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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21
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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

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nei Moleau County er Der ben Glib brebt
ouer $50 l1Iue. Wen faa er ber beQer
lite noset onbet County. buor Der er
brebt Iaa mango.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

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County.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

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ltsere.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21
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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21
SanttaIentpDe.

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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

Serntaneattier og andre Mttter falbt
ffretfelis Yris 9iem Oort en- Dag
fife 11ae. Snsen ipntes at pibe nosen
@runb berfor. Wlaaife par bel ct Tor>
is9 paa at faa iitanb ben Banit, ion,
Serntanema9naterne bar paafaaet maa
TONNE, forbi Toltet torlanser en- Serns
banelousiunins, iom osiaa giuer Pub.
Iltum nosen Ret.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

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Fergus Cooperative Creamery
Association bleu oannet Der fife 2srs
bag, os fplaenoe Gmbeosmeno bleu
ualgte:
Breitoent, q. s. @bitner, 8uie.
0iceprefbent, grneit Ero@man, Mur.
bal.
Rasierer, 9enry Tombape, Tersus
TaQg Conn.
Direttionen beFaar af ouennepnte
Dlrnb os besuben fplgenbe 6errer: 8.
5 5 Beamiib, O,weu; 5. 8uman,
Maffao; .. 6. @ttnnerub, Dane grai>
rte; W. g. xoombs, @eftern.
Disie Direttprer bar ieners palst 8. #
S. Beamifb til 9etreter.
Direttionen 6leu af Mebet bempnoi,
get til at laane $1,000 ON nebpenbiQt.
Oct er Wentn9en, at buert MebIem lfal
siue TN Mote for bet Mntal Mtt,er, ban
taser. Der e euerebe taset Mttier for
$4,000, oa man tror, bet Dil blipe
$1,000, fer man e ferbtg.
9enfisten e ftrats at famle 5s for
Meiesiet. III bet e. inart for ient at taa
SO i Dinter. Meieriet ptI maaffe bIiues
bpgset enten nay Reo @iper. .Msueu
eler paa 8ismarf Mpe. Ut.
Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-03-21

s5ntbpbe lier ~ Brpu puupper trpttes
;l1seb bIabets Trpltsrl
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
STAFFORD COUNTY
ALONG ROUTE SIX.

W. G. Stanley is digging a fish
pond and will put down a new
we'll soon.
:. Henshe1 went to Ellinwood
Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins and fami-
" of New York are visiting Mr..
Donovan and family. Mrs Col
llns is a niece of Mr.. Donovan.
School closed in Dist. 81 last
Friday with a big dinner. Mrs.
Larason and Mrs. Ed Gano we're
the only ones outside of the dis.
trict who attended
Mrs. Jas. Welch and mother
called on Mrs. RuIco Saturday
Word was received from Hud-
son that Mrs. Paul Andrew was
seriously i'll. Mr.. Rlsco wen,
down their as she has been it'll
with rheumatism He returned
Monday and reports her some
better.
Mr.. and Mrs Comfort called at
MIR. Donovans and Mr.. Rusco's
Sunday D M.
Mr.. Collins and ia nily and
Miss Anna D)nosan took Dime r
with Jack Neelsnd Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
40 ElilnwOOd Citizen Passes LWay.

Lewis Shaifer. for many years
one of the leading carpenters and
contractors of the east cndof the
county, passed away at his home
on Tuesday the 10TH, aged IS
years, 9 months. and one day.
Deceased had been i'll for about a
month He has been resident
of Ellinwood for close to twenty
years, and was recognized as one
of her substantial and honorable
citizens. He leaves a wife and
several children, all grown we be-
lieve. The funeral will be con.
Quoted from the Catholic church
in that city Thursday. O.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
Board Of Education Hsehne.

The Board net in regular ses-,
sion pursuant to aliDlrnuint
with President Charles in the
chair. The roll was called and
the following members answered
to their names: Charles. Young. )
Newcombe. Sans. Simpson. Nc
Kinney, Rubart.
On m)tion of Young it was or
dered that the contract for the
new building should be written
and sent to the contractors for
signature, then the President aud,
Clerk are to execute same.
The Clerk was directed to cor
respond with the Insurance con, ,
missioner.
On motion a warrant for fifty
cents was ordered drawn in favor
of K. A. Charles for express
charges on bonds.
On motion it was ordered that
the new building be placed thirty
lire feet from the soutn and west
property line of the block,
On motion the salaries of the
teachers for the month ending
April 10, 1907, were then allowed.
The Board adjourned.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19

We have received communica. .
tlon from a certain section of the
county with request to print it,
nut will not heed the request In
the first place the article is not
signed. and in the second nlace IT.
is simply a TRADE against some
a1i 49, II there are ans nslgh-
borhocd rows in that locality.
t'ey must be settled some other
way than through the columns of
the Democrat.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
steVeas Is Acquitted.

Wichita, April l7.-Roy Sing
Stevens was today acquitted of
the murder of Dora Bright, which
occurred last September. Both
were from Rose Hill Mo, Miss
Bright and Stevens had ell oped,
and were living in Wichita. rhe
girl was found murdered in a
rooming house.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
An Explanation.
Democrat, Great Bend. Kan.

Sherman. national lecturer for the
American Society of Equity )
in the Stafford Courier of Apr
III. l presume the editor of tn,
Courier quoted Mr.. Sherman cor
rectly.- and | want to say lichI
here that | appreciate very muchly
what the good editor of the Cour.
Ter had to say elsewhere in his nice
paner, about the farmers need OF
an organization, and | want RIGHT
now to relieve him of his fear that
the two organizations will fght
each other, knowing they will
never do that. They will become
one. Or they will cooperate as
one great body. Farmers are not
organizing to fight each other.
Their lighting days are over.
Such men as Mr.. Sherman and
Mr. Butler may fight each other.
but the great body of the farmers
will go right on with their COOP.
erative work and let them fight il
Out.
| know in all farmers move.
mentS somebody has to bob up and
try to confuse the work. These
men ought to be ashamed of them.
selves, and stay at home until they
learn to behave.
Mr.. Sherman claims priority
of organization for the A. S.
of F."
The first charter for the Farmers
Educational and Co operative
Union of america was issued on
the 20th day of August, 1902. and
the first charter to The American
Society of Equity was issued on
the oath day of December 1902,
so you see we only like fOur,days
of being tour months prior.
Mr.. Sherman severely criticised
Mr.. Butler for endeavoring to or.
ganize the farmers union in terri
torv covered by the other order. I"
We are finding Vast amount of
unoccupied territory. and are do
ing a great work.
Mr.. Sherman stated that the
leaders of the Farmers Union in
the south did not desire to spread
their organization over the United
States. but that Mr.. Butler had
undertaken the work in Kansas
purely as a matter of personal in.
terest."
The caption of our constitution
and by laws reads: The Farm
ers Educational and Co-Operative
Union of America" Now we
people in the south have alwavs
thought Kansas Was in America.
Are we mIstaken9
Mr.. Butler is a member of our
National Farmers Union board,
and is commissioned by that board
Just as | am. anu only works
where the board saws for him to
work. and it is very cruel in Mr..
Sherman 20 make such a charge.
No, Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. But
Ter will not stop thus work by Bit
ing AT each other. They may
hinder for a while, hut not long.
| say to all farmers. if You cannot
ioin our order, for Heavens sake
join the A. S. of E. Get into one
or the other, and &C to work.
Help yourself and country. It
is only q question of a short time
when the two will he one great or.
ganizatlon sweeping this whole
country. Get iD somewhere and
60 to work.
Yours to win.
j. NJ. Caves,
Great Bend. Kansas.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
LOCAL MARKET

Judge Jumes Clayton presided at
at session Of the distinct court We'd.
. sday. in the absence Of Judge
D 'nkerhof, and sentenced W. A.
Evsna Of McPhersos county TO the
refOrmatory at Hutchinson Esans
plesd ailtsxthelast tern of oOuit
10 sehsrge ofsssuser7 rspe.Sy ~,
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
Corn Contest.

About fcrty of The boys who are to
take part In the corn contest called al
the Crescent Grocery last Satuaday
AID received their seed corn. The
following is a list Of the contestants
wno have received corn up to this
date.
NAME ADDRESS TowNSu,D
Earnest Steurl Gr. Bend CT. Bend
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Max Moore was reported on
the sick lit Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Graham
are the parents of d fine girl born
this morning.
j. Wesley Brown and family
spent Sunday visiting at the home
OF (. J. Truck.
c. F. Havs, Albert, was in the
city Wednesday, trausacting business
and visiting with friends.
Ray TuIiS came over from
NewtO Tuesday for visit with
friends in this city and county.
}. K. Smith. the Case Thre sh.
ing Machine man, made very
chilly trip to Lacrosse, Tuesday.
in hiS..automobiIe.
Mayor Moses entertained several
ot the toys Of his Sunday school class
Monday eveing by taking them for a
ride in his new red buzz wagon.
st. Omer COmmandery, X. T.
held their regular concIave Tues.
day evening and had very plea.
sant meeting. They Ia fruit.
Leonard Gum went to Larned
Wednesday evening 10 attend some
KIND OF a social doingS at that place.
Some Of his friends say that the field
has been declared open
We wish to thank the neighbors
and friends for their many acts of
kindness during the sickness and
death of our baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Flanders.
Miss Mayme Bartels resigned her
position with the telephone company
last week. and has taken a place as
bookSeeper with L. b. Wilcox, the
implement man.
H. j. Smith and wife have tired
living on Broadway, and have re.
moved from their old location.
2544 Broadway, to 2533 Sixteenth
street.
Several of the young folks of this
city went to Eilluwood Tuesday even.
ing to attend a dance there Some of
the crowt drove down and others went
on the Santa Fe Nos. They report
very pleasant time.
Mrs. W. E. Carr and son, Ralph.
of Hutchinson, are expected to ar
rive in the ciIy friday for a few DAYS
visit with tn ir many friends here.
Mr. Carr will come up Sunday and
accompany them home.
The Wichita Beacon says-"Mr.
M. Mack Jlhnston gave a recital to
an appreciative auiience last night
The work OF Mr.. Johnston shows him
to be undoubtedly bdsso of future
fame. He ha, ease of manner, fine
voice and exceptional training"
The persistency of our book.
keeper, Mss BuckIand, aided by
the friendly help OF Will Town.
sley, succeeded in finding a man
who cleaned our front windows
and We once more can see
half way across the str ct.
| Joseph Schneider, of near Alb.rt,
Is just completing one of the finest
farm residences in Barton county.
George Spencer of this city did the
carpenter work. and Mr.. Schneider
was in town Wednesday and took
Ed Ho,chkiss and his force of men
out to do the plastering.
A Santa Fe officer who had lust
returned from a trip to Scott City
Wednesday said that the officers
there had no clue as to who mir.
dered the Missouri Pacific ,pers-
TOR at that place a couple of weeks
ago. 1t is said that the man had
hid some trouble over a woman
at st. Louis before coming TO this
country, and that it was the hu,.
band Of the woman who did the
shooting. and another theory is
that the operator had started after
some one in the ofice with a|
razor. and tho shooting vas dons
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19

County Clerk Ashpole aud j.
W. Soderstrom went to Hoising-
ton. Wednesday evening. to ut.
tend a meeting Of the Odd Eel
lows. Thew had six candidates to
work on. and a supper after the
work was completed. This lodge
has more than doubled its men,
ber'hip in the past two years, and
IS now in a very fourishing con-
dition. The Great Benders re-
turned home this morning.
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19

vessis @>s "a = sag ~
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs, Aug. Christensen
of route. 2 entertained a number
OF friends and relatives at dinner
q their home. last Sunday April
2, u honor Of Miss Lola Quisly.ls
|of Blaiss Kanas. 81 e. ~ ire,@st
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
New Private Secretary for GIVernOr HOcA.

Topeka, April l6.-Goyernor
Hoch has set at rest all doubt as
to whom he would appoint A. his
private secretary. to bill the va.
cancy caused bv the apDoir tment.
of ). G.. drummer al a member of
the tax CON mission. by announc.
ing the appoint ment Of his son..
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
Read the big cut price ad. of
Spaughs in this issue.

VIM MIS-. III. MOIIlSOn.
Mel. Tisdale. OF Verheck. was
. visitor to the county seat Thurs.
day.
Spaugh has no regard ior prices
when it comes to cutting them
down.
John Jolly has moved his family
from Stafford to Great Rend. and
~il' make this city his home in the
If.ture.
County Treasurer Frank Mil.
lard returned Wednesday evening
from q trip to Holgpman county,
to look over the country.
Have you seen what Spaugh has
donei Gone and cut prices all to
thunder ju:t to colse out little
stock.
a letter received from Red.
lands, Cal, tell of the serious ill.,
ness of one Of the little daughters
of lIr. and Mrs. W. =. Hill.
W W. Carson, ef Larned, has
rented the Joseph Srrobel prop.rly
on BtSer avenue, aud will move It's
family to Great Bend to reside.
Probate Judge Torey is.r-t a
marriage license Thurs. to John F.
Scheuck, Of Olmiiz, and Aloise Kip
prl, of PleasantdlIe, Rush covnry.
They are going to build for
Spaugh and he has gone and cut
prices all to thunder, Aint it a
Snamei nave you read his ad in
this issuei
The snow. the snow, the beauti-
ful snow. it eluded US all winter
but has come to spend the sum.
mcr. That's wher e We let even
with the ice man.
Mrs. Summers AMI friend
came over from GenesseO last
week for a visit with Mrs.
Summers father. Mike Tucker,
south of the river.
Vim. Gsgleman, Carl Schneider,
ard Fred Zltavern we're among
those attending the silver wedding
celebration of Carl Janke and
wife over near CIaaln Thursday.
It's funny how some people will
go. and sell out Just because some
one is going to put them w a new
building. Just see what Spaughs
Grocery has gone and done.
The Nose Mack johnson con.
cert on the 25th, will be the musi.
cal event of the season, AMI it is
for a good cause too. Turn out
and enc >urage those who are try
ing to help the community.
John Farrell. of Logan. Kansas,
came down Wednesday and took
ihs brother. in-law. 4. 4. Staples.
the insane man whom Sheriff
l'alziel brought over from Hois-
ington last week. to his home at
Logan. They left this morning.
There has never been such a cut
in the price of groceries as
Spaugh has cut, and all because
he has to be moved ult in the
street for them to put up new
building Have you read his ad 7
it's in this issue.
At the annual meeting Of the
United States Sugar and Land
Company held at Colorado
Springs Tuesday, it was decided
to increase the capital stock of the
Garden CITY plant to 8. 900. 600.
and to increase the capacity of
the plant to 1900 tons.
S. A. Giles completed a deal with
H. M. Galloway Tuesday Of this
wek whereby he sold the latter his
section farm west Of Larped, the con.
sideration for which is said to have
been $4,000, Or s4395 pr ace fr
the $40 acfes.-Larned Tille, & ToiI.
ef.
Miss Fern Simpson was eight
years old FRIDAY and had q little
birthday party. About IS Of her
litfla ~irls fr;ende vare ;rc;k.l
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
POLITICS and POLITICIANS.

them, j. Eugene Harding, of
MlddletOwn, is but 90, and will
be the youngest member of tie
House.
Big Chief Pleasant Porter, rnler
of 10000 Greek Indians, NAV be
one of the Democratic candidates
for the U1ited States Senate from
the new State of Oklahoma.
Like Senator Curtis. of Kansas,
Porter'S father was a white man
and his mother a sqlaw,
Louis l.. Williams of Juenau,
Alaska, has just been appointed a
member of the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee from that terri
tory to succeed the lite A. K.
Delany,
Congressman Richard Bartholdt
OF Missouri is one of the few
men who already have bronze
tablets erected to their memory.
The house in which Mr.. Bartholdt
was born in Germany is marked
with a tablet showing the interest
ing events in his life, together
with statement to the effect that
he went to Nj ,souri and there be-
. came famous.
-Four active candidates. with a
fifth in ihe blckgrOuld, are con-
testing for the seat recently made
vacant By the deathof Representa-
gtlve jain {. .Rlxev Of the tIrglth
congressional disrtict of Virginia.
The fight premises to he an in.
atensely interesting one from the
start.
Some of the Democratic leaders
in Indiana are SAID to bitterly re.
ecent the attitude of Tlonis Tag.
gart, the national Democratic
chairman, toward temperance
legislation at the pre- ,ent session
of the Indiana legislature. Mr.
TigglrG, it is ch,rg ID. has aided
tina brewers and other liquor in
terestS With his Influence to defeat
the varlOl5 MEASURES advocated
by the anti-saloon and temperance
element.
Representative Henry of Texas,
the present caucus chairman, and
Representative John 4. Moon of
Tennessee, are among the latest
candidates mentioned as possible
successor to Mr.. Williams of
Mississippi as minority leader in
the House.
Secretary of War William H.
Taft has acceD ted invitations to
deliver commencement addres ,es
next June Al the o liversitV of
Iowa and the University of
Minnesota.
The Republicans of Kentucky
have decided to hold their state
noninitlng convention in Louis
vile, June 26. next.
The venerable Senator Pettus
OF Alabama was lieutenant in
the Mexican war. he rode horse
back in California with tn e
forty miners" and was advanced
from: the ranks of major to that of
brlgadier general 10 the Confeder.
ate army.
Senator TiIlman probably earns
more money every year on the
lecturing platform than any other
public man in America. He is
spaid from $3.50 to $500 a lecture
and he is constantly in demand.
Senator McCumbor of North
Dakota, in speaking of a possible
solution of the Philippine pro.
blem. comes forth with the inter.
esting and novel suggestion tina
the United States should take two
permanent coaling stations in Ire
islands. that two should he given
to England and that Tor these con.
cessions the two nations should
jointly guarantee the territorial
integrity Of the islands after tley
have been granted independe nee
The Hon. GoodIes Morgan. of
Petersburg. Ind, who vas chair.
=
Barton County democrat., 1907-04-19
Will Custer Hurt.

Will Custer, son.in.lsw of Nr.
and Mrs. John Rogers Of this
city, who is employed BY the
Santa Fe at Dodge City in the
car repairer's department met
with an accident at an early hour
Tuesday morning while engaged
in his work. He was under q car
when an engine backed down and
moved the car, causing him 10
lose 6uesr. yet . broken arm.
and other injuries. He Was ssken
70 a'ths Snta Re hospital ct
Ifopsks, accompanied b. his~ifa