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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
after The BUCKET SHOPS
Representative Guyer Would Put Them
Out Of Business.

Representative Gayer Of our
nelghbOring county, Stafford, has
introduced bill 10 the legislature,
house bill No. 81. aimed at the.
bucket shops, concerning which
more or less has beer said in these
columns recently. Similar bills
have been introduced in the legis.
iatnres Of other states, and there
seems to be a desire Of the people
to close up these institutions,
which seemingly serve only to
cultivate the habit of speculation.
We have not made a c,neas
among the farmers of this locality.
bnt have heard several OF them,
and also several ofthc professional
ana business men OF the city. exc
press the hope that such institu-
tions should be cleaned ont, and
th't # the law We have is insult
cent, there should be one enacted L;
that would cover the case. Some
months ago a TRADE against these
institutions was published in.,
Everybody's Magazine" which
laid wide open the method, of the
McDermOtt Commission Company,
a, ,,aS ;ime with Offices "A this,
city, but since succeeded by the
Midland Grain & Stock Company.
MIR. McDermott, like some Others
that have been wanted by invcst,.
Sasi3g committees, since Gnds
necessary 10 continue 10 travel in
Europe. The tile of Mr..
Gayc7's measure is a5 follows:
An act in relation to bucket
shops, brokerage olices all other
places, transacting the business of
buying, selling and dealing in
grain, stocks, bones, securities,
provision and other commoiities
for future delivery, prohibiting.
the opening, carrying on and
maintaining the same, prohibiting
the use of telephone, telegraph, or
newspaper quotations of the .
market price in connection there
with, the use Of blackboards in
connection Herewith, prohibiting
any telegraph or telephone opera
tor from receiving market quota
tlons for such place or in such
place, prohibiting any advertise:
ment, sign or device to be made
public of such place. fixing the
penalty for the violation of any Of
the provisions Of this act, and
repeating all laws and parts Of
laws in conflict with this act.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
For Equitable Freight Rates.

At the recent meeting Of the Busi-
ness Mems Association, the following
communication was addressed to the
Representative Chatten. We trust it
will do some good, as we all know the
freight rate proposition at this time IS
mighty bad.
Great Bend, Kas.,
Jan. 10th, 1907.
To Hon. W. M. Chatten,
Representative Of S3rd District,
Topeka, Kas.,
Dear Sir:
Whereas, all railroads
operating west of Missouri River
have been and are now collecting a
double freight rate, in force east oil
the Missouri River, notwithstanding
that their business has increased
many times the railroad companies in
Kansas have not made any reduction
in freight rates and compells the far
mer and business man to pay an
excessive rate on out going and in
coming freight, therefore, be it re
solved to request our senator and
representative of this district anc
county to protect our interests, BY
supporting a measure, which would
COMPEL the transportation companies
doing business in Kansas, to read
just the freight tariff rates in thi.
state and give US the same rate a:
east Of the Missouri River.
Respectfully,
FRED ZUTAvERN Pres.
o. N. PATTON Sec'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Unruh of route
one entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
CLANCY Of Timken, Mrs. R. W,
Emerson. and Mrs Louis Gruver a
few days ago. Mr.. Unruh who is
building a new residence, will have
one Of the neatest aud INCEST houses
in that neighborhood when he gets il
finished.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
TEACHERS ASSN MEETING.
Regular Meeting Of The County AssocIa.
tlOn al HOiSlngtOn, Saturday.

The Barton County Teacher
Association will hold a session at
Holslngton on Saturday the 10Th.
The programme is as follows.
- Morning Session, 1890.
Book Review .(SeIected)
'.."... Elma Soderstrom
Arrested Development (Bryan)
...... Florence ShackeIford
Interest and attention (Bryan) ..
................J James Freer
Significance of Recitation.
'....".. Matte Cheney
Recitation. ...... Lucille Barrett
Round Table. School Law.
Afternoon Session, 900.
Invocation ........ .. Rev. McHale
Chorus Hoisington High School
The Three Branches of Govern
ment.. ......... Rev. McHaIe
Solo. .Goldie Kohler
How to Obtain Our School Books
................J. Dean ZelIer
Consolidation of Schools, Co.
Supt. +. W. Lennen.
Superintendent Lennen is es.
pecialy fitted to discuss the con-
solldatior question, as his home
district ia Rice colay5 is a Goa.
solldated one. He can speak from
personal experience as to. the ben.
e6ts to be derived.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

The Kansas City Journal Of
Tuesday ran cartoon of E. R.
Moses Of this city making gestures
and telling what the Implement
Dealers Association should do at
their present meeting. There is NO
doubt but what E r. can tell them,
and his advice would be mighty good
for them too.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
A Gard Of hanks,

We desire to extend onr thanks to
the many friends who, so kindly
assisted US during the illness and
death OF our husband and father, and
especially to the comrades of the G.
A. r. and the Sons Of Veterans for
their efforts. Mrs. L. A. Airheart
and Children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
news FROM
The CAPITAL
The Square Dealers" are About
All In
new Third PARTY TALK

Topeka, JAM 15.-Is there a
new third party to grow up in
Kansas as result of the recent
Senatorial electionl
There have been vague rumors
OF something of this sort for a
week, but none of the politicians
will stand" for the story,
though the report is that W. R.
.Stubbs, William Allen White, T.
B. Murdoek, James A. Troutman,
and other Square Deal" Ieade ers
are at the bottom Of it.
The result of the Senatorial
election showed the Square
dealers" that their hand was about
played out, and that the old time
political gang. with all its clever
tricks and doubtful diplomacy,
was in the saddle and riding hard.
The Square Dealers had been
hoping againts hope that the eiec-
tion OF Simmons for speaker was
a false alarm, and that when the
time came for a showdown, the
biz end of the Republican caucus
would stand solid against the eiec-
tion of Curtis.
The ease with which Curtis
controlled the caucus showed th e
SquareDealers that they had been
trickcd and deceived as to real
extent OF railroad influence with
the present legislature.
Predictions are now being made
that the legislature will not hesi-
tate, having shown its true colors,
to knock many of the square deal
legislative measures in the head.
The primary election law is con-
sidered already as good as dead.
. The reduction of railway fare to
9 cents is highly improbable. It
is not likely that any effective
maximum freight law will be en-
acted. There may be an anti.pass
law, but it is likely to have a joke
in it.
In such a deplorable wreck. the
Square Dealers find themselves,
and the result is the rumor of the
talk about a new Third Party.
ceHtered about the old Square
Deal movement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Talk Of a new thirl party in
Kansas is fostered by the inter.
views given out by some of the
Republican anti-Curtis leaders,
and by statements in Republican
newspapers.
Ex-Governor W. j. Bailey, who
came to Topeka especially to
fight Curtis fol-. Senator, declared
that the eleetionsof Curtis would
mean run for the Republican party.
Bailey is now talked Of as Curtis
successor to Congress, but it is
douttuI whether the Nemabs
county man will consider the sug.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Representative Chattan of lBar-
ton county vas one of the mem.
hers who stood by Congressman
Murdoch to the last ditch. MANY
OF M lrdOck's votes deserted and
went to Curtis. but Chattan stood
Ilrm and didn't change his vote on
the Fourth ballot, as did Steve
Brandon of Butler and other Muir.
dock people.
Senator Chapman was for Cur
Ills from the start, and acted as
one OF the Curtis floor managers
IN the caucus. He did his work
we'll. for the way the caucus was
manipulated was one of the most
artistic pieces of political drama
ever put on at the state house.
Every time Chapman and the
other floor managers shook the
tree, down tumbled the desired
number of Curtis votes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
gestion. King" Curtis now
rules the First district with un-
disputed sway, and he would
never permit Bailey to go to Con-
gress, if he could help it.

Another highly fragant deal
in connection with the Senatorial
light vas the attitude of the
Leavenworth delegation in the
House and Senate. StiIlings'
Snyder and Umholtz are the
names of the three men, all of
whom were supposed to be anti
Curtis. 1t was conceded, how
ever, that Dan Anthony, editor of
the Leavenworth Times, and for
years the implacable enemy of
Curtis, carried the Leavenworth
votes IN his vest pocket. Hence
the astOnishment OF the anti. Cur
tbs people when IT was announced
that Anthony had delivered the
LeavenwOrth vote to Curtis.
Curtis bought these three votes
IN exhange for a promise to SUD.
port his old enemy, Anthony, for
Congress in the First district
Anthony has carried out his part
of the deal, and all the Curtis
heelers are at work trying to fix
things so that Shawnee county
will he delivered to Anthony at
the proper time. Shawnee and
Leavenworth counties can practi.
cally cOn;rol the district.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Miss Edith Unruh, eldest child Of
I. B. Unrub, on route one, has been
kept out Of school for the last few
days by sickness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Mr.. Herbert Bell and Mis
Anna Cosgrove Of Larned were
united in marriage at the rectory
TO-DAY BY Father O'SuIIiyan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

People coming in. to Topek a
from out over the state are bring.
ing stories of dissatisfaction with
the action of the legislature thus
far. One we'll known Republican,
formerly an attorney general Of
the state. said;
The talk on the train, when il
is not about the election of Curtis,
is about the raising Of pay of the
district judges. People we're not
generally opposed to the raise in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

The eyes are the most important
part of the body. Protect them
while you can by getting a pair
of glasses fitted by DIR. Schrock
at Z. r. Moses Mere, Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

AT E. r. Moses Nero. Co. you
can getyour eyes fitted to any
priced glasses you want.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

pay for Supreme court Judges.
but the raise for district court
judges is commonly regarded as a
rank graft. One man on the
train said to me, Our district
Judge doesn't work, all told, over
three months out Of the year.
Why should his pay be increasedp
That sort of talk is spreading
throughout the state, and together
with the election of Simmons and
Curtis, is going to be uhcomfor5
able for US in the next election. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

A. G. McIlheney Of the Coldren
Land Company came 10 Teusday
evening for short business trip. To
his intense delight, and the dismay
Of bis friend Dennis, The man from
the east won another decisive victory
in a pitch battle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

The Atchison postofice also
figured prominently in the Sen
atorial fight. William Allen
White charged that Curtis had
promised to let Representative
William Kitf dispose of this Job
as ne saw fit, provided Kitf would
vote for him. Kiff was elected as
an anti-Curtis man. The White
interview. printed on the eve of
the Senatorial election, spoiled
the plan, and forced Kiff to vote
for Bailey on every ballot. There
is not much doubt, however, that
had Curtis needed the vote, lie
could have had it. Kiff did not
deny that the post office had been
offered as bait in the Senatorial
fight, but merely denied chat he
had made a bargain with Curtis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

Does your eyes ache and head
achea If so do not take medicine
but go to +. R. Nose Mere, Co.
and have Mr.. Schrock fit them
with glasses. No charge for ex.
animation. No fit, no pay. e.
K. Moses Mere. Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18

The Republican Senatorial eau
Gus, in spite of the desperate
efforts to make it appear that
everything was harmonious AMI
lovely after Curtis election, left
a bad taste in the mouths of nearly
everybody but Curtis and his
friends. Campbell, who was Cur
it's secret ally throughout, and
Murdock, who is bound to be
regular. were on hand to as.
sure the caucus that there were no
sore spots on them. W. R. Stubbs
was present, but refused to make
a speech until dragged out py
Robert Stone. Stubbs merely
said, in his speech, that Curtis
had shown him a lot of rare and
varied political ticks which be
had never heard of before, that
he would keep on trying to break
into the Senate of the United
States. Bcistow, Benson, and
Getty had fled to avoid being
called on for speeches. When
the motion was made to make the
election of Curtis unanimous,
Stubbs, Ham, Bergman and two
or three others. had the courage
to rise and vote again It 1T.
About 25 members Of the caucus
refused to vote on the motion at
all. This 25 represents just about
the limit of the real solid. dyed
in-the-wool Square Deal element.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
Sure, LlxaysI

The Great Bend Rustler is adyer- >
tlsing revival service and in the
pure reading matter which the ad.
vertisement j'ins is found this ad.
moniiion, keep square with the
printer" The Rustler elieves in
practical religion.-Garden CITY
telegram.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
UNUSUAL OFFER

cit isn't often that | have faith
lAeAough In the medicine put up by
Rother people to be willing to offer
'Vto refund the money II it does not
cure" said Flocken toa Mirror man,
who dropped into his store, "but am
glad to sell Dr.. Howard's specific
for the cure OF constipation and
dyspepsia ION that basis.
"Thc Dr. Howard Company, In
4 order to get quick introductory
sale, authorizes him to sell their
regular Hfty cent bottles at half
price, 25 cents, and, although ! have
sold a lot of 1T, and have guaran-
teed every package, not one has been
brought back as unsatisfactory,
There are sixty doses in vial
that can be carried in the vest pock7
ct or purse, aid every one has more
medicinal power than big pill or
tablet or tumbler of mineral water,
III am still selling the specific At
hall price. although ] cannot tell
how long T. shall beable to do so,
\ iand anyone who is subject to consti-
katlon, sick headache, dizziness, llv-
Iktrnulir. Indigestion. or n general
piayed-out condition. ought to take
advantage of this chance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
IIDaily Market Report
EAST BUFFALO

East Buffalo, N. ", Oct. 30
Cattle-Receipts 100; trade light
at steady values
Veal Receipts 300; active at
25c higher. Top veals $50 @ S.75;
Gull to fair 3.75 @ S.25.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 5000
active at 25c higher. Top veals
$50 a S.75; Gull to fair 3.75 %
S.25.
Sheep and lambs--Receipts 5000
markea slow and 15c lower for
lambs: sheep active and steady.
Lambs 400 q $50; yearlings 500
q 5.75; wethers $50 a 5.75; ewes
j.25 q 5.35; mixed sheep 25O a
5.25.
Hogs-Receipts 5,1OO; market
active at a decline of 5 and 1Oc
Workers 6.15 "a $50; pigs q
6.10: mixed and heavies 6.35 a
Gas; rouhgs 5.25 a 5.75. stag:
4.25 a AIS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
A Paying Crop.

r. w. Burbridgc M. A.. OF Dublin,
in his opening address at the narcis.
sus conference, held In 1896, said:
An acre of wheat or potatoes may be
put down as worth from G2O to
ESQ, according to locality, variety,
etc, but an acre of choice daffodils or
narcissuses may be WORTH anything
from & so to $500, or even more"
The advisability of blending bulb
growing with the culture OF towering
roots OF all kinds Is increasingly ap-
parent. and thus the chance of sue
cess is widened. In addition, flower
production may be regarded as very
natural aid to the enlargement OF the
scope of the bulb grower, There Is an
astonishing demand In large cities for
the very commonest kirds vi E!os'
SONS, and many grover Is adding
substantially to his annual turnover
and profits by the production of these
ordinary owers,-Dundee Adver-
tiser.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
CHARRED MONEY RUN OPENED.
Treasury Traces Frost Lines Advance
by Burned Savings.

Washington.-"This is the time OF
the year when we have ne difficulty
in tracing the frost line said an Of
fetal of thc treasury the other day.
You see it's this way Late in the
spring and early in the summer farm.
crs and other frugal people put away
their savings in stoves, which, with
rising atmospheric temperature are
temporarily put out of commission.
Now you would think that men of that
type before starting up the fires in
the fall would first think of the wad,
but they don't. The fire is started,
and up goes the paper money in smoke.
Then charred money begins to pour
IN on the treasury for redemption.
IF we had no other way of finding
II out we would know from the burnt
money that is sent in for redemption
that the frost line begins in Maine in
September. In like manner we trace
1t southwark and westward A day or
so ago il struck Green county. In
diana a little early for that region at
this season. The claims for redemp-
ton are now coming in quite regularly,
but as October advances and parlor
stoves are lighted for the winter they
win come in in ever-incrcasipg mum
bers"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
PIES NEW WEAPON FOR DUEL.
Indiana Men Fight Twenty Minutes
with Pastry OF Varied hues.

Chicago.--They fought for go min
utes as If the purse were the wealth
of Rockefeller then they were a sight
such as two duelists seldom present
for they ha dfought with pies Apple,
blueberry mince and, pumpkin pies,
perhaps IS were used in the duel.
The combatants were Thomas Dug
gan and II. c. OXley of Indiana Har-
Dor, and the fight took place in Mar
tins bakery in that town. They were
slightly intoxicated and they got into
a dispute over some work in the steel
mill where they were employed. Dug
gan picked up his half-eaten piece OF
pie and slammed II in Oxley's ear.
The battle was on. Oxley ran be-
hind one pie case and hurled a mince
pie at his assailant, and Duggan re.
turned the fire with a pumpkin pie.
Martin protested, and both antag.
onists splashed pie all over him. Then
he called the police, but the duel be-
tween Duggan and OXley were mer-
rily on. Two patrolmen arrived. In
the name of the law they command.
cd the duclists to stop. and in reply
got pumpkin pie smeared over their
blue suits wf
The contest ended only when the
bakery had been emptied of its pies.
Then the Combatants were arrested.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
Return of the Poll Books

The Judges and the Clerks shall
make out their returns of the elections
and the tally sheets thereof in dupli-
Gates, signed and certified according
to law, one copy with one poll book
to be transmitted to the County Board
or Deputy supervisors of elections
by one of the judges, and one copy
with the other poll book of the elec-
tion shall be filed with the town
ship clerk as with the city, town
or village clerk as the case may be.
For the further legal conduct of this
election and the returns thereof you
are referred to "an act to re-enact
and amend certain actions of the
Revised Statutes of Ohio, relating to
and conduct of electoins," and to
amend an act to provide for board
OF elections for certain specified coun-
ties Passed April IS, 1892 Second
Volume so. Ohio Laws 1892 also an
act to amend and repeal certain sec
tion as passed April %, 1893, "(See
Volume 80. Ohio Laws 1S93) also
"An act to amend and supplement
certain sections as passed April s.,
1894. (See Volume 81, Ohio Laws
lS94) For further particulars as to
said amendments reference may be
had to said amendments as published
In full by direction of the State of
IOhio. Given under my hand official
ly at the Sheri:'s office in the city OF
|of Marion, Ohio this 25th day of
September A. D., 1907.
EASTON e. DROWN.
Sheriff Marion County, Ohio.
0-o5-6tw
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
HOW TO WIN BATTLES.
Men Who Hit Are Determining Factor
In War.

Other things being equal, good
shooting Is the determining factor in
war. Poorly drilled and hastily or
ganized bodies of men can give good
account of themselves II they know
how to shoot and hit what they shoot
at
In our war for independence. says
Army and Navy Life. the colonists
were woodsmen. They carried and
used their arms to supply their homes
with food. and to protect them from
the savage AS marksmen they vast
ly outclassed the British, and that
more than anything else gave Wash
ington the final victory.
Again, in our great civil war, mark
the effect of general knowledge Of
firearms. In the south were sporting
people; they were fond of riding and
hunting. shooting at target and at
game entered into their sports and
pastimes. The north was CONNER
cial.
It's men knew nothing of firearms,
save the fiintlocks of their grandfa-
Tiers, objects Of curiosity in their
shops or homes, except in the far
wet, where the life of 1916 was still
being lived. The result was that in
the east the southern troops were gen.
orally victorious for a couple of years
until the northern troops learned to
shoot What little success the north
had was in the west where they were
little better than standoH,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
CANADA BUYS BUFFALO HERD.
Taken from FIathead Reservation in
Montana, Where They Ranged.

Helena Mont.-Residents at this
city were given an opportunity during
the week to witness the partial ship
ment of the largest herd of buffalo in
the world. which was transferred
from the Northern Pacific to the
Great Northern an route to It's future
home in Canada The bison were be-
ing shipped by special train, and were
detained here long enough to repair
several cars which vicious bulls had
damaged in their efforts to regain
freedom. The herd was recently pur-
chased at Ravalli on the Flathead res
ervation by the Canadian govern
! ment, and will be placed in a park
| near Edmonton.
It is not known how many there are
/ in the herd but 1t is estimated there
are about 400. It is thought that
/ there may possibly be 500 with the
calves.
| The Canadian government paid
s150,Qg0 for the herd, and will place 1t
in the Government park near Lamont.
/ which is about 40 miles east of Ed
monton. This park contains 10000
acres. and the buffalo will be al
lowed to run free in 1t. The govern
I ment has so buffalo in the park al
| ready.
| The purpose Of the Canadian gov
ernment in buying the animals was to
! put them in this park and protect
| them, So as TO prevent them from be-
ing entirely exterminated. The ami
mails are all thoroughbreds.