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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-25
Simultaneous EVangeIlstle Meeting.

Is Revival Meetings have beel
planned aud announced in the
Methodist Church to begin Nov.
10Th.
That there may be more genera
and perfect turning ofthe interest
and effort of all the DeoUIe to the
work of Jesus Christ. that all the
churches may be stirred and
quickened, and that a more open
field for the meetings may be had
it has been suggested " the pas
tor of the Methodist Church aDl
fayorably received by other pas
tors and churches, that so far a.
possible all the churches of the
city in their several places Of
worship engage at that time in
Simul taneOus meetings, and that
we make united and earnest
effort to stir the entire city.
This is undertaken in no spirit
of rivalry or conflict, tut that of
mutual help. because our in
terests as christians in the way
our churches are one. We work
for the same ends.
The plan of action we follow
has been signally blessed else
where.
The success of the movement,
under Gods depends upon the way
the people take it up. Zach
christian and each congregation
will be blessed in proportion to
the earnestness fidelity and un-
with which the work is
entend and carried on.
1t is probable that two or more
meetings will be in progress at
the same time, of which definite
announcements will be made here
after.
We wish at this time to lay it
upon all christian people in the
community to give themselves
heartily to this movement. to plan
and pray and work for it. We
ask you to give these meetings
first place in your plans and that
as far as possible. domestic social
and business arrangements be- so
made that you will be free to at
tend these meetings. and to secure
the attendance of others.
This will be a time of testing
and time of opportunity.
May Gods blessing be upon all
the churches. and NAV many peo.
pie be lead to Christ.
Adopted by unanimous vote
Oct. 21st, 1907.
Charley Matz visited Ellinwood
Monday.
Chas. Morrison returned to
Sears Monday.
William Hampel of Albert was
a visitor Monday.
Geo. Peck who has been quite
sick is better now.
Frank Ladenberger of Hoising-
ton visited here Monday.
Gee. W. Nimocks went to
Kansas City Tuesday morning.
Charley Wilson was a visitor
from Hoisington Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doran left
Wednesday for an extended visit
east.
Will Armstrong returned Tue!
day from a visit and outing in
Lane county.
Mrs Ella Richardson and Mrs
Valerius were over from Hois.
ington Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella McCracken will leav,
Thursday morning for a two
weeks visit in Yates Center. 1
is her first visit in twenty years.
John Keenan, and daughter,
Miss Martha. and Miss Mary
Keenan,, of the Seward neighb,r
hood. have gone to Illinois for 9
two weeks visit.
Mrs. j. X. Johnson, H. S
johnson and Mrs. Shreigley who
have been visiting the family Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-25
Death Of a Former Resident.

246 Bartol street. on Oct. 18th.
of Mrs. Anna McClurA, widow of
the late J. S. Mcclure, a former
resident Of this city. The de-
ceased died on her birthday, aged
eighty. She had many friends
among the older citizens of this
community. who will regret to
hear of her passing away.
George Schneider and wife of
Otis were here Tuesday visiting
and shopping.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Hammond
of HoisinOton visited relatives
here Monday.
Ira Hickman of the E. R.
Moses Mer., Co., visited home
folks at Spearville Sunday.
Colonel Greene came home
from Excelsior Springs Monday
and is looking we'll and feeling
good.
Through the courtesy of Jake
Trester of route three the editor
and family have received a fresh
supply of fine potatoes.
Frank Hall and family of Alden
left for home Tuesday after a
visit at HOisington also among
friends and neighbors at Galatia.
W. H. Lowery. of Kingman, is
visiting with his son. j. C. Low
rev, of Homestead township, and
will probably spend the winter
with him.
Mrs. Clarence Markell of Beaver
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. M. Kerr and family Sunday
and Monday. She was accom-
panied by Miss Ollie Markell.
Marriage License Oct. 81, 1907.
Nick Kultgen Cladin. age 28,
Mary H. Kuer Clafin age "a.
Charles j. Hall Great Bend,
age 81, Mary c. Kern, Great
Bend. age 26.
j. W. Pascoe and wife returned
from Eureka Springs Monday
evening. Mr.. Pascoe is in very
much better health than when be
left here. Mr.. and Mrs. Pascoe
visited the Masonic Home at
Wichita on their way home and
say that it is simply a palace.
Mrs. j. W. Merring entertained
her class of twelve young ladies'
of the Presbyterian Sunday
School. at her home on north
Main street. Saturday evening.
In addition to the members of the
class. there were present Rev. and
Mrs. Olinger, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
W. Moses, Mr.. Jake Miller and
Misses Anna Miller and Zura
Deleplane. A very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all pre-
sent.
Mrs. R. E. Hart and daughter
of Alton. Iowa, a-e visiting with
Mrs. Hart's brother. Jacob Tres
ter, of Route three. This is Mrs.
Hart's first visit to this part of
the country. and although she had
some idea about this country be.
ing a great desert, she was CON-
pletely surprised at what she
found here in the garden spot of
the world. Barton county may
have been a desert some time. but
it was so long ago that it don't
bother anyone now.
Mr.. Ira B-ougher met an old
friend from his section of Penn.
sylvania the other day. who gave
him a cigar. The tobacco in the
clgsr was grown in the county
in Pennsylvania in which Mr..
Brougher was born. and the cigar
was made in the same county. 1t
is some distance from Havana to
Pennsylvania. but that cigar tast.
ed just as good as any Havana we
have ever tasted. The last part
lof this refers to the writer, be-
cause Mr.. Brougher gave the
cigar to the boss OF this ranch,
o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Miss May Winget visited her
parents at Albert Sunday.

Albert building a barn for his
son Dan.
B. W. Go1h of Heizer left for
a short business trip east Monday
morning.
Wet Wagner, aud family of
Alden visited with Chris. Wagner
and family here Sunday. 1:
Grover Kearney and family
have moved into town from the
farm for the winter.
Mrs. L. j. Ashby. of Stafford is
here visiting heB<son John l..
AsbOy for a fevSays.
Mrs. CalaNsH'6f North Platte
Nebraska is here visiting her
isster Mrs. c. L. Gum.
Charley Johnson visited home
folks here Sunday returning to
HoisingtOn in the evening.
A. A. Mcpherson of Mcpherson
Kan., visited his son Dr. McPher-
son Saturday and Sunday.
James Wood and family of
Hoisington are in the city visiting
the family of j. f. DeMotte.
Mrs. c. A. Weltmer, returned
from Hutchinson Monday after a
two weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Nell Foster and children
of Pawnee Rock visited with Mrs.
r. q. McDougal and family Sun
day.
Grand ma Wicks accompanied
BY Mrs. l.. +. Wicks left for
Leavenworth Sunday and will
viist there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dohrman
returned Mondav from Kansas
City after several days visit with
Henry Theis and family and other
friends.
Thomas Triplet of Troy Kansas
father of j. H. Triplet, assistant
roadaster of the Santa died at
Troy Friday ard was buried
there Sunday.
Slr. and Mrs. William Wingar.
TN of Tacoma went home Monday
after a visit of several weeks with
Henry Meyers the Essmillers and
other friends and relatives
Mrs May Tucker of Cincinnati
Ohio. arrived Wednesday for
a visit with her father in law r.
Tucker and family of North
Seward. for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Movers
entertained a large crowd at din
ner Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs.
Winegarten who left in the even
ing for their home at Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dennis came
in from Excelsior SbrInes Sunday
evening both seem to have been
benefited by their outing. Mr..
Dennis is looking unusually well.
Joe Sprinkler of Ellinwood was
in town Wednesday. Dennis
and Sprinkler have a sale at f. E.
Baers south and east of Ellinwood
Thursday and one sale here Satur.
day and also one at Ellinwcod
Saturday.
G. V. Marker came home Tues:
day from the south and east where
be had been showing chickens at
the fair and taking orders for
incubators and brooders. He had
q very successful trip. O..
Marshal Jones OF Colorado is
here visiting relatives and friends
for q few days. Marshal was here
in the eighties and was Court Steno
grapher owned q ranch and rails,
ed horses and mules northeast of
town. Mr.. Jones is looking fine
and evidently fortune has smiled.
on himin bis present home. .
C..H. MAYER Of Rozel went to.
Kansas City Wednesday to meet
with the board of directors Of the
Uncle Sam Oil Company. Mr..
Mayors. expects that the directors
will elect q new trustee and get
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-25
From DroVers Telegram.

of wheat put in there this fall i,
smaller than last fall, and below
the average for several years
This he states was due to the fact
that at tie time farmers ought tc
lave been sowing wheat the
ground was very dry. and so the
number of acres put in will fall
considerably below the aversa e.
B ut rains" that came since the
wheat was put in." said Mr..
Walker, soaked the ground. and
now the wheat is coming up.. in
hne shape. The tendency during
the past few years has been to
spread out little more in corn
and alfalfa. SO that If the increase
In these two products keeps up,
we will eventually fall short on
wheat. Corn this season was an
average crop, and the alfalfa
made big yield. We have a
good supply of hogs. but cattle
are scarce, and the outlook for
feeding cattle this winter is not
encouraging. Farmers shy at
the price of corn when it come so
cattle feeding, and it is safe to
say fewer than ever will be fed"
Thomas Taylor for Belvidere,
Kas., remembers the time when
his cattle frequently strayed oil
over so miles from home, when
that part of the country was open.
That was IN the early days, when
farmers were not to be found.
But cattle do not stray off very
far now," said Mr.. Taylor.
The country is fenced and in
places the pastures are very small.
We farm now. and while We still
raise a few cattle, We Fare not
handling as many as we formerly
did. We can sell oil the alfal ia
we can raise at high prices. and
make the cuttings of one season
about pay for the land on which
it grows. As rule We get cut
ting a season. This makes our
land more valuable than some of
the highest priced land in other
parts of the country. as it pro-
duces more. Quarter sections Of
land that could have been had for
$500 few years ago, now bring
$4,000" Mr.. Taylor owns
1000 acres of land in Kiowa
county IN 2 tracts, most of which
is good grazing and farming land.
Wash Shaffer was down from
Shaffer Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Armstrong went to
Hutchinson Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dean are visit.
ing friends at Wichita this week.
Miss Mary Morton left for a
visit in south east Oklahoma Tues.
day morning.
Miss Nettie Tindal of Hoising-
ton visited friends in the city
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Wilcons
returned from jamestown and
many other towns in the east Sum-
day evening il fact they visited
several eastern States during their
two months absence.
The new president Of Fairmount
College DR.. H. E. Thsyer. we'll
known in Great Bend, gave two
addresses of great power at the
Congregational church Sunday.
One on Vision and the other on
Leadership. The music was of q
high order. and the day one Of
great enjoyment. DR.. Thayer
also addressed the High School
Monday morning.
The Forest Avenue Whist Club
met at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. A. Allison Monday evening
it being Mr.. Allison's birthday
The game Of whist was enjoyed
by all those present. The finest Of
refreshments we're served the
table decorations were very pretty
and artistic showing the initials
Of the club. Among varied refresh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-25
Please Excuse Us.


count of the news press. We are
this week installing a new Stand
ard Babcock press. AM although
our paper will be a day late this
week, we assure you, that bar
rang accidents, we will get out on
time regularly again in the fut-
are. Only those who have been
4 in Similar predicament can real
'ize what we have had to endure
in the last two or three months.
We know it is particularly exas-
peratlng to Our-readers on route
one out of Albert, the CIadin
routes, and the post Offices in the
north part of the county. as it
throws their mail way late. We
certainly appreciate the fact that
they have not been registering
their Just complaints with us, and
assure them that after this week
the indications are that all will be
smiling and pleasant again. We
are going to an expense of about
. $500. and we feel sure it is going
to be we'll spent. Pelase excuse
US for past delays.
Andrew Cell was in from Al
bert Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed. Hotchdiss visited in
Hutchinson Wednesday.
John Schmidt of Pawnee Rock
was here Wednesday visiting.
Henry Ashpole is painting and
improving his proDerty,,on Forrest
Avenue.
Miss L Moran left Tuesday for
Council Oklahoma where she will
teach school.
e John Boyer and John Heltemes
of Homestead we're in town We'd
nesday on business.
Lee Smell returned Wednesday
from Kansas City having been
Herewith some stock.
Gus Greenwald and family of
Albert were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Panning Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Livingston returned
Wednesday from an extended visit
with relatives at Little Rock Ar
kansas.
Mrs. DR.. Settle of Alden is
visiting with the family of her
cousin E. W. Seward this week.
Mrs Ewing went to Larned
Tuesday evening for a visit with
her son DR.. Charles Ewing and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Chapman
returned from several days visit
at Kansas City and other points
east Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Lyman Dodge returned
Tueday evening from Mullinsville
where she visited relatives and
friends for several days.
'Orvlll and Clyde Elson stopped
here Tuesday on their way home
from Missouri where they had
been hunting and fishing.
Miss Grace Hays Of the first
ward left for a visit at Kansas
City Wednesday. From there
she will 90 to Iowa for an extend
ed visit.
l.. q. Hannen. an attorney of
Burlington, vent home Wednes-
day after a few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll of the
fourth ward.
Mrs. H. NJ. Stephenson left
Wednesday for her home in
Topeka. after an extended visit
with. her son in law. E. W. Dewey
and family of Seward.
Calvin Reeder was down from
Pawnee township today and made
this Office a pleasant call. Mr..
Reeder reports everything as be-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
FAIR HAVEN NOTES,

1t has been pretty quiet this sum- mer in baseball affairs in this locality. There are a few small towns which play on the commons, made up of boys and young men, who get as much fun out of the national game as their eld- CTS. Teams made up of players of older years, play on the Qunniplac park. The Wire mill and the Warp company employees have pretty fair teams, but there is no distinctly Fair Haven team in the field this year. Two years ago the East Side team played good ball and defated some of the strong teams of the city, but the team was not reorganized this year While there is little doing in putting strong representative team in the field this season, there is material enough here for such a team and the local fans hope to see such an aggregation in the baseball field another year.
 The schooner Suydan, Captain F. B. Smith, which has been freighting oy- ster shells for local dealers, has con- pleted her contracts for the season and will now go into the coal trade. The vessel will sail thls week for Perth Amboy. The schooner belongs in Patchogue, Long Island.
 Arthur A, Anderson, Louis N. Carl son and Fred A. Alburtus of Brook. lyn, are visiting Napoleon J. Gosselin of 400 Front street.
 The regular meeting of East Rock I,a a1 last evening at it's hall, 25 Grand ave. nue.
 Mrs. Walter Avery and Miss Etta L Alvey of East Pearl street, leave to. day for the White mountains.
 Mrs. Mary Santry who has visited relatives here has been called to New York by the illness of her daughter Mrs. Samuel Bishop.
 Mrs. Walter F. Kennedy has return. ed from New Britain, having com Ipleted his vacation and was on duty
 on his letter carrier route yesterday
 Mrs. c. F. Brown, her son Paul, ant daughter Margaret, of Perkins stret Ihave gone to Falmouth, Maine.
 MT. and Mrs. Ezra Healy of Ex. lchange street, have returned home Ifrom a pleasant vacation trp to Ocear lGrove.
 The Rival baseball team has beer Ireorgaiized with J. Reynolds of Fill. more street as manager, They go tt Waterbury, tomorrow and will play the Warp team August 1T.
 1 On Friday evening, August 30, tht
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
JULY RECEIPTS HEAVY.
Total of s52,772.s2 Taken in at Tax
 Office.

IOta1 OI SOZ,66z'oS AulAeH HI at AdN
 Office.
 The July receipts in the office of the tax collector reached a total of $S25,- 772S2 or about two-thirds of all the taxes paid in so far this season. The years receipts so far reach the figure of $1,S92, ,496.16 divided thus: 1906 tax, $1,194S4S,73; back taxes, S6,921S5; sewers, $32351.34; pavements, $13O067,- IA; extensions, $77S.79; licenses and per- mits, $7,S8E99; miscellaneous, $24492.
 The amount already taken in repre- sents about three-fourths of the amount due the city from the tax pay CTS. Between $2OO,0OO and 5000 more was added yesterday which was the last day that taxes would be received without the ten per cent penalty charge July 30, was the largest sin gle day last month when $13S5451S was paid over.
 Much of the money comes through the mall which Is exceedingly heavy these days. One clerk has been em- ployed opening mail only for three days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
BLAZE AT GAS WORKS.
Ammonia Plant Destroyed EntaiIinu
 S8,0OO Loss.

A $6,OO0 fire in the ammonia works of the New Haven Cos company gave the local fire department one of the most difficulty fire it has had to ham, dle in months early yesterday morn ing. The deadly ammonia fumes made it impossible for the f1remen to enter the building and they had to be con- tent with working from the outside.
 A patrolm who saw the flames turn ed in an alarm from box 49, the private box of the New Haven Pulp & Board company next door.
 At one time the shop of the New Ha- ven Pulp & Board company did catch fire near the roof but the firemen by strenuous fighting put it out and pre- vented any further spreading.
 At the first opportunity to leap inside of the structure a squad hustled line of hose inside and Hoseman Frank Higgins, in jumping through 8 window fell, spraining the fragments of his leg and ankle. Higgins pluckily limped about throughout the blaze, however, but upon returning to his house was ordered off duty by Chief Faneher. He will be laid up several days.
 Just before the firemen pushed their way Into the building the roof fell In with a crash. Not until after hours of hard fighting was the blaze gotton un- der complete control and not until late in the morning did the last fire com pany leave the site,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
TAMous nNe11snMAN COMING.
Rev. J. Stuart Holden of London, Will
 He at NorthfeId For August.

Be at NOrthhelu For August,
 East Northfeld, Mass, July S1.-An- nouncement has been made that Rev. J. Stuart Holden, of London, is to be speaker at Northaeld during August. This Is his first visit to the conferences and as he is prominent is all religious circles in England, he will be a decided addition to the platform here.
 MT. Holden is pastor of St. Pauls chapel, Portman Square, London, and has preached in the famous St. Paul's Cathedral. His predecessor, Dr. Griffith Thomas, was well known at Northf1eld. He is a leader in all the evangelical work of the Church of England, and of special prominence at the great in- terdenominational conventions at Kes- wick. As a representative of that body he has visited the mission fields of China, Japan and India, and has also been active in preaching Oh the conti- nent He Is closely allied with the Young Mems Christian Association work, and aided in developing the As sociations of Palestine and Egypt. In | educational circles he has also been prominent, so that he has been invited to preach at Columbia during his American visit
 It is expected that MT. Holden will remain for some days after the confer- ence closes, on August IS, to give the post conference addresses. This year preparations will be made for large number at these final meetings on l Northfields summer program. They are becoming increasingly popular, be- rcause of the fewer speakers, giving more time for study and for enjoyment of the beauties of nature around North field, Dr. Arthur T. Pierson, editor of "The Missionary Review of the World who has been filling Dr. F. B. Meyers pulpit at Christ church London, while he has ben in Northfeld, will lecture in September at the two Northfield Schools, and many other Bible ad- dresses will be given in connection with the schools The Bible department of Northfleld Seminary, which has been united with the Bible Training School, offers a full schedule of religious in- struction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
nenernl shinning News.


 New York, Aug. 1.--Sailed: Steamer La Tournine. Havre; Princess Alice, Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Oscar IT., Chrlstiansand, Copenhagen, cts, Arabic, Liverpool via Queenstown; Cretic, Naples and Genoa Kaiserin Augliste Victoria, Hamburg, Southampton and Cherbourg for New York, in communication with Marconi station about 950 miles southeast at noon. Will probably dock at a, m. Saturday.
 Citta di Milano, New York for Naples and Genoa.
 Brow Head, Aug. 1.--Passed; Steamer Ryndam New York for Boulogne and Rotterdam (reported by wireless tele- graph),
 Ivernian, Boston.
 Queenstown, Aug. 1.-Arrived: Steam CT Marquette, Philadelphia for Antwerp.
 Havre, Aug. Arrived: Steamer La savoie, New York
 Naples, July 31.-sailed: Steamer Carpathia, (from Palermo, etc.), New York
 Kronprinz Wilhelm (from Bremen and Southampton), New York, Antwerp, Aug. 1.--Sailed: Steamer Menominee, Philadelphia.
 Queenstown, Aug. 1.--Sailed; Steamer Merton. (from Liverpoo), Philadelphia; Cymric (from LiverpooD, Boston.
 Qeenstown, Aug. 1.--tSeamer Celtic, New York for Queenstown and Liver pool, 24O miles west at 10 a, m. will probably reach Queenstown a. m. Fri day. Naples, July 2S,-Arrived: Steamer Imisiana' New York for Genoa.
 Trieste, July 2S.-Arrived; Steamer Sofia Hohenberg, New York via Naples.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
ILL AT MIDNIGHT.
Paul Martins Absence Shows Need of
 More POstOliicc Help.

Paul Martin of 220 Ferry street, Fair Haven, one of the best known clerks in the local postoffice, was taken sud- denly Ill during the business rush about midnight Wednesday night, and was forced to quit and go home. His place was taken by a substitute, but on ac- countof the young mans unfamiliaTity with the distributing casa considerable delay was experienced ih getting out the wrok.
 The hot weather this summer has caused several of the clerks in the post office to keel under. and every absentee causes trouble as green men are un- able to get away with the same amount of work the old hands accomplish.
 What the New Haven postoffice real ly needs is more help. This is an old cry, and Washington has been ac- quainted with the conditions for some time. Up to date, however, nobody has made a noise like a larger appropria- tion, which would be thankfully re- ceived by Postmaster Howarth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
s#U=as. MARINE RECORD. e, Hs1aehas"s Port of New Hnven. Sasiks


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 folk. Sch Antelope, Kerwill, Greenport, L. l.
 CLEARED. Sch Emma, Clark. N. Y, Sch Theoline, Cooper, N Y.