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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
Surprise Pariy.

a most pleasant surprise was
planned and met with the best II
success when abou, twelve you g
people went to the home OF Viii
Vollmer on Elinwood Street and
there rendered him a complet,
surprise, the occasion being his -
birthday, He was very tired and
almost deserted the family gronp,
when a noise and then what " S
happening was able to be seen,
} he evening was spent in various
games until Miss Ella, called US to
work, when each INDUCED in a tafTy
pulling contest. The winner we could
not say. AT late hour all depirted
wishing Will many more such
birthdays and promising to come
again. The young people presented
hlm with a watch chain as a token of
the OCCASION. Those present we,e
Misses Lois Sans, Barbara Schaffer
Florence Lee, Carrie Crilly, Bertha
Clark, Hazel Buckland and Messrs
Fred Merritt, George Sans, Fred
Hans, Frank Lemaster of Beaver.
Leland lngersoll and Bert Jenkins.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
Astsrs Is What Its Advertising Makes II.

Schiller wrote: Every Man
Stamps His Value Upon Himself.
The Price We Challenge For Our.
selves Is Given U.s."
This statement contains most of
the philosophy o. advertising.
Particularly does it explain the
various degrees and kinds OF
store-success.
Almost without variation,
stores come to be the concrete
effect Of the advertising that is
done for them. They come to
Typify The Net Result Or The
Campaigns Of Publicity That
Have Been Carried Through For
Them.
In almost every city in the
world the biggest and best store
is the one that has been adver-
tised in the biggest and best ways.
The next store in Importance has
also been second in the intel.
ligence and enterprise shown in
its advertising. And the com.
parison will hold true down to the
tenth store in importance or the
last one of all.
So that. to paraphrase Schiller,
Every Merchant Stamps The
Character OF His Advertising
Upon His Store. And The Sort
Of Reputation We Challenge. For
Our Enterprise is Given Them.
Try an ad. in the Rustler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

The great Republican function
of Kansas took place here Tues.
day night when the Kansas Day
club held its banquet at the
Topeka Auditorium. The at
tendance was not as large as usual,
and there was considerable sigh of
dlscord between the square
deal" faction and the politician"
crowd. Jim Challis of Atchison
said some uncomplimentary things
about the prOhibitorv law. and
William Newlin of Hutchinson
added to the discord by prophesy-
ing ruin for the party unless it
got tight on the square deal issues.
NeWllr'S speech was q rabble
rouser. Here is one extract; let
this legislature rise in its might
and determine that what is good
for the people of Ohio and Wis
consin is good for the Kansan and
he must have it. The record of
Kansas is being written now.
Our people are waiting, axiously
waiting, for the signal which
shall announce our freedom from
corporation and railroad gre ed
and control. He who hesitates is
lOstl He who dallies is a dastardl
He who doubts is damnedr'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

county. shall continue to be un.
der the management and control
of the board of control. and shall
be used az a state asylum for the
lncurable insane
The State Industrial school for
boys is situated north of North To.
peka on a 40 acre tract. The board
of control wants more land for the
school farm, and land in the
vicinity of the school is held at
SlOO per acre, it being choice
river bottom land. The board of
control also recommends the en-
largement of the state hospitals
for the insane, aud this has made
1t likely that before long, the in
dustrial school will be moved out
into a distinctly farming region,
and the present buildings turned
oVre to the authorities of the state
asylum. If such d change is
made at the present session, it
seems likely that Great Bend has
at least an equal show with other
western Kansas. towns 70 land the
institution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
institution.

All excepting the signature of
the Governor to the bill, Kansas
now has an iron-clad pure food
law, modelled in all respects on
the national pure food law plan.
1t holds grOcers and other food
sellers RESPONSIBLE for the purity
of their goods, unless they can
produce a written guarantee from
the wholesale or jobber from
whom the goods we're obtained.
-Four inspectors are provided at
salaries Of not over $3.50 per
month, whose business it will be
to travel around over the state
and send in samples of suspected
foodstutfs. Additional chemists
are provided at the tsate univer-
sity and state agricultural college
to look after the analytical work.
Both houses of the legislature
passed the law as it was prepared
by Senator G. l.. Huffman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Charley Leschesky was out from
Kansas City for few days.
Cash Moses. arrived from the
west Tuesday morning. e.
Judge +. c. Cole returned
Monday evening from a business
trip to Topeka.
Mat Tower, of Hoisington, was
in the city to lay visiting with his
many friends here.
5. + Meyer has returned from
an extended visit with friends in
Mcpherson county.
Miss Catherine Farmer Of
Canon City is in the city visiting
the family of Amos johnson.
Earl Rediger and wife have re,
turned from their visit with Mrs.
Rediger's people at Burlington.
The marriage of a we'll know
young couple suddenly took place
Monday. Wait for The announce. =
met.
Lyman Dodge has been ge ting
around sort of sideways fora cou.
pie of davs. all on account of a
bone fclOn on one Of his fingers.
Miss Floy Dodge is prevented .
from attending school by a bone
felOn, which has caused her all
sorts of trouble the last few days.
Jacob Sessler, of route six. is
slowly recovering from an attack
Of the grip, be having been con-
lined to the house for about six
weeks.
Mrs John Berscheidt OF ElIin.
wood, left Tuesday morning for
Aurora, ILL.,, in response to a
notice of the death Of her father
Mr.. Henry Koehl.
Mrs. w. }. McGreevey has
ended the suspense at home by
arriving Monday night. w. J.
says he thinks now that he is once
more among the living.
Mrs. j. +. Petit, who was cal.
led to her old home in Ohio some
time ago, by the serious illness of
her father. whose death followed.
returned Saturday evening. o..
Rev. K. A. Tompson OF Plats-
burg Mo. well begin a series of
meetings at the Christian church
Sunday Feb. third. Everybody
invited to this meeting.
B. W. Mcdonald on the south
side will have sDring frys sure
enough. He has an old hen that
is rather thrifty. and Saturday
hatched out eight little chickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Merton
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. f.. r..
Moses. Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
Moses, Mr.. and Mrs. R. II.
Moses, and Mrs. S. j. Shaw at
dinner Monday.
F. Vernon Russell and James
W. Clarke left Monday evening
for Topeka to be present at
the meeting Of the Kansas Day
Club. They will probably remain
in Topeka 60 attend a meeting of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
Capital Punishment Abolished.

Topeka, Jan. 29.-The Wheeler
Simon bill to abolish capital
punishment passed the senate and
houes today and now goes to the
governor. While no Kansas
governor has ever signed the
death sentence, the present bill
wipes out that feature.
Isaac Reynolds is reported as
being quite poorly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

tremendous and there will proba
oily be some sort of legislation Of
the subject. The 2 cent fare pro-
position is very Ill uch in doubt,
ard the primary election law,
which the railroads are fighting
hard, is almost done for.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

j. E. Guyer of Stafford county
is still on the trail of the bucket
shops. His tirst bill prohibiting
bucket shops in Kansas was killed
by the judiciary committee with
ou. giving Guyer a hearing, so he
changed the title of the bill. and
reintroduced it. The sentiment
of the members seems to be
friendly TO the Guyer bill, and he
may succeed in getting it over the
rocks. There are laws against
oucket shops already on the books;
the trouble is that they don't stop
the bucketshops. Mr.. Guyer says
that his bill will do this, and he
proposes to make a strong effort
to secure its enactment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

The railroads are hanging to
their right to give brides in the
form of free passes to public
officials with almost as much des.
peration as they are clinging tc
the Scent fare for passengers.
Both propositions were the sub.
ject of an important conference 1oi
the house and senate railroad com.
mitees' in the Senate chamber
Monday night, at which the rail-
roads were represented by such
men as John Sebastian, passenger
traffic o manager of the Rock
Island, W. j. Black. passenger
traffic manager of the Santa Fe,
Alex Hilton, general passenger
agent of the Frisco, and H. C.
Townsend, general passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific.
The fact that the railroads are
using men of such caIiber in their
fight indicates the desperate nat.
ure of the struggle which they
will make to retain the right tc
retain the free pass bribe and The
8 cent fare by which the public
pays Che cost Of the bribes.
In spite Of the fact that the
railroads have collected petition $
from their employes-whe beliye
that discretion is the better part
of valor, and sign most anything
presented by the company
the pressure on the legislature foI
a real and-pass law is becoming
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

FOR SALE-No. 9 Austin we'll
drill, complete with horse power.
In first class condition. y. F.
Scheak, OImitz.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01

W. A. and Lynn Moses came
out from Kansas City Tuesday
morning. returning that evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
reform SCHOOL
o. .. VUI k
90 ULLL Hvs
e
An Appropriation Of 100000 Is
Asked For.
nov IS The TINE FOR WORK.

Topeka. Jan. 30. If the state
industrial school for boys is to be
moved from Topeka, why rot
loeate5i it at Great Bend9
This is the proposition, il. brief,
which has been checked up to the
legislature by Senator q. l..
Chapman and Representative W.
NJ. Chatten of Barton county.
Senator Chapman introduced in
the Senate on Tuesday the bill
which, if it becor es a law, will
put the propose Change into effect.
One other bill providing for
the relocation of the Boys Indus
trial school has already been in
troduced. This provides that the
school shall be taken to Abilene.
Senator Chapman said in speak
ING of the bill which he has intro
duced; 1t is my idea that if the
Boys lndustFial:School is moved
from Topeka, it should be taken
well toward the western part of
the state The. girls industrial
. school is snow located at Beloit, i n
northwestern Kan ;a5; why no!
locate the boys school at Great
Bend which is in southwestern
Kansas
1t doesn't look exactly right to
me to see the school merely moved
out to Abilene. | am inclined to
think it is doubtful whether tt
school is moved at all, because
there are sure to be a good many
d applicants, and in the discussion,
It's likely that the school will be
left at Topeka"
The bill which Senator Chap
man drafted. aud which has been
introduced by him in the Senate,
and by Representative Chatten in
the house. is as follows.
Be it enacted by the ,legisla-
ture OF the state of Kansas; that
the sum of 100000 or so much
therof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropri-
ated for the purpose Of securing q
suitable site and for the erection
and equipment of suitable build
ings for the state industrial school
for boys.
The board of control of the
state charitable institutions shall
select and purchase suitable site
for such buildings. which site
shall be within two miles of the
corporate limits Of the city of
Great Bend in Barton county {;
provided that a. tract of land of
not less than 240 acres nor more
than $40 acres be. offered for sale
to the state at not more than $40
per acre, in such location as said
board may select within the limits
prescribed in this section, and
= within six months from the pas.
sage of this act; provided that if
such tract of land is not offered
for sale at said price within said
six months. that said board of
control Of state charitable institu.
tions select a suitable site within
two miles of the corporate limits
of said city Of Great Bend and
obtain the title to the site thus
selected BY condemnation.
Immediately upon the selec-
tion of such site, and the obtain
ing of title tn ereto. as provided
in section 2 of this act, the board
Of control shall proceed to adopt
plans, engage suitable superin-
tendent Of construction, If deemed
necessary, and erect such build
ings pursuant to the provisions of
this act.
Upon the completion of the
buildings herein provided for, the
buildings now being occupied and.
used as the state industrial scho ol
for boys near Topeka in Shawnee
i.ss.aa ..s.-., SO .tra.s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF welded LIFE
ildl is the Record Of Mayor c. ".
Noses and Wife.

Il
lty, In the persons of E. W.
Moses, a young business man and
Miss Annia Wood. daughter of a
we'll known Barton county farmer.
we're united in the bonds Of we'd
lock, Rev. 0. A. Palmer officiat.
ing. The wedding was a quiet
affair, only a few of the near rel
atlves being present. Time in
its tlighS brings many changes.
so it has to this couple. Popular
among the young crowd of that
day, they are popular with the
young crowd still and with the
old crowd, and with the middle.
aged crowd, and in fact with all
crowds. They have continued to
reside in our midst, have borne
their part of the burden of build
ing up this excellent community,
been active workers in the church,
i'll the lodges, ia society, and in
=
all things for the better interest
of oil classes. Mr.. Moses has
grown in business until today the
firm of which lie is a member is
rated as one of the strongest
financial institutions in the central
part of the state. He has held
various positions of honor, but
none with any remuneration at
taChed. He is the present mayor,
anO has on three different oc-
caslonS occupied that place. In
fact so satisfactory have his SER
vices always been, that he could
be mayor as long as he wanted to.
Tuesday the event occurring in
1882 was celebrated. The first
event of the day was a reunion of
the Moses brothers and a dinner
at the mayors home. Six of the
boys, W. A. of Kansas City, Lynn
and Col. Cassius of Los Angeles,
G. L, and S. E. of this city,
gathered with an intimate friend
or two and enjoyed the occasion.
The seventh brother. Arthur,
living on the northern Pacific
coast, was prevented from attend
ing. In the evening a large num-
ber of friends we're invited. CON-
ing in two sections as it we're. one
crowd from seven to nine, and the
other after nine. Mrs. E. W.
Moses assisted by Mrs. S. Z.
Moses and Mrs. Jennie Castle re-
celved the guests. E. w. was
every place, as happy as a man
with large family. welcoming
his children home for a reunion.
In fact many Of US who attended
sort Of look upon K. W. as a
father. Excellent refreshments
were served, Mrs. Judge Cole be-
ing in charge, assisted by the
Misses Florence and Caroline
Castle, Elsie Wood. Francis Cole.
and Grace Allison. The occasion
was a regular old time affair and
every one was made to feel ut
home.
Later in the evening a crowd of
E. WIS cronies, headed by Judge
Cole. presented him and his wife
with a baby cab, said to have been
used BY @. E. Dodge, F. v. Rus
sell, and Willis Bolinger, in their
time. and strongly recommended
to Mr.. and Mrs. Moses. The
gift was accepted with a promise
to cherish it as a memento Of the
occasion.
We but voice the sentiment of
the city in saying to f. W. and
Mrs. Moses that we all hope to
live long enough to assist them in
celebrating their golden wedding
twenty FIVE years hence. We con-.
gratulate them on their success in
life and trust that may be- spared
to enjoy the fruits Of their, toll
dedicated to making the locality
in which We live bloom like
gardan Of rosees.
FOR SALE-No. 9 Austin we'll
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
Safe, Sure and Speedv.

No external remedy ever yet de-
vised has so fully and unquestionably
met these three prime conditions as
successfully as Allcock's Plasters.
They are safe because they contain
no deleterious drugs and are manu-
featured upon scientificeprinciples of
medicine. They are sure because
nothing goes into them except ingre-
dents which are exactly adapted to
the purposes for which plaster is re-
quired. They are speedy in their ac-
ton because their medicinal qualities
go right to their work of relieving
pain and restoring the natural and
healthy performance of the functions
of muscles, nerves and skin.
Allcock's Plasters are the original
and genuine porous plasters and like
most meritorious articles have been
extensively initiated, therefore always
make sure and get the genuine.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
What is Pe-rze-nu !?
Is it a Catarrh Remedy, or Tonic,
or is it Both?

great
Which Of
Ia tonic?
be atanhr emedy thai is nota lsoa atomic
catarh who weakened
a Of
Pruna confirms this opinion from every quarter the earth
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
Made Much on Small Capital.

TWENTY-FIVE years ago w. S. Wctham
left the town of La Grange, Ga, with
the munificent sum of one dollar IN
his pocket and landed in New York
with nothing to his credit but his
clothes and his character. The quality
of the former does not matter and the
quality of the latter has shown itself.
He is to-day president of 20 banks, all
but four of which are situated in his
native state. In return for Georgia S
small advance of 100 cents he has
pretty well cornered her banking in
terests and has in keeping a goodly
amount of her funds. The four banks
of which he is President outside Of the
state of Georgia are situated in Flor
ida.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11

without worrying much until dropsy
set in. My feet and ankles swelled
up, my hands puffed and became so
tense I could hardly close them. 1had
great difficulty in breathing, and my
heart would flutter with the least ex-
ertion. l could not walk far without
stopping again and again to rest. Since
using four boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills the bloating has gone down and
the feelings of distress have disap-
peared."
Sold by all dealers SO cents box.
-Ml1burn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
OLD CAPT. cAcK's QUESTION.
Somewhat Pointed, But II Denoted
Quick Intelligence.

Pierce Jay, the commissioner OF
banks of Massachusetts,, at the Ameri-
can Bankers associations convention
in st. Louis, advocated better &C
counting system.
But above ALL" said Mr.. Jay, in
a discussion of his idea, I'VE want
Intelligence, if embezzlement is to be
thoroughly put down. Systems are
good, but intelligence is better, and
in cashiers and tellers and book
keepers and note clerks we went the
same keen, quick intelligence that
characterized old Capt. Hiram Cack,
of Gloucester.
"Cack lay very i'll. One day he got
down-hearted, feeling that his case
was hopeless.
"I fear, DOCTOR he said, there isn't
much hope for me-
"tOh, yes, there u.s. the doctor an
swered Three years ago was in
your condition precisely, and look at
me now
"Cack, intelligent and alert, said
quickly:
What doctor did you have?"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
+. cremated Body of. Child.

Charles Peterson, a Chicago laborer,
was fined $25 for having cremated the
corpse of his child. Peterson was with
out sufficient funds to give the child
proper burial and held the body in
the house Ave days, hoping to- secure
money for a funeral Neighbors com
planned to the police and when the
officers visited Peterson he informed
them that, despairing of being. able to
obtain enough money to bury the child
decently he had carried the corpse to
the foundry where he was employed
and burned II in one of the furnaces.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
New York Philanthropist.

Dr. Adelaide Wallerstein, rich,
young and handsome, has turned part
of her elegant New York home into a
physicians Office. Here she devotes
about six hours day to practicing
medicine, all the income SO derived
going to her charity work on the east
side of the city. Mrs. Wallerstein is
accomplished and socially prominent,
but has given up most of her society
pleasures for her professional and
charitable work
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
owe. Double AlIeqiance.

Count Prosper D'Epinay, who has
been decorated in Paris by the British
ambassador with the Victorian Order,
is in the odd position of being a Brit
ish subject and yet a Frenchman at
the same time He was born in the
island of Mauritius some IS years ago.
The island, of course, is inhabited by
a French-speaking population and once
formed part of the territories of
France. Both the counts parents be.
ing French, the count is regarded in
France as Frenchman, but being
born under the British flag he is just
as surely British subject.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
TalIest American Soldier.

The distinction of being the -tallest
man in the United States army be-
longs to Ernest d. Peck, first lieu
tenant in the engineer corps. He is
six feet four and half inches in
height. Lieutenant Peck is a native
of Wisconsin and was graduated from
the Oshkosh high school. Lieutenant
Peck is now on duty at Yellowstone
Park, Wyoming. and has supervised
the building of a military road known
as Peek's Pike. He is called Pixies
Peak by his comrades in the service
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
Knows Whom He Can Trust.

Police Commissioner Bingham has
learned one important fact that will be
of aid to him in his official career.
When he desires to get the exact facts
about some large question that is to
the front in New York city he calls
in the newspaper reporters located at
police headquarters and has a heart
to-heart talk. AS one of them says:
HE gets it straight, and so straight
that not all the men of the force can
fool him on that one point"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
Fate OF OHIO. CRY OF TOLEDO. s,

STATE OF 1 OHIO. c c.nnr9 OF TOLEDO IS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is seLiof
partner Of the nrm of F. j. CHENEY q Co., doing
business in the City Of Toledo. County and state
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
of CArARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CArARRH CURE. .
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence,
this 9th day Of December, A. D.. 1886.
- - A. w. GLEASON,
sEALf - NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system Send for testimonials. free.
+ f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists &c.
Take Hall : Family Pills for constipation.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-11
Proved Good Man of nu.ine.s.

While preaching in Pueblo, Col, a
few years ago Rev. Edward ]. Wilcox
found himself in the embarrassing po-
sition of being unable to pay his debts.
Knowing that If he stuck to the pulpit
he would have small chance of getting
! even with the world, he quit preach.
, ing and went into the mining business
To-day he owns mines in Colorado
worth $4,000 900, besides a great deal
of other valuable property.