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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-02

Prussian Tonics at CrameY Bros
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
inferred at the pustof,lcc in Tabor, 5.
H.. as secund-claSs matter.

The new reciprocal demurrage
bill without doubt will be passed
by the state Legislature and will
Faiisfy both. especially the shipp-
b. AS il has teen in the past
he shipper was The only party
hld liable for domurrage while
he railroad companies. in the -
vent OF failure 10 supply cars were
pot. The bill in substance reads
ks follows.
That when shipper orders n
car and railroad companies fail to
furnish same within three days
|hey will be compelled TO pay a
dollar per car for each days de-
lay. IL they fail TO move Car
within twenty.four hours after ia
b loaded or fail to forward to its
estimation at he rate of so miles
per day or fail TO notify the consi.
gncc OF the arrival at its dcStina.
ton, or refuse TO spot the Car for
unloading. the company will
pay a dollar per day demurrage
20 each instance. On the other
hanl shippers. who fail 10 load
c within forty-eight hours after
II Is received or fail to unload u
vhhin specified time after il ar
TTcs at its destination STALL pay
one dollar per day per Car TO the
company"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
COUNTY PROCEEDINGS
Tyndall. \. II. Feb. /:

Tyndall, \. u. Feb. -, 1907.
Hoard Of county Commissioners met
pursuant Ia adjournment. Present:
!. NJ. Dunmirc, chairman, &. n. Nc
Collum, Philip He'll, Egbert Horn
stra aud %. n. NcNeill. commissions
ers. X. NJ. Cotton, county Auditor
aud l.. l. Wagner, deputy sheriff.
On motion the following road re.
ports were approved and the bills
thercin ailCwel:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

CALIFORNIA; most beautiful wo.
man attributes her beauty to her
habit Of blowing for one hour ev-
cry morning. Women who have
no plow handy. might secure the
same results by pushing the lawn
mower around this summer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

A man named Gong has just
been married. When his wife
strikes him for money to buy a
spring hat, the whole town is like
ly TO hear IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

a certain preacher advises
young people to take a book with
them wherever they GO. And the
one they will find the most useful
is the pockctbook.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

A humane Society IN Indiana
polls objects TO a secretary for the
r 'aSon that she is too pretty.
Woman'S inhumanity 10 woman is
evident even in the membership
OF a humane society.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

The nearest anyone has got TO
the solution of the plural OF grape
fruit IS that il you cat a whole
one you will double up anyway.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

The San Franciscans have Just
ordered 500 new pianos. After
the earthquake even the piano
has no tcrrors for them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Prof. Wiley says so much dero.
gatory OF whiskey that thirsty
man, goaded to desperation may
seek relief in water.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

In deprIving him ot his hair,
kind fate must have known that
the Commerce Commission was
goirg alter John DIS scalp.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

On motion the following bills wer,
allowed:
A . Grover, board for Sam Girt. pat
per IN amended TO 10 N
LIuiS kocnig, SheriiI'S fees ~ q.
u r Garner, board and care Of prison
eT \ N
I'm motion the dnud or PO Stone
brakcr as coroner for $1,000 was ap
proved.
ON mol N the bond 10 otto !
Bruhn as book depository for Scot,
land for tho sum ~ $4,000 was up
proved.
On motion the report ~ the lnSan,
Hospital Tor the quarter ending DE
Gender 81 Was accepted aud placed
ond die.
ON motion the deed from the Nil
waukce Land Company for land Tor d
highway in the village "f Tabor was
&C 'cpted aud ordered placed or
record.
On motion the report ~ the con-
misSIuneTS ~ insanity la the Ease III
Herman = Fisher was approved and
the bills therein allowed:
f. - "ickS, county Judge 10
4 Wilcox. attorney . 20
CM Keeling, physician ~
l. l. Wagner. deputy sheriff II 90
a |. Fish, clerk ~ courts 3 ~
On motion the bill uf l. l. Wagn r.,
deputy Shctifs lees for sGs :. WAS
allowed
On mstinu the report ~ II II Wood
Justice Of the peace for the month uf
January was approved aud the bills
therein allowed aS follows:
-. II Wood, Justice fees 20 %
ON motion the board Adjourned at
loClnck y. IA.
Attest; i. VI. Dunmirc,
RM Cotton, Chairman
County auditor
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board met pursuant To adjourn
mcut. fuIl board present, auditor
aud sheriff
The board rpcnt most Oi the after
noon With the road supervisors discuss
ing road matters, j. NJ. Duumirc be-
ing In the chair.
On motion the road SuporN IsOrS
adjourned sine die
On motion the board rccunvcncd ~
n board II county commissioners
On molten the chair appointed
Philip He'll Hell and q. u McNcllI
q committee u investigate the grade
aud bridge on on the section line be-
tween sections - aud 20 also and re-.
port It's condition at the next meet
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

The ice trust has been convict
d OF giving short weight, but 1t
vii probably lay the blame on
he melting qualities OF the hot
FEATHER.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Senator Bailey has discovered
that Standard is not a good lubri-
eating oil. Il doesn't keep down
friction.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

II is SAID nov that INK marks
will only last seventy years. but
poll iciIns should be particular to
Say burn this letter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

INK uf the board.
On motion tie assessment ~ = \
Smith IL Tyndall fur the year ,gD5
was ahatc1 "nd-half, being consider
ed excessive
On motion $ = IIcitgcn was refund.
Ell Sl.lS on account 1T erroneous rs.
scSment for 1906
CT motion the following bills were
allowed.
Mikn HmIMIIl Ir-irhi on
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

scrarpcrs Tor road dist % 81 -
II Ricpstra rad work 500
John Dyksifa. 90
II knan' | 90.
We Muller, .; 10
.t \ NcSpcr. 80 90
Jesse MOnTurc. = o..
.GNs Wright, for drawing bur.
ial boN tor Baker, pIupcr o.
nr. sc Berry, medical services
- Mrs. Fred Beck - 90
Dakota Central Tel Co phone
rent aud polls : -
ra'kstuu advance. ST. scrip.
ton estrIp paprrs -
Gerald Muller, WiSjal cards 90
E"mb"lt brothers. nails Tor
road dist. ~. II lOII
Reich III, y nails fpr road DIST
NJ. - -
Bruhn * Irhnpfcnuir, mdsc,
inr county q - |
Christ Guchring, nails Tor road
district M. - amended u ! lUi
III f'aAiJ'' '"'rd ana care
-, '.'''I, w
- ''''''''''"' '''''"-' wv W.
N"h'' from sept I" 'hr' -
J"iili h'r'h'"'h' envelopes
l"r treasurer 10 go I
w. u" ''''''S I
-. 80" ~ Wv '"'
-, 49,. ''''''''"' wv '''
r,r. rJ.o t,rro - .nI
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
"Reliuious" Skyscrapers.

TO look at the new office buildings
going up in this town." remarked a
New York student of architecture.
"one would think we had been going
through a great religious revival, that
is, If the style of the architecture
OF period is any evidence of the
spirit of the times. l can't put my
finger on the cause for this rage for
the collegiate Gothic that is now so
much in evidence since the Trinity
skyscraper was put up, but that order
OF architecture certainly is very much
in evidence just now. To mention
only two striking instances which I
remarked on looking out of a Bowling
Green building to-day, there is the
new annex to the Trinity building and
the recently finished structure of the
Jersey Central on Liberty street. II
It were not for the new apartment
hotels uptown one might well imagine
that none OF our young architects had
ever heard of the Beaux Arts archi.
tectural school, with its influence on
them in the way of making them turn
out such French Renaissance atroci.
ties as disfigure our uptown streets"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
GATHER MANY QUEER THINGS.
No Limit to the vagaries Of the curlo
Collection.

yes, this is curious collection"
remarked woman who was strolling
through the American Art Galleries
one day last week looking at the
Drake copper and brass objects, "but
it isn't patch on two that I've seen
which belive are much more curious.
l was reminded of one of them by these
brass shaving dishes of the sort they
always use in the Barber of Seville
with a piece cut out on one side to fit
around the neck of the person being
shaved. There is man out in Ohio
who has a collection made up of moth.
ing but these shaving dishes in brass
and copper, and as l remember he has
not less than 800 of the things.
The other one | saw down in Ken.
lucky, where the owner of this queer
conglomeraation Of single things had
gotten together collection of
WHISTLES, all in bottles, and each one
OF which had history of some kind
attached to it. Many of the bottles
had come from the cellars of famous
men, the collector being particularly
proud of one that had been owned by
Henry Clay."-N. Y. Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Accidental Shooting.

Little Helen Kitchen. whose
people reside on the former Flint
place south of the city, was ac-
cidentally shot by her brother
Claude, Wednesday evening. The
family had been over to Harris
after a load of cobs and were re-
turning. The girl and an aunt
we're on seat. and the brother
was on the rear end of the load
with small rife. A rabbit
jumped up, the boy yelled at the
driver to stop. and about the
same time cooked the gun. The
driver neglected or did not hear
the request to stop, and the boys
gun went of striking the girl. in
the fleshy part of the hip. making
only a flesh wound. She was
very much better this morning.
and no complications are looked
for. 1t was surely an accident,
brought about by. a more or less
carelessness. The boy is Is years
old aud the girl 10.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Comments on Broken Mirror Much
Worse Than Actual Cost.

There was a cigar store opened up
town the other night, and as the build.
Ing was not provided with steam heat
a gas radiator was supplied, says the
New York Press. Three hours later
q shuge plate mirror directly behind
was cracked from top to bottom by
the unequal expansion in a tight
frame.
bad luck to have mirror break"
commented a customer as he stood
ct the cigar lighter. You'll have
seven years bad luck"
81 don't mind the glass breaking"
the cigar man explained to friend.
81 can pay for a new glass, and I'm
not superstitious, but l can't have the
new mirror for a week, and meantime
every man who comes in here is go
ing to tell me it's bad luck to have the
glass smashed. Sure, it's bad luck.
Don't l have to stand here and pre-
tend I'm hearing that fool remark for
the first time? I'm liable to kill some
one before the glass is replaced. I've
heard 1t at least so times so far, and
this Is only the first day."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Woeful INSTRUMENTATION

That the effect of a choice and an.
propriate phrase is sometimes lost
and ofttimes woefully pisinterpreted
is well illustrated in an incident con.
nected with the death of a Virginia
lawyer.
During the mans illness the wires
were disconnected which attached the
bell to the Old-fashioned pull knob on
the front door.
A messenger boy came to the house
one morning and began pulling at the
bell. There was no response. He con.
tinued to jerk the ancient knob vigor.
ously. A white-haired gentleman final.
ly appeared, who raised his hand
warningly and said:
my boy, the silver cord has been
severed"
rs that so?" exploded the bow
From the way It acted 1 thought the
whole darn thing was busted"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Traveller Praises Coffee Served In
This Country.

1T Is refreshing to me-" said the
smartly gowned woman, ito get back
to America, where can have water
and good coffee to drink with my
meals.
"0h, yes, Of course, one can buy bot
tied water In Europe, but somehow
one seldom does; at least not to use
on the table. One drinks according
to the country over there, and the ma
tives seem as ignorant of the uses of
water, internally at least, as a Ken
lucky colonel.
an England I drank ale and tea; In
France, claret; in Italy, Chant; In
Germany, beer and Moselle and Rhine
wine, and in Holland, coffee.
mo. ! did not like the coffee they
make In France, Notwithstanding we
hear 80 much In our own restaurants
about French coffee. Neither do
care for Turkish coffee. In fact, Amer
lea and Holland-or, | should say, New
York and Holland-are the only places
In the world where / can find coffee
to suit me-"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
PINE TREE BIRDS SHELTER.
Where Feathered Wanderers Sleep In
Winter Partly Explained.


In zero weather, when the night Il
pitch dark and there Is a piercing
wind driving a biting snow, perhaps
you have wondered, as | have. to think
how the little wild birds could man
age to sleep and not freeze nor be
covered up with the snow.
One stormy, winter night while
walking through Central park. New
York city, partly answered the ques-
ton. A branch of a large pine tree
swung close to and little above a
street lamp. The branch and its
twigs were quite free from snow, the
dense leaves or needles" forming q
roof above them and catching the
snow which had quickly filled up the
spaces between the slender leaves.
Here and there under the most coy.
looking Of the leaf clusters was lit.
tie group of English sparrows, looking
as comfortable as could be.
They were somewhat disturbed by
my pausing to watch them and few
left to find a perch on some higher
branch. Probably there were scores
of these sparrows in this tree, for l
was able to examine only the branch
near the light. Who knows but that
every pine in the park and many a
one in the woods as well is a veritable
tenement for the birds?-St. Nicholas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Had Ambitions.

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 ?"
When the blanks came in It was
found that one man said he had tn.
berculosis. Secretary Shaw sent for
him. He came in, big, broad-shoul.
dered negro messenger, who looked
healthy enough to live so years.
why" said the secretary, you
haven't got tuberculosis!
"Ain't II" asked the negro.
mo you haven't. You are perfect
" healthy. Why did you write on
this blank that you have tuberculo
sis?"
WELL" said the messenger, 'T dun
40; 'ceptin' If there's anythin' fash
ionable goin' round l want It."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
+. A, Moses, City Clerk.

Father O'Sullivan went to Lar
ned Wednesday morning.
| Judge Cole was in Larned on
legal business Wednesday.
f. 6. Strothman thinks with
favorable weather he will have
half a crop of wheat.
Calvin Ewalt and Tom Kline
were shown the mysteries of the
W. 0. W. Tuesday evening to a
FRAGILE. The regular meeting was
followed with a banquet. A good
attendance of members we're pre-
sent.
Mrs. Ed. Wilmer came in from
Kansas City Monday evening for
a visit with Der sister, Mrs. Dr..
Mcpherson, and her many friends.
Mr.. Wilmer will arrive Thursday
morning.
Uncle Chas. Matz vas out to
see bis wheat this week. and says
that be is sure there is still pler-
ty of wheat on the south side that
will make a good yield. We
hope be is right.
L. c. Breeder made a trip..south
Tuesday to look at his wheat.
He has out 800 ..acres. As: acres
will not have a header touch::to it,
but the rest is good::fora fair one
third crop. Some being even
better than that.
In Mondays RustIer there were
carried 131 inches of purely local
news. In Tuesdays paper there
we're carried SO inches of purely
local news. II this is not cover
ing the local field here we would
like to see it covered.
R. L. Stanley, on the Rowell
place. in company with Mrs.
Rowell made a through inspection
of the 400 acres of wheat Tues.
day. They have about $50 acres
of wheat. which will 90 about IS
bushels per acre, and the re-
mainder will 90 about half a crop,
provided we get rain and season
able weather.
Rev. Davis Of Pawnee Rock:was in
tie city attending district court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Indian Philosophy,

The other day Elsie, the oldest liv.
Ing Tonkawa Indian, was making some
purchases In one Of our hardware
stores, and the enterprising salesman
called her attention to a washing ma
chine which he said would make BLUE
Monday" a day Of pleasure. Old Elsie
admired the gaily painted machine,
but when she was made to understand
for what purpose it was intended she
shifted the air in contempt. me no
wash. Pale face wash, wash-all time
wash. Wash Monday, Monday, Mon
day, heap wash. Indian no wash; all
tine dirty. Pale face wash; all time
dirty, too. -Tonkawa (Okla.) News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Providing for an old Doc,

A Kentucky Judge recently showed
his affection for an old bird dog By
formally committing him to the coun.
ty farm, sending this order of com.
mitment to the superintendent: Dear
Sir: You will please receive and
safely keep the body Of Dewey John.
son. He is a little old, but he has
been raised gentleman and has al.
ways kept the very best of company.
His associates have been governors,
generals, majors, judges, doctors, etc.
You will please credit the old gen.
tleman to magisterial district No. g."
The Marrying Habit.
Eyes, lady" said the convict, my
trouble wuz dat l attended too many
weddin's." "Ah!" exclaimed the
prison visitor. II suppose that started
you in the drink habit?" mo, lady;
do trouble wuz dat wuz de bride.
groom at all o. them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07

Great Bend.
June Bird 1907.

June Bird 1907.
Board met in regular session,
President Young in the chair.
Roll was called and the following
members answered to their names.
Young. Newcombe. Sans. Morri-
son. Rubart, Collins, Cox. Treas
urer's report received and accept
ed. The following bills were then
allowed.
Ira H. Clark. printing $3.50.
c. P. Towpsley, printing.
$3.50
H. A. Hall, Supt new building
to June /, 1907. S49.65
Citizens National Bank, piano
note Sl10.
On motion Of Morrison the mat
ter of procuring furniture was left
with the supply committee with
power to act, on motion Collins
the matter Of procuring angle
iron was left with the building.
committee with power to act.
On motion Of Newcombe the
thanks Of this board we're extend.
ed to the elias of 1907 for donation
of $1,000 to piano fund.
James Freer having received a
majority vote of this board was
declared elected principal of the
east building at a alary of $3.50
per month. Mr.. c. F. Younkin
having received a majority vote
of this board was declared ele cted
principal of the west building at
a salary of $4,000 per month.
Mary Sutherland having received
a majority vote OF this board was
declared elected to teach in our
schools the coming year.
DR.. Morrison then offered the
following resolutions which was
adopted.
Viz: Whereas, the benefits of
the Normal institute and summer
schools of professional training an
apparted,
Therefore, Be it Resolved, that
this board of education adhere
strictly to its rules bearing upon
the attendance of the teachers in
the city schools at such institu-
tons.
K. Demo was then elected jani
tor of the west building at a
salary of $500 per month. Mr..
Omer was then elected janitor of
the coming year at the same
salary he received last year.
On motion of Sans the build
ing committee was empowered to
examine and fix the basement and
boilers in the west building.
Adjourned.
Chas. E. Dodge, Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
Progressive Whist Party,

Miss Maud Gano entertained a.
few friends Monday evening in
honor of Miss Carrie Collins and
Mr. Thos. Winstead. Progressive
whist was the amusement Of the
evening followed by delicious re.
rfeshments. A very pleasant
evening was spent by the happy
young people. Those present
we're the Misses. Grace Groty,
Mae Foster, Lowelle Turner.
Jeanette Dodge, Florence Dean,
and and Messrs Clarence Aldrich,
Earl Moses E. K. Moses, Jr.,
Chas. Townsley. Homer Robson.
and George Winstead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07

Gustave Dresser, formerly of
Ellinwood. and at one time en-
ployed by the Hiss ..harnessshop,
was in the city Wednesday on
business.