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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
What The KIDNEYS DO.
lnelf Unceaslng Work Keeps US Stronq
and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The Kidneys filter the blood
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
OF impure matter daily, when un.
healthy some part ofthis impure mat.
ter is left in the blood. This brings
on many diseases, and symptoms
pain in the back, headache, nervous.
ness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism, govt
gravel, disorders Of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness, irregular heart,
debility, drOwisness, dropsy, deposits
in the urine, etc. But if you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Thomas Leek, living at 14OS Bak.
er ST., Great Bend, Kansas, says: For
the last few years | noticed a ten.
dency to pass the kidney secretions
a little too frequently and this /
thought the result Of getting along in
years, but when occasionally the Sc
cretious would get highly colored and
full Of sediment. l made up my mind
to take a medicine. procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at the A. & A.
Drug Store, and they seemed to help
me Immediately. l got a second box
and now think there is no medicine
for kidney ailments like Doan's Kid.
ney Pi Is. They are, in my estimation
what everyone should take occasio-
nally to keep the kidneys WE'LL"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole ag nts for the United
States.
Remember the name Doans and
take no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
Board Of Education.

Office Of the Board of Educa.
tion Great Bend Kansas Sept. 2.
1907.
Bord met in regular session.
Vice President Newcombe in the
chair. Roll called and the fol-
lowing members answered to their
names. Newcombe. Gwinn. Cox,
Luse. Mckinney. Sans. Morrison.
Rubart. Collins. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
The following bills we're then al
lowed. K. A. Charles. lumber
$2O.81, Sid Newcombe coal
$2O2. 20 f. W. Sellers stamps.
$1.5O. D. G Luse paid for haul
ing stone. $4.35. j. W. Hainline
labor $3.50. &. Demo labor.
$34 90. Harry Hall salary, SIS.
ii. T. Omer labor. $40 90, Bill Of
&c. A. Strong laid on the table. On
motion of Gwinn the matter of
procuring extra rooms was lef fl
with teachers committee. On
motion of Luse the rules we're
suspended and Miss Bina Dighton
was employed as teacher till Jan
1st 1908, or longer. Treasurers
report received and accepted. Or
motion it was ordered that the
action Of this Board in adopting
the Kansas course of study be anC
the asme is reconsidered and tina
the Illinois course be adopted in
so far as it meets the needs of oul
schools. On motion of Morrison
it was ordered that a suitable
work on Hygiene and sanitation
be added to our course of study
On motion of Collins the Buildin!
Committee was empowered tt
dispose of brick sidewalk. Ad
journed.
! Chss. E. Dodge, Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
on Fer the Encampment.

Gen. Joe Walters left this
morning for Saratoga N. Y.
where he will attend the National
6. A. R. Encampment. He will
also visit his old home in Pennsyl-
vania before returning. Joe is
Inspector General of the Dept. Of
Kansas and will ride next to Gen.
R. A. Campbell Dept. Commander
in all parades which. is according
to the regulations. He has a bran
new suit of Army blue made es-
pecially for the occasion and will
no doubt represent Kansas with
due dignity and decorum. The
reporter was we'll acquainted with
Gen Walters in Pennsylvania IS
years ago. Joe was a man of
affairs then and was favorably
known in that part of the State.
and his old time friends will be
glad, but not surprised to find
that be has risen to the ranks be
now holds. be was a member of
the 74th Pennsylvania and enlisted
when but a boy.
w. -...1 ..,:.k 1ko nr;ntar
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
Ms. MafI DuFkln.

Mrs. Mary Durkin was born at
Limerick, Ireland. on March 18th
1924. She emigrated to this
country with her parents when a
very young child, locating first at
CINCINNATI, where she net and
married William Kelly. Later
shey moved to Warsaw, Ills.
where Mr.. Kelly died. To their
union were born three children,
William Kelly of Hutchinson,
Has,. Mrs. L. K. Perez. of Han.
over. Ills, and one other daughter
who died in infancy. Later she
became united in marriage with
M. Durkin, of Warsaw. Ills, and
to this union we're born two child.
rem, j. +. Durkin of this city and
a daughter who died in infancy,
MIR. Durkin passed away som,
fifteen years ago. and since that
time deceased has made her HON,
mostly with her daughter, Mrs.
Perez, and there it was that sh,
died, on Aug. 2Sth. The funera
services were held from her SON.
home in this city to the Catholi,
church, and the body laid to res
in the Great Bend cemetery
: Father 0'Sullivan officiating
Many of the people who were re
sidents of this community twelv,
and fifteen years ago remembered
Mother Durbin very we'll, as on
of the lovilest of the elder ladies o.
the city. She had a great many
friends. and was always ready an
willing to extend a helping han,
at any time to all who needed he
J advice or assistance. The man,
friends of the family unite will
y US in extending sympathy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
Council Asstlng.

Council met agreeable to call
with Mayor Moses in the chair,
Coucilmen present Moses, John-
son, Smith, Giles. Miller, Bunt'
ing. and Newcombe. Monthly
reports of Police Judge and city
Clerk read and ordered placed on
file. Petition of A. L. Pile and
nine others asking for a sidewalk
beween main streets and Williams
Ave, on the South side o. TIN
street was received and on motion
an ordinance was ordered drawn
covering same.
An ordinance was presented
providing for a sidewalk as called
for by the above petition read as
a whole passed by sections and
adopted as a whole ordinance No.
313 all councilnen present voting
aye.
The following bills having beer
approved by the Finance Com
mittee were on motion allowed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
Nebraska Visitors.

John Evers of Clarence town.
ship called Tuesday afternoon in
company with George Teten. Of
Tslmage, Neb.. who has been
visiting in this locality, in com.
pany with bis father. They left
on the evening train for Denver.
Mr.. Teten was one of the first set.
tiers in the Nebraska county
where be now lives, and has resid.
ed there continuously for fifty
years. When he first went there
we travelled BY steamboat from St.
Louis. There was no house with
in sixteen miles of him, but be
has managed to stick. and see q
wealthy and prosperous com.
nunity built up around him.
Msis Emma Schneider return ed
Tuesday morning from the east.
jeff Yancy Of north Stafford
was in town Tuesday on bushes /.
Captain Tucker of the souh side
was in town Tuesday morning on
business.
MIR. and and Mrs Welsh were
down from Heller Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06

Improvement committee was
instructed to put in walk along
Mrs. Wilson property on Holland
street as called for by ordinance
and to assess same against the
property.
Moved and seconded that i'm
provement committee be authoriz-
ed to purchase paving bricks from
citizens who may have any to sell.
City attorney was instructed to
draw ordi nance regulating curbing
and to present same at next meet
ing.
Mr.. H. Baldwin appeared before
the council and asked that some
steps be taken towards the proper
drainage of the north east part of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
OLHI17 ITEMS.

A nice little shower Sunday
night.
Mrs. George Black of Holsing-
ton was here visiting her parents.
Miss Augusta LANCER i, clerk
ing at the Drug store these days.
j. F. Schenk left for Kansas
City Monday night on business.
Miss Augusta LANCER and Mrs.
c. V. Schneider we're in the
County seat Friday.
Vim. Mauler and daughter
from Lsrned are here visiting
with friends and relatives.
Miss Katie EggerswiesDer went
to Salins Monday where she is at.
tending school.
The Bittner Brothers had a bad
breakdown with their engine
which caused them to pull in.
Mrs. George Black returned
home to Hoisington last Sunday
after an extended visit with her
parents.
The lightning last Sunday night
struck Henry Schugarts house
doing considerable damage to the
chimney and the plastering inside.
Chss. Schugart come nearly
lOosing bis separator last Thurs
day while threshing the last two
stacks for Adolf BartoneS. After
threshing about one load the re.
mainder of the stacks caught fire
from a spark from the engine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06

| still have some of the old re-
liable Superior and Van Brunt
Drills. No explanation Of their
working parts is necessary as
those drills are the ones that have
been in use for years and every.
body knows what they are. L.
B Wilcox.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06
town but no action was taken.

town bpt no action was taken.
Health committee was instruct =
ed to see that the weeds about
town were cut down and to take
such action against property
owners as to insure the cutting of
same. Council Adjourned.
F. A. Moses City Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06

c. E. Button has bought a new
gasoline engine and will use it for
general purposes on the farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-06

Miss Edith Stark Of Norbourne,
Mo-. came in Wednesday and will
visit with her sister. MIS-. Henry
Drehle of Route | for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
PRAISE FOR NICK ALTRoCK.
Selee Says He Is One of the Best of
Modern TyyirIerS.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-s'Nick Altrock is one
of the hardest pitchers in the world to
beat. because he doesn't give base run run
ners a chance to steal on him, said
Frank Selee, the former manager Of the
Chicago Cubs, during tanning pee at
the Western league meeting recently.
In the first place. said the veteran
manager, .tAltrock has almost. perfect
control. That means that you have to
hit the ball to get to first. Secondly, you
can't steal on him, because he watches
first like a hawk and has a wonderful
snap throw to the ~base which does not
permit a runner to get more than two
steps away from the base without great
danger of getting caught.
Against that kind of pitching a team
is at a horrible disadvantage. You can
steal bases and the hit and run play is
easily broken up. When. the runners are
kept hugging first base force plays at
second base occur with greater frequency
and the infieIders are given more time to
pull off double plays. .
Not enough pitchers cultivate that
short throw to first. There are several
good 1eft-handers who watch first as
closely as Altrock, but they don't catch
the runners off there because 1t taxes
them too long to throw the ball. Ii they
would shorten up their throw base run,
ners wouldn't dare take any bigger leao
off them than they do off Altrock
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Racing ct Frisco.

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-The pub
lie did better in the tussle with the
penciIers, four first choices and two
second choices capturing the purses
Walter Miller rode three winners. He
started off by beating the gate with
College Widow, one of Sam Hildreth' s
baby racers. and never left the issue
in doubt. College Widow and Billy
Meyer were coupled, at to 5, the
latter finishing third to Leonardsdale,
one of the Griffin entries. Miller out
rode Brown on the favorite, Ruby, in
the second race, bringing Sugar Maid
up from behind at the fini.h and
scoring by a neck.
In the third race Santa Ray, the
choice, proved best after a stretch
fight with Fury. Judge, the early
pacemaker, was third. Billy Cahill' s
Volladay won his fifth successive vic
tory when he took the fourth event in
a gallop. The liberal price of to D
was offered against his chances. The
presence of Miller on Avonallis in the
fifth race made him favorite at even
money, but Dorado proved best At
ter racing out with Avonallfs he drew
away in the stretch and won easily.
Public favor was divided between
Ingham and Gemmell in the closing
race. the former closing favorite. Ing
ham raced Gemmell off his feet by the
time the stretch was reached and won
by four lengths, pulled up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
THE ..BIG FIVE DISSOLVED.
Nebraska Refuses to Join the Missouri
Valley Conference.

Lincoln, Neb, Jan 24-Action taken
by the athletic board of the, University
Of Nebraska at a special meeting Wed
nesday virtually sounds the doom of
the proposed conference of Missouri
valley colleges, the same to be modelled
after the big Nine" and practically
points 10 the death of the new bodyaoe-
fore twas even substantially organic
ed. The report of Nebraska's represent
tative from the preliminary conference
meeting in Kansas City two weeks ago
was filed with the Cornhusker board
and, after a discussion, was laid on the
table, where it is to be permitted to
slumber undisturbed.
Iowa has already disavowed any in
tention of joining a Missouri valley
conferences; Nebraska has now declined
to take part, and, as Kansas has served
notice that it will not join unless Ne
braska is a party to the agreement, the
movement has fallen fiat.
DR.. James T. Lees, chairman of the
Nebraska board, said at the conclusion
of the meeting: 1T is the sense of the
Nebraska authorities that we can ex-
pect nothing in the line Of athletic
prestige or advantage by accepting
membership in any conference of col
leges confined exclusively to the Mis-
souri, valley. Nebraska is already
bound by the eligibility rules adopted
for the season of 1906 by the western
conference and we could see no reason
for tying ourselves fast to any agree
ment which, in the future, might prove
obnoxious. Nebraska was anxious to
be taken into the Big Nine two or
three years ago, but we are now heart
lily glad that our application was re-
jected.
ITO be forced to confine our football
schedule to five games would kill the
sport at Nebraska. The radicals APP
pear to be in the saddle at this time at
most of the colleges and Nebraska will
mark time and keep aloof from confer
ence agreements until an era of LIBERAL
ity and common sense is ushered in
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FIGHT. FOR SPOKANE.
Ready to Bid for a Battle in Which
,JeffFie< FioTIT.eS

frTas okba as w Msdh n Jag JsTs gbf T6
meters asking what guarantee they could
give of their Intention and ability to carry
worlds championship between himself
and Squres or Jack o. Brien. A telegram
was sent in reply TO the effect that sub
stantiaI business men of Spokane were
back of the offer. 3=i'-
Their offer in substanceis to give JEFF
fries $4,000 win, lose or draw, upon con-
dition that he fight here for the world S
championship -Ancadditional sum will be
result of negotiations with Squires or
O,Brien. n -.--
1000 persons, would. be used In all So
coo is already pledged to put this boxing
enterprise through csFs 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
PLANS FOR TWO BIG RACES.
Automobile Club of France VIII Fea-
ture Utility Tests

Paris. Jan. 24.=In- addition to the
speed automobile race, which the
French government after some hest
tation, has again authorized for 1907,
the Automobile club of France has ar
ranged to have two other big races
during the present year. one will be
an auto-wagon contest of 1000 kilo-
meters to be divided into relays of 200
kilometers a day. The second will
be test of doctors cars. to develop
the features of cheapness of cost and
economy Of operation 49,. <'1''-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24

Ihaw Evelyn Nesbit

the Amateur Athletic union has de-
clared that there is out-and-out pro-
fessionalism among the supposed col
lege amateurs, and recommends an in
tercollegiate athletic association.
which shall be national in it's scope,
to eradicate the evil.
This proposed association, may be a
reality before long, Gand if it is the
football expenses of the big eastern
college teams may be good place for
the Investigating committee, when It
is formed, to start, using the West
Point football figures as basis on
which to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
-scofch chant ChnIIenlel,eg Zen.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Roderfck b Macken-
zie, a Scotch giant of Toronto, Ont, is
the latest individual to become imbued
with the idea that he can fight Jim JEFF
fries. the unbeatable American heavy
weight Mackenzie, who was a member
of the London HighIanders in the .Boer
war. and who has appeared before King
Edward by royal command is feet pa
inches in height, 30 years of age, and
weighs S2S pounds. Mackenzie has chal-
lenged Jeff for twenty-five round battle
and can't understand why he has not
heard from the champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Has Signed With Baltimore.

Springfield. 70, hJan.: ia Louis Rapp,
a local outfie1der, who has been with
the Toronto team has signed with Bal
timore for the coming season. - Rapp
has been out of the game for PRACTICAL
ly two years; the result of an injury to
his foot. He trimmed corn too close
Iy and blood poison made, it's appear
ance. Rapp is spending the winter in
Florida, and writes that he has COM
pletely recovered. .-t.-..r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Tall Men for badger Crew.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.-Coach Ten
Eyck of wisconsin has begun the en-
forcement of his principles regarding the
height and weight of candidates for tho
crews by dropping % men from the
list of candidates. He considers that
a man under 5 feet II inches in height
and less than1175 pounds in weight has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Pennsylvania Spends Over Three
Times as Much.
WHY THE DIFFERENCE
Profession alism Is Hinted at in
Big Eastern Colleges
Investigating Committee May
Find Some Pointers.

Philadelphia, Jan. 24-Why should
the maintenance Of a football team be
SO very much more expensive at the
big universities than at the United
States Military academy at West
Point? When the West Point figures
are compared with the University of
Pennsylvania report. for instance, it is
found that Penn's team cost more
than three times az much as the one
that represented Uncle Sans army.
For the last fiscal year PENIS foot
ball expenses. according to the official
report, were $29. 6sS.16, against S.
1o3.7S for West Point. These figures,
st will be noted. do not include the last
football season, since the fiscal year
ends September /. PENIS total ath-
letic expenses for the year are given at
$Ss, s63.s5. against $13,945.17 for the
army boys-a difference of nearly
west Point, however, had fewer
athletic teams and :. supported no
crews, so the difference holds good
only in football There the. difference
seems too great to be correct.
If West Point could run a first class
football eleven on $500, why should
that much to support team of about
the same caliber? On the other
hand. If it takes $4,000 to properly
handle a, big college football team.
now cOuld IL nave DeSn poSSlDle AOI
Uncle Sam to have taken good care of
his army team for less than one-third
that sum ?,
PENIS statement of expenses shows
$4,000 less than it really should, since
the item Sinking fund, $4,000,
while it appears in the receipts, Is
omitted from the expenditures. In
reality this amount is annually de-
voted toward wiping cut the bonded
indebtedness that stares the athletic
association in the face because of tbs
Franklin field improvements. This
Indebtedness still amounts to some
thing over 100000. it is said, not
withstandfng the fact that the foot
ball team. is earning close to 100000
a year. .---
The athletic expenditures at West
Point and the University of Pennsyl-
vania, according to the official report,
were as follows, for the fiscal year
ended September I, 1906:
TUeSf Point F~xueuSeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24

Schroeder, as the representative of
America for the British international
race, known as the Harmsworth
trophy, whichs was last year won by
the Yarrow-Nap pier, representing Eng
land. Information has just been re-
ceived by the secretary OF the Motor
Boat club of America that the race
this year will in all probability be held
during the first fortnight in August. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Stole some Ban Bats.

Wichita, Kan. Jan. 24-Someone with
a desire to possess ore or more of the
broke into the club house at Association
park the other night. Just when the job
was done is not known by either of the
club attaches. 1t was discovered by
Groundkeeper Barnes and was reported
to Manager Holland. Aside from few
bats and an old suit or two, nothing of
value had been left in the club house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
cured of Iunp Tronb,e

ssIt is. now eleven years since 1 had a
narrow escape from consumption writes
c. o. Floyd a leading business man
of KershaWe 5 noG e a had run down IN
constant, both by day and by night. Fin.
aIly began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
months, when my cough and lung trou-
Bile were entirely gone. and was re-
Thousands of persons are healed every
year. Guaranteed at Arnold Drug Co.
drug store. 5oc and $1-00. Trial bottle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Wants a Bout With Herman.

Chicago, Jan. -24.-Young Corbett, the
lightweight boxer, and Harry Pollock
arrived in the city yesterday from the
east en- route to Tenopah, New. where
Corbett will enGeavor to arrange a
match with Riley of the Casino club
between himself and kid Herman
Nate Lewis, Herman's manager, said
that if Riley would consider the propo-
sition he would sign the articles for a
bout with COrbett. r. -
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Two Jockevs Thrown.

New Orleans, Jan. 24.-Two jock
eys fell at the fair grounds. In the
second race, Jockey Schreve, on
Doric. was crowded against the fence
and thrown over his mounts head,
after which he was dragged by the
stirrup for about fifty feet. He was
not badly injured. Ferris was thrown
in the third race when Posing STUN
bled in the stretch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Pittsbnrc NAV usa o,Nein.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 4.-The Pittsburg
club is thinking of signing Catcher Jack
O'Neill recently released by Slosson for
a trial in the spring. The Pirates are
shy on. backstOpping material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24

Total expenseS----.-----.--. $50, S63 80
Compared with other big UNIVERSE
ties of the east, PENIS football ex-
penses are not so extravagant; in fact
they look rather modest when COM
pared with some, so, whatever ex-
tremes are practiced at the University
of Pennsylvania are also practiced at
the other colleges. The president of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Fad Nav for Favorites

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. "a. - Favorites
Jared badly in two events at Ascot. Little
Minister looked to have no chance until
turning for home, but came on in a ter
rife drive and won by a head. The Mist
at 80 to 1 was off poorly, but ran sur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Dixio win Race ABROAD.

New York, Jan. pa Challenge
has been forwarded to the Motor
Yacht club of England by the Motor
Boat club of America, naming the Dix
lie, owned by Commodore Edward ].
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
Southern Field Trial Winner.

Grand Junction. Tenn. Jan. 24-T. T.
PAGES setter dog, Prince Whitestone
was declared the winner of the national
championship stake of the United States
field trials. Lanark Lad was awarded the
second hOnOrS.- =. 81.