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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

Mrs. Chris WeItmer left sun.
day evening for a visit with rela.
tives and friends at Hutchinson.
Tully Seward returned Sunday
evening from Kansas City where
he has been to learn the latest
kinks in baseball.
Mrs. Johanna Hirsch, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Hirsch. Herman Mel
lies and +. ". Ludwig were in
the city Monday on husine. s
from their homes at Elilnwood.
DR.. O. P. MCPHERSON returned
Sunday evening from a trip to
Kansas City. He WIS accom-.
panied BY Mrs. McPherson's
sister, Miss Clara Wilmer, who
will visit here for some time.
Mr.. Bryant who recently &C.
quired the Great Bend Steam
Laundry property has arrived in
the city with his family and horSe
bold goods and will make his
home in the SineS property in the
Third ward which he acquired at
the same time.
John Lix. window trimmer at
the e. Samupls %. store has fix.
ed up a widow in honor of The
graduates. using the color> Of the
class of '07. and has a window of
which he can we'll feel PROUD.
Just take a look at it when you
are passing that way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

FOR SALE-4 heal of horses,
McCorcmick header. boxes, harm
ess, wagon, drill. pillow. house,
and barn. Call on or write Johr
Brunnemeyer, Heller. Kas.
The plate glass front for the
new Marx & Berscheidt store
room has been put in position,
and it will be only a short time
now until they will be able to oc.
cupy their new quarters.
P. W. Paxson and daughter
came down from Albert FRIDAY
morning. Mr.. Paxson called
here while in the city to renew
his Democrat subscription. He
thinks the green bugs have not
yet cut wheat in his locality, and
does not think the wheat was in
lured very much by the freezing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17
Not so Bad.

wellington. Kan, May, 49,
AS a result of two days dry
weather the green bugs are dying
in great numbers and it is
thought they will do comparative
ly little harm from this time on.
1t is certain that they have ruined
fully 5O.per cent of the growing
wheat in this county and have
destroyed the oats entirely.
Manv fields are being plowed up
and planted in corn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17
PASSES The DOLLAR MARK.

. Chicago. ILL.,. May ID. Wheat
took a tremendous jump at the
opening today, the initial prices
showing gain in leading options
of one and a quarter to eight
cents, the latter advance being on
December delivery. The open
ing was the widest and most ex.
cited seen in years. The predic-
tions made Saturday that Dollar
Wheat would soon be a reality,
was brought about within a few
calls after the opening, Septem-
Der selling at one dollar and one
sbalf cent and December at lone
dollar and three cents.
Trade was too big and too
broad to follow exactly. but every
commission house was stacked up
with buying orders, which we're
to take wheat at market price.
Later, September sold at ninety
-
SIX and December at ninety nine.
May was nominal at ninety-six
and one eighth. The feeling in
the country that the winter wheat
crop had been badly hurt, was
even stronger than Saturday, and
the demand came from all parts
of the United States.
New York, May 13.-There was a
violent advance in wheat here TODAY
aud trading assumed tremendous pro-
portions. July wheat opened one
dollar and three-quarters to one half
gent, an advance of four cents over
Saturday. September opened one
dollar one cent to one dollar and
three and five eighths cents, an ad.
vance otfour cents. Decembetjump
ed from one dollar four to five and
three quarters at opened, having
closed Saturday at one dollar one and
three quarters. In the first hour of
trading over two million bushels of
wheat were bought and sold.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17
Commissioners :rsessdlags
County Clerks Office,
q May 6, 1907.

The Board of County Commission
ers met in adjourned session but no
quorum being present, they adjourned
to meet May 7th.
May !, 1907.
The Board Of County Commission.
ers met 10 adjourned session of May
9th. Commissioners N. W. Klepper
and Frank Wood being present.
Sheriff ]. S. Dalziel, County Attorney
Jas. W. Clarke, County Clerk H. D.
Ashpole were present.
The Commissioners proceeded to
visit the site of the New Steel Bridge
located in Buffalo township between
sections eleven and twelve. Finding
the same erected in conformity with
plans and specifications on file in the
county clerks office, they ordered a
warrant drawn for the contract price.
The Board adjourned to the fol-
lowing day, May s, 1877.
May 8, 1907.
The Board of Commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment of May 7th.
The following bills were allowed:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

The Barton County car for the
Jamestowntrain is almost a certainty.
The gentleman soliciting funds work.
ed nearly all day Saturday, and have
almost enough money. There is
still a little needed. Mr. Dixon re-
turned home Saturday evening and
Cap Lewis will continue to look after
the matter, and try to close it up.
ibis is an opportunity to show to
the greatest part of the United States
Just what is in US, and while it nay
seem to some that there is no direct
financial return coming, still we should
have pride enough to have the best
county in the state represented in the
train. Other counties will be there,
and when this train goes down the
line, if we are not represented the
people will say, what is the matter
with Barton county, Did the bugs
really get the wheat crop, or what is
the reason they are not represented
We do not want that to be the case.
We want to be there head and should.
er above the rest, as we can be, and
as we have the right to be. The way
to be, is to push this thing along.
Let's advertise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

| ~ w Ha'S thCI ISul u DC. Inc WaV
to be, is to push this thing along.
Let's advertise,
John Christoph came up from Ellin.
wood.
Bert Fancher was over from Clahln
Sunday visiting his family.
VIM. Friend of Chicago is in the
city visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wilc.
zeck.
Julius Schroeder was down from
Albert Thursday and renewed his
RuStler subscription.
H. S. Baird of near Pawnee Rock
called in Saturday to renew his Demo.
crat subscription.
VIM. OFT aud wife entertained a
large number Of folks Saturday even.
ing in honor of Will OFT and family
One of the Canadian experts who
visited this section las tweek has gone
on record in Chicago that Kansas
would not raise half a crop of wheat.
H. d. Brooker and wife came up
from Hutchinson Sunday evening fol
a brief visit with relatives and friends.
John Lubbers and wife were I'D
from Logan township Friday, and
while in the city called here to renew
his Rustler subscription.
In the annual distribution of money |
to the Firemen's relief fund of the |
various cities in the state, the Great
Bend department gets s225.4l.
Charlie Weight was up from, the
Hudson locality Friday. He made
this office pleasant call, renewing
his fathers Democrat subscription.
Sundays Kansas CityIStar contain.
ed cut of Ora Dodge, or rather two
OF them, one from a photo of him
when he was sixteen years old. and
the other as he is today. Mr.. Dodge
is counted one of Kansas City's big
men.
We have received No. One oflvol.
One OF the Englewood Chief, publish.
ed at Englewood, Kansas, one of the
growing town Of the southwest. H
K. Russell is the man at the helm.
May he Russell long AMI successfully
as editor Of the Chief.
Word was received in this,city Mon.
day announcing the death Of George
Stryker, formerly of this city, at Mon
rose, Colo. Mr.. Styker was mem
Der of the 4. o. U. W. Lodge at this
place, and the message was sent 10
notify the officers of that organization.
Thos. McGinty, of near
seward, was here Wednesday on
business. While in the city he
,alled and renewed his subscrip.
ion to the News. Mr.. McGinty
S one of the early settlers Of tile
county. He was here when times
we're so hard that a dime looked
anger than dollar does..today to
he average person. Mr.. Nc
Unity is one of the county's Irish
armers. st. John News.
Up to the present time the
much talked of green bug is do.
ng little if any damage to the
wheat of Stafford county, al
hOugh the bugs are here in great
umbers. We have made inouir-
es of farmers residing..in aimo st
very direction from..town::and in
o case have they stated that the
ug was doing harm. Here is
oping that Mr. G. B. will take
ity Oh poor old Stafford county
I'd pass her up" unmolested. :
A
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

Lie. Breeder left Monday
morning for a two or three weeks
business and pleasure trip to
points in Missouri.
Cliff Kelley. Of Hutchinson,
came up Saturday evening and
spent Sunday visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. S. Marx, and other
friends.
DR.. Homer Robinson, of Kansas
City, a brother of DR.. j. H. Rob.
inson of this city. came in Satur.
day evening for a few days visit
with friends here.
= j. D. Hoffman, of Beaver
township, was in the city Monday
morning on his way to the west
ern part of the state to look after
his land investments.
Probate Judge Torrey per.
formed the ceremony Satprdo y
afternoon that united for life
George P. Manieot. of Great
Bend and Anna P. Senka of ElIip.
wood.
Syl Dixon, the wheat boomer,
who has been working up the
special train from these parts to
the jamestown exposition, left
Sunday for Lyons to get the PEG,
pie there interested in a car.
Mrs. M. L. Thies, of the Bar.
ton House, left Monday for
an extended trip through Europe,
where she will visit with relatives
in Belgium, France, Germany and
Switzerland. She expects to be
absent about three months.
DR.. Chas. MiIligan, of Garnet,
Kansas, is in the city for a few
days visit with his brother, Assis.
tant Postmaster, Tom MiIligan.
de will 90 on to eastern Colorado
for a visit with his parents be-
fore returning to his home.
CIV. Thatcher left Monday
evening for Wichita to attend q
meeting of the Grand Commander
of the Knights TempIar. There
will probably be several other
members DIST. 0mer Commandqry
Of this city also attend tbe'conclave
There was a baseball game
1t the fair grounds Sunday
n sDite of the bad weather.
The boys from school district
No. 4 PLAYED the town bows
| game and the score at the
inish was 30 to 3 in favor of'Dis.
irict 4.
Frank Norris, Pat Murphy.
Nm. Murphy and W. P. FEEDER.
representatives of the local lodge
# Knights of Columbus, left
to attend the state meet.
NO of the order ct Leavenwortb.
they expect to retrun about
Thursday.
4. K. Moses was suddenly taken
ute i'll at his home Sunday
corning and has since been con.
ned to the house. but is reported
o be considerably better today.
lie has been ordered by his phy.
lclan to be perfectly quiet for q
ay or two, and will probable be
ole to get down town again in q
hort time,
Mr.. Aaron Ward, city marshal
nd street commissioner during
le last term, will contest the an.
olntments made BY Mayor BRIG.
am. Mr.. Ward claims the Office
nder the old soldier preference |
w. This law has been recently |
In Topeka and other /
ties and Mr.. Ward thinks why l
't 10 Oakland. Oakland Gossi D a
tate Journal c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17
Sale.

White Kaffir Corn seed. and
millet seed First class quality.
s. A. Newcomb,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

The road petitions of A. !. Deck.
ert, Bert Schenk and Albert Janke
were laid over until July meeting.
No further business appearing
board adjourned to meet in regular
session as board of equalization June
3, 1907.
+ ATTEST: H. D. Ashpole,
County Clerk.
Signed: N. W. Keeper,
Chairman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-17

Great Bend Fur. Co.. ........... loo 90
The following bonds were approved;
SSShattuck, Constable Of Hosington.
CHI Boyle, &c"
W B King, constable Of Great Bend CITY.
Sw PripaIe, justice Of Peace Of Hoisngton.
J P Walker, d"
] C Meyer. Lakin tw,.
IaueS Clayton Great BeudiCity
J II Jennison,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
TIMELY TOPICS.

Get a Melink safety deposit vault for your valuables. All sizes at Ham, ilton Hardware Co.'S.
 Many new shapes are shown at L. Chase X Sons in their November line of millinery.
 The Emerson shoes at J. q. Jackie & Sons are shoes that can always be depended on.
 United Gas Improvement Co sells the burner with a reputation, the Welsbach reflex.
 Ladies' real kid gloves in black to- night at Reid X Hughes, If buttons s.
 Chrysanthemum sale at Dallas's. POtted plants in bloom from 2Jc up.
 John ]. Sheehan mentions a few of his popular brands at low prices to- night.
 Universal shoes. s2: Faultless shoes s2.iO at Connecticut Boot X Shoe Cos will please the ladies.
 See Hallet X Davis's S4O piano and also determine the easy way you can get it.
 \. F. COwles has pretty hats for the little folks as we'll as for the older ones.
 Saturday candy at 2or pound box at ApOthecaries Hall Cos. Try some of their hot drinks.
 Get your suit at Jones. Morgan & Co.'S and you will be dressed stylish ly and up to date
 The ROsengarten suits. coats and skirts are ready to wear and priced right for to-night's patrons.
 Mems ribbed undershirts at A. Mailhiot's for 39c tonight and Mon day. Children's Tam O'Shanters z5c.
 Don't take any chances with your eyes. TpsOn. the specialist, can fit you with glasses
 The Benson Furniture Co.'S big stock reduction sale is the place where you can save money on furni- turs.
 Miller & Peek have misses her ringbone ehsviOt coats. all lined at sass.
 Nugent-s pharmacy is Headquarters for the best and purest drugs Full line Of toilet goods
 GTieve. Bisset & Holland have Vsnise coat lace sets at 75c a set EI- bow length Iisle gloves soc
 Extra special bargains at CurTsn1s tonight for those vhO want little things for Sunday
 ! B. MuIIfnes & Son have suits for man and b0E that have style and fit
 The D-igzs q Smith Co have a fas bargain ia a slightly used piano szIs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
FOR FALSE ARREST
Mrs Peck Brings Suit Against
 Constable BaisdeD.

Mrs Henrietta L. Peck, widow or the late Franklin l.. Peck, has brought suit for false arrest against F. S. Baisden, a constable at Crom- well. She claims $500 damages.
 The alleged arrest is said to have taken place on the afternoon of July 27 last. It seems that Mrs Peck's au- tomobile was seen by the constable mentioned, passing through Crom- we'll at an unlawful speed. By re- ferring to the state automobile di- rectory Baisden saw at once that the machine was the property of Frank lin l.. Peck. It never occurred to him that the machine could have been sold, or that MT Peck at that time had been for some months dead. He subse- quently ascertained the fact of MT Peck's death ,and then, it seems, he had a warrant issued for her ar rest, having placed all his reliance upon the directory of automobile owners.
 Mrs Peck claims she was put to considerable inconvenience and suf- fered much indignity because of the unwarranted contact with the law. brought about by the lack of proper information on the part of the con- stable. The papers in the case have been returned to the district court to which the case is made returnable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
TICKET SALE MONDAY.
Seats for Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert at Buckingham Pharmacy.

Monday morning at 8 o'clock will see, in all probability, a long line formed at the Buckingham pharmacy, Bank and Grand streets, when the sale of seats for the Boston Symphony concert opens. The concert is to be Eeld Monday evening, November H., and already there has been such in terest displayed in the unusual event that what is expected to be the great est demand for seats ever known To- cally will be in evidence.
 The sale will open at 8 o'clock, as stated, and purchasers in line will be limited to ten tickets each. The prices have been fixed at $2, S1.50 and $1. and it is not improbable that every seat in the house will be sold long before the date of the concert. So early securing of sittings is advised those who do not wish to miss the greatest musical treat that Water bury has ever had.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

The regular meeting of the Brooklyn Athletic club will be held tomorrow. Miss Margaret Greaney and Miss Mary Malone of Bank street spent yesterday in New Haven.
 The regular monthly meeting of the St Thomas Cadets will be held in the Lyceum tomorrow morning at 11:30.
 MT and Mrs Charles Genzler gave a Halloween party at their home on Norton avenue, Thursday evening.
 Although Patrick Donahue is the new captain of the Brooklyn Athletic club it is most probable that Michael Madden will be manager of the baseball team again next sea- son. Madden ie the only one that has ever had much success with the team and without him in the game nearly as much interest would be taken.
 It is said that an effort was made to get Andrew Stein, the tackle on the old Cadet team, to re- turn to the game and join the All Waterbury eleven. But Andrew did not like the prospects of once more getting into the fray and decided that he would keep out. He would materially strengthen the All Water bury team.
 The rooms of the Brooklyn Athletic club were crowded last ev- ening at their annual Halloween so- ciable. The festivities were started by a brief address by Stephen O'Brien, the first president of the organization. He was followed by President Martin Duane and Michael Madden, manager of the baseball team. Songs were rendered by the Union Square quartet and solos by Mrs Patrick Royce. Music for dancing was furnished by Lallier's' orchestra. During the evening re- treatments were served.
 It is said that Max Glene until recently proprietor of pool room in Brooklyn but who skipped town ow- ing a number of bills is in Phila- delphia. The police have had heard no information to that effect, in fact, as far as is known no warrant was ever made out for his arrest. The principal creditors seem to be a number of young men that were ac- customed to h2ng around the pool room. Glenc sold tickets for a chance on an alarm clock which was never rallied eff. A couple of fel- lows got their hands on the time piece yesterday and sold it.
 A horse of the Connecticut company attached to a wagon Of the same concern ran away on Bank street this morning. It started in front of Ciminera's saloon and near the Bank street bridge collided with the wagon of the American Steam laundry, upsett'ng the last named vehicle. AS 1t was going under the Bank street bridge one of the rear wheels caved in but this did not deter the horee from continuing its run. It turned into South Riverside street but was at length brought to halt when It ascended the walk and collided with big tree. The wagon was badly used up while all the material for repairing wires. etc, which was in the wagon was strewn along the streets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down for
 Our Busy Readers.

The lawn south of the Capitol at Hartford is producing a large second crop of dandelions.
 Falling five stories from the build ing at Court and State streets, Bridge port, Victor Kilbourne, a painter, was probably fatally injured yesterday. Mrs Anna Johnson, the wife of William Johnson of Hartford, dropped dead about o'clock last evening at the corner of Putnam and Park streets while returning from shopping.
 Apparently despondent because of failure to receive a legacy, which he said he was expecting, John Choni. German farmer, committed suicide at Bolton yesterday morning, leaV- ing his family destitute.
 An unknown man, who registered at the Commercial house, Hartford as J. N. Pelton, New York, was taken from his room last evening suffering from gas poisoning and at the Hart ford hospital was reported in a seri- ous condition.
 JOuu feIeTSOu OL Hal tlOiu, Cih ployed by the Connecticut company on the sand cars, fell under loaded sand car at Flannagan's sand pit on Burnside avenue, East Hartford, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, cutting off one leg.
 It became known yesterday that Captain Richard Melvin, the head of the United Army, had suddenly left Bridgeport with about $300 belong ing to men who came to him in ans wer to an advertisement that he had work for forty or fifty skilled work men on out of town jobs.
 A divorce decree was granted Charles Bailey of Sterling yesterday. Bailey, a man S3 years old, a veteran of the civil war, asked for a divorce from his young bride on the grounds of desertion. She was Lena M. Pur- pie and was 19 years old when he married her at the age of 6S years After a year of married life she ran away.
 Frederick o. Leavenworth of New Haven, who has sued his mother, his guardian, alleging that she appro- priated part of his estate, to-day ask ed the right to appeal from the ac- ceptance of the account of his moth CT, which was filed in the probate court twenty years ago. The request was granted. MT Leavenworth claims to have lost s2O,000 as the result of the former action of the court.
 Owing to the step wearing away,so that finally the wheel base was allow ed to settle, ripping all the cogs out of the gear and causing the electric light to go out suddenly Thursday night, the plant of the East Haddam Electric light company at Leesville will be out of commission until Sat- urday night anyway. A diver from the Scott company. New London, has been secured to come Saturday and work on the step which is far below water and is even worse now than ever, owing to the freshet in the riv- CT. Kerosene lamps were hurriedly brought out Thursday night. The sudden darkness was thought at first to bc Halloween trick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
LOVE THAT WAS FATAL.
Sixteen Year Old Girl Who Elopei
 With Foster Father.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2.-When her lover was arrested last night upon a warrant sworn out by his wife in Newark, N. J., 16 year old Juliana Pott, who has been posing for two years as the wife of Adell Pott, and living with him in this city, con- mitted suicide by drinking carbolio acid.
 The girl was found dead in her room by Newark detective who had arrested Pott and who was coming back to take charge of the girl.
 The girl was foster daughter of Pott, and two years ago he left his wife and two small children. It was long time before the wife discover ed the whereabouts of her husband but when she did she took steps to have him arrested.