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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02


A number Of the farmers who re-
side along the Walnut creek east of
town are complaining baout thee peo.
pie who hunt ducks and gather wal
nuts on their premises. Notwith-
standing the fact that 1t is a great
privilege, a good many are so care
less as to accidentally shoot calves
and other stock. But they also "ac-
cidentally" make their getaway with.
out so much as offering to pay for
the damage. A short time ago, a
farmer came almost losing a 5000
mule, which was shot and serious
y injured. Another man found the
gate to corn field left open, and
a number Of fine young horses came
nearly dying as a result.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
Eastern Forests Afire Aoain

The forest fires in the Adirondacks
are again springing into fire in
every direction. The old fires on
Mount Baker near Saranac Lake. N.
Y, are becoming particularly serious.
An unofficial estimate of the damage
caused by forest fires shows that A.
sS5 acres Of land already have been
swept by the flames.
These fires cost the country an
aggregate of s1,OO0,OOO a day during
the months when they have been
prevailing in various parts of the
United States is estimated by W. j.
MCGEE, the erosion expert Of the
department of agriculture.
The work of putting down fires in
the national forests during the pas
year, cost the government $4,000,
which means protecting approximate
ly 16S,OOO,OOO acres. The statement
says the loss from timber destroyed
in 1908 will be larger than last year,
but that it is doubtful if the exact
losses will ever be known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
Topeka Judge Hits Lovers Hard
Blow.

The most crushing blow ever
dealt the youth in Topeka, was hand.
ed out in police court there Satur.
day afternoon when Judge S. S. Urmy
ruled that spooning in the city
park was in violation of the ordinanc
es of the city Of Topeka, made and
provided, etc.
Like the proverbial bolt from the
blue ESQ much regarding which has
appeared in the public prints from
time to time) the decision came rat
Ting through the court room and
struck terror to the hearts of all
persons under forty years Of age who
were within range of the judges
voice.
This momentous ruling came in
the cease of W. R. Finley, Blanche
Christian and May Johnson, who
were arrested Friday evening after
spending several hours in the park.
The charge was disorderly conduct.
The arresting officers and other wit.
nesses testified that the two girls
and the young man had been "lolly.
gagging around in the park and hug.
gin and lovin' each other" for som
time. The three defendants felt
safe. Clearly no Judge would hold
that spooning in a park was in viola.
tion of law. Right here they were
mistaken.
Three or four big burly working.
men, clad in jumper and overalls,
testified that the sight Of the spoon
ers offended them. The fact that
three passersby had been offended
was enough for the court. Ten dol.
lars apiece was the amount of the
fines assessed against the three de.
PENDANTS Having no funds with whicl
to settle with the city, the boy
and the two girls are now in Jail.
t-Leavenworth Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
"Proxy" Taft.

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch, one
OF MIR. Jospeh Pulitzer's newspapers
summarizes the Democratic case
against the Roosevelt administration
as follows:
Il. It has been extravagant and
wasteful.
q. 1t has attempted to popular.
ize war.
I g. It has gloried in Philippine i'm
perialism.
4. 1t has menaced the states with
Federal usurpation by means of
constructive jurisprudence.
IS. It has recklessly undermined
confidence in our business methods,
causing panic, depression and suffer
ing.
Is. 1t has profited by the poHt.
ical contributions of corporations
seeking legislative favors.
u. 1t has spoken vocserousl,
against the malefactors of great
wealth., but It has not brought one
of them to justice.
g. 1t has bullied Congress, threat.
ening to do as 1t pleased, law or no
law.
3. 1t has assailed the courts wher
their judgments were contrary to his
wishes.
10. It has maintained the highest
tariff ever known in a free country,
and has made no move In favor OF
income and inheritance taxes.
III. 1t has constantly demanded
law and more law for the prosecution
OF trust, although existing laws are
held by 1t to be too drastic for en-.
forcement.
IL. 1t is now attempting to round
out a career Of wifulness, greed,
ambition and tyranny by forcing the
election Of a personally excellent and
amiable proxy"
These are legitimate issues; they
are timely issues; they are Democrat
ic issues. AS the opposition candi.
date it becomes Mr.. Bryan's privi-
lege and duty to present them with
all the skill and ability at his COM
mand.
His opportunity lies in an appeal Il
Democrats and to THAI great ele-
ment in the electorate that is tired
of extravaganza and of militarism, of
Imperialism, of Rough Riderism,
OF centralizatiOn, Of personal govern
ment, of big stick administration
and partnership with predatory plu-
etocracy.
Let Mr.. Taft be the proxy. Let
Mr.. Taft be the heir to My Policies.
But let Mr.. Bryan be Democratic
candidate for President of the I'm.
tied States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
A Trust-Ridden Party.

Of course the head of the Steel
Trust makes a speech lauding the
President. Of course young Goe-
let has been named by the Rhode
Island Republicans as a candidate
for presidential elector. The trusts
are for the President, and the party
is glad enough to bestow its hon
ors upon the scions of the million
aire families: it needs campaign
funds, and 1t does not limit to $40,
600 the amount 1t will accept from
one person.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
"shalI the People RuIe,r

These campaign issues underlie
Mr.. Bryan's proposition that this YEA,
as heretofore it is question of:
Shall the people ruler"
l. Popular election of senator's.
2. Publicity Of campaign contribu.
tions before election.
.. Valuation Of railroad proper.
ties by the government.
4. Lowering of the tariff.
5. Iniunctions.
s. The trusts.
On No. l the Republican platform il
silent: the Democratic favors.
On No. 2 the Republican platform is
silent: the Democratic is for publici.
ty before election.
On No. 3 the Republican platform
~ Snent: the Democratic declares
for 1t, besides covering every com.
mendable point set forth In the Re.
publican uterance.
on No. the Republican platform
rs silent; the Democratic favors.
on No. 5 the Republican platform
makes vague promise; the Democrat
DC offers protection to laoor by pre-
Vention Of issuance of DEGREES when
In other than labor disputes they
would not issue.
On No. the Republican platform
actually proposes to legalize trusts;
the Democratic to prevent private
monopoly.
II the foregoing omissions be en-.
dorsed and the Republican party re-
turned to power, these issues having
been openly raised, what complaint
can the people make II their rule
be further prevented, as it has been
In the past?
Could the conclusion be palmer?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
MARRIAGE Licenses.


5. Jerome Patton, Great Bend, 81.
Nellie B. Schridde, Great Bend. "a.
Married by Probate Judgee Torrey
Sept. rs.
E. W. Wilfong, Great Bend, SO
l. B. Toliver, Great Bend, 80
Married by Probate Judge Torrey,
Sept. 26.
Joseph l.. Pieper, Hoisington, 25
Goldia Kohler, Hoisington, 20
August A. Schreemmer, Redwing, 22
Louisa Tenkle, Claflin, 20
Clarence E. Boyle, Boyd, 21
Margaret Murdy, Hoisington, 10
Married by Probate Judge William
Torrey Sept. 80.
Ben W. Gould, Heller, %
Grace Fitch, West Yorkill, %
Married by Probate Judge William
Torrey, October /.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Walter Wellman, a Justly celebrat.
ed political writer Of Republican pro-
clivities, affirms that in his opinion,
Taft will be elected; but that the Re.
publicans have on hands the fight
Of their lives. Well, we cheerfully
admit the latter portion Of his affir-
nation. All the signs point to this
campaign being the very thing Mr..
Wellman says it is-the Republican
party's fight of or for its life its
continuance at the public crib, It's
use Of government for private ends,
its fostering Of trusts, III denial Of
the proposition that ks people
should rule.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
ls Il Hoodooed?

Warren Miller Of Burdett neighbo.s.
hood was In Larned on business the
other day, says the Tiller and Toiler.
Mr.. Miller lives in one section Of
Pawnee county which certainly seems
to have hoodoo on 1t for several
years. All but about thirty acres of
the 100 acres of wheat which he had
out Of the past season will not av.
erage more than three or five bush
els to the acre, Mr.. Miller estimates,
although right up to harvest time he
had a fine prospect. However, the
thirty acres referred to, which was
planted with imported seed wheat,
will average IS to 20 bushels per acre
and Mr.. Miller has been offered Sl.2O
per bushel for it for seed wheat if
he can get it threshed in time, which
will 60 long ways towards raising
the average returns fromthe rest Of
his wheat acreage.
Mr. Miller is a pioneer of the ear
'ly days of this part of Kansas. He
came to, Barton county in 1876 where
he resided until about six years ago,
leaving that county to come to Paw
nee. just when Barton commenced an
era of big consecutive crop years.
The first two years after coming
here he raised fairly good crops, but
ever since then, although almost ev-
cry year the prospect has been fine
up to about harvest time, either hail,
drouth or some other evil has wiped
out the profit part Of his crops Just
as he commenced to feel that they
were assured. He has not lost faith
In the country, however, by any
smeans, and confidently expects the
west part Of Pawnee to come to the
front as fast as the eastern portion
for the next few years. He has three
quarters of land and when things do
commence to come right in that part
OF the country it will not take him
long to land on easy street.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
Republican Value of Money.

The most unsatisfactory argu.
menet of Republican organs and ora
tors with which they back up their
assertion that Bryan cannot get
votes enough to elect him is based
on the allegation that he cannot
raise the necessary money. They do
not appear to care for the implica-
ton Of cash control that follows
this line of controversy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

]. 7. Wilson and father of Brown
county are here, looking at some
land, for the purpose Of purchasing.
They are well impressed with our
county and will doubtless find what
they want and locate here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Moore return
ed Wednesday evening from an ex.
tended trip throgh Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan and Indiana. Mr. NJ. GORE
says the hills looked bigger, and
the roads narrower, and everything
else was much changed from. the
time he last visited that section.
No rain, everything drying up, and
Kansas skinning them two to one
on everything. They have been gone
over a month and enjoyed their trip
immensely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Dunn and
daughter Irene, came in from Carmen
Tuesday and will make this city their
home for a while at least. They
went to Oklahoma about year ago
and while they like Carmen very well
they like Great Bend better, as is
evidenced by their return. y
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
Henry Wildsen.

A"or al tiineSs which had Its be-
ginning last winter, Henry wiAeen,
one Of the most prominent business
men Of Hoisington, departed this
LIE at his home In that city on Thurs
DAY evening Sept. 24th, aged 50
years. While the news Of his death
was not entirely unexpected, still
the passing Of man whose name has
been linked with community for
years, always comes as a shock.
Henry Wildgen was a Canadian .by
birth, and with his wife located in
Barton county In the latter seven
Ties. They lived at Great Bned for
many years. Mr.. Wildgen being con.
nected with the Walnut Creek Mill
Ing Co. When the city Of Hoising-
ton sprang up. Mr.. wildgen located
there, in the grain business. also
IN the lumber and coal business, form
ing partnership with A. s. Cooke.
Later this was dissolved, Mr.. Wild.
gen continuing the business. and
was still operating it at the time of
his death. m addition to this he
was interested in the. Peoples State
Bank, also the light and water plant.
Mr.. Wildgen was formerly very &C.
tive in politics, was defeated 70,
county treasurer in either 1881 or
1883, and during the last Cleveland
administration, he was postmaster at
Hoisington. He also frequently held
various positions under the city ad. /.
ministration. He was a member Of
the Knights Of Columbus, also the
A. o. U. W. and was in former
years active in the latter.
He Is survived by his wife, and sew
en- children, Mrs. John Lewis, NIrs.,
Tom Churchill, the Misses Lizzie
Blanche, and Florence Wildgen. and
TWO sons, Harry and Jerome. All of
the family reside in Hoisington. The
funeral services were conducted from
the Catholic church at Hoisington
Monday forenoon solemn requium
high mass being celebrated by Faith.
er OSullivan, assisted by Father
Huna of 0lmitz and Father Helm.
ann of 0dp. The latter delivered
the sermon. The orders to which
Mr.. Wildgen belonged acted as a.
guard Of honor.
In the death of Mr.. Wildgen the
county and city in which he has
made his home for so many years
loses valuable, patriotic, honest
citizen, his family loving and de.
voted husband and father, and his
church a loyal adherent. The man
with honest intentions and a will to
do right, always found friend in
the deceased, and many an early day
settler mourned at the funeral the
loss Of one who had been a help to
him. AS an attestation Of his stand.
ing In his city, it was said that the
funeral Of Mr.. Wildgen was the
largest ever held in the city Of Hois-
ington May his soul rest In peace.
his good deeds continue to shine, and
those who come after, emulate his
example, is the wish Of the very
many friends who unite In extending
the bereaved their sincere sympathy
at this time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
The Origin Of the Printers Devil

INV Si'S"' ~ 49,
Why is the printers errand boy
called the printers devil?" A writ
er at the end of the seventeenth cen
tury explained it thus: These boys
In a printing house commonly black
and daub themselves; whence the
workmen do jocoseely call them dev-
lis: and sometimes flies" 1t Is re-
lated, however, that Aldo Manuzio,
the great Venetian printer Of the
fifteenth century, had a black slave
boy, who was popularity supposed to
have come from below. Accordingly,
he published notice: "I, Aldo Manu-
zio, printer to the Dodge, have this
day made public exposure Of the
printers devil. All who think he
Is not flesh and blood may come and
pinch him."-The Lariat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Andy Briant and c. D. Spaugh,
were out on the creek Friday hunt
having set out a lot Of decoys. Some
one slipped upon the decoys and un-
loaded a pump gun at them, COM
'pletely blowing them out of the wat
or. Jack Malta says he will never
loan decoys again unless the borrow
er puts out pickets to protect them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mrs. Geo. W. Thatcher left We'd
nesday for Dew,eese Neb, for a Wis
1t with her son Frank and family. Shl
win visit her sister at Harvard,
Nebraska before returning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
M, w, A, Attention

The regular meeting will be held
in the old hall Monday evening. Mem
bers please attend. Important bus
mess.
Fred Simpson, Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
Duck Hunters Out

The duck hunters were out in
force the next morning after the cold
rain came, and they were reasonably
successful. The cold storm sent the
ducks flying south, and the geese
also we're squawking Saturday night
on their way to warmer place.
It has been so warm that before
Saturday only a few blue winged teal
were flying, but the cold and rain
brought many of the larger ducks,
and they stopped to rest on the
creek, 1t is probable that there will
be a great deal Of shooting this
TALL as thief irst flight Is early, and
unless very cold weather sets in.
they will remain here until Noyem.
Der, although they will come and 20
as the weather changes. Those kill.
ed are fat and fine, and show good
summer feeding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
"oen Becomes Necessary for the President Campaign Something yI r. Needed
Kern Says Clean House

John W. Kern, in speech at Bal.
timore, In referring to the charges
dof Hearst and Roosevelt, calls atten-
tion to few undesirables. on the
Republican executive committee. One
Of those mentioned, Mr.. Dupont, has
since retired.
These charges were made by a mar
hitherto denounced by the President
as utterly untrustworthy. In fact,
the president during the last cam.
paign In New York sent Secretary
Root to that state to denounce that
man as not only unfit for public Of.
flee, but to charge that he was in a
measure responsible for the assassi.
nation Of Mr.. Mckinley.
"But when did Mr.. Roosevelt be-
come 30 sensitive as to the previous
or even the present business connec.
lions Of the officers Of tue several
political organizations?"
Was his conscience shocked when
the trust magnates and tariff bene-
ficaries forced the election Of Geo.
4. Sheldon as treasurer Of the Repub.
hcan national committee, knowing
as he did, Of Mr.. Sheldon's connec.
ton with twenty or more corpora
tons?
Did he object to the appointment
Of Frederick W. Upham, a member
OF the Illinois board Of review, which
passes upon the amount Of taxes the
corporations and large estates In that
state shall pay?
Was his conscience aroused when
he learned a few weeks ago that on
Mr.. Upham's motion as a member of
that board, the assessment Of the
Chicago street railway had been re-
duoed about s1O,O0o,OOO from the
amount fixed by the assessors?
Did he object to the appointment
OF Mr.. Charles F. Brooker, vice pres
ident Of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company, a cor
poratiOn now a defendant in a suit
by the government?
Has he manifested displeasure at
the appointment on that committee
OF Mr. Dupont, member Of the Du-
pont Powder Company, a controlling
factor in the powder trust against
which the government is now proceed
ing cautiously ON account of its
violation of the law?
"As a civil service reeformer, did
the president experience any shock
at the appointment of Boiese Penrose
OF Pennsylvania on that committee?
"And what did he think of the
choice Of Mr.. Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois connected as he Is with
that widely known and fell monopoly,
the Pullman Palace Car Company"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

William Wissman was in from Clar-
ence Thursday and renewed her sub
scription for the Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mrs. Geo. Downey is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Morris In Oklahoma.
She will visit in Coffeyville before
returning home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Luse are home
from Denver after attending the Ma
donal meeting of the Odd Fellows.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weiss are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Lischesky at Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Mrs, A. Sloane of Sterling was
the guest Of Mrs. ]. J. Anthony sew.
eral days this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Z. c. Briggs was at Mcpherson on
Wednesday on business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02
New Moving Picture Show,

c. W. Cox was here from Yelling
ton this week. He Is putting a NOV.
ing picture show In the room Just
vacated by the Lundblade Grocery.
The front Of this room will be taken
out and regular theatre front and
doors will be put in place. The roc..a
will be seated with opera chairs 50
that the patrons can be comfortable
and can enjoy the show. In fact
the improvements made evil put
the building In such condition that
1t will compare favorably with opera
houses Of far greater proportions
The pictures and spceialtiss wfll
be upto-date and will be enjoyed
BY all, large and small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-02

Kint zutavern visited at Topeka
last week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-14

Our esteemed brother of the
Arcadia News will please accept
The HERALD's apology for unin-
tentionalIy incorporating his
attitude toward General GilchriSt,
He alleges that he "is not OPP
posing General Gilchrist or any of
the candidates for governor or
United States senator" The
HERALD's mistake in charging
Brother Hare with opposing Gen
eral Gilchrist arose from observ.
ing or thinking that our brother is
a very ardent prohititionist of the
type that opposes all candidates
who are not openly avowed advo-
Gates of State prohibition; also,
from remembering something like
this in the Bible: "He hut is not
for me is against me-" We think
that idea occurs in the Bible, but
we will not assert positively that
it does, for fear we may be mis-
taken, and then Brother Hare
would charge us with intention
ally disappearing Christ or
whoever it was that expressed
tho idea.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-14

err this representation fails, Gil
christ's lcad will he 70 great that
il will he absurd for MIR. Stnckton
to contest with him IN II second
primary.
1t is quite evident that a large
majority of the people are weary
Of 'machine" politics rs exempli-
fed by the Broward- Barrs-Stock
ton combination. The three are
"birds of feather" and nll from
Jacksonville. They rule Jackson
vile, they rule the State, AMI IN
this campaign they aye but seek
ing to tighten aud perpetuate
their grasp that they may conlin-
ue to donate $4,000 fees Of the
school money tu iav,rite lawyers,
give fiat jobs to their ''heelerS
aud strikers regardless of prina.
res and executive committees, null
ify The judgments Of courts by the
wholesale release Of criminals,
and, in short, secure the prestige
Of high Office Tint they may die
tate, IL the opportunity comes,
who shall hold all The federal
offices in this State from fourth
class postmaSters np to collectors
of The ports of Tampa and Jack
sonville.
The election of General Gil.
christ will defeat this great
scheme.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-05-14

Brother Walpole, of the Man
atee Record, still prales Of "Man-
atre countJ's rights F" For hcav-
EMS sake, mani haven't we CON
ceded you your SO called rightsg
We were given tp understand that
the only Fright" you claimed was
The right to name the candidate
for senator. Haven't we given
YOU that, and are we not doing all
we can to elect your nIans And
yet you come forward now and
claim the fright" to know Gil
christ's attitude ON county dlvis.
ion, as if that had anything to do
with the election of a senator. If
YOU knew Gilchrist's attitude on
this question, would it affect your
attitude towards him, or towards
Berwick or any other candidate
that's running9 But if Gilchrisrs
POSITION in tn matter is of such
prodigious importance to you and
to the voters of your county, MS
you pretend, it must be that you
all are anxious for him to give
you some excuse for opposing or
supporting him, as the case may
be. You are welcome, however,
to all the votes that he may lose in
Manatee or DeSolo by his refusal
to take a stand on a purely local
issue.