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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15


Account of s. G. Wilson for rugs
for circuit clerks office rejected.
Account of Harvey Miller for fees
rejected.
Application of J. H. Sutton for re-
newal of loan from township granted.
Petition OF w. G. Poindexter, ct al,
for iron bridge rejected.
Petition of J. E. Bates, ct al, for
new road continued.
Account of Flanagan & Ross for
lumber continued.
Same Delta Lumber Company.
Same Mann Hardware Co.
r. A. Joiner and ]. l.. Haley, COM
mittee, recommended opening pub
lie road from a point on county line
near John Smiths house, thence
west along county line TO Tom Pur-
ties field, and said recommendation
was adopted.
Same Committee recommended the
following road, beginning at a point
on public road near Floyd Stevens
mill running thence northerly to the
Nettle's Field, thence through
the Nettles field to a point back of
Nettles residence back of on old
barn, thence north westerly to the
plantation road which is now in use,
thence along said road to a point
about the center of the field, thence
on a straight line to North west cor
ner Of the open field, thence along
the route as suggested in petition to
county line, and said recommendation
was adopted.
Road contractors and overseers in
structed to give notice to parties
where fences or other obstruction
may be in public road to remove
m within ten days, and If such is
not done shall remove such obstruc-
tions.
Under special act of the legisla-
ture the Board ordered its President
Hon. F. NJ. A~ldridge, to sign and de-
liver to the city of Greenwood, deed
conveying lots 5, s. IL and 10 in Henry
addition for the benefit of negro pub
lie school.
1t appearing to the Board that @,
G. Nichols and s. F. Jones have filed
claims for $240o for damages sustained
by new road near Floyd Stevens
mill, it was ordered that Board go on
said land on Tuesday, May 18th and
assess said damages and report at
next meeting.
Ordered by the Board Of Superyis-
ors of Lefore County, Mississippi,
that Congress of the United States be
requested to grant to Lefiore County
the privilege Of erecting an iron
bridge across Tallahstchie river at or
ear Ashwood Ferry In said county,
and that Hon. B. g. Humphreys,
member Of Congress-, be requested to
secure the passage Of q bill author
izing same.
Members and officers allowed per
diem and mileage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15
DID Away with Paaaaa.

In n of his messages, Gov. John
son said; III the public officers are
not adequately compensated now for
their services. Ak t"s compensation 10
such an extent as to make It reason.
able compensation and do away with
the possibility Of any oficer becoming
a beneficiary Of the favor OF corpora.
tons. and by reason Of g~ratuitiss b.
ing placed under some obligation to
the corporation which extends the
courtesy. And urge mos,
earnestly the early enactment OF q law
which will forever abolish the system
T. NnnesNta "a Il was done.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15
Hardressing.

Puffs, Switches and Curls made
from combings or cuttings by Mad
am NJ. T. Duke, 507 East Main
street. Phone 23O.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15

The Commonwealth does
the best dass Of Printing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15
BOARD SUPERVISORS
IN MONTHLY MEET
The Regular Routine Business
Carried Out.

The Board met in regular session
on Monday, May 4th, all officers and
members being present.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-15
Blank Contracts.

The Commonwealth has a complete
stock Of Rent, Share and Wage Com
tracts and Bills Of Sale blanks for sale.
Planters in need Of these blanks can
secure same by applying at this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
Barber County Contest

Topeka, Aug. 11.-Samuel Griffin,
Of Medicine Lodge, is in Topeka to-
day and under advice. attorney gen.
eral will at once institute contest
proceedings in Barber county against
William Gesner, for republican nomi-
nation for house Of representatives.
Gesner is the present representative,
and was renominated on face returns
by two votes.
Griffin contends that in one town
ship twenty-six votes were thrown out
because voters marked blank spaces,
or some other technical error was
made which attorney general holds Ga
not invalidate ballot. Griffin favors
Bristow for senator, while Gesner
Is for Long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
NEXT, THE PLATFORM woRK.
Kansas Will Try the Last Primary
Law Stage August rs

The next date Of Importance In
the political calendar is August rs.
when the party councils meet in To-
peka to draft the platforms Of the
party and make plans for the campsit
Under the primary law the councils
meet the last Tuesday in August fol-
lowing the primary. The following
compose the council:
Candidates for state offices.
Candidates for Congress.
Candidates for United States SEN
ator.
Candidates for the state senate.
Candidates for the state house Of
representatives.
Hold-over United States and state
senators.
The chairman of the county central
committee for each county.
This makes a membership Of the
councils of about 300, there being los
committeeman, 165 representatives =
senators, fifteen state officers and
ten congressman. This makes up the
party council Of each party and al
Of these councils are to meet in To-
peka at the same time. The secretary
of state and his assistants must call
the councils to order and get them
started in business. The Republicans
will have the largest council as they
were candidates for every position on
the ticket. The Socialists and Pro-
hibitionists will not have more than
100 members in the COUNCILS.
: This council is to make up the par
ty platform for the campaign and de-
eide how the business Of the campaig
is to be conducted. The actual work
Of running the campaign deyolves up
on an executive committee Of nine
gressional committees. In the party
members. the chairman Of the state,
council and the chairmen of the con-
council no proxies are to be allowed.
II member is not present no one
his name is not called. The primary
else can vote his sentiments and
law requires that the party platforms
must be made public by O'Clock Of
the day following the adjournment Of
the party COUNCIL. This gives the par
ties a chance to hedge" little BY
holding up a platform until after the
other party's platform is out and then
declaring for things the other fellows
did not mention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14

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oilhealth\ but who have exacting duties
tolperforn, either In the way OF house,
hdld cares or In social duties and func'
tidps ish\seriously tax their strength,
as welfSb nursing mothers, Dr.. PierceS
Favorite Prescription has proved most
valuable supRArting tonic and invisorat'
ing nervlne. By It's timely use, much
serious sickness and suffering may De
avoided. The operating table and the
SURGEONS, knife, would. IL is believed,
seldom have 10 be employed Il this most
valuable WomanS remedy were resnrted
to In good time. The "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" has proven great boon 10 expectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming Of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear IN mind, please that DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Is not q secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
ayerse, because Of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but Is q MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST.
TON, Q full list Of all its ingredients being
printed, in plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination Of this list OF
ingredients will disclose the fact that 1t Is
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic-
ally pure, triple-refned glycerine taking
the place Of the commonly used alcohol,
in its makeup. In this connection IL
may not be out Of place 70 state that the
sFsvorite Prescription Of Dr.: Pierce is
the only medicine put MP for the cure q
woman's peculiar weaknesses and al.
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the ingredients Of which have the un-
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14

A party composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. s. Quinten, Mrs. Chas. Thomas, A.
Fassler, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Merriam,
and Charles Matthews, all Topeka
people, were In the city Friday ev.
ening on their way home from an
outing in Colorado. They were trav-
cling In large auto.
The canvassing Of the primary re
suit in this county revealed q can
didate for congressman on the Demo-
cratic ticket that was a new one to
US. In Walnut township, Vernon Rus
sell, the well known attorney of this
city, received two votes for congress-
man on the Democratic ticket.
In the first ward, city, some voter
either tried to have a little fun with
the election board, some Of the boys
around town, or else was nightly dis
satisfied with the Republican nomi-
nees. He voted for Fred McInnes for
Lieutenant Governor, Frank whitcom
for Secretary of State, George Whit.
comb for State Auditor, Dad Sew
ard for State Treasurer, and Adam
Krause for Register Of Deeds.
Will Pedlgo. who was hurt by the
cars at Lebanon, Missouri several
days ago is In serious condition. A
letter received by the family from
the doctor who is attending the case
says that 1t is possible that they may
have to amputate the foot that was
crushed, also that Willis condition
otherwise is not all that could be de.
sired, he having high fever.
L. B. Hollingsworth and family hay
gone to Elk Falls, Elk bounty, where
they will make their future home.
Just what Ben intends to do we have
not learned. These good people ha, e
been residents Of this city for a mum.
Der of years, and have many friends
who regret seeing them leave our
city for good. Here is hoping they
Will live long and prosper, and come
back to Great Bend some time.
l. T. Goatley was down from Paw.
nee Rock today, for the first time in
many months. He says he keeps so
busy that it is impossible for him to
get here. He came down with an old
boyhood friend, John.J. Attbury. OF
Shelby county, Illinois, who was pass
ing through this section of the world
The men had not met for thirty-sever
years and of course the week they
have spent together was a very pleas
ant for them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
Three Persons Killed in Wreck.

Three Persons Killed in Wreck.
Inboden, Ark, Aug. 7.-Three per-
sons were killed, four badly injured,
and a number Of passengers slightly
bruised, when the engine pulling Fris-
co passenger train number two hun.
bred and six was derailed twelve mile
east Of here early today. The en-
CINE dashed over a twelve foot en-
bankment pulling the mail, baggage
and smoking cars with it. The gas
tank in the mail car exploded, and
the car and contents were burned. A
party Of sailors put out fire which
started in the baggage car, and the
baggage was saved. The dead are
Engineer Cooper Of Memphis, Tenn,
Firemen L. Booker Of Memphis, Tenn
and a man supposed to be H. F. Ov-
cry, residence unknown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
SATURDAYS slE1lNes.

Howard Torrance and DR.. speireI
are up from Ellinwood.
John Herter and Henry Langfielt
were callers from Commando today.
Alvin Deffie and Roxie johnson
went to Cfaain to spend Sun-ay
with their sister, Mrs. Rooert Griz
eel
Charles Sublet came in from Uii
da, New Mexico today and is vas ting
David Robertson and family Of South
Bend.
Jacob Rediger went out to the
farm at Rozell today and will 60 from
there to Dodge City to attend the re
union.
Lynn DeGarme, Democratic nomi
nee for District Clerk was in the
city Friday getting a line on Things
political. :.
N. B. Walker, chosen by the Demo
Gratis Of Stafford county as theil
candidate for the legislature, was II
the city on business.
George Sans, accompanied by hii
mother and father, returned fIon
Hays City this morning by auto. The
machine looked as II they had STRUCK
some bad roads on the way down.
Unofficial returns in the Haske
Gray district indicate the nomination
Of c. c. Isely Of Cimarron for iep
sentative. Mr.. Isely formerly livet
here. being a travelling salesman 10
a lumber company.
Carl Moore was defeated for thu
Republican nomination for count,
superintendent Of Stafford county
While people up this way have M
chips in the game. yet his man!
warm personal friends hoped hi
would win.
A. C. Adams and wife are here frol
Pratt for visit with relatives. Mr.
Adams says that the growth of Pratt
has been great in the past few years
especially in the last year. He Il
building a new residence for himself
and will make that city his future
home.
From the Daily Express of Kinks
vile, Mo-, we learn that the Ameri
can 0steopathic Association, which
is holding its twelfth annual meet
ing in that city, was we'll ATTENDED
and an enjoyable occasion. DR.. Ly
da Of this city, member of the as
ISOLATION, is an attendant.
Eugene McCabe of Seward has jus
returned from a visit of severa
weeks in Illinois.
Jacob Rudiger, Of west of town, ha
been quite i'll for the past few days
but is reported a little better today.
Mrs. Henry Miller came up fror
Oklahoma City Friday evening to Wis
it with her parents, Mr.. and Mt;
Henry Converse, for a few weeks.
Paddy Riegel was in from Sewar
today on business and for visl
with relatives.
Mrs. Sherrod- Wesley and childre
left Friday for Edmond, oklahom
for a visit with relatives.
H. s. Born Of the Cyclone leave
this evening for Denver, to atten
the wedding of his sister-in-law, Mis-
Pauline Goodman, which takes plac
on Tuesday next, also to visit Mr.
Born and the children.
T. NJ. Beardsley is here from Mel
erson for a brief visit with Thon
as Gilmore and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Kerr are HON
from the farm in Beaver township
Mr.. Kerr has seven hundred an
twenty acres Of land up there and
is all good.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Fair and Nj
Ans Fair left Friday evening for Del
yer and other points In Colorado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
Vacancies Cannot be Filled.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 1l.-Secretary of
State has made a ruling that candiS
dates named to vacancies on incom-
plete democratic ticket, and who wsr
nominated in the June primaries, can.
not be placed on election ballot. Can,
didates were selected at the state con
vention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14

When the Stomach, Heart, or Kid.s
ney nerves get weak, then these or
gans always fail. Don't drug the
Stomach, nor stimulate the Heart
or Kidneys. That is simply a make
shift.Get a prescript ion known To-
Druggists everywhere as DR.. Shops
Restorative. The Restorative is pre-
pared expressly for these weak in.
side nerves. Strengthen these nerves
build them up with DR.. Shops Re!
storative-tablets or liquid-and see
how quickly help will come. Sold
by Frank Porter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
Tornado Causes Great Damage

Mandan, N. D., Aug. LA lorna,
do struck Mandan last evening and
caused a damage to property which n
estimated at $4,000.
The roof of the Inter-0cean hotel
was loosened, and crashed into the
dining room below. Many. houses
were tipped over, and windows shat
tered. As far as can be learned. how
ever, no fatalities have resulted from
the tornado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
Squadron at Singapore.

Singapore, Aug. THE American
special service squadron, consisting
Of the battleships Alabama and
Maine. on its way to the Atlantic,
arrived here today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14

Weak women should read my Book
No. for Women" It tells Of DR..
Shops Night Cure. Tells how sooth'
ing. healing. antiseptic suppositoriss,
bring quick and certain help. The
Book d free. Address DR.. Shoop. Ra
cine. Wis. Sold BY Frank Porter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-14
FRIDAYS FINDINGS.

III ~
| George Walker went to Dodge City
this morning.
Geo. Owen returned from the west
this morning.
Earl OBrian was a Hoisington Wis.
itor yesterday.
Prof. E. X. Pentz of Hutchinson is
here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Smith were up
from Seward today.
Willis Bolinger went TO the Mineo
ranch Thursday evening.
A. NJ. sipes left for the Gray couE-
ty ranch Thursday evening.
Prof. Warren Baker returned to
his home in Eldorado this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ote OF Buff
falo are the parents of a new baby
boy.
Mrs. A. B. Cuthbertson is visiting
home folks at Pittsburg, Kansas this
week.
| Mrs. Emma Headly returned this
morning from a visit with relatives
at Eskridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baldwin and
family went to Lyons today for a
two weeks visit.
Henry Wege and family moved
from the city Thursday out to the
farm near Heller.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Fair will leave
this evening for Colorado Springs and
other points in Colorado.
Miss Ethel Kerr Of the E. R. Mos.
es Mercantile Co. is off duty on &C.
NOuuL VI lllucSb.
Mrs. o. w. Dawson and daughter
Helen are home from several weeks
visit at Kansas City.
R. S. Fowler and wife of Lucas,
Kansas are visiting with Mr. and Mrs
Schuyler Hammer of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. White of Wa.
nut and Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. White Of
Eureka are visiting here today.
Mrs. Robert Gwinn and daughter
returned this morning from Denver,
after a two weeks visit and outing.
Leo Wick returned Thursday ev.
ening from business trip to Chica
90, New York and other points east.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Myers Of
Wheatland are visiting Mrs. Myers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willard.
The new l. o. o. F. building is
nearing completion. The plasterers
are at work on the lower story today
Robt. Brown went to Galatia
Thursday evening to see his mother
Mrs. ]. Wood Brown who is seriously
ill.
Henry Brown is home from a bus
mess trip to Chicago and New York
He also visited his mother in Conn
ecticut.
Mrs. Guy Johnson and son Willie
, went to Larned Thursday after
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. w. Moore.
Another man is looking over thu
town, with the idea of building neN
opera house, but thinks building sitei
here are too high.
Miss Minnie O'Neal of Lacrosse vi:
tied her brother Clarence O'Neal o
the Max and Berscheidt store toda
and will leave for Hutchinson thi
evening.
Mrs. Carrie Chilly and son Virgi
left Thursday evening for Ottumwa
Iowa, called there by the serious Il
ness of Mrs. Noah Westfall, daugf
ter Of Mrs. Chilly.
Moses Bros. are contemplate
building new brick building on tn
corner now occupied by the Turne
grocery. That part of town is eel
tainly being improved this year.
Mrs. e. w. Seward and childre
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29
The Church-gOing Dog.

OF all the nusanceS in the world, (and the
world is full OF nusances the most intoerable is
the church going dog.
We have no objections to anybody, church goers
or rip-roarers, loving dog as much as they like
A great many people love dogs. We have heard of
some who loved reptiles and petted chameleons-
there is accounting for taste since the day the
old woman kissed the COW, but people who go to
church have right to be immune from the flee
breeding pests that thump the carpet with their
hind leg during prayer and smell of every thing in
church between the chanse rail and the back pew.
We will contribute literally to fund to provide
cage for every pet dog in town provided its own
er will cage the dog before he starts to church.
We were at church Sunday (for the first
time in several days. and were prepared
to enjoy the sermon and admire the beau
tful new carpet that covered the floor,
every inch of it from the pulpit to the door,
but the constant thump, thump, thump, thump of
la bob tailet dog, scattering fees in the nice soft
carpet to breed aud to bite the worshppers all the
spring and summer, fill us with sort of disgust
that led us to write these few lines. Excuse u.s.
dear reader, if you have pet dog, for those who
haven't will thank us heartily.
fol out-
''Taft played golf on Augustus links" says
tie dispatches of yesterday We are pleased to in
form the public that Johnnie Smith also played
marbles on south Main street late Saturday after
noon.
or Out
The price of cotton continues to stay on the
level. but foodStnffS are still on the top she f.
That Is VhV the ssasthern farmer can never see
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

man form, who pursue them relent
lessly, day in and day out, will
every method of cruel persecution
humiliation, imposition and abuse
ever devised by the malevolent
malignant kind of the Master Me
phisto of all time.
Great God! What crimes are
perpetrated in the name of charity
] have seen frauds and fakes
fakes and four flushers; white
Mahateurs, and some not white:
artists, black otherwise, the man
with "the nuts" and the chap with
the "fsh pond"; the wheel o'for-
tune and ''pick out" graft; profes
sionaI pocket pilferers and trading
and trafficing tricksters; medicine
men and 'high Pitch plunderers;
honkatonk ham-faiters and BAN.
boozlers; fly by highland getaway
quicks; and many another "sech,"
in my perambulations from "HelIs
Half acree" to the Great White
Way. But sum them all up
cOngregate, consolidate; combine,
multiply and add TON this the
one grand and only stupendeouS,
colossal, monumental, pyramidal
Fraud of Frauds and Fake of Fakes
of the entire universe.
/ had never dreamed that such a
relic of black barbarism could ex-
ist in civilized community.
But
/ am a prisonerin Pergatory and
want to get out. VIII some one
lend me assistance! I need it badly
and I think / should have it. ]
a citizen of Georgia-UNACCUsED
(note it, of crime, lunacy or va
grancy. Why force a man who
WANTS to be good citizen to be-
come an anarchist
Since April IS, 1906, when I was
''shanghaied" from Swainsboro,
Emanuel county ("God with us"
have been deprived of my liberty,
property, hopes and hide, through
what | contend is a criminal con-
spiracy. The officials, state and
federal, have colluded with the
conspirators. What hope has Il man
1T the mercy Of such hellians!
If anyone should interest himself
n nv case enough to paw me a !