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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28
CLAFLIN
NAV 2O

rIOm the Clarlon' May 20
Mrs. Z. b. Pickerill and children
arrived from Pratt Tuesday evening
to join MIR. Pickerill who came in a
couple OF weeks ago.
Last Monday Edw. F. Keller Of
south Beaver township purchased
Adam Guth's 800 acre farm in south
Cleveland township for $4,000.
The deal was engineered by A. E.
Wegley.
Lewis Janzen reported at this Office
Tuesday morning with an extra large
smile, and on being asked the cause,
he replied, =" Its an eleven pound boy"
Mother and baby doing fine.
Mrs. J. F. Evans received word
Tuesday Of the death Of be, aunt
Mrs. Geo. Homer, of Hutchinson,
who died Tuesday morning. Mr..
and Mrs. ansleft Tuesday evening
to attend the funeral, which was held
Wednesday.
Announcement was issued this week
OF the coming marriage of Mis- Louise
Mary Cha les to William Stoskopf.
which will take place at the G, NJ. E
church in Beaver township next Sun
day evening at q O'Clock.
There will be meeting here to.
morrow of the managers Of the Olaf
lin, Hoisington, Bushton, and Geneseo
ball teams to perfect the organizion
OF the base ball league. 1t is the
intention to play two games week,
one on Sunday and one during the
week.
The fourteen month old baby Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Feist, living
southeast Of town, met with quite a
painful accident Saturday by run ming
needle in its foot. In trying to get
the needle out it was broken off and
the child was then brought to town
and the needle had to be cut out.
The work of plastering the new
Catholic school building at Nazareth
has been in progress the past week
and will soon be completed. Conrad
Gehrel and W. H. McClain have the
work in hand. Unexpected to have
the building ready for occupancy be-
fore the fall term commences.
Joe Koehler, an employee of the
Clafiln Mill & Elevator Co., had quite
a serious accident Saturday night
He was hauling flour on a truck from
the store room to the car and while
loading his truck, the -four, which was
piled nearly to the ceiling Of the store
room, took tumble, landing on Joe
and covering him up. Gus Nichols
heard the noise ard ran to see what
was the matter, seeing the -four had
fallen over and missing Joe i'm
mediately began moving the sacks
and found Joe and his trucks under
meath, Joe received some pretty hard
jolts by being knocked against the
trucks and felt pretty stiff and sore
for several days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28
NATURE TELLS YOU.
As Many a Great Bend Reader Knows
Too Well.

When the kidneys are sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The vrine is natures calendar
Infrequent or too frequent action;
Any urinary trouble tells Of kidney
ills.
Doan'S Kidney Pills cure all kid.
ney ills.
Great Bend people testify to this. I
Mrs. Geo. Strobel, living at 1909
Morton Street. Great Bend, Kansas,
says; "My son has been greatly
benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills
which he began using last winter.
His kidneys had been bothering him
for long time. the secretions show.
ing a heavy sediment and backache
causing him great annoyance. Two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, which
he procured at the A. & A. Drug
Store, were sufficient to eradicate the
trouble and it gives me pleasure to
endorse such a aplendid madeleine.
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name
Doan's-and take no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
June72.

JuhC -.
Jos McMullen is painting and
paper hanging for H. N. Nc Gill.
A good old fashioned rain fell
in this neighborhood last night.
Lew Damn. is fling uD his
header for harvest Lew expects
to only run one box.
Frank Hanks sister and hus-
band are here from Mo-, they ex.
pect to harvest with John Wolf
and then 60 with bis threshing
outfit.
Harvesting will start in this
neighborhood next week. Some
are talking of starting bind
ers to work Monday.
This is the time of year when
it is awful bothersome to be on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28
the school board.

ehO oSiOOl OOdlu
The Board of school district
No. % are hauling their sand
from the river to plaster their
new school house; don't seem to
cost near as much as to get it out
of hole.
Fred Wolf is listing up his oats
and barley ground and planting
kaffir corn.
Orr Patterson's little girl is re-
ported very sick.
Mart Brining. is moving bis
wheat on the Wilson farm bv the
ditch for hay.
The wheat crop of this county
will be away short but will be q
fine; quality we make a guess that
it will make an average of from
! Z to 5 bushels to the acre.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28

c. S, Cutler has returned from
Ness City.
VIM. Schiller was down from Chey.
eDne township Monday.
{. L. Bacon was up from Film.
wood Saturday afternoon.
Fred Dundas was down from the
city of..HOisington Monday.
Max Moore Of the Moses Mills
went to Kinsley Monday morning.
/. R. Smith, the ]. |. Case man,
went to Kinsley Monday morning.
Mr.. Spicer, Of Hoisington, was in
city Sunday visiting with friends.
Miss Helen Wilcox is on the south
side the guest Of Miss Glenda Plank.
inhorn.
Il. {. Russell made a business trip
to Clafiin Monday, driving over aud
returned that evening.
The young child Of Prof. and Mrs.
Bowersox is quite i'll at the FANNY
home in the third ward.
James Armstrong Of Kansas City
formerly Of Galatia, was in the city a
short time Monday morning.
James Cheney has returned home
from Manhattan where he has been
attending the Agricultural School.
W. D. Bahr and wife are out from
Pennsylvania on visit to Mr.. Bahr'.
sister, Mrs. H. S. Converse and family
c. H. Peters, the good natureC
travelling man who sells implements
went TO Larned Monday on bust
ness.
| J. Z. McQuillen has returned from
Topeka where he has been on bust
ness connected with the Farmers
Union.
Misses Stella Rogers and Myrtl
Ashpole and Frank Moore and Han'
Rogers visited with friends at Olmit1
Sunday.
Bert NJ. Logan and Alice E. Alexar
der, of Ellinwood, were granted
license to wed Monday by Pre-
bate Judge Toney.
Jacob Schommer was up from Lo
gan township Monday, telling US tina
the wheat in his locality was mucI
better than it is here.
! Jas. W. Clarke left Sunday morninI
for a two days trip to Kansas Cit
and Topeka. He was accompanied
by his daughter Florence.
Red Strong and Will Allen lef
Sunday morning for Tulsa, Indial
Territory, and from there expec
to prospect around for location.
Senator Chapman and John T
Morgan went to Sterling Monday to al
tend the funeral Of T. NJ. Seward, OF
curing that afternoon at three O'Clock
DR.. Mcpherson, DR.. Meade, Mis-
Anna Hiss, and the Misses Ada an,
Jeanette Eppstein went to SterlinI
: Monday to attend the funeral Of tb
late Tulley Seward
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28

We understand the fire boys will
challenge,the winner Of the ball game
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Russell received a
message Thursday anne uncing the
serious illness Of her father at Cooks
vile, Illinois. Mrs. Russell left at
once for that place to remain some
time.
We have an invitation from Myron
Gilmore to come down to the ranch
in Usage county and eat fried chick
en- and get some real cream. We
certainly would like to go, but our
feet are sore now from walking and
the passes are gone.
Mrs. E. Esfeld, Of route l, ClaAin,
and Mrs. c. Gehrer, of Hoisington,
are in the city last week, on their
way home from Spearville, where
they went the first Of the week to at
tend the wedding Of Mrs. Gehrer's
SON John. Mrs. Esfeld advanced hel
subscription to the Democrat another
year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28

Mrs. P. D. Lamoreux returned to
her home in St. John Saturday. Her
brother Ted drove down with her, re-
tirning Monday morning.
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Sunday Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B, Wilcox. Mr..
Mrs. r. Steuri, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Steuri, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Steuri, and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Peters were the
guest Of Louis Plankinhorn for dinner
Sunday. The way they enjoyed
themselves disposing of an excellent
dinner was caution, and thes GER
tainly enjoyed the afternoon as well.
1t you want to get good meal and
have a real good time 90 out in the
country.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

oscar johnson transacted bust
ness at Shader Wednesday.
Remember the fair days this
year are September 10, ll.l2 and
18th.
Mrs. Lulu B. Titus Of Neosho
Falls is new subscriber to the
Democrat.
Julius Wilcons was down from
the northwest Wednesday evening
on business. 81.
W. P. Deal and Walter Bushnell
and wife were visiting with
Hoisington friends Wednesday.
Huge Frenzel Of route two
ClaHin. called Monday and renew
ed his Democrat subscription.
Milo Etherton has arrived from
Spickard. Mo-, and has accepted
a position with the Sans Monu-
ment Co. SO
DR.. Dillon of Osborne was in
the city few hours last Friday
on his way to visit his brother at
Larned, also a doctor.
Geo. Gilmore took out load
of lumber last Thursday for use
in building some header barges.
Must be going to have some
wheat.
AT special election Tuesday ir''
Wichita. the proposition to vote :
Sl5O.OOO in bonds for a new high
school building was defeated By
more than two to one.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Randlow OF
Great Bend, came in Monday for
a short visit with Mrs. RandIow's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm.
rockingham. Ness County Echo.
Probate Judge Toriey' issued
marriage licenses Saturday to Fl.
W. Tanck of McCracken and Ida
R. Whitman, of Olmitz; also 70 ,
Vim. Stoskopf and Louise NJ.
Charles, of Claain. s.
Emmett Putnam was superiH-
tending bunch of men Thursday
last, who were preparing the
new ball grounds. The first
game of the Short Grass league to
be played in this city will be on
July 4th.
G.. E. Dodge has about COM
pleted arrangements for building
a brick building on his lots 'oD
lower Main. the same to be Is
feet wide by 100 feet deep.
1t is to be occupied by Frazier's
sore.
The case against F. V. MarkG
which was continued from lao
Monday until last Thurs lay wa
taken up in police court. and after
hearing the evidence in the case
Judge Hall decided that Marker
was not guilty of the charge Ga
disturbing the peace. and he was
discharged.
Nj. Frank Gum has accepted q
position as bookkeeper with the
First National Bank''to I'll the va
\
cancy caused by the death of
FULLY Seward. Mr.. Gum is
we'll known as a FIRST class book
keeper, and the bank is to be coz
t graduated on securing the service
! of tie gentleman.
Lightning struck new house be-
, ing built at St. John by P. D. Lamo-
reux for bis own use, during storm
last Friday night and did quite bit
Of damage. The house was almost
finished and ready for him to move
into.
G. n. Daniels has returned from
his trip to Washoe, Nevada, where
he took party to inspect the Harris
mine. Mr.. Sessler Of the party has
also returned. Mr.. Christianson
went on to Oregon to visit a daughter
: and Mr.. Ernsting and Mr.. Book re-
5 turned via another route. Mr.. Sess
Ter speaks in the highest terms Of tn
, lu.vr;s nina ,nd tk;nks :, a -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-28
Seward Won.

Seward and St. John teams eros.
sed bates atthe former place Sunday
afternoon, when the latter got it
whacked to them at the rate Of 9 to
10.
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WOULD ABOLISH HANGING.
Gov. Jelks Thinks Alabama Has Out
........ grown Death Penalty.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, January 1O.-The
final message of Governor Jelks went to
the. Legislature yesterday. With reference
to the John Williams case. in which a man
about to- be hanged In Birmingham was
saved by the interference of habeas cor
pus, the governor says
THE fndisposftlon Of juries to sentence
to hanging, as disclosed by the record in
this case, and the excitement which the
possible hanging of this man created among
respectable people. leads me to the conclu-
sion that the hanging of white men in Ala
bama Is almost an impossibility, and in
duces me to suggest to you that probably
it"would be well to allow the law to de-
clare against capital punishment except in
case OF an offense against women
1T is monstrous to allow a law to stand
which is operative only against one class
of our citizens
or tie race Question In it's application to
negro schools he says:
While the state cannot interfere with
the right of free people. it can interfere to
that the states money is not expended
to keep teachers in the schools who turn
out tremendous proportion of school
children who look upon manual labor with
adherence. or believe they can live de-
Gently here as thieves. or have an idea that
there is a pleasant thieves home in the
hereafter. II is well for us to consider If
there is not BONE better Uay CT providing
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"BoMB" CLEARED THE OFFICE.
Philadelphians' Rapid Exit Tickled
Practical Joker,

PHILADELPHIA, January 10.-A wild
looking person, with shabby clothes and
unshaven face. walked into the boardroom
of Wolff Brothers Office yesterday after
noon and announced that he had dyna-
mite bomb in a green bag that he was
carrying.
Wolff Brothers is one of the most promi-
nent stock brokerage firms connected with
the stock exchange, and the boardroom
was filled with customers, who were watch
ing the quotations posted. After the af-
fair in the Fourth National Bank a few
days ago, when two men were killed by
the explosion of a bomb, no one stopped to
wonder whether the visitor was taking.
When he hauled a tin can out of his bag
and brandished it over his head, shouting
Here's the soup that will do your bust
ness" brokers' customers, clerks and board
boys rushed for the doors and windows,
and even crawled over the partitions.
There We're not half enough exits
The stranger was tickled immensely. He
roared over the joke and then walked out.
1t was learned afterward that he is Her.
bert Beatty, a harmless fellow who lives
in Arch street, near 18th The bomb"
he carried was an ordinary tomato can,
and was perfectly empty.
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PUTS AWAY THE CROWN.
Gov. Stokes Emphatic in His Refusal
to Join in Senatorial Fight

ORANGE, N. j., January 10.-District
Court Judge Benjamin F. jones of Orange
gave out yesterday letter received by him
from Gov. Stokes in which the governor re-
iterates his statement that he will not be
a candidate for the United States Senate
to succeed John F. Dryden. The governor
writes:
Il am not, have not been md shall not
be a candidate for United States senator
during my term as governor. This state
ment involves no change in my position
1t Is simply reiteratlon or what l have
said time and again.
1.-THE Clause In the state constitution, void
though it be from a constitutional, legal
and moral aspect, has this significance.
It was placed in the constitution by the
people as their expression Of the policy
which they desired should govern the ac-
ton of their chief executives. They evil
IDENTIFY intended to prevent the governor
of the state from using the power and
patronage of his Office in furtherance Of
his own political and personal preferment.
II cannot see where my entrance into the
senatorial race could do anything but
harm. l have other thoughts in mind. No
good republican can today be blind to the
serious condition of our party. With no
apparent spirit of unity or harmony, 1t Is
split into factional divisions, each anxious
for its own supremacy. The result Of the
elections In Essex Hudson and Passaic
cannot be lightly dismissed as temporary
reverses that will right themselves next
year. They contain warning that must
be needed 1t is time for the loyal party
spirit to come to the front with program
broad enough and with a charity wide
enough to unite the rank and fle.'
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BISHOP McCABE'S WILL FILED.
American University Eventually to Be
Legatee

PHILADELPHIA, January 10.-The will
Of Bishop Charles c. McCabe, who died in
New York in December was ...ed yester-
day. The bishop was not possessed Of
much earthly wealth, having disposed of
considerable amount in church work during
his life, but though his estate is only
valued at $4,000, he makes provision for
his widow, son, another relative of the
family, several close friends and coworkers,
and also remembers the institutions in
which he was actively interested.
The will names Rev David Ii. Carroll
of Baltimore, DIR. Robert D. Sheppard and
William G. Hoag of Evanston and Miss
Minnie R. Brouse as executors, but these
appointments annulled by codlcil
which provides that Rev. Mr.. Carroll and
Miss Brouse only shall act as executors.
The will says:
MY wife, Rebecca P. McCabe has as
signed to my executors and administrators
the entire avails of my life insurance poll
cies, amounting to $4,000. Il direct that
this money shall be used to pay all debts
against my estate, and all notes outstand-
ing l have given my personal note to the
treasurer of the board of education of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for $13, 500.
upon condition that an annuity bond for
that amount, bearing interest at per
cent, shall be issued to my wife upon my
decease, and at her death bonds of 5 per
cent shall be issued to the following named
persons with the amounts as specified:
Mrs. NJ S. Bartram, Ironton, Ohio, 3d.
800 Miss Lille Starr, Chicago, 81, 500; Miss
Alice McCabe, Evanston, ILL.,, So, 500, and
Miss Minnie r. Brouse of Philadelphia,
$1,000
II have paid s32, coo in cash to the boards
of our church in amounts as follows: To
the board Of church extension $15,OUO to
the Mission Society, $4,000. and to .-.e
board of education. 81. 900.
after my decease the annuities upon
these accounts are to be paid as follows:
To my wife and son, from the board Of
church extension, 5000 per annum; from
the Missionary Society, 5000 per annum; to
Miss Minnie R. Brouse, an annuity of 500
from the board of church extension, and
an annuity of 500 from the board of uca-
ton; to Miss Lille Starr, an annuity of $3.50
from the board of education.
'I hereby direct that my administrators
sell all real estate of which L may die pos
sessed and pay the proceeds of such sale
to the trustees of the American University
at Washington, on condition that they pay
an annuity of 5 per cent to my wife, Re-
becca p. McCabe. for ner natural life, and
at her death in equal shares to my son.
John p. McCabe. Miss Minnie r. Brouse,
Miss Lille c. Starr and Miss Alice McCabe.
After the death Of these five annuitants the
principal Is to be applied to the endowment
fund of the American University
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THE SLAVE OF SH ENCE
BY FRED M. WHITE.

!, it, Field said 'coolfy. THAT rascal clever
as he is. has made a mistake. Not know
ing anything Of legal matters in these mi
nor points, 1t has never occurred to him to
see whether these parchment stamps are
dated or not. He simply bought skin and
got some engrossing clerk to make out the
you are"
Stop a minute. Mr. Field" Mr. Fleming
put in There is one little point that you
have overlooked. L am quite prepared to
take my oath to the fact that the signature
is genuine" --Ts"----'
Field stared at the speaker. He could find
no words for the moment He could see
that Fleming was in deadly earnest. The
silence continued for .aQU2e time:
well, I thought that l had got to the
bottom Of this business. bat it seems to me
that l am mistaken" Field admitted. "In
the face of the evidence of forgery that 1
nave just produced, your statement that the
signature is genuine fairly staggers me.
The deed purporting to have been exc
cuted three years ago has only been exc
cuted few days. or a few months at the
outside. Fleming said. What l think is
this-there must have been some reason why
the deed was dated back. Perhaps the old
one was destroyed and this one copied from
the other. and executed say a month or two
ago. Would tina, not meet the case? You
see l am taking legal view of it,
You are still sure of the signature?'
Field asked
Absolutely sOn that head 1 do not hest
happen. 1 am positive that Sir Charles
wrote that signature
Field scratched his head IN a puzzled kind
of way. 1t was some time before he began
to see his way clear again. Then happy
thought came to him.
IF they are so particular at Somerset
House, the fact may help us. When those
deed stamps are sold to the public, are the
numbers taken, and all that?'
$50 I understand. But what do you want
to get at? Yes, think you right
Anyway, I'm on the right track Field
cried. IF what l ask is a fact, then the
people at the sub-oftice will be able to tell
see there is a number on the stamp. If 1
take that to Somerset House.
Field spent half an hour at Somerset
House. and then he took cab to Wands-
worth. He stopped at the inland revenue
office there and sent in his card. Giving a
brief outline of what he wanted to the
clerk, he laid down his slip of paper with
the number of the stamp on it and the
date, and merely asked to know when that
was sold and to whom.
He watched the clerk vaguely as he
turned over his book. 1t seemed a long
time before any definite result was arrived
at. Then the clerk looked over his glasses.
said. What is the number on your pa
per?'
.'44791.' Field said, "and the date"
Never mind dates. that is quite imma-
terial, Mr.. Field. You have us now. That
stamped parchment was sold early this
morning, just after the office was open
why. l must have sold it myself. Yes;
there is no mistake"
With grim smile on his face, Field drove
back to London. He began to see his way
clearer to the end of the mystery now
CTo be continued tomorrow.)
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sPLAsHED PAINT ON STATUE.
Marble Figure in Front Of New York
Custom House Daubed.

NEW YORK. January 10.-Great spIashes
OF red paint were found yesterday morning
on one of the groups of statuary In front
OF the new custom house. The paint had
evidently been thrown from the pavement
Blotches OF vermillion cover the body Of
the female figure in the group representing
Africa.
This group is one of four representing
the four continents. The groups represent
Ing Europe and America are on either side
OF the central door. the one representing
Asia is near Whitehall street, and the AT
rica group Is near Battery Park. lion
and a slumbering woman make I'D the
group which typifies Africa. The woman
has thick lips and long hair reaching In
n plat to the waist Her features are
heavy and suggest the negro.
Workmen were busy yesterday afternoon
cleaning off the spots from this statue with
a chemical wash. The cleaning is particu-
larry difficult, as the paint has sunk deep
into the white marble.