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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
Friday s Findings

S. Gauo was at Nickerson
Thursday
ice .Iennisch is in from Od:n
on business.
. Leo Kern OF Dundee is report
ed iqnite sick
W. c. Stanley spent Saturday
at Hutchinson
&C. 5 Cutler left for Denver
Thursday evening
c. P. Ayers is shipping several
car loads of hogs today.
Frank H. M,CrackeD went to
Ellinwood this morning. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Will, Werhahn
were in from Albert today -----.r,s
David Barrett was a visitor from
Pawne Rock this morning
Mrs Geo Jackson of Comanche
is here visiting with Mrs Selle = =
Marion Seward went to HuLcbin-
son this morning on business.
John johnson came home this
morning On the Scott City branch
The Silver Circle met with Mrs
> Mic Berscheidt Thursday afternoon
Mrs. W. E. Stoke went to
Hutchinson this morning for a
visit.
Miss Edna Thomas and Winnie
Musll we're up from Elllnwood
today.
Miss Martha Dannebohm went
to EIlinwood today for a visit with
friends . ng.9 l ,f
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Curtis were
in from Seward today visitineand
shopping. ifr- TT
Adolph Kliessen of Ellinwood
was here Thursday on his way to
Dodge City
Miss Lelah Thorpe returned
from a visit with relatives in Iowa
> Thursday evening
Richard Speck returned today to
his home at Offerle after a visit
with relatives here.
Miss Hattie Meacham has &C.
cepted position as bookeeper for
the Moses s Allison coal company
S. W. Prindle of Hoisington and
j. C. Woodburn of Eureka re-
turned from Larned this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. David SDeck and
ON Silas are visiting trends in the
city and may 60 to Hutchinson
to see Bryan.
Dan Miller of Buffalo returned
this MOI cling from Haskell County
after a short visit with Walter
Boyd and family
g Mrs Rosa Sellick of Emporis
stopped off here on her way home
from a visit in California. Thurs
day'for a visit with her cousin
Mrs E JSwift and family
Mrs. Thomas Graham came il
this morning from her home a
Livingston Montana for q visi
with her parel.ts Mr.. and Mrs. A
NJ. .Woodburn and family.
Sid Newcombe went t o Pawne,
Rock this morning to survey ant
Law out drive ways and roads ant
line up everything for the esablisI
3 ment Of d park around the histori
Pswnee Rock
Charley Rozel is here fron
Hutchinson today. Mr.. Roze
was among the early settlers here
He came in the early seventie
was a city officer and proprieto
Of a harness shop belonged to b
band but be was younger the
than now
Mrs. Webb Beardsley is ut wor
in the Office of county assessor a
Office deputy. Mrs. Beardsley
familiar with Office work havin
been deputy county treasurer fc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10

Adolph Nicolet has bought the
colt, "John De Soto" Of George Peck.
This colt was the two year old first
preuim winner at the last fair and
now weighs 1900 and wont be three
years old until the last. Of May. a 81
Phil Kopplin. vas over from
Hoisington Sunday.
Max Moore left for Q western
trip Sunday, evening. .-a <-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
Dawson Q Zutavern
81 Wos-s4 .sass'l7Rl
For Sale

Utl ~
10 room house, two stories,
stable, nice trees, 1OOx14O, west
Broadway. Finest location in
town. Price $4,000. '-... ="
6 room house, one and one.
half stories, east Broadway,
corner lot. $l,400. cd.
5 room house, small stable,
southwest part Of town, close in.
Price 81, 200.
8 room house, pantry and
closet, small stable, southwest
part OF town, close in. $500.
Vacant block, well set to!alf
ALA, near round house.
Vacant lot 10Ox15O in block
16 H. P. Addition. ,....
Vacant lot 15Oxl50 inlblock
10 81. P. Addition. .
Vacant lot 1OOx15O in block
IL Fl. P. Addition.
Vacant lot 15Oxl5O.in block
"a Il. P. Addition, Oh Forest
Avenue, a fine buildinglot.
Vacant lot on North Main
Street, near Johnson's barn.
Dawson Q Zutavern
cssst BsAd, kaasas. :. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10


Candidates for Governor.
Instantaneous
Secretary Of State.
&" State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Acknowledgement.
State Superintendent Of Public
instruction. 81.
Candidates for Superintendent Of Insurance
State Printer.
Three Candidates for Railroad Commissioner
Candidater for United States Senator.
=" Congressman.
State Senator.
4" District Judge.
Representative.
" County Clerk.
County Treasurer.
" Register Of Deeds.
County Attorney.
" Probate Judge.
Sheriff
Coroner,
County Superintendent Of Pub
lie instruction.
County Surveyor.
Clerk Of the District Court.
County Printer.
L" County Commissioner, md
District.
Candidates for County Commissioner, ID Die
trict.
Candidates for Justices Of the Peace.
Candidates for Constable.
I" Township Clerk.
Township Treasurer.
Township Trustee.
Candidates for Precinct Committeeman.
Given under my hand and seal q said County,
at my ofice In the City q Great Bend. County d
Barton, Stated Kansas, this md day Of April
1908. y HID. AsHPoLs. County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10

State Of Kansas
County Of Barton
To Whom 1t May Concern:
|, the undersigned, County Clerk Of Barton
County, Kansas, having received a notice In
writing from the Secretary Of State Fl the state
Of Kansas, designating the Offices for which can
didates are to be nominated at the primary to be
held on the first Tuesdayin August in 1908, do
hereby certify pefsuant thereto that each q the
several political parties d this state and county
at said primary may nominate one candidate to
be voted fur at the general election to be held in
November Of 1908 for each Of the following Offices.
Ten Presidential Electors.
Three justices Of the Supreme Court.
o. - n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Th PRESBYTERIAN Church held
their annual meeting Thursday
evening April 2. 1908 and elected
tie following officers:
P P. Lorimor. Elder.
H. A. Fruit. Deacon
c. S. Allison. Chief Usher
o. W. Dawson. Secretary and
Treasurer
E. W. Moses. Chief Usher,
W. Torrey. Congregational
Moderator
Mrs. Grace Newcombe. Pres.
Ladies Aid Society
Mr.. Anna c. Ollnger, Pres.
Ladies Missionary Society
Miss Grace Gum. Pres. Y. P!
S. C.E.
E. W. Moses, Supt Sabbath
School.
The reports of officers and var
ious auxiliary societies shows a
very satisfactory conditions. Con-
tributions for benevolences and
church expenses were S2256.0O. A
vote of thanks was unanimously
extended to the Ladies AID Soci.
ETY. for theis very liberal assistance
Ref eshments we're served and a
social hour was enjoyed by all
Miss May Peck entertained
several of her young lady friends
at a slumber party Friday evening
A three course luncheon was serv,
ed at at 70 O'Clock. The guests
were Misses Edith and Bertha
Sellers. Elsa Glissman. May Com.
fort, Elva Johnson and Grace
SchopDer. A jolly good time is
reported by the guests.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
County Clerks Notice q Primary Elsetisn.

Office Of County Clerk
April End, 1908.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
OUR VAST LUMBER INDUSTRY.
The Annual Product Is Valued at
100000, 200.

More lumber was cut in the United
States last year than in any other
year in it's history. The enormous
amount of 37,55O,736,00O board
feet was produced and the mill value
Of this was 1921. 151,3SS. In addi-
ton there were produced 1853
10000 shingles, valued at $24,155,-
1855, and 1872, 100000 lath, valued
at $11,49O,57O, On the whole it is
safe to say that the present annual
lumber cut of the United States APP
proximates 10000, 10000 feet, and
that the total mill value of the lum-
Der, lath and shingles each year pro-
duced is not less than $700,000,00O.
These figures give some idea of how
vast is the lumber industry and how
great 10 the demand for its products.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
OFFICIAL LIVES ON RAISINS
Enos Mills Did Not Enjoy New Or
leans Food. Never Eats Any
thing But Dried Grapes.

Enos A. Mills, the government for
estry agent, who delivered a lecture
at Progressive Union Hall last night,
has caused no end of wonder in New
Orleans by the diet he sticks to year
in and year out, says the New Orleans
State.
Mr.. Mills is we'll known in the
city by reputation, and it was not
long after he arrived here from the
reservation in Colorado before he had
made many friends. AS a matter OF
course they did their best to give
Prof. Mills taste of Creole hospital
ity and arranged a few luncheons,
one or two dinners, and breakfast
at Borgue's and one or two little
trifies like that to take place during
his stay in the city.
But, somehow, Prof. Mills did not
seem to relish the viands OF which
he partook.
Finally, in desperation, one of the
professors admirers summoned up
courage to ask as to what kind OF
food he was accustomed to eating,
why, Lord bless YOU" said the
professor, ~ live on half a pound
of raisins a day the year round. "
His hosts sized up his we'll deVel-
oped and apparently well nurtured
body and took a look at his fresh
white and pink complexion and ex-
pressed wonder,
81 eat nothing but raisins, con-
tinued the professor. AS rule
walk thirty miles a day over the
forest of which I have charge. Much
, of the time l have to climb noun
tains. Some of my trips last three
weeks, and when l am about to start
on one of them | strap fifteen pounds
of raisins TO my back and there are
my provisions all put up and easily
carried.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
A CHURCH ON WHEELS.
Is of the Catholic Denomination, and
a Kansas Scheme.


Bishop Hennessy of Wichita, Kan
sas, has a church on wheels, the only
Catholic church of the kind in the
country and probably in the world
In Kansas Catholic churches are few
and far between. At the same time
there are numerous members of that
church, but so scattered that they
cannot maintain church.
So the bishop set his wits going
and decided to have a church built
that could go to the penitent, since
the penitent could not go to the
church.
John Petry, wealthy New York
man, who wanted to do something
for the church, offered to build and
equip the car which Bishop Hen
messy figured out he wanted. 1t cost
$4,000 and was named the st. An
thony. The st. Anthony is finished
in mahogany and seats 60 persons
and has all the interior arrangements
of a Catholic church. Beside, the
car contains two staterooms for the
bishop and his assistant, where their
meals can also be served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
Ro0SEvELTS ACT ILLEGAL SITE OF SHAFT UNSETTLED
STILL TALKING ABOUT THE MON
UMENT TO CAPTAIN WIRZ.
Some Fear If 1t Is Erected at Ander-
sonville Yankees Will Restore
Objectionable Inscriptions.


Americas is very anxious for the
monument that is to commemorate
Capt. Henry Wirz, and a special from
there expresses the fear that should
the Daughters of the Confederacy
erect it at Andersonville there will
be immediate and singing rebuke. .
This, they fear, will be the
replacing of the Objectionable in
scriptions which, until a year ago,
disgraced the grounds of the prison
park, the site of the old war stock
ade at Andersonville.
These signs, in their very nature
infamous, untrue and misleading,
were taken down early in 1907 by a
request of the women of Georgia.
Old Inscriptions Removed.
In May last Captain John A. Cobb
of Americas, formerly brigadier-gen-
eral of the Western Division of GeOr-
gia, U. c.. v, made a personal in
spection of the Prison Park to ascer-
tain if these infamous inscriptions
had really been removed. This in
spection was made at the request of
General Stephen d. Lee, the official
head of the U. c.. ", through Gen
eral Clement A. Evans, personal
friend of Captain John A. Cobb.
1t was found that every inscrip-
ton had been removed as promised.
The several inscriptions, half
dozen or more, were painted upon
large signboards The most objec-
tionable one declared, in substance,
that Here a Union soldier who es-
capped from Andersonville prison had
been captured and devoured by blood
hounds"
Another Infamous calumny was
Here a Union soldier was murdered
for attempting to dip a cup of water
from the stream running through the
prison pen, reaching over the dead
line few inches in so doing.
Other placards recited events
equally narrowing and equally mali
cious and untrue. These brutalities,
all sheer fabricatiOns, we're charged
to Major Wirz, hence the hatred OF
the north for that innocent and much
maligned confederate officer whom
the U. D. c. are going to honor now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
ARE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND LEPERS IN JAPAN
An Interesting Missionary There Rectes Horrible Tales
Disease in Country and the Effect It Is Having

TO one so afflicted. Even though his
disease yet be slight he is Stunned
by friends and family and he also
knows that day by day his condition
is becoming worse and he sees the
hopeless extremity to which all of
his class must come.
100000 Cases.
ut is not generally known out
side of the country that leprosy ex-
lists in Japan, but it has been here
for many years in all classes of So
ciety and is one of the seven reasons
for which a divorce is granted. The
government reports give the number
of lepers in Japan as 100000. The
probability is that there are many
more. When a leper is discovered
he is hid by his family and in this
manner it initiates against his fam
lily, especially where there are broth
ers or sisters to be married. There
are at least 100000 of these cases
not included in the government re-
ports.
"These people come to our doors
and beg; we see them on the streets.
Sometimes the disease has so far adj
vanced that they cannot walk, but
crawl about on their hands and
knees looking to people for aims
But if you wish to see them in large
numbers and in extreme conditions
go to the 'Honmyoye' temple, where
they worship day by day.
a"ARTHUR j. STIREWALT."
Kumamaoto, Japan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
JOHN D. PAYS THE FREIGHT
He Gives the Railroads Money on
"Empties" for Fear the Govern
ment Will Fine Him.

Apparently the Standard Oil Com
pany intends to take no chances on
another $29,OOO,0OO fine. Instead
of asking for rebates the big monop-
oily is now importuning the railroads
to take some of Mr.. Rockefeller s
money for shipments overlooked by
the transportation lines. Recently
agents of several of the big railways
have been surprised to receive letters
from the oil people asking the former
to please send bills for petroleum
carried in presumably empty tank
cars.
From the big Whiting plant oil is
shipped to all parts of the country
in tank cars at a published tariff
rate. The empty cars are returned
to the starting point free. A few
days ago inspectors of the Standard
Oil Company in Whiting in examin-
ing a returned empty car discovered
about two inches of petroleum in
the bottom of the bank, the oil having
dripped from the sides after the con-
tents had been taken out.
When the awful discovery was
made Mr.. Rockefeller's man quickly
notified the Santa Fee management
that two inches of oil in the supposed
empty tank car had been transported
from Kansas to Chicago without
charge and check for something
like 50 for the payment of the two
inches accompanied the communica-
ton Officers of the Milwaukee &
St. Paul and other lines report SINH
lar cases of extreme honesty on the
part of the Standard, the conscience
money running as low as so cents,
requiring 50 worth Of clerical work
to adjust it.
The fact that the commerce COM
mission has ruled that railroads have
right to collect fer mistakes in
rates or overlooked charges may have
something to do with the Standard s
action.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19

office and for its occupant, that the
president of the United States has
also with the best intentions uncon-
sciously contributed to the misfor-
tunes that have overtaken us.
'sMalefactors should receive penal
punishment and whole generation
of innocent people ought not to sur
fer for the sins of their oppressors.
One day of Imprisonment would do
the work better than all the heaviest
fines that can be levied upon the in
situations they represent diner
with the president in his remedies,
because he has suggested one after
another utterly impossible of accom-
plishment by the federal govern
ment.
''The president in his last message
saws that before an investment IS
made the purchaser should inquire
into the management of the road.
What a reverie and dream this is.
HOW is 1t pOSSIuIe ~ NO
vestigation into the management OF
the United States?'
From the violent fervor OF the
presidents utterances there is an ldea
running through the public mind that
he has come to the conclusion that
every man engaged in large bust
ness enterprise is malefactor, and
that every good citizen of the land
ought to spend at least one term in
the penitentiary.
Mr.. Rayner closed with declara-
ton that the financial question
should not be regarded as a party
issue.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19

In a letter written by Rev. Arthur
J. Stirewalt, a missionary in Kuma-
motto, Japan, to the United Synod of
the South of the Lutheran church
horrible tales of leprosy are reclted!
1t tells of the 100000 people in the
islands who are suffering with the
disease and the awful effect that 1T
is having on the country.
They believe that the disease is not
a natural one, but that it must be
cured by some superhuman methods,
and for that reason they worship
around shrines supposed to have
healing powers. His letter in part
is as follows:
The Letter.
According to the japanese relig-
ions the dead are worshipped ana
supplicated as having very much pow
er in the spiritual world. Persons
who have been great in this world
are believed to be correspondingly
great in the next.
'In Kumamoto there are two stat
ues of Kiyo Kiyomosu, the founder
of the city, and a great man. He was
said to have been leper, so believ-
ing that he might do them good
Iepers flock to this city to worship
at these statues. Owing to this Ku-
mamoto is one of the leper centers
of Japan.
'In the Bible we frequently read
of persons who were lepers, and oul
general knowledge of the disease
causes us to extend our sympathy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
HAD NO AUTHORITY TO CREATE
WATERWAYS COMMISSION.
Congress Will Not Pay His Appoint
ees for Their Services. Denies
His Right.

The legality of the creation by the
president of the inland waterways
commission has been questioned by
Chairman Tawney, Of the committee
on appropriations in the house of rep
resentatives. The point was raised
when Mr.. Tawney urged that the
house conferees disagree to the SEN
ate amendment to the urgent def
cheney bill granting S1,875 to Senator
John H. Bankhead for services as a
member of the committee. Mr.. Taw-
ney insisted that the action of the
chief executive was without authority
of law.
Mr.. Crumpacker (Indiana) claimed
that in unconstitutional and legal
matters the president did have au-
thority to incur expenses of this
character.
'Do you understand the president
has power to commit this house to
an appropriation in violation of
law" inquired Mr.. Livingston of
Georgia.
NO" replied Mr. Crumpacker,
but he is not forbidden by law to
appoint a voluntary commission to
gather material for his own informa-
ton gathered for the government. "
Replying to Mr.. Fitzgerald of New
York Mr. Crumpacker said he as
sumed the commissioners had not
been paid.
"But they have been paid" insisted
Mr.. Fitzgerald, land it is possible to
ascertain from what fund"
Mr.. Tawney challenged Mr.. Crum-
packer on the strength of his state
ment to say why the government
should pay the expenses of the com
mission, but Mr.. Crumpacker assert
ed that he was not claiming that the
government should pay these ex-
penses.
''As a matter of fact" retorted Mr..
Tawney, these expenses have not
been paid, and cannot be under any
law now in force"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19
"A sTUpENDoUs DECEPTION AND FRAUD
the Reserves Says Declares That the Stock EN-
change Controls Added to Our Misfortune

Senator Rayner of Maryland, IN ad-
dressing the senate on the Aldrlch
currency bill, spoke in part as FOL
lows:
The truth about the situation is
that the money in this country is not
equitably and fairly distributed ana
that it is concentrated at points that
dominate the banking interests OF
the land, and that the people VINO
need the money, and the agricultural
sections of the country, are all unaple
to procure it when the necessity
arises for it's use"
Mr.. Rayner went on record also
against a credit currency, an asset
currency and a central bank OF IS
sue. The great trouble with the
pending bill is with the reserves, ne
said, and he declared that the law
regulating them is simply an undls-
guised and stupendous deception ana
fraud" He said that the reserve
scheme as now operated works dis
honestly and disastrously upon the
rights of the American people. II
the country and city banks have on
hand only 6 per cent. and liz per
cent. respectively of the reserve de-
posits Mr. Rayner wanted to know
who does have the money.
So. gentlemen of the south and
west, when you want to move your
crops do not apply to the banks, be-
cause they have no money, but apply
10 the New York Stock Exchange for
permission to do so.
And now 1 say, with great de-
ference and respect, both for the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19

Value of One Million. Only Be-
Small things are not to be over
looked in considering the problems
of the future timber supply, The
match maker is having as much
trouble in getting the grade of wood
necessary for his business as the
dealer in telegraph poles.
One of the industries which deals
with small things, yet which is one
of the utmost Importance to the
country's commerce, is the manufact-
ure and export of spool wood. This
business is peculiar to the New Eng
land states, and is centered il Maine.
Spool factories of that state are now
turning eight hundred million spools
annually, with a market value of
nearly $1,OO0,O00.
The best quality Of timber is used
for the manufacture of spools. White
birch, which is used almost exclusive
ly for this industry, reaches the fac
tory in the form of bars from one
half to 2 9-16 inches square and from
25 to 4 feet long. These bars must
be absolutely clear. The birch is cut
in winter and sawed in small portable
mills which operate near some rail-
road line, about 2 13 cords being
required for LOCO feet Of bars. At
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-02-19

1red Million SpOols With a Market
t Quality of Timber Can Be Used.
ter saving the bars are piled cross
cross, in order to facilitate thorough
seasoning, and protected from the
weather are allowed to season until
June. The spool bar mills in Maine
turn out about % million feet of
bars during the year and approx
mately the same amount of material
is manufactured into spools in the
state.
The machines for making spooIs
are complicated and require skilled
men for their operation. The spooIs
drop from the lathe at the rate of
one per second, and must be perfect
ly uniform and true. The finished
spools are marketed in this country
largely in Rhode Island, Connect
cut, New York and New Jersey, while
the spool bars are largely exported
to Greenock and Glasgow, Scotland.
and to Hull and Fleetwood, England.
Shipments to these points are made
mostly from Bangor, as much as
eight million feet having been Jent
from that port in a season.