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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
John ByerS.

LII tho uedIil Vi JOIN DyorS,
which occurred at the home of his
son. Il. B. Byers, in Eureka
township on Friday the 23rd., this
county has seen the passing of an.
other one of its pioneers or old
land marSs. Mr.. Byers had been
a resident of this county since
1876 and in common with other
early settlers endured the hard
ships and privations which it is
necessary for pioneers of any
community 10 undergo.
John Byers was born in Mer-
cier county, Pennsylvania, on
February 2oth 1880. He remov-
ed to Jones county Iowa with his
parents when q small boy. and
assisted them With other early
settlers in introducing civilization
into that state. He vas married
March 9th. 1852. to Mary Ellen
Graham. Their union was a hap
py one, and after 55 years of mar
ried life. the bride of bis youth is
left to mourn his departure before
her into the other world. They
came to Kansas in 1876, and have
heen continuous residents of the
state since that time, living in the
vicinity of Heizer most of the
time. For over thirty wears Mr..
Byers had been a sufferer from
asthma, and about two weeks ago
be was taken very much worse,
the attack proving fatal. Three
children are left to mourn with
their mother. They are Jonce
Byers. Los Angeles. Cal., Il. B.
Byers, Eureka township, and Mrs.
John Weltmer. CIaAin. Mrs.
Nettie Hall, a daughter, residing
in Denver. died week before
Mr.. Byers, two children died
while Young, and another daugh-
ter, the first wife of the late D.
(. Fryberger. died in 1891. We
knew Father Byers very we'll, and
at all times found him a man in
the truest sense of the word. He
loved his people, be worked hard
for then, he dealt fairly by his
fellow men. and led a true chris
tian life. The body was laid to
rest Saturday in the Great Bend
cemetery, Rev. Donaldson of
HoisingtOn conducting the SER
vices. We join the mauy friends
of the family in extending to the
bereaved widow and his children
our deepest sympathy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30

A number of people called o n
MIR. and Mrs. Alex Wilson Sun.
day evening to see a night bloom
ing Cereus in bloom.
If you have anything worth
showing. bring it in to the coun.
ty fair. That is the place to find
out what it is like as compared to
your neighbors.
Yes. the merry 60 round. I
brand new one, first season out,
will be at the county fans for the
pleasure of the young folks.
And some of the old ones.
Among others who went to
Denver and Colorado Springs
Saturday Aug. Henning. Frank
Wells, H. N. Theis and daughter,
Mary. Miss Lizzie White. Geo.
Martin. John Hanel Mrs. H.
Welch.
The Avery Mapufactnrinc
Company, one of the largest
builders of traction engines and
separators, will have a full sized
rig in operation on the fair grounds
during the county fair.
The following persons went to
Larned Sunday Ed. Rucker, Wm.
Franklin, Bob Cammore. Ace Sel-
lers, Miss Ethel Stevens, Laura
Smith. Katie Brooks, John Brown
John Smith. Mrs. Alfred johnson,
Mrs. Jones and Levi Cammore
and Mrs. Clifford Williams.
Charley Breeder was surprised
Sunday BY a lot of his young men
friends calling on him. They
proceeded to make themselves at
home, on asking the young gentle
men to what he was indebted for
the pleasure of their company he
was Informed that according to
the calendar he must be about 10
years old. Charley showed the
boys a good time and a four
course dinner was served that bad
been prepared unkno wn to Char
ley. Those present were Frank
Kellam. Geo. Peck. hoy johnson,
Ed. Duncan. Keith Russell. Ar
thur Griffith.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
Coming 10 The Fair.

Everett Hayes. of Hiawatha, q
breeder of considerable promi-
nence of Short Horn cattle, has
written to have q number of stalls
reserved for him at the coming
county fair. He is going to bring
ten head of ranch Short Horns
and place them in the entry list.
Mr.. Hayes has quite an e extensive
breeding farm. also being largely
interested in Poland China hogs,
Scotch Collie dogs, and Brown
Leg Horn chickens. His herd
alone will be worth coming in tc
see.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30

Tom Brown was down from
Galatia Monday.
Miss Zoe Chapman went TO
Pawnee Rock Monday to visit
Miss Edna Lewis a few days.
Miss Mary Truxall left for her
home in Hoisington Tuesday
after a pleasant visit with the
Misses Breeder.
Mrs. c. Stone left for her home
in Kansas City this morning
after several days visit with her
neice Mrs. Fred richardson.
y. Brunnemeyer went to Larned
Tuesday to visit his daughter
Mrs. David Martin. From there
be will 90 back to the Soldiers
Home near Leavenworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson re-
turned to their home in Burton
Tuesday after brief visit
with.relat;ves here. We under
stard they sold their property in
the third ward to Moses Bros.
If any of our farmers or stock
men desire stalls saved for use
during the county fair, they had
better speak for them now. as
there is a strong likelihood of a
shortage, or more having to be
built.
Mr.. Ebert Cook and Miss
Bertha Fsnkhauser of HaviIand,
kans.. were married at Greens
burg Aug. 25th. Mrs. Cook is
we'll and favorsbly known here
aud her many friends wish the
young couple long life and pros.
perity.
Misses Erna Zutavern and Ruth
Smith returned Sunday evening
from an extended visit in Michi.
gan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
They have been gone since June.
Mrs. j. V. Brinkman who went
east with them remained in Free.
mont Michigan TO visit with her
daughter Mrs. Milo White.
f. V. Russell returned from
his northeastern trip Saturday
evening. Mr.. +. NJ. Russell
stopped over at his old home in
Virginia for few days and j.
W. Clarke is in Old Tennessee for
a week or so. They had a nice
trip whish was enjoyed BY all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bushmar
visited at ElIinwood Sunday.
Howard Nell is up from New
ton on a visit to bis brother.
Richard Taylor and Arthur
TAYLOR we're south of EllinwoOd
Sunday looking after their cattle
ranch.
T.. Miss Margaret Bolinger gave a
party Monday afternoon to about
thirty of her young friends.
Games we're played and refresh
ments we're served and genera
good time was. had BY all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
Cards Of Thanks.

We desire to publicly expires:
our thanks to the neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted us
at the death of our husband and
father.
Mrs. Mary E. Byers.
Fl. B. Byers and family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
Auto vs. Traction Engine.

Mr.. Smiths new auto, they &C.
cidentally bumped into the rear
end of Gus Schrepel's traction en-
gine which was not going at as
fast gait as the auto, Tn, en-,
gine would not bulge out OF the
way. hence the auto cracked, Jake
landed in the coal bin of the en-
gine, and Ed beside the road.
Neither was hurt to speak of. al.
though it took a stitch or two to
patch Jake's forehead.
Ben P Unruh of Pawnee Rock
was in town Wednesday.
Joe Smith Of north Stafford
comuty was in town Wednesday.
DR.. Morgan of Scott CITY wa
here on business.
Il. j. Underwood of Union
township was in town on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pettitt will
leave for a visit in Ohio next
week.
Mrs. Frazier is beautifying her
residence by giving it a new coat
of paint.
DR.. Yermer returned from Ness
Lane and Scott counties Wednes.
day morning.
Miss Lowella Turner has &C.
cepted a situation with ". D.
Gould & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Luce went
to Larned Wednesday to attend..the
Pennsylvania picnic.
Mrs. Duschene of Eureka town.
ship is visiting her daughter Mrs.
6. L. Heizer.
Lewis Johnston of Plattsbury
Mo-. is here visiting his sister
Mrs. c. j. Crowley.
R. D. Mckinley of Ness City i.
hree having an auto repaired at
A. R. Friedeman's shop.
Mrs. volney Ricketts, and
daughter Miss Ethel are visiting
Mrs. Ricketts's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nelson at Burton.
DR.. Jonn Schrant of Ness City
who will be remembered here as
former College student and..a..frst
class ball player. was here Wed
nesday on business.
Mrs. Nelson, sister of Mrs,
Chris johnson. west Of town, left
for her home in Wymore Nebr.,
Monday evening, afte- a three
weeks visit here.
Miss Wilson returned,,-trom
Hutchinson Tuesday morning af.
ter a visit with the family of her
uncle Will Armstrong.
1. B. Foy and wife of Kinsley
we're here Tuesday packing up
their household goods preparatory
to moving them to KiDsley.
Walter Cornell and daughter
Miss Stella and Miss Edna Griffith
went to Larned Tuesday ..morning
for a visit. They wiIlssattended
Pennsylvania Picnic Wednesday.
Lynn Moses of Portland Oregon
stopped over Tuesday on his. way
from nansas City to Los Angeles
to visit with his brothers C. l..
and E. VI. He will join his family
at Los Angeles.
A man BY the name of Crismap
was unfortunate enough to get a
leg broke while moving a .thresh.
ing machine somewhere in the
neighborhood of Pawnee Rock.
He was brought here and the
limb set by DR.. Kendall who re-.
ports that Mr.. Crisman will get
along all right.
At the citizens meeting Monday
evening, called for the purpose of
devising ways and means to raise
a sum of money to place the pro.
per amount Of advertising on the
jamestown train. a small attend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brown of
the South side gave a dinner on
day last week in honor of Mrs.
Jas. LoDnon, a former neighbor,
and also entertained a large com.
pany in the afternoon. at which
time delicious refreshments con-
sisting of ice cream, cake, and
orangeade we're served. A pleas
ant afternoon was INDUCED in,
among the entertainment offered
both vocal and instrumental music
played an important part. The
many friends of Mrs. Lonnor
were pleased to have her in theil
midst again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

AnS DiOhcu dTIQ is TeDOrteQ
quite sick.
J. NJ. Carr of Hoisingtcu was
here Monday on business.
Mrs. John Frank and son Eddie
are here from Manhattan visiting
friends.
James Savage left for visit to
Neosho Falls, Kans., Monday
evening.
Mr. ard Mrs. Lot Ewalt visited
with Chas. Schaeffer and family
Sunday.
Carl Schneider and daughter,
Miss Martha returned from Colo
RADIO Sunday.
MISS Annette Rosberg came in
Monday evening from Lindsborg
on a visit to Miss Maude Luse.
Misses Maude Luse and Bette
Wesley were at ClaAin Sunday
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gibson.
Miss Clara Trester of Eureka
township, came home from Green's
burg Sunday after several days
visit.
Miss Hazel Marsh returned
from Anthony Monday morning
where she has been enjoying a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. E. A. Scroth of near
Ellinwood is at the St. Rose hos.
pital taking treatment of Or.
Meade. Her son Leonard had
the misfortune to break his arm
yesterday while at home.
Art Turner and wife left Mon
day morning for Nevada Missouri
after a visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Turner and friends.
From Nevada they will 20 to
their home at Tulsa /. Ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Graham of
Livingston Montana. wire father
and mother Woodburn that a lit
tie daughter arrived at their house
on the 22nd. Mrs. Graham was
Miss Grace WOodburn.
Ellinwood aerie, F. o. E., will
give a picnic next Monday. This
will be the fourth annual. and will
be bigger and better than ever.
kinsley plays a league game of
the ball on that day at Ellinwood.
Miss Addie Walker of Stafford
county went to Emporia Tues.
day morning to attend school this
making her sixth year. Her
father Geo. Walker. accompanied
ber. Mr.. Walker has three other
daughters that are school teachers
all graduates Of High School, all
of whom will be sent to College.
An explosion of gasoline 10 the
Fred Nuttleman tin shop Tuesday
morning scared a few people call.
ed out the fire department, and
SMOKED no the ceiling but was out
before arrival Of the FIRE boys who
responded promptly. Did no.
burn half as long as a match
would.
The test of weight is the test
for seed. The United States
Government experiment stations
have recognized this for years,
using salt water in a tank. into
which the seeds we're thrown,
heavy seeds sank. light seeds
Hoated and we're skinned of, a.
slow laborious process, the wonder
grain graders accompIisbss the
same results and accurately, For
sale only BY The Great Bend
Hardware & Implement Co.
An old man giving bis name as
Amos Ceyenger got of the train
from the west Sunday. he told
the Marshall that be was going to
see Charlie johnson and Charlie
Sbafer and started south east
from the Santa Fe depot. He re-
turned to the depot and said he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-30
Outlook For a Sugar Factory.

OTs LlIludS llhc JuSI ICUul uCu
from Colorado Springs and Den
yer where he has been trying to |
interest capital in a factory for
Great Bind.
The Doctor reports that at this
time thee olorado people are hav-
ing all they can do to finance their
own sugar crop and that they are
awaiting the outcome of the tariff
revision agitation before building
more mills. The impression
seemed to be general however that
the halt in developement is only
temporary and that BY the time
we have created sufficient interest
ct home to Justify factory it
will be possible to secure one.
The eastern part of Colorado"
said the Doctor "and that portion
of Kansas which is devoted to
sugar beet growing looks like a
garden and the evidences of pros
e,perity are very apparent. business
houses are being built and people
are transfc yming whsta few years
ago was; isert into thickly set
: tied prosperous communities"
The idea entertained by some
of our peoDle that the growing of
sugar beets exhsusts the soil is
not bone out by the results OBJ
tanned in Colorado where fields
are still growing sugar beets sue
eessfully that have been used for
this purpose for seven years."
Judging BY appearances our
fields will yield a far greater ton
mage than those west of US and the
only thing necessary to demon
strate the adaptability Of our soil
to beet growing is the result in
percentage of sugar. :"
The result of the last shipment
of beets for analysis has not been
received as vet but we hope to be
able to publish the analysis this
week. The last analysis.was very
q satisfactory and the results from
this on will be awaited with a
great deal OF interest"
"SteDs are beingstaken to have
our beets made into sugar and We
hope to be able to secure a freight
rate that will make it possible to
market our crop at a profit al
though we can not hone to make
anything like the showing that We
would with a sugar factory in
Great Bend"
I'VE have assurances that when
we have demonstrated.the adpata-
biIity of our soil to beet culture a
delegation Of capitalits will visit
Great Bend and make a thorough
Investigation of local conditions. -"
The securing of a sugar fac.
tory will be an immense thing for
our community both for the far
mer and the business man it will
+. toa great extent solve the problem
of labor during harvest as the
sugar business requires a large
amount of labor and with a sugar
factory We can offer employment
to hundreds of men for s to 9
months OF the year. these men will
be available for harvest and on &C.
count of being employed the
greater portion of the year can
afford to work for less than when
they are employed for a few
weeks only"
The sugar factory at Garden
. City together with its land hold
ings represents an investment OF
two and a quarter millions and
towns west of here that afforded
mesger living for a very few are
today enjoying growth and pros
perity that was not dreamed of a
short time age"
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bushman
visited at ElIinwood Sunday.
Howard Nell is up from New
ton on visit to bis brother.
IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
The Centaureas.

The centaureas comprise a rather
large family, blue bottle, sweet sui
tan, sauveolens, centaurea Americana,
and the dusty millers. One of these,
the cornfower, is the only true blue
flower in cultivation, all others being
shades, according to the artisas and
those who make colors and shades a
study. 1t is certainly a beautiful
cOlor-the nearest to it in nature Is
the blue in some ladies' eyes. These
flowers are of easy culture, requiring
only good ordinary garden soil, but
the cornfiower will show increased
brill5ancy in its flowers If 1t given
some lime in the soil and fed liquid
manure during the blooming period
about ce a week being sufficient
Sow them where ley are to bloom in
the bed or border and thin out to q
foot apart. The dusty millers make
fine edg ngs for beds of cannas,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
DICTIONARY OF UNNATURAL HIS.
TORY.

Bass-A fish which changes water
into ale.
Codfsh-A smell which swims.
Codfish-aristocracy-A swim which
smells. Ills: To be Gin the swim
Mackerel-A fish often called holy
because of it's omnipresence at break.
fast tables
Sucker-A fish found In the water
which is squeezed from stocks.
Pike-A macadamized fish
PilZer-ODe who hits the macadam.
Perch-A fish upon which birds
roost.
Sardine-A passenger in public
conveyance.
Whale-A savingSbank Or recerta-
Gle for prophets.
Shark-Tne man you bought your
house of.
Eel-Success. Illus: AS slippery
as an eel.-Boss Murphy.
Conger-eel-A slippery individual
who las been elected to congress.
Crab-Something you catch when
you take her rowing.
Something she is il II
spatters her.
Lobster-A youth in love.
Broiled live lobster-A youth In
love with an actress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
DESERT AND SWAMP LANDS.
Booming Effects of the Reclamation
of Arid REGIONS

Booming EFFECTS or the Reclamation
of Arid Regions.
According to official figures, since
the reclamation law was enacted by
congress in 1902 eight towns have
been built and 10000 people have set
tied on what were desert lands To
prepare the way for these settlers
100 miles of branch railways have
been built, 1907 miles of canals have
been dug, many OF which carry whole
rivers and forty-seven tunnels have
been eXcavated.
1t is estimated that the territory
embraced in what is known as the
arid regions of the United States
covers 600,OO0,00O acres, of which
irrigation, which, when properly sup.
piled with water, can be converted
into farms, fully as productive as
lands in the most favored sections.
A bill was introduced In congress
at the last session for the purpose OF
retaining overlooked and swamp
lands in Wisconsin, Arkansas, Indi-
ana, Minnesota, New Jersey, North
Carolina, South Carolina and ether
states, and those back of it say that
it will be pushed" at the next SEES
sion.
The member who offered this meas
ure roughly estimates the amount
overhowed and swamp lands to be re-
claimed at 50,O00,000 acres, the recla.
nation of which would increase the
land value more than $5,OOO,O0O and,
the annual crop value 100000, 900.
and, if subdivded into forty-acre
farms, would supply 100000 fami,
lies with homes and put 100000
worthless.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23

must be very costly to construct and
very costly to keep in order. Yet Il
is fact that from two-thirds to three
fourths Of the total expenditure in the
telephone system is required for the
plant outside the exchange, that il.
for conduits, poles, cables, and wire.
The scrap value of the lead and COP
per represented in the Bell lines and
cables alone is equal, at present prices,
to not less than eighty million dollars
enough, according to assessors val
uations to buy up the taxable property
of such city as Columbus, Ohio, or
Fall River. Mass.
AS keeping down the cost of tele-
phone service and at the same time
rendering the overhead construction
unobiectionable from the esthetic
point of view, the increased employ
ment of aerial cable is a matter of
general concern. In the Bell system
as a whole the average number of
miles of wire on a mile of pole line
has grown from Sc on January /.
1900, to ga on January 1, 1907. In
the year 1906 the increase in miles OF
pole line was 1884, while the In
crease in miles of wire was 1876 9S7,
ratio of more than twenty to one.
Such figures demonstrate statistically
what everybody knows who travels
with his eyes open. that more and
more of the overhead telephone wires
are being conveyed from place to
place by cable on short unobtrusive
DOleS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
Best elbow Perennial.

The best yellow-fowered hardy per.
ennial is Coreopsis lanceolata. It's
flowers are two or three inches across
and are borne on long slender stems.
1t is a striking plant, but to be etfec-
tive must be grown in masses, the
plants being set one to one and a
half feet apart. It succeeds in any
good garden soil and is best grown In
the full sun. 1t is perfectly hardy
and is better off # no mulch Is given;
mulching causes It to Il in tne cente.'
of the crown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23

very familiar throughout the United
States. Its general adoption led Pres
ident Frederick P Fish, of the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, to say in his report of progress
during 1906:
The improvement in cables, made
within the past few years, has reyolu-
tiOnized the art of telephone line con
struction. Not only is it now possible
to place in underground ducts cables
containing four hundred or even siA
hundred circuits, but pole line the
carrying capacity of which would have
been exhausted by forty pairs of open
wires, can carry six hundred pairs of
wires in the form of cables. The old
fashioned exchange pole line rarely
carried more than twenty pairs of
open wires. When an open wire
aerial line has reached the low limit
of its carrying capacity, it must be
taken down and a larger line built, I'm
| less there is an opportunity for new
| line which frequently is not the case.
In either event, there is a great waste
as compared with a type of construc-
ton in which, by the use of cables, a
given pole line may have a capacity
many times as great. Sound economy
! has many times in the past year re
quired the scrapping of all the wires
on a pole line, cable being substituted
| for them, as the only way of securing
the enlargement of facilities that was
required, and not unfrequently II
has been NECESSARY to reconstruct the
whole line as the cheapest way OF
securing the opportunity for growth
that was required"
| With the increased use Of overhead
and underground cable construction
as well as of submarine cables, great
impetus has been given to the making
of the tubular sheathing with their
enclosed punches of carefully insulated
copper wire There are, all told
among the lines of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
and it's allied companies, about $4,000
miles of cable, enough to reach from
Boston to Benares. The weight OF
metal in this strand would amount to
$4,000 tons. II the sheathing of this
cable were spread out in continu-
Gus surface 1t would completely cover
New York's Central Park. The lead
alone. which is the chief component
of the alloy used, represents about
one-fifth of the total quantity of lead
produced In the United States In the
latest year for which statistics are
available, but the composition is much
more expensive than pure lead would
be, since 1t contains a considerable
percentage of tin.
The cost Of the whole outside teie-
phone plant, of which the cables have
come to be a very important part. Is
one of the hardest things about tele-
phony for the non-technical man TO
appreciate. He hears great deal
about the intricacy of the switch
board, with its hundreds of thousands
or even millions of soldered parts. and
when he goes into an exchange he
sees formidable array of well kept
apparatus which he knows instantly