held by the
Y. NJ. q. A on Tuesday night. will be
refereed by Rob Roy Nfackey, the pro-
iessional welrerweight wrestling cham
pIon OF the South. The preiiminaries
begin at 1880 O'Clock and there will
probably be a dozen or more matches
70 weed out the cOuteuaers for the
medals offered for the finals next Tues
day.
The failure Of the Y. NJ. e. A. 10 find
any good lIghJWeIghts To represent il
IA ITS own tournament has caused some
TAN husJAng on the part Of Prof Huse-
man. lie dug up two or three men. but
none OF them filled the bill. and he
had 10 turn his attention 10 the welter
and middleweights. with the hope OF
getting enough good men in those
classes 10 win a majority OF the prizes
ouered at his own tournament The
return OF Mcdonald, the heavyweight
was a lucky Incident for the Y. NJ. c. A.
out DuHaWln. OF Carroll has been 90
ing strongly in practice, and there Is
an air OF gloom over the Huseman
camp
The jumping of Joe Turner TO the pro-
tesslonal ranks in order 10 play in the
professional basketball league took
away the most serious rival TO r :
Williams, the Gallaudet mute. and
Nllllams. who has been working on the
mat every day, fully expects to land
the medal for men around l45 pounds.
me prellmlnaTies contain enough old
rivals TO arouse almost as much inter-
EST as the finals and should furnish
sport as exciting as the finals
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
HATCHED IN BASKET.

A rather remarkable egg story comes
from NeOsheo. A few days ago a bas-
ket OF eggs was delivered 10 the mer-
chants at that place. They looked ex-
aCly as other eggs look. but the day
after they were sold TO the merchants
the chirp of "A young chick was heard.
On going TO the basket il was discover
ed a little chick had burst through the
shell of one OF them, and in a short
while several others appeared. II Is
rather novS' for eggs TO hatch in a bas-
ket sand c 2ted considerably attention
and interest OF course, this will be
looked u3On by many as q joke. but il
is not.-Eranklin FavOrite-
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
FREEZING WEATHER
FOR CROSS COUNTRY
Many Good Long Distance
Men Entered in Metropoli-
tan Championships.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The weather
man promises freezing weather today
for the thinly-clad runners. who viii
strive for the metropolitan crOss-coun-
try championships ia Long Island city.
The f0rty-two men who are scheduled
to start IN the senior event viii have
TO come. nearer TO clipping The record
for the six miles in order 70 keep warm.
-Four Teams Entered.
Four clubs, the New York A G. the
Irish-American A. G., the Pastime 4. G
and the Mohawk A. G., have entered
fun teams Of ten runners each, and
with such excellent runners as Newton
and Haslllus. Of the New York 4. G.;
BOnhag. Frank, Sheppard and Joyce. u
the irish, Kelly. Soutdr and Spring, OF
the Pastimes. and LORI. Mellen and
Bailey. OF the Mohawk 4. G., compet-
ing. there should be an exciting ana
gruelling struggle from start TO finish
The senior event viii start at 3 p. m.
and the juniors viii get away half an
hour later.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
HERMAN BLEATlNG
ABOUT CANS WEIGHT

IONOPAH. New. Dec S.-"Joe Cans
must make weight or forfeit all" said
hid Herman today The articles of
agreement signed here have been mis-
understood Zach fighter has posted a
forfeit OF 5000 with the club TO insure
the fight If Cans does not make weight
[ shall refuse 10 light him and he will
forfeit his money posted with Mike
Riley 10 insure the battle. There IS no
Way out OF this. I would sooner give up
ny forfeit money than meet the coloEed
champion II he is overweight. Nbw
Cans has much more TO lose by being
over weight than / have because he has
given up lucrative theatrical engage
nent for this battle. lie VIII weigh in.
and don't you forget it,"
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
JUDGE PARKER SOLD
FOR HANDSOME PRICE

LEXINGTON, Ky. Dec S.-ThorntOn
Moore, the wealthy young Kentuckian.
who recently bid $4,000 for the stallion
AXwOrthy at the New York sales, yes
terday bought Of ". L. Spear and r. c.
Estill for s., coo the four-yeaC-old trot-
ting horse Judge Parker, by Jay Nc
GTegOr.
After a campaign in the slow classes
next season Judge Parker viii be retired
to the stud.
Moore Is the youngest man in the
horse business in Kentucky He has
been identified with the thoroughbred
turf for several seasons. having raced
Dcbar and other turf stars.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
OOTBALL GOLF RACING BOXING WRESTLING ATHLETICS
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

let them take the clubhouse, run the
show, pay all expense. and give the
promoters several box seats2 The du-
daeity OF a twentieth century pugilist
is nmitless
Pittsburg sports" got hold of Joe
Grim after his bout with Paul Moore
ON Monday night and relieved the
Italian champion OF his share OF the
purse. AS il IS a long walk from the
Smoky City to Philadelphia, Grim ap-
pealed 20 the chief Of police.
An offer Of 81 900 for expenses and a
s.. 500 purse was no temptation for IeT
l3owker the English featherweight
champion, 10 visit this country. Bowker
has side-stepped Attel several times,
and Is not eager 10 have any OF the
SalifoTnian's game.
The Washington times., 1906-12-08
OLYMPIC STARS IN
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
Paul Pilgrim and Melvin
Sheppard to Fight it Out
in Half Mile.

NEW YORK, Dec SIT will be
Olympic night at the Twenfth regiment
armOry tonight, when several Of the
stars who went TO Athens on the Ameri-
can team last summer will take part in
the crack regiments annual winter ath-
letic carnival.
The event Of the evening Will be &.
special half-milo scratch, in which Paul
Pilgrim. double winner at Athens. and
W. C. Frank. third in the Marathon
run, will compete with Melvin Shep-
pard, I. a. A c; Charles Bacon. l. A.
a. c.; A T. Bailey. P. a. c. and c.
Clark. P. A c George Bonhag is also
entered in the mile
The Washington times., 1906-12-08

They have started something" said
Manager Mike Kelly in Minneapolis
when Informed of the action of the
American Association in firing" him.
but they are not through with me yet.
Justice is what / want. I have failed
TO get IL from the American Association.
I want a fair deal and think the law Of
the land will grant me this"