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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
Einsas:ant OkIahsn, Immigrants Az. pupsd

has reached lola that the immi-
grants who left here for Old
Mexico about two weeks ago to
settle on land of a land and immi-
grafton company we're dissatisfied
with the conditions and after vain
" attempting to get their money
back, threatened to lynch the land
a gents was sent to the Mex can
government national troops we're
ordered out to proect the agents.
They are under the protection of
the government now.
The rebellious colonist are also
under martial law and the new
town. which is Just east of Tam
pico is being paroled by the troops
and quiet has been restored.
Throughout Kansas and Okla
bona for the last year agents have
been selling town lots in the town
and acre tracts adjoining that
town. The town lots we're sold
on the installmert plan. and their
selection was to be left to a lottery
The farming land was sold intract
of from FIVE to thousands of acres.
An excursion was to be run to the
lands last fall. but for some reason
il was delayed and only started
two weeks ago. The colonists
assert chat it was represented to
them that the land was easily ac-
cessible to a stream. from which
the land was to be irrigated. The
colonists found that the town was
still in embyro. H undreds of
families who had gone there with.
out further investiga ton were
sleeping in tents and on the ground
without covering The sudden in
fux of immigrants soon consumed
Everything to eat in the town and
starvation appeared imminent.
The immigrants. declaring that
they had been deceived. secured
possession Of arms and threatened
Injury to the few land agents who
were in the town. Word wa
sent to the Mexican government
L
and the troops we're sent from
Tampico and took possession oil
the town and con6scated the arms
of the colonists, sending the agent
out of town to Tamico.
Conditions are represented as
|intolerabIe and the colonists are
preferring charges against the
agents with the Mexican govern
ment. Officials of the Mexican
Central road have been sent from
Monterey to the town in the. hope
of quelling the turbulent condition
here.
Probably $4,000 in cash wa!
taken from lola, and land agent:
here in Q position to know believe
hat not less than 500. 900 was Sc
cured in Kansas. A larger sum
perhaps was secured in Oklshoms
where the headquarters Of the
Ieompsny are. a% W !
a. C. English Of lola, who
recently returned from q trip K
1.-The lands declares that while the.
appear to be rieb it willrequire I
generation TO bring them to cult
ystlon. -, or, ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
CLAfLlN NAN DISAPPEARS.
Ed ellison, Formerly Of this City, Leaves
For Parts Unknown.

We we're surprised to hear that
I'd L. ellison of Clahin. head mil
Ter 'or the Universal Mill Go. bad.
left the town Of Clshln and bis
family. evidently with no inten!s
ton Of returning. Mr.. ellison in
formed his wife and his friends
that he WIS going to Kansas City
last Saturday, evening for a bust
ness trip for Mr.. Pickerill Of the
Mill Co. He told Mr.. pickerill
that he was going for a few davs,
vacation. Mr.. Pickerill paid him
one half months salary. $50 and
Gil'on left for Kansas City.
While there ellison cashed three
checks two for $50. and one for
$50 the checks are made on the
Universal Mill Co blanks. The
Companys name is printed on the
check and two of them purport to
be signed by j.. Walker. book.
keeper. The other ONT purports
to be signed by John Pickerill,
the son of W. B. Plckerill. the
proprietor. They are made out
in each case to Z. L. ellison and
endorsed by him. As soon as the
cheeks came in Mr.. Pickerill
wired Kansas City that the checks
we're forgeries and also wired
Chicago, Philadelphia. and other
eastern correspondents to cash 10
checks for ellison. Chicago wired
back that ellison bad just left the
office and had not asked for any
Accommodations. This is the last
heard Of ellison which was We'd
nesday afternoon. Investigation
goes tn show that the affair was
premeditated from the fact that
fifteen checks we're torn from the
back Of a a check book belonging
to the company, stubbs and all,
and the checks so far as known
have been checked by correspon-
dents Of the mill company.
Mr.. Pickerill wired the Kansas
City parties informing them of
the last known whereabouts of
ellison but does not know where
any attempt is being made to ap-
prehend him. Just at his time no
one knows how many checks have
been foated but this is pretty
sure. the parties that cashed the
checks are out their money. Mr..
Pickerill does not know OF any
cause or reason that would make
ellison do a thing like this. Mr..
Pickerill has not only been bis EN-
plover. be has been a warm per-
sonal friend of bis and has
helped him in many ways and was
paying him . large salary as head
miller. So far as is known no
reason can be assigned by any one
for this act.
Ed Gibson is known BY most
every one in the city. He was
employed here by the Walnut
Creek Milling Co.. for e.eral
years and was careful and in
dustrious miller and very popular
especially so among musicians.
We are very sorry to see Ed 20
/ wrong and like every one else
very much surprised. He leaves
D a wife and a son ahont IL wears
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
farmers Attention.

The famous stallion. Sampson.
will make the season at my place,
two miles south and one mile west
Of Great Bend. Terms $40 insure
colt to stand up. usual accident
conditions.
Don Carlos the 3rd, jack 1e
hands high with mealy points,
will make the season at the same
place. Adolph Nicollet.
Rev. Lipphardt of Comanch,
is home from an extended business
"trip in Missouri and Iowa. y,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-04-10
Monday s Meanderings

Will Smith visited at Hutchinson
Sunday.
j. N Williams was home over
Sunday.
D. W. Pitts of Garden City was
here today.
William Bush is in Kansas CITY
on business.
Pete Scheufer was uD from
Ellinwood Sunday.
John Strothman Of Logan was
here today visiting.
Hon. E. c. Cole returned from
the east this morning.
Guss Fem and family were in
from near Heller today.
Volney Miller and Judge Wood
of Ness City are in the city.
Ed L. iced of Hutchinson was
in the city today on business.
William Gilman and Joseph Cue
we're over from Homestead today.
Mrs. Auna Parker returned
from a visit at Albert this morn
ing.
Sam Shattuck and Carl Duncan
we're Hoisington callers this MORN
ing.
G. L. Chapman and Fank Mil
lard. Sr. went to Clahin this
morning.
Miss Edith Harris was here
from Pawnee Rock visiting home
folks Sunday
DR.. NJ. L Daniels Of Pawnee
Rock is at the St. Rose Hospital
for treatment.
W. Billups was here today from
Albert on bis way 10 Nlckerson
to attend college. ..
Mrs. W. H. Dodge and Mrs.
Ed Trayler went to ClsHin this
morning for a visit g
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mllligan
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Towers at HelZer.
Miss Cleva Warner. for the past
year 40 employee of this Office.
has resigned her position.
Miss Bessie Stricken went home
to Stafford this morning after 9
visit with Miss Fay Gwinn.
Jasper Duff sold half of block
one Ireland's addition to George
Dunn this morning for $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dodge
and daughter. Jessie returned
from q visit at Hutchinson San
day.
". R. Jennison and daughter
expect to leave Tuesday mornins
for Ringwood,. Okla for q visi
with D. j. Jennison. I'VE
G. J. Mentally. one Of the sub
stantial farmers Of the north side
was 10 the city today and made
this office . pleasant call. NV
Ralph Smith. fomerly with th'
Walnut Creek Milling Co. went +
ClaAln today to take the place va
Gated BY Ed ellison with the PICK
erehl MILL ,7a nv rag OF" Sc
d;Mr. and Mrs. Dan Convers
we're in from near Albert toda.
and Mr.. Converse called at tbi
office to renew bis Rustler sui
scrption. Dan has been Q YER
! busy man this winter and sprin
|, and has not had time to Wis
around much. He mas recent
: completed a large barn, and no
! has one of the incest improve
!. places in the county.
i Mrs. Matte ]. Compton and I
i G. Bird received the sad new
= this morning OF the death of the
/. mother, which occurred at Ii
! home of another daughter. Mr.
9 NJ. L. Newberry, at Bland Cou
: House. Virginia. on March Bis
) Mrs. Compton had been in perfe
4 health up until twenty minutes b
l. fore her death, when she VI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
GOVERNOR HUGHES ON TAFT's
CHARACTER.

''There are a thousand exigencies
in the affairs of this great Nation
which cannot be foreseen or attempts
ed to be controlled by any platform.
The sagacity, steadfness of character,
f1rmness and sound judgment of the
chief executive must be the security
of the Nation in many trying emer-
gency. The country needs man
roclk-based in sound conviction and
fundamental principle. in whose good
Judgment In any difficulty all may
feel secure, and such man pre-emin-
emily is William H. Taft"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08

1Ican President and q Republican ma
5orfty IN the next House Of Represen-
tatiyes That IS the paramount issue
of the campaign, and when that issue
IS decided in November the people
Will rule as they always have ruled.
Standing on q record OF accom-
pIishment, a record which requires
neither excuse nor apology, making
pledges for the future, as a guaranty
for whose fulhIlment we offer re-
deemed promises, as proof of the ae-
curacy Of our predictions pointing to
past, prophecies verified, presenting
as our candidate for President one
who approaches that lofty office better
fitted and more fully equipped to
meet and discharge its varied and
weighty responsibilities and duties
than ever before in our Nations his
tory, we ask and expect further
commission from the people.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
rArr THE srRAIGnrFoRwARD

Judge Taft in all that he has done
while in public life has impressed all
by his acts that he is Straightforward
and intensely sincere In speech he
is equally clear and direct. The
Plttsburg Chronicle-Telegraph in com
menting editorially on these qualities
of the Republican candidate says:
''NIr. Taft is not the type of states
man to permit the least shadow of
uncertainty as to his views upon any
of the principles and policies claiming
the attention of the political parties.
He is proverbially plain spoken, put
ing his beliefs bluntly before the peo-
pie in readiness to stand or fall by
them, and thus insuring that his good
faith, at all events, can never be
questioned. Mr.. Taft believes in tell
ing the truth to the people whether it
pleases or hurts. He took this course
with the Filipinos, and he can be re-
lied upon to take 1t also with his fell
low coIntrymen, leaving no doubt as
to what may be expected of him If
elected to the Presidency"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
lIAN's SPEECH
analysis 81 Republican and
osHosFs 6Tds
9.III IlIFINITE IN VARETY
Always Ready to bangle Some New
Hobby Before Audiences Wear
led by His Old Vagaries.

James Schoolcraft Sherman, Re-
publican candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent, spoke Monday night before the
Hamilton Club, OF Chicago. Mr..
records OF the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties and compared the pres
ent Presidential candidates.
In the course of his address Mr..
Sherman said:
We are often confronted with -p-T.-
claim of criticism that our Presiden-
ttal terms are too short and our. Pres
71deutial campaigns too frequent.
Without intending to inject this
thought as new issue in this cam
Quent inventory OF party assets and
liabilities. OF party accomplishments
and failures, Is most desire BILE.
Democratic Blunders.
@The characteristics of the two
great parties, the parties which have
appealed to the American electorate
for fifty years. are worthy not only of
attention, but also of analysis. Men
are valued and their worth is gagged,
not alone by character, but generally
by life long record of accomplish
ments. Parties should be gagged the
same way. Mr.. Bryan is bound to the
traditions and bIunders of the Demo-
cratic party. He has seized it's name,
captured Its organization, has written
its platforms, and, by force, made
himself Its candidate He has fathered
and advocated one unwiSe, dangerous
and destroying policy after another,
each one dying the campaign of its
birth, and thousands of Democrats re-
fuse to yield to his dictation or be
bound to his chariot wheels.
The legislative enactments of the
Republican party and the execution
Of those laws during the past half
century is in a large measure the
history of our country. Our record
e not confined to financial and tariff
legislation. nor upon the prosecution
81 the Civil War and solving, the prob
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
BRYAN QUAoKERY.
ORION the New York sun.)

It would be Impossible fern
form free of economic quackery. No
which adopted such plat
form would nominate him, and any
convention which named him must
adopt a Quack platform. The Quact
plank par excellence of the Denver
platform is the proposal for a national
guarantee of bank deposits, and the,
parnmountcy of its quackery appears
in this, that the candidate has ap-
parently singled 1t out from all the
other p1anks as the chief issue Of ht4
canvass.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
ON BORN SIDES Ar ONCE.
Bryan is Talking states Rights
How Does That Doctrine Chime
with Government Ownership?

Mr.. Bryan says he is fighting Taft,
not Hearst, and refuses to pay atten-
ton to the Iatter's charges against
him. This is one way of evading an
issue, but somehow does not lessen
the force of Hearst's assertion that
he (Bryan) once called workingmen
public beggars. That is a term
which cannot be explained away ex-
cent by a fat denial that it was used,
and II the Democratic candidate fails
to do this It looks like confession
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
leta llisi4s from the result Of that

* Sing from the result OF thae
BIt the Republican party has by
no means confined its benehcent labor
Legislation to the workers on the
farm Congress after Congress and
session after Session has seen labor
laws enacted, laws for the betteTment
OF conditions of every class or en-
pIoyes throughout the land. l may
say that all the statutes concerning
labor areI Republican laws-laWs Tor
lesser hours; laws for better sanitary
conditions; for safety appliances; for
ing the union label: child labor laws
and all others looking to the safety
and well being OF the American work
man.
Mr.. Bryan's Hobbies.
"And now we come to the issues of
the present campaign. Already one
issue after another has been by our
adversaries made paramount and
abandoned for a successor. Mr.. Bryan
has admitted that he must lay aside,
for the time being, some OF his pet
hobbies. He has found some new
toys which he proposes to dangle be-
fore his delighted audiences, and he
has a sufficient variety of ideas SO
that he can satisfy the particular sec
tiOn of the country which he may be
visiting. He succeeds in winning the
plaudits of the voters in the West
mention in the East, and in the South
for certain promises which he would
not dare to pledge in the North.
"Nfr. Taft, calmly, judicially, con-
servatively, aye, sincerely and hon
estly as we'll, is speaking to the peo-
pie of the entire country without re-
gard to section or class, preaching
one sermon to all-the sermon OF
civil Righteousness, of honesty OF pur-
pose, of treating all men alike under
the LAWS preaching the sermon of
continued prosperity based upon we'll
founded confidence.
Record of Accomplishment.
al shall not tonight, gentlemen,
further take up any particular issue
of this campaign. I will say that IL
the party is successful in November,
as 1 believe it will be and know it
should be, our pledge to revise the
tariff, to revise It along protection
lines, will be kept to the letter. Mr..
Taft will see to It that, so far as
within his power, the policies of Pres
ident Roosevelt will be continued;
continued in n spirit Of fairness, JUS
tice and equity to all men and to all
interests. 1 believe that the conf
dence in business circles which is
needed at this time, and will be need
ed for the coming years, can only be
had through the election of Repub-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
What Chairman Mack Said.
What Governor Haskell Said.

Evening ptembe 22)
of
Of
Oklahoma
AS ito
campa fund is growing fne'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
III.
What President Roosevelt Said.
III.


Of
nominated Mr. the Mr. Byans
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
TAFT ANp ENIERsoN.

They are talking now about Taft's
religion, but thinking people will
probably believe that a church that
could claim Ralph Waldo Emerson
for member must be pretty good
sort of church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
Mack and the Campaign Fund.
(New York Newspapers. J
What william Randolph Hearst Said in His SpeeC

the Standard OIL and the Standard Oil
N Haskell political Pyar the Standard OIL
satisfactory Haskell
collect from the Standard Oil substantial evidence
monopoIy's appreciation,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08

A conundrum never touched by Mr..
Bryan is what would become OF the
workingman IL free trade shut up the
factory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-08
TAFr-NoT BRYAN.

ave are eIecting men, not abstrac-
lions, says Governor Hughes. That
is a remark we'll worth remember
ing.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
spokane's Good Record.

In making a new record for Spo-
kane bank clearings for single week
by passing the $s,O00,O00 mark, Spo-
kane not only made an increase of 81
per cent over the corresponding week
of 1907, but jumped from 2sth to 25th
among the 100 cities reported by Brad
street s. The cities passed were Port
land, Ore, and Albany, N. Y.
One of the remarkable things in con.
nection with the clearings is that Wash
ington, comparatively new and
sparsely settled state, is one among
four states in the United States to have
three cities reporting clearings of S.,
00O,00O or over. The three cities il
Washington with $5,OOo,O00 or over are
Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma. TIL,
other states are New York, in which
are New York city, Albany and Buffalo
and Ohio, in which are Cincinnati
Cleveland and Columbus, and Texas, il
which are Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston
and Galveston.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
Supreme Court
Upholds Primary
Law of Wash'n

Olympia, Wash, Oct. IA - The
state supreme court has sustained the
direct primary law in its entirety. The
opinion fills II typewritten pages and
covers four attacks upon the law. TAX
ing up the attacks in detail the court
holds that the title is sufficient. The
court admits the indefniteness of the
provision that candidates must file a
statement of campaign expenses mot
less than 10 days after the primaries "
and says the rule is that they must be
| filed within reasonable time.
The court refuses to pass an opinion
as to whether nominations for repre-
sentatives in congress and for senator.
ial preference are properly part of the
state primary law, as determination OF
such question is not necessary in this
suit.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
Industrial Alcohol for Farmers.

The value of industrial alcohol to
farmers is the theme of an article in the
current issue of Harper Is Weekly, which
shows the interest that farmers of this
country, particularly in the west and
east, are taking in the new fluid. A
farmers national committee was ap-
pointed nearly year ago, and its object
is to promote the use of alcohol in the
industrial arts, and especially to encour-
age its use for light, heat, and power, to
the end that new markets for farm prod
ucts shall be opened, modern improve
ments brought into the rural home, the
toll of the farmers wife lessened, and
all the benefits of cheap alcohol ditfusee
among the people in the shortest posi-
BILE time. 1t is urged that farmers maxi
every possible use of the fluid.
1t is known that Augustus Saint
Gaudens left an autobiography, whic
he wrote and dictated during the las
wears of his life. The Century will prln
it in 1909.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
Available Grain Supplies.

Special Geographic and cable com
munications received by Bradstreeu 3
show the following changes IN aVail-
able supplies compared with the pre-
vious account:
Wheat-United States, east OF ROCKY
mountains, increased 1851 900 pusnels'
Canada, 1881 900 bushels. Total, can
ada and United States, increased o'ooo''
600. Afoat for and in Europe, 4,ooo,'
600 bushels. Total American and EURO
pean supplies increased 11,472'ooo push
els. c., :,
Corn-United States and Canada III
creased 81 900 bushels :.
Oats-United States and CANADA III
creased 1862 900 bushels.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
Sailors Perish.

Newport, Va.-Six men are believed
TO have persisted and two others were
saved only after undergoing narrowing
experiences while adrift at sea for i've
DAYS on bit of wreckage as the result
of the British three-masted schooner
Sirocco going to pieces on a reef IN the
West Indies a few days ago. Two sur
vivors. Mate Joseph Laing and COOK
Roberts, were brounght here on the
British steamer Tiverton.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16

face to the pressure of the water. The
masonry work should be constructed
of rubble with cement mortar, and all
the work should be very Thoroughly
done.
A necessary provision in connection
with a dam is sufficient wasteway Tor
water not utilized for power. The COM
mon form of wasteway is tunnel
through the dam sufficiently large TO
provide for the maximum amount oil
water that would be required to pass
through 1t. In addition sluice gates
should be provided, by which the flow
Of water would be controlled. INT
water to be utilized for power may d.
carried to the wheel by means OF
fiulne. A fifteen-inch turbine whee
would provide from 8 to 10 horse pow
err. which would be sufficient to run
saw Of the size Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16

I expect to build a dam ON creek
for a saw mill. Dam will be about
100 feet long at top to raise the water
ten feet. /. What would be the cheap
est way of building the damn 2. VIII
you give a plan of such a dam? 3.
What size of turbine would be neces-
sary to run a 4S-inch circular sawf
Ans.-The accompanying sketch
shows cross-section of the style of
dam that would be required for this
purpose Dams are sometimes con-
structed by a curbing of wood, mason
ry, or cement, the interior being filled
with dry stones. Such a dam is called
roclx-fill dam. If stone is plentiful
the dam may be built entirely of ma
sonry. The top should De laid ethel
with plank or cement
AS the Illustration shows, the dan
is laid on bedrock, the bed rock bein
blasted out sufficiently to secure ke
and solid footing generally. Wit
ten-foot dam the base should be tie
feet wide On the upstream side, tn
batter or slope Of the dam is about
, In 4, and on the downstream side tn
upper part of the batter is about In
and the lower part l in l. The dal
, throughout its length should curve u
, stream, so as to present concave su
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-16
Farming Notes.

Remember the importance OF the
kitchen garden.
Some genius has figured out that
bee will on busy day draw sugar
from 10000 different clover heads.
When mustard is a serious pest the
fields are sprayed with a solution that
kills the weed, but does not harm the
crop.
The government spent $4,000 this
last spring planning ways to destroy
the green bug In Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas.
Preaching economy doesn't amount
To much. You must practice It, but
there is such a thing as being too
economical.
The Clairmont ranch, near Engle-
wood. In Clark County, Kan, consist
ing Of q 900 acres of fine land, will be
cut I'D into small farms
One hundred and thirty-nine cows,
COMPRISING the best OF tbirty-six Ini-
nois herds, produced an average OF Sol
pounds Of butter fat last year.