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Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
Two Ball Games
 Had Yesterday
By JOE MANNING.

ioihoetone. ..-...... ..io Mschomieh Mer. Co. 3
 The Machomich Mercantile con- pany's baseball team played their first game here yesterday against the local team. pr. Hughart made his debut as twirler, and after the first two innings the medicine man held the locals down in great shape Manager Mschomich was we'll pleased with the work oi his team and believes he will have no trouble in winning the next game. The locals played their regular fact game, Bowden, who was in the box, pitched s good game. The playing of Wooten and Reiss for the locals, and the fielding and bat- ting of Ratferty and Critchley for the NJ. NJ. Go. nine were the features.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
Exchange

Daniel Webster, the great statesman and student of hu- man nature, is quoted as hav- ing said in 1S42, sixty-fve years ago;
 There are persons who con- stantly clamor. They com plain of oppression, specula- ton and the pernicious inhu- ence of accumulated wealth. They cry out loudly against all banks and corporations, and all means by which small cap itals become united in order toproduce important and ben eficial results. They carry on a mad hostility against all established institutions. They would choke the fountain of industry, and dry all streams. In a country of unbounded liberty they clamor against oppression. In a country of perfect equality they would move heaven and earth against privilege and monop- oly. In a country where prop. erty is more evenly divided than anywhere else they rend the air shouting agrarian doc trines. In the country where the wages are high beyond all parallel they would teach the laborer that he is but an op- pressed slave"
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
The Arizona
 WhistIing Boy

George Fay, the nine-year-old son
 of E. l.. Fay, would appear to be in fair
 way to equal the cat record with nine
 lives.
 Wednesday afternoon the boy fell over the side of wagon in which he was riding near the c. R. Y. &P, depot, and was run over by the rear wheel. He got up as the wheel rolled from his abdomen and started running across the street, lodging directly in front of horse in c hack team. The animal trampled the boy and two wheels of the vehicle ran over him be- fore the driver could stop When he got down to see how badly the boy was hurt the young man was making his way up the street, . triHe lame, but whistling cheerfully-Globe Silver Belt.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

To "frisk" an immigrant at Ellis Island means that the inspectors search him for con- cealed weapons. The word is evidently derived from the fact that the friskiness of a pistol toter evaporates as soon as his arms are removed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
From Mondays Daily.

Quality is what you want in the iewelry line, and quality is what you get at the Tombstone Jewelry Store. Every article of jewelry sold is guar anteed to be as represented W. E. MAULDIS, proprietor. al4
 The sadinews was had yesterday that the infant babe q Mr and Mrs Rodger Saunders died late Saturday evening. The infant was buried yes terdsy The sympathy of the com munity is extended tine bereayed parents.
 During the rain of Saturday night Tom was visited by hail storm, large sized hail stones covering the ground It is needless to say the unusual visitation cooled the August atmosphere.
 Rocks clearance sale is on in earn est Tombstone housewives are talk ing advantage of the big bargain offers made.
 Rocks clearance saie is attracting many local buyers. Many sweeping reductions in price is the magnet and the opportunity is not being over looked by our citizens.
 Deputy Clerk Philo Wilcox, of th, district court, returned today from a two weeks visit to Los Angeles.
 The board of supervisors are in ses- sion today as board of equalization Chairman Riggs and Supervisor Me Csbe arriving last evening and Super. visor Bowen arriving on the noor train. The board will fix the tax rat, at this session. It is variously esti mated that the rate will be bstweer sl.75 and g.
 One of Ssfford's best citizens, liv ing for thirty years under the nam, of Harry Clifford, has been arrest ed at his old home in Indiana toied, convicted and sentenced t, serve ten years in the Indiana stat, penitentiary for an offense said t, have been committed before comin, to Arizona. His old home name wa lFsac Bedding
 The next term of the Tempe Norma School of Arizona, will begin Monday September 9th, and an usually larg, attendance is assured.
 l Many Improvements are bein, made that will contribute to the com fort of the students and increase tb, capacity of the school. Both dormi. tories have been thoroughly renovated and painted and an addition ha been built to the girls hall, increasin, its capacity by forty-eight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

1.-the chief social danger in counterfeit coin is the decep- tion which it practices upon the unwary, the government inspectors should have Mother Nature arrested for putting out so much iron pyrites.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
N otic e

Notice is hereby given that the an nual stockholders meeting of the Arizona < Colorado Railroad Con- pany will be held st the office of the Corporation at Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday. September 3rd, 1907, for the purpose of electing Board of D.rec- tors to serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other busi- ness as may properly come before the meeting.
 Dated at Tucson, Arizona, this 1st day of August, 1907.
 CHAs. E. WALKER, w-al0 Secretary.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
A Huge Melon
 Grown at Tombstone

Tombstone climate and soil have performed vonden, ard an evidence of what can be done by care and sp- plicstion was demonstrated today when our good friend A. I. Irwin un- loaded . huge watermelon on the cd
 itorial table. The melon tips the beam at exactly 42 pounds. and this record-bre.ker is good sample of the kind of product raised on the Irwin ranch. The office fierce joined in the big feast and is apprecistive of the thoug htfulness of the genxousdonor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

Between 1882 and 1906 the Standard Oil Company paid $55l, 100000 in dividends, or at the rate of oyer 24 per cent per annum. The fine of $29,- 000,000 may be inconvenient, but will not be fatal.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

The United States can point to many big figures, but it is not bringing about the fact that American railroad acci.. dents are four times as de- structive to life as those in Great Britain.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

Walpi, near Flagstaff, witnessed the first rounds of the Moqui Indian snake dance last week. About 1000 Indians participated in the weird event asd there is no doubt more are taking part in this annual orgie of the Moqui than ever before.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25
The Board Fixes Tax Rate

The board of supervisors sitting ss a board of equalization last evening fixed the tax rate for the present year st the rate of s2 per hundred. The levy is made up ss follows:
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-25

Andrew P. Martin was an outgoing passenger last evening for Tucson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
Anlghls TeRpIsr Inspected.

Tuesday 0,eainc st. Omer
Commandery No. II, K. T., held
their annual inspection. The in.
Specting officer was En-. Sir
Alexander A. Sharu, Of Larned,
irand Sword Bearer of the Grand
Commandery of Kansas, who was
accomDanied by En-. Sir II. NJ.
Holloway, of Larned, his chief of
staff.
After'the inspection the work
OF the Order of the Temple wa,
conferred by the officers Of st.
Omer Commandery. The inspect.
ing officer paid st. 0mer Com
mandery compliment by saying
that they were one of the best and
most efficient Communicates in
his jurisdiction.
After the work of the evening
had been completed the officers
and members of st. 0mer Com
mandery rendered the visitors a.
haaqrot which kept them all busy
ultll Il late hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
What Is The Difference Lnyway.

Representative Chatten says ne
is opposed to the primary election
law because it would be a serious
DloW to Barton county to have
slch a law pa ,Sai. Ii we should
Adopt the primary law, it would
simply mean that Barton county
would be forever out OF it so far
rs nominating its candidate for
District Judge is concerned.
Rlce county would be able to run
the tnlng to suit itself for an in.
dlhnite period" Our district
Judges for the past twenty years
came from Rice county, none
from Barton county. That is not
the bug under the chip. The ma
chine politicians can run a county
convention, but they can not run
a primary election. Such soph.
istry will not foo. the people.
They even 60 so far as to ap-
point q stenographer from Rice
county, after promising the sp-
pointment to Q Barton county
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
as a candidate for the nomination.


W. R. Stubs, author of the
Stubbs primary bill says, This
talk about the excessive cost
which will be involved in being a
candidate under the primary sys-
tenn is all rubbish. It doesn't
cost much now, except what the
railroads pay in the shape of free
passes, and we hope to cut the
passes OUt. 1t will cost no more
under the primary. The Holdren
and Creech bills are based on the
Texas plan of primary. which is
not proving satisfactory. My
bill is based on the Wisconsin
plan, which is absolutely satisfac-
tory, and a very remarkable sue.
cess, so admitted even by its ene-
miles,"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Representative c. F. Foley Of
Rice county made Q very effec-
tive speech in favor of the anti
pass bill when that measure was
before the house committe o { the
whole. Mr.. Foley declared tina,
he wouldn't object to giving pas.
ses to the railway local surgeons,
but he did object to giving then
to local railway attorneys. Foley
is an attorney himself, but early
in the days of the session he re.
turned his railway passes, but
made no splurge.a about it in the
newspapers. Il say the local attor
neys should not have passes" sale
Foley because attorneys natural
ly drifts into politics. Politics i:
almost a part of their business
As evidence to this. look at the
number Of the members of my
profession who are here on th'
floor Of this house as members Of
the body. The lawyer is one Of
the most effective politicaI
workers for the railroad. and thiI
anti-pass bill should by all mean!
cut out the railroad attorney.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
A Word 10 OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We have made arrangements
with Mr.. }. K. McMulIen, where.
by he is to make a house to house
canvas of the rural routes of this
and surrounding counties, ana of
The territory in this and north
Stafford counties not covered by
routes. The principal object of
bis canvas will be the soliciting
of subscriptions for the Rustler
and the Democrat. However, he
will be furnished a list of all of
our readers, and that is what we
want to call your atttenion to.
ohould your subscription be pas.
sed due, and Mr.. McMulIen calls
on you and notifies you of that
fact, do not think that he has
been sent out esDecially to see YOU.
That is not the case. Subscrip-
tlons are payable in advance.
when he comes tOa man whose
time is out be will ask him for
the money II you are ready and
prepared to pay him, he will re.
ceipt you. If you are not ready
and not prepared to pay him, all
you will have to do will be to say
so. and he will let you alone.
and draw bis money foe his work
from US just the same. This
statement is made because in send
ing out a newspaper subscription
collector persons sometimes get
the ides that the publisher is
afraid they won't come in and
settle. Where that the case, We
would stop the paper when the
time is out. What We want is
new subscribers and Is many Of
the old ones to nay up as possible.
We have some heavy obligations
coming due. which must be met.
In other words We need the
money. and ask you to help Us
meet our obligations by paying
your subscription. if the time has
expired. Any courtesies ex-
tended Mr.. McMuIlen will be
duy appreciated by himself and
this institution. He will begin
work next Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
Commissioners Proceedings.
Subscriber.

County Clerks Office. Feb. lst.
l9O7.-The Commissioners Of
Barton County met persuant to
adjournment of Jan. 14th 1907.
All members Of the board present.
DIR. K. G. Button appointed
County health officer. salary
$4,000. per year, payable
quarterly.
The bond Of Jacob Alefs ap-
pointed treasurer Of Buffalo town.
ship, was approved.
The bond OF Charles Schermuly
appointed Trustee of Lakin town.
ship was approved.
Refund ordered made to George
A. Field on $4,000 valuation per.
onal property in Union town.
ship. on account double assess.
ment.
No other business appearing
hoard adiourned IN naat Mach
4th, 1907.
Signed IN. W. Klepper.
Chairman.
Attest:-H. d. AshpOle.
County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
Another Fine Goose Dllner.

Another goose was caught run
ming at large up in Eureka town.
ship this week, and she was taken
in custody by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Leek. who invited in a crowd OF
the neighbors to assist them in
disDosing Of her ladyship. An
excellent dinner was prepared,
embracing all the good things
that 90 with an occasion of this
kind, and a mighty fine afternoon
was INDUCED in. Some day when
the walking gets good we are
giOng to invite ourselves out into
that territory and get one of those
square meals under our own
elastic belt. Those present at the
Leek home were Mr.. and Mrs. G.
A. WoOdburn, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
H. Durand, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Yeakley, Mr., Norman Duchesne
and Miss Duchesne, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lorimor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

l.. c. Breeden is reported on the
sick list.
Will Kelly was up from Hutchinson
Tuesday.
Mrs. Prof. Strong is on the
sick list.
A. A. Sharp was down from
Larned Tuesday on business.
Rev. Sutherland is a sufferer with
a bad cold and a case of the grip.
The seven years old child of (.
A. Clarke is reported as being
quite ill with the grip.
Captain Gray. father of Mrs.
Grant Jones, is suffering with
an attack of the grip.
Miss Bertha Mayer. chief
, operator at the Telephone Office,
is quite sick with a bad cold.
Mrs. Hendselmen. mother oil
Mrs. g. ". Briggs of the second
ward, is quite i'll, being threate n
ed with an attack of pneumonia.
Owing to sickness of some of
the members, the Wednesday
evening whist club will not holt
its regular meeting this week.
Owing to the absence of q
quorum there was no meeting o.
the school board Monday night
An adjourned session was helt
Thursday night.
Miss Linnie DeLap has taken
uD the school work in District
81. northeast Of 0lmitz, recent,
made vacant BY the death O
Thomas Rovla @
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Marker Brothers shipped ten of
their fine white Plymouth Rock
chickens to the poultry show at
Nickerson, Tues. morning. They
will undoubtedly carry away some
Of the honors Of the show.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Democrat SUBSCRIPTION renewals
have been received fromJ. ]. Wasdra
and William Hermaus, Claflin, H. N.
hcGill, route one city, and through
him for E. M. Henry, of Derby, Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Luse will
entertain the teachers of the city
schools at their home 10 the Third
ward. this evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Mrs. and Mrs. S. A. Senko, Of
route six, are the parents OF u fine
new boy.
Mrs. Livingston, formerly Of
Galatia, but now l:ving in the
western part Of the state. was in
the city this week. accompanied
BY her son, for Q visit with
friends.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Applegate,
Grand Matron of the Eastern Star
of the state of Kanass, paid her
annual visit and inspection 10
Golden Sheaf chapter Of this city
on Monday evening. .
W. d. Stoke is getting his place
repaired for the erection Of bis
green houses as soon as spring
opens up. The Old Man. says
he is working pretty hard these
days.
The Great Bend Firemen are
arranging for q grand ball ON
March 18th, st. Patrick's Day in
the evening. The best Of music
will be provided. and the danes
will be kept up to the usual stand
ard which has characterized those
given by the boys. So
Among the EIlinwood people
who were in the city Tuesday,
were c. Z. Atkinson. G. Book.
f. S. Book, J. j. Koelsch. and
W. H. Koelsch, who came up to
attend the ceremony of inspec-
tion of st. 0mer Comrandery,
X. T.
DR.. and Mrs. G. N. Raffingtoa
and baby, came in Monday even
ing for visit with Or. Rafting
toms brother, DR.. A. d. Rating
ton and family Of this city. ur.
Raffiington left this morning on 4
business trip. but his wife and
child will remain here for some
days.
Miss Barbara Shaffer entertain
ed several of her friends at her
home on Baker Avenue Tuesady
evening in honor Of Frank.
Lemaster. Of Denver. Progress
sive whist was the order Of the
evening and four tables we're run.
Cleve Gilmore made the birh
score Of the evening. During
the evening refreshments were
served. and everyone present had
la fine time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

Representative Chatten called
a meeiing of the committee on
legislative reapportionment d
few days ago, and talked over
the question of fixing up new
legislative districts of some Of the
extreme western counties now
have to trot double because of
shortage in population. There is
only one bill before the commit.
tee providing for such reappor.
tionment, and that one is by E.
B. Rochester Of Scott county.
Mr.. Chatten thinks it is doubt
full whether any legislation on the
subject is necessary at the present
session. He said:
There are. Of course two or
three western Kansas counties
which under the returns of the
last election now have 25O voters
and are entitled to a separate re-
presentation in the legislature.
But these counties are just barely
over the 25O line. Their popuIa-
tion ducutaTes rapidly. By the
time of the next election they
may have droppd back below 25O.
/ have seen those western counties
90 up and down three times since
/ have lived in Kansas. and |
know that are not stable as to
population. It doesn't seem en-
tirnly equitable to me that q little
western Kansas county. with q
fluctuating population of barely
$50 should be given Q pepresen-
tative in the legislature at the
expense of some member who is
now perhaps representing upward
of 1900 voters. lean hardly see
the necessity for getting into this
squabble. for il we once open the
thing up. il will mean . terrific
fight in which big counties will ov
trying to incrase their representa-
tion, and counties which have fal.
len of, will be struggling to re.
tain what they have"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
k. G. Russell, w. NJ.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 6.-Gover.
aor Hoch today sent a special
message to the state senate urging
the early enactment Of more
stringent laws covering the pro-
hibitory and gambling questions.
The house Of representatives
this afternoon passed the Stone
anti'Dass bill by q vote OF 81 to
81.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
The Law MAKERS
At STATE CAPITAL
What They Are Doing And How They
Are Doing.
The PRIMARY ELECTION LAW

Topeka, Feb. 5.-There has
been a great difference in the re-
ports of the meetings Of the Sen
ate railroad committee as to how
Senator Chapman voted in that
committee on the anti-pass and g
cent fare bills.
Some reports claim that Senator
Chapman voted with the min ority
against those bills, and other re-
ports credit him to the majority.
Here is the straight of it, ard it
comes in the shape of q statement
from Senator Chapman himself.
He said:
The night of the meeting of
the committee. we had long ses-
sion, abd some OF the members
of the committee were in favor of
reporting all the proposed anti.
pass bills back without recon-
mending any one of them. Imy-
self believed that to be the wisest
course and when the vote was
taken, it was 6 to 5 against that
plan. was one of the five.
Thin the only question was which
of the bills should be recommend
ed, and the committee by a vote
of 8 to 8. | being one of the eight,
voted to recommend the strict
anti-lMss and two-cent fare bills
which as everyone knows were
reported"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08
kOiIce % Masons.

Stated Communication of Great
Bend Lodge, No. Is. A. I. A. NJ.
at Masonic Hall in this city. Fri
day evening, February 8, at 7:3O
p. III. Work in Master Mason
degree. All members are urged
to attend
IL u O..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

p Representative Chatten is op-
posed to the primary election
law, and will be found fighting
the Stubbs measure 10 the house.
Mr.. Chatten iusti6es his position
on the ground that it would be q
serious blow to Barton county to
have such q law passed.
Take it for instance" said Mr..
Chatten' in the district composed
of Barton, Stafford and Rice
counties. If We should adopt the
primary law. it would simply
mean that Barton county would
be, forever out of it SO far as
nominating its candidate for dis
trict Judge is concerned. Rice
county would be able to run the
thing to suit itself for an indefn.
ite period. | am not going to
vote for any scheme that will tie
up my county politically as this
measure will do"
There are three primary election
laws before the house; the Stubbs
law, of 36 printed pages, the
) Holden law of so pages, and the
Creech law of % pages. Indica,
tions are that the number 20 will
be pinned to the Creech bill in
other ways, for it is O very thin
and washy apology for primary
election law.
81 The Holdren bill, which is so
long and complicated that it takes
: $50 pages to set it forth. is a
'bifurcated system-half primary
and half convention. The peopl e
vote for delegates to conventions,
and at the same time vote direct
for candidate for all officers
from conuty jobs up to United
States senator. But the vote
direct for. the candidates is prac-
tically nothing but a recommend,
alton. The delegates who are
chosen can 60 to the convention,
aud do about as they please
The Stu6bs bill is the one
which those who really favor a
primary election law want 10 see
/ passed. 1t simply fixes things so
chat everybody gets a chance to
express his choice on the party
candidates for all Offices from the
ground up. Anybody ewho can
get a petition, with the requisite
number of signers can have his
name printed on the party ballot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-08

H. M. HOl oway was down from
Larned Tues. on business, and Incl.
dentally getting all the information
he could concerning the organization
Of a county tair association. He
reported that his city had raised in
the neighbOrhOOd of $4,000 for an
organization, which is a mighty good
showing.