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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

W. 7. Clark. formerly of Paw
nee Rock, later of Lacrosse
where be was county attorney for
one term. now a resident of Man.
chester, Ok.,::was..here Wednesday
and went from here to Denver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
Pays The peltk RRhalfI.

Auburn, N. Y. July 3D.
Charles Bonier was electrocuted
this morning. He was convicted
OF having murdered Franz and
johanna Frehr. for their money.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
The Strike Seems 10 be Broken

Duluth. July 3l.-The ore dock
strikers this afternoon voted a
retrun to work. This is regarded
as breaking the strike.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

The music committee Of the
Methodist Church are arranging a
musical program to be rendered
next Sunday evening at s o'clock
which will be followed BY a short
sermon preached By the pastor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

c. A. Wharton is here from
Kansas City and takes the pOsi
ton of dry goods man with C.
Samuel, Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Miss Grace Miller left for
Dodge City Wednesday evening
after few days visit here with
Miss Mayme Bartels and other
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
This i. What us H,v. For lou Tel. us.l.

Seasohable goods at low Prices
81 inch moline wagons complete.
wide tire. $500. cut price $500
Without brake $500. The
Mutual 81 inch wide tire wagon
$500; without brake $500.
These are all Grst-clsss wagons
none better. We have the Stude
baker. Winona. Moline and Coy
don in narrow tire 4 inch fer $50.
90 to $66 90 each. This is a soft
snap for anybody who wants a
good wagon. Wagon trucks for
5000. A top buggy guaranteed,
for $50 90, another for $44.OO.
another for $500 and still an.
other for $500. Road wagons
at $29. 90. $34 90 and $41.OO. We
keep a full supply of threshing
machine extras. belting. lace
leather. hard oil. engine and cy-
Under oil. machine oils Of all
kinds. Also brass goods.
CLOSE CUTS
Three Oliver gang plows with
four shears for $4,000 each. One
second hand Oliver gang plow
$4,000. One Oliver sulky for
$3.50 One high lift Sulky for
$500. one Rock Island gang
plow $4,000. Two disc pIows
S46 90 each. Two new Columbia
Drills 10 disc. $1,000 each. r.
disc Columbia drills, $4,000 each.
Three l2,disc Hoosi er drills
$500 each. Kodaks $1.Q0.
kodaks supplies.
Sewing machines, $500 each.
Center tables $1.75 each. Dining
room tables $3.50. Trunks $3.50.
Telescopes 60 cents. Pictures
frames Is cents. Something new
"a vegetable cutter and fruit cut,
ter combines in one. The finest
and incest thing you ever saw for
80 cents, This is a cutter where
you do not touch the fruit with
your hands nor run the risk of
cutting your hand. 1t is the
incest and neatest thing for a
household. One set of dishes
$3.50; another set $3.50. Carpets
50 cents a yard. Lace curtains
90 cents a pair. Pianos $4,000
each. Organs $500 each. 1t
will pay you to see US. We have
the goods, we have the prices and
we are here to satisfy you. We
meet competition from any source
whatever.
E. R. Moses Mercantile Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rediger
have returned from a visit to
Pawnee county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Efforts are being made by the
fair association to get c. A.
Stannard, of the famous Sunny
Slope stock farm. to come here
with his show stock this''year.
We believe.they would be a good
drawing card.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Mrs. Foster who has been visit
ing here for several weeks went
to California last night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

D. W. Dawson was not able to
get man to stack alfalfa and was
doing the work himself Wednes.
day afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
Strike Leader Arrested.

Hibbing, MIMI, July 3O.-.
Pete Riley. a strike leader, was ar
rested today on the charge Of car
rying concealed weapons
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

S.A. Smith, the popular clerk at
the Briggs hotel. left for a few days
outing in Colorado Tuesday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Mr.. TetIey came in from the
east Wednesday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Gus Schreppel of Ellinwcod
was in town Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
E. R. Moses Mercantile Co.

The dates of the county fair
are September, 10, II, u, and
18th. Don't forget it. We want
to meet you there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
KItkman's Hht Denied.

Topeka, July S1.-Judge Smith
of the Mcpherson federal court
today fled an opinion denying
the writ Of habess corpus applied
for by ex-captain George W.
Kirkman. the Nebraska army
officer. serving q sentence in the
federal penitentiarv at Leaven'
worth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
Jacob Rlls Gets Harnst

Ipswich. Mass, July 3d.
Jacob A. Riis, the author and set
Element worker. was quietly mar
ried here yesterday to Miss Mary.
IA. Phillips. bis former secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
Hew are your fsst thi
kind 81 weather?

How would you like to wear the
most comfortable shoe made?
Ii you have ever had any trouble
getting a shoe that was easy, we
would. like to have you try a
Martha Washington" Hun
dreds OF Barton county women
are wearing this shoe, and every
one has a good word for them.
Like all good things, they are
being initiated, and in this town
too. We are sole agents for
them, and the only genuine
Martha Washington" Shoes
and Slippers can be had at this
store. ~
Look for the brand Martha
Washington" in the shank of the
shoe. THERE is NONE JUST
AS GOOD. Prices $3.50 and So
We fill mail orders.
1lG1r&:S6BSsiySeheiat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Geo. Brinkman
are home after and extended visit in
the east.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
The True Phonetic spelIer.

The child is the true phonetic
speller. Mr.. Roosevelt, as Kipling
might say, is a bloomin' amateur be-
side him-or her. Little Eslie had
been staying in a quiet woodland
place-the Cockney grille was con-
valescent from a severe illness. Her
letters home we're full Of the joys
of country life, and reckless spelling.
THE lanes and meddoes (she wrote to
a girl friend in London is crsmmed
wiv luvly flours. | got bofe hands
full. Bootiful Star Annie Means,
Prim Roses, Daiseys and Butter Cups
and Jhon Quills-o my" And the
adult into whose hands the artless
letter fell wondered If spelling were
not a vastly over-rated accomplish
ment!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

O. V. DODGE. president of the
Commercial club. has resigned
as vice pres INT of the Kansas
City Hay Press company. He
has been with the company
nineteen years. Mr.. Dodge will
be associated with W. A. Moses
in the grain business under the
firm name of the Noses Dodge
Grain company. M. Dodge has
applied for membership in the
! Kansas City board of trade
Kansas CITY Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

A convention of the Mcpherson
District of the Epworth League
will be held in this city on August
10 to Dist. A large number of
delegates are expected and q fine
program will be prepared. In
the meantime our people should
all make an effort to have the city
look as we'll as possible when the
convention is held.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

The Salvation Army picnic last
Friday in the grove near the city
water tower was greatly enjoyed BY .
the children. They met about II j
O'Clock in the morning atthe tent and
marched up to the grove, where they
had dinner and spent the afterpoon..
Ellsworth Messenger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
Origin Of Famous Phrases.

"The majesty Of the people" came
Inrst from the lips Of Charles James
Fo1, who. at q dinner at the Crown
and Anchor in 1898, concluded his
speech with these words: Give. me
leave before sit down to call on
you to drink our soversign's health
the Majesty Of the People" Broug.
ham was the author Of the saying.
THE schoolmaster il abroad" II was
he, too, who In 1921 gave to the re-
form party the watchvord, The bill.
the whole bill, and nothing but the
bII;' and Sir Robert Peel invented
the popular cry Of Register! Regis
ter! Register" In . speech In 1881
- the electors Of Tsnvorth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02

OA0ToR1A.
s...t,. ,lh Kid im Han kx.e hlt
''.,:'.' MlnMzMl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

Listen" said the girl as the wom-
an came in from the party at three
o'clock in the morning and stood at
the head of her bed NDo you hear
her sob, the woman above? She has
been sobbing IKE that for an hour
Now. listen to his big. gruF voice
storming at her"
'1'll put a stop to that" the woman
declared. as she hurried out OF the
fiat on up stairs.
We'll" said the girl. when she had
come down again. what did you do
Threaten him with the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Wives?"
Not at all" said the woman. q
simply rang his bell and asked him II
there was something / could do fol
his wife. Wasn't she Ill? We could
hear her crying beneath in our bed
room, told him. He thanked me and
said there was nothing could do;
but you don't hear any more sobbing
do your
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

Secretary Shaw, searching for the
hidden things in the lives Of his hun.
dreds Of clerks, had blanks sent
around the treasury asking each clerk
to give his vital statistics. one line
requested an answer to the question:
Are you suffering from any disease q
y When the blanks came in It was
found that one man said he had tu-
berculosIs Secretary shaw sent for
him. He came in, a big. broad-shoul.
dered negro messenger. who locked
healthy enough to live 50 years.
why said The secretary. "you
haven't got tubercuIoaisl"
"Ain't II" asked the negro.
mo you haven't. You are perfect.
" healthy. Why did you write on
this blank that you have tnbercuIo.
sisge
We'll" said the messenger Il dun,
no; ceptin II there's anythln' fash,
ionable goin round | want It."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

A few weeks ago a Philadelphia
man was in a North Carolina town Of
very few inhabitants. One day when
he was on the point Of making pur-
chase he discovered that he had ex-
hausted his small change The shop
keeper could not ebreak" the $40 bill
offered himt and the northern man
went out In the main street to see
how he might solve the difficulty. He
asked several persons, but still on one
had the requisite amount for the bill
Al last an old, white-haired seedy
negro came along. In sheer despera
tion the Philadelphia man said:
Uncle, can you change $40 bill
for met"
Uncle" looked dazed for the mo
ment. Then his shambling figure
Strengthened. With a dofing Of the
hat and bow worthy OF Chesterfield
be replied with dignity:
NO. lhsrse, can't change no $1C
bill; but | done 'preciates the compli
ment jes the same. sab. "--Philadel
phia Ledger
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

THE only way to stop people from
pIastering a stamp at any old place
upon the envelope, except the right
one, Is to do as is done in England.
There : letter which does not have
the stamp IN the right position .
cest aside and handled only when
all other mail is sorted and ex.
changed" This idea was advanced by
3 postal clerk. We often lose con-
siderable time because Of these let.
sers," continued the clerk, for often
we have to stop and turn over an en-.
velope to find the stamp. The worst
offenders In this respect are not for
eigners. but those who have lived
here for years
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

Queen Victoria OF Spain does not
know the taste OF alcohol. Her spe-
cial tippIe" Is made from oranges.
the fresh fruit squeezed into a glass,
which is filled with aerated waters.
Oranges are her favorite fruit Foy
years Princess Henry Of Battenburg
was a teetotaler. but Of late she has
suffered so much from rheumatism
that she has been ordered to take a
little whisky which she regards a. a
penance Both Princess Christian Z
daughters. too. are teetotalers. All the
children Of the prince and princess Of
Wales are being brought up strict tee
totalerE. and they know nothing Of
alcohol Princess Patricia Of Con
naught and her married sister also ab
jure wine. Another royal teetotaler ID
the duchess Of Argyll. and the two
daughters Of the princess royal. their
higknesses Alexandra and Maud, have
never In their lives touched wine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20
WINDOWS BEFORE THE DOOR.
Maids Queer Idea Of Providing In
aress for Flremen.

The things people do when they
have fire in the house would make
4 book full Of exceedingly funny read
Ing The other day there was q fire
out on Westminster place, and the
maid. as Is usual with maids, got ,ery
much excited, says the St Louis
Globe-D Democrat. After the firs Hss
axtingulshed she was relating Incl.
dents and declared that her nrst
thought was to open all the windows.
4 went and threw up every window, =
she said. But, demonstrated the
lady Of the house, why did you do
thatf" why. to let the firenen IN, "
said Mary. But couldn't they get in
through the door," asked the lady
"Oh,. they never does. said Mary with
conviction "they never waits to 50
to the door. but jumps In through the
windows" and she smiled In thinking
Of her own presence Of mind In re
membering the vagaries Of firemen-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20
A HOUSE OF MARBLE CHIPS.
Remarkable Patchwork Palace Going
Up in Macon, Ga.

The patchwork palace being built
by DR.. w. w. Billingslea in Macon,
Ca. has reached the second story In
many respects this will be the most
unique dwelling house in Macon. It
was something over a year ago when
Dr. Billingslea conceived the idea Of
building house with the chips from
the marble used in building the new
federal building in this city. It was
to be his own house, planned and
built by himself, after his own ideas,
SO he drew the plans, and in April
started work. He made arrangements
with the contractors at the govern
ment building to cart away all the
chips and broken marble With day
laborers he mixed the cement and
marble and up grew the walls. The
house Is commodious. There is to be
a steel and cement roof, with roof
garden, and the elevator will run
from the basement. With the excep-
ton Of the day labor. Dr. Billingsles
has done all the work on the house
Up to date the material. labor and
every expense amounts to less than
81 600. and he expects to complete the
building for less than $1,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

Talking Of German opera. the Lea.
don Telegraph relates the story Of 2
lady who brought her little son from
the country the other day to witness
the pantomims at Drury Lane. and
took him By mistake to Coyent Garden.
where there was mab1ee If n0nen.
grin. The opening spt the first act,
We are told, ~wns voted dun BY both
mother and son. But hope shcne
brightly when Lohengrin. drawn BY
the swan. appeared. and little Johnny
il excitement onllsd out. oh, mother
leok at sInbad chasing 4he duck
Small wonder that 'devout Wagner
lsea." Who at near, we're upset.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

In olden days. If man or wom-
an would consent to marry under the
galIows. person condemned to
death might thereby be saved from
execution. This happened, according
to an old English ballad. to a Chi.
chester merchant who was thus saved
by loving maiden. In 1854 erin.
inal al New York escaped in the
same way. (And all readers Of Victor
Hugo's "Notre Dame will remember
that powerful and dramatic scene
where Esmer "a saves Pierre Grin
gofre.) But xerton records q case
where the Inai refused to retain
life In this way. The story Of this
intrepid refusal has been told IN
lines which bear quotation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20
MADE All AMAZING nlxug



After being employed for 40 years
as valet to the male companion of his
own wife man named Ruzlzka once
wealthy, put now penniless and i'm
beeile, has been received into the mu-
nioipal workhouse Of the town Of
Agram, In Hungary. Ruzizka, left an
orphan with a good deal Of property.
married in 1853 Gambia Ostyic. a pro
fessional singer. Returning from the
church, the bride introduced her hus-
band to DR.. Theodor Sparcek, a law
yer. Sparcek brushed the bridegroom
aside and walked on ahead enjoying
tete-a-tete with the bride. In lit
tie while he turned to the bridegroom
and informed him that he CDR Spar
cekl and the bride were going on
honeymoon trip The rightfnl hus-
band might come. too. If he acted as
valet The husbands poor wits seem
to have been scattered forever by the
announcement He was helpless, and
accompanied his wife on her elope-
ment In this manner all three lived
uneventfulIy until 1885, when the
woman died DR.. sparcek then lost no
time in finding new wife" but
seemed disinclined to marry himself.
Under threats Of dismissal from his
valetship. the imbecile was Obliged to
go through the marriage ceremony for
the second time. Another 21 years
passed quietly, when suspicion was
aroused by Sparcek selling Ruzizka's
properties. The guilty lawyer then
ned with the second Nine. Ruzizka,
leaving his unfortunate valet" absO-
lutely penniless.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20
lANa aArznra oz Nrzagar.
Signatures of THe of the Early Prsst
dents en- Them.

W X. Mccall OF the Franklin Coun-
ty State bank oi Ottawa. who is some
what Of a gatherer of relics. has three
land PATENTS which are pretty inter
esting considering that the signatures
Of two Of the early presidents Of. the
United States are contained in two Of
them. says the Kansas City Journal.
Two Of the instruments are patents Of
land in the northwest territory. One
Of them is to land in Belmont county,
Ohio. and the other to land in Jeffer-
son county. Jonathan Pickering re-
ceifed a track Of land in the first
named county The patent was signed
on June %. 1926, by President Adams.
The signature reads simply y, Q. Ad-
ans The other patent was made to
William Johnson. and was signed by
James Madison. president Of the Unit
ed States. on July 30. 1912. The THIRD
instrument gives a tract Of land in La
Sale county, Illinois, to James Cald-
we'll The patent was signed by J. K.
Stephens, secretary to President Polk,
for the president, on December /,
lS4O The instruments are made OF
sheepskin They were gathered by the
father OF Mr. Mccall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-20

Il asked the boss to supplement M
salary to-day"
"Did he do itY'
mo; gave me the haha.
sort oi comic supplement. saT"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-27
From Thursdays Daily.
HORACIK REPLIES
IN DIVORCE SUIT

Fannie Horacik has filed suit in
the district court asking for a di
yorce from her husband, James Hor
acik, alleging that The grounds for
the action are that he has been cruel
Ia her; that he has dissipated his
wages in drink and gambling; that
he is an habtual druniard, and that
he has failed to provide her and the
children of the family with the
necessities Of life
Horlcik has filed AN answer and
cross complaint in which he makes
serious charges against his wife,
naming William Kicksnler of
lIackhorsc ms correspondent.
The complaint, which was for
Judge of the Fourth judicial court
as soon as ii was filed, was returned
TO the clerk OF the court yesterday
The answer TO tho complaint was
filed yesterday. In the answer the
husband admits that they were mar
ried at Prau, Bohemia. Austrias in
1850, and that they have seven chill
dren, three of whom have not at
tanned their majority
After entering into specific de
NAL of each of his wife's allegations,
tioracill alleges that his wife aband-
oned her home and went away with
kieksmiller. Prior 10 going with
Kicksmillcr, The wife is alleged to
have allowed the correspondent to
lavish attentions upon her and to
treat her in the most affeetionate
manner, much To- Horacik's distress
of mind.
one year ago, he alleges, his wife
packed mp he family dishes and
cooking utensils and her personal
effects and went to Blackhorse with
Kioksmiller, with whom she entered
into partnership in the restaurant
business. Iloracik alleges that the
wife refused to live with him and
that she likewise refused him to live
with her.
Horacik alleges that his wife's AZ
lcetionate relations with KielssmiIler
have hnmiliatcd him greatly and
have scandalized him to such ii de
gree That he desires an absolute di-
yorcc from her. He also asks for
the custody of the children and asks
the court for general relief.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-27
OUTSIDE EVENTS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT

Chicago, April 24.-Decisive ac-
tion WIS taken here today by the
American Railway association to
remedy the car shortage which for
several months has been causing so
much worry among shippers through
out the country. The failure of
some roads 10 furnish sufficient quo
Ia of equipment for their own traf-
flc and the failure to provide and en-
force proper rules for the return of
foreign cars 10 their own roads. are
responsible for the shortage and 10
remedy the evil the association to-
day adopted 4 rule, To be confirmed
later by letter ballot of all the roads,
providing that any railroad which
hereafter shall not prompts return
to its owner after unloading ali cars
consigned to it, will be penalized IS
for each ear So misusea, 10 be paid
to the owner of the car This pen
ally is in addition TO the per diem
charge OF 80 cents which, after July
!, each road must pay for each ear
not It's OWE. which may be on its
lines.
In order TO make the new rule
more effective, the principle of pub
LEFTY is to be invoked through the
instrumentality of the so-called ear
clearing house recently established
in Chicago.
Through the new rule the chair
man of the clearing house committee
is now authorized to send to each of
the roads a statement comprising the
information already collected as to-
the car location, percentage of equip
ment OH line. of total. owned and I'M
filed car orders This, the associa-
ton believes, will enable each rail
road in the country to know exact
ly which lines are delinquent in the
matter of furnishing adequate cars
or failing to return cars to their
home lines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-27
Aristocracy Is Adulterated.

London, April 24.-Unlike the III
ties granted in some continental
countries, those of the British arts
tocracy have always seemed to rest
upon Y solid foundation, based as
they have been on royal DEGREES,
patents and precedence and carefully
envelopod in red tape.
1t developed this evening, how
ever. that there is alloy in the gold
of the haronatagc, for a special com
mission has issued a report saying
7llcrc is no doubt that number of
persons have assumed the title of
baronet either wrongfully or upon
the most doubtful basis These
eases approximate five on six per
cont of the baronctagc.
The commission recommends leg
islatMc action TO create a tribunal
thai shall prevent the unlawful nse
OF any title