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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09
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Office Of the County Clerk. Oct sos.

Office Of the County Clerk. Oct sos.
The Board Of County Commission
ers OF Barton County met in regu-
lar session persuant to law; All
members Of the board present.
The minutes Of the last meeting
read and approved
The following bills were examined
and allowed:
Allison, c s, coal Cor county 90 As
Ashpole, H D. sahry...... 800 90
Beardsley. Maud. saaary...... LOO Q
Button. e c. Co physician. IS so
Couple & Miller, service for Co 36 90
Clarke, ] W, salary. go. 302 90
Clayton. James. drawing jury 100
Crane G Company, supplies for
Dalziel, J s monthly commitments
and BIRD Of prisnrs.. :. 3s5 rs
Dalziel, J s, conveying prisoners
to asylum. 80. 80. :. 1873 Is
Dalziel. ] 8, attending jail COM
missioners and probate Ct. ITO 90
Dalziel, ] s, posting primary no
tlceS.... go. go. .... go. 54 %
Denote, E, salary. 80. IS 90
Ct Bend telephone, service for
County. 80. .... go. 80. % rs
Ct Bend City, pauper transpt 20 A
Ct Bend Water Works, service for
County. =. 80. -. :. Al 80
Honnen, w F, mdse for poor 13 SO
Hemker, Fred, mdse for Co.. 8 80
Harris, S NJ, care Of pauper.. IA 90
Jennison, ] H, drawing jury. 2 90
Kansas City Bridge Co., V cost
Dartmouth Bridge. -. 80. 1880 OF
Katterhorn & Son, repairs on e.
linwood Bridge. -. .... :. 20 90
Willard, Frank, salary. :. $50 90
Willard, F B, salary. go. $50 90
Newcombe, F B, Co ASST. Is 90
Opie, Edward, salary. :. 1923 10
Postal Cable Co., service for Co.
.... 80. ...... IL
Richardson, Fred, service for Co
| 80. .... 80. 20
Sprinkler, Joseph, service for Co.
| 80. go. go. .... 10
Schrepel, August, hauling lumber
| ...s ssss ssss v
Tribune Publishing Co., service
Tor Co.,. 80. 80. .... :. 80 W
The News Company, supplies for
Co... 80. -. 80. 80. 70 20
Torey, W, druggist permit. 43 43
The Trade Printing Co., supplies
| LOT Co.,. 80. 80. 80. 80. Va
Welch, Herman, boarding pauper
1 "
Western Union, service for Co
| .... v
Nv NJ WEIGH Mfg Co, supplies for
County. -. -. -. II 70
Clayton, James, state VS. Riley.
-. go. :. :. :. 49,. A S5
Dalziel, j S, state VS. Riley. IS
Torrey, w, probate court VS. Smith
| go. 's... .... ~
Connect, A H, probate court VS.
Smith,. -. -. -. E. 3 0O
Button, E C, probate court VS.
Smith. 80. go. go. 80. =. 0C
Dalziel, ] S, probate court VS.
Smith,. 80. ...... 80. 5 Il
Torrey, W, juvenile court VS. Dur
Dakiel, s, juvenile court VS.
Durand.. .... 49,. go. 20l
Connect, A H, juvenile court va
Durand... 80. =. .. .... ! 81
Wood, Frank, salary. go. Il i
Williams, s ], salary. go. "a s.
! Keeper, N W, salary. .... 10 o.
The Cnl1ntv Clerk uzacs instrncfa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

For Sale-0ne section fine wheat
and alfalfa land near Jetmore. Some
improvements. See NJ. J. Compton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

Lost-A pocket book containing a
J gold watch, bracelet and S. in money,
besides other jewelry. Supposed to
have been lost west or southwest of
this city. Finder call at this office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

Mrs. leila Hallett, and daughter,
Irene, Of Great Bend, who visited
here for a few days with NJ. C. Hal
lett and family returned home Wed.
nesday.-Rush Center Breeze.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

Charley Glissman is now fireman
on the Scott City passenger run.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09
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Frankhauser g Holman

Are now prOprietOrs of the pop.
ular johnson barn, also the elephant
barn directly across the street. They
also sell and deliver building sand
not river sand but pit sand, the best
building sand in the world. Feed
your teams at our barns, they will
be well taken care of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-10-09

Lou Grugg came in this morning
from Gainesville, Texas and is Wis
ting his cousin, Adam Frey.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
sattIeshIp's Marrow Escape.

Monterey. Gala northwest gale
sweeping into the harbor gave the
eight ships of the second division Of
the Atlantic fleet several hours OF
watchfulness Saturday night and cut
of all communication with the shore.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted when the battleship Illinois.
second in line from the Alabama, flag
ship of Rear Admiral Sperry, parted
her anchcor chain In the height of the
blow and went drifting toward shore.
The Illinois headed directly for the
Alabama and 1t looked for time as
though a collision was imminent.
BY heroic work the helmsman man
aged to steer the drifting ship away
and the only damage done was the tear
ing away of the port gangway Of the
Alabama. The Illinois drifted fully 800
yards before her emergency anchors.
sent spinning into the white capped wa
ters, finally held fast.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
COLORADO ITEMS
so.kIna RaIn h coIorado.

Denver.-MilIions Of dollars worth
Of rain and snow fell on Colorado Sun
day and broke the drouth which has
existed. in many sections. since last
July. The precipitation In Denver to
Q o'clock Sunday night was .46 inch
The heaviest fall reported in the state
ii at Durango, where, including 4 inch,
which fell Saturday night, SO inch had
fallen to G o'clock Sunday night. The
storm was general throughout the
state.
Reports from the northern beet dis
trict Indicate that the rainfall there
was almost as heavy, II not quite so, as
In Denver. Ground which has hitherto
been so dry and hard as to make plow-
ing impossible will be turned at once
and crops put in. Winter wheat. grains
generally and alfalfa are assured not
only Of life. but an abundance OF mois-
ture. The farmers In the vicinity OF
Lovcland, Berthoud, Longmont, Gree
Icy and the other towns OF that section
have feared that It would be impossible
TO plant second beet crop. Their fears
were removed before noon Sunday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards, May A.
There was some decline in the local
cattle market early last week, due to
lower markets East. but the late trad
ing was good and all the loss was re-
gained before the close. Beef cattle
closed the week fully steady with a
week ago and good feeders and stock
ers are 10G15c higher. A string of fan
cy steers brought $3.50. the high price
of the week, with other choice steers
a, 5000 and bulk of the good to choice
killing grades at $5.25G$5.85. Some
choice heifers brought S5.10 and $500
and best killing COWS offered sold at
$500. Most of the good cows brought
$4.25@$4.90. with the medium to fair
stuff at $360@s4.25. Bulls were firm
at $3.50@$4.00 and veals about steady,
tops bringing $675. All classes OF beef
and butcher cattle were wanted and
the market closed In fine shape. Feed
ers and stockers sold to good advan-
tage and the market closed higher.
Some choice Idaho steers sold on Sat
urday at s5.45 and bulk of the good
steers offered during the week brought
$4.25@$5.00. All markets report a
limited number of good dehorned ma
tive feeders offered and the demand
here is better than the supply.
Hogs were in good demand through
out the week and the market active
from day to day. Bulk of the hogs sold
on Saturday at $5.321a Qs5.40.
Sheep trade was rather dull as re-
ceipts were light and the demand Just
fairly good Prices are much the same
as week ago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
IN INDIA
vEx ENGLISH
AFcHANs ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE
eLockHousE BUT ARE
REPuLsEp.
PLOT TO USE BOMBS
GENERAL WILCOX HAsrENlNe
WITH TROOPS TO DEFEND
kHysER PASS.

London.-India is source OF con.
siderable uneasiness to the British
government at the present moment.
The difficulties with the Mohammed.
ans seemed on the eve OF settlement
when on Saturday, according to re-
ports received here. new danger
threatened.
An attempt was made by a large
Afghan force, numbering from $1,000
to 10000. which went across the bor-
der divided into two bodies, to seize
the blockhouse OF Khyber Pass, near
Landie Khotal. The attack was re-
pulsed with trifling casualties among
the british, but the Afghans re.
mained in front OF Landie Khotal, and
another body is reported to be moving
into the Bazaar valley by way of Lis
ote pass.
General Wilcox. who is in command
Of the British forces recently dis
patched to quell the troubles, has gone
to Jamrad, a few miles west of Pesh-
awar, at the entrance of Khyber pass.
and is Fastening forward his troops to
meet the new development
All frontier kilograms are carefully
censored at Simla. From Calcutta
comes news OF the discovery OF a plot
to murder the Europeans by means OF
bombs. The conspiracy appears to be
of an extensive character. and many
arrests have been made. The respon-
sibility for the plot is placed on the
natives, a number of discriminating
documents having been seized, to-
gether with a supply of bombs and
other explosives.
The discovery of the plot was made
through the arrest and confession of
the author of the bomb outrage at Mo-
cufferpur. the capital of the province
OF the same name in Bengal. in which
two Europeans were killed.
The morning newspapers, referring
to the Indian news, generally concur
that there is no cause for alarm or
for grave anxiety. II. as is hoped, the
Ameer Is not directly responsible for
the attitude of the Afghan border
tribes. but they point out that until
the Ameer's attitude is definitely
known 1t behooves the government to
be alert and prepared Cor eventualities.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Present for Cruiser Colorado.

Denver-The committee in charge of
preparing a silver service to be pre-
sented to the cruiser Colorado, of
which Ex-Governor Mcdonald is chair
man, met in Denver May LIST and decid-
ed to ask jewellers throughout the state
to submit designs for the service by
June list and from the exhibits the com
mittee Will make a selection. 1t must
be solid silver dinner set. to cost not
more than $4,000, plain but rich, and
each piece must bear the coat-of-arms
OF Colorado The maker Of the design
selected must have the service finished
within thirty days after he has been no
tilted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
sale Of Fidelity Assets.

Denver.-R H. Malone, receiver for
the Fidelity Savings Association, has
completed deal for the sale of the
largest remaining asset OF that asso-
citation, and secured an order from
Judge c. e. Bliss to dispose of the re-
naming Louisiana lands for $4,000.
Itwas the investment in these lands
that was held to be largely responsible
for the wrecking of the Fidelity. But
little real estate now remains to be
disposed of, as some of the lands were
previously sold. There were about
10000 acres altogether. and in the
parcel sold Wednesday were 6.497
acres. According to the order $4,000
will be paid in cash and $4,000 with
in a year. with interest at six per cent
The lands were known as the Concor-
dia Parish lands. A small dividend
will be paid as result of the sale.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Hotel Burned at Fort w.vne

Fort Wayne, 1nd.-Ten known dead.
many missing and thirteen injured is
the result of fire that destroyed the
New Avelina hotel, Fort Wayne's prin-
cipal hostelry. at an early hour Sun
day. Chief of Police Anckenbruck said
Sunday afternoon that he believed
twenty bodies were still in the ruins.
The entire interior of the building is a
smoldering heap of ruins, and how
many dead are concealed by the debris
can only be conjecture6. The hotel
register was consumed by the fire, and
there is no accurate means of deter.
mining who are missing ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
lllinol. Saloons Quit Business.

Chicago.-Hundreds of Illinois sa-
ICONS went out of business May 1st as
the result of the local option elections
held April 7th and April 21st. Liquor
stocks everywhere were being dis
posed of at bargain sales, and in some
Of the cities wild orgies resulted. The
auctioneer's hammer. in many in
stances, was followed by the car
penter's hammer. as the saloons were
speedily transferred into drug stores,
shooting galleries, ice cream parlors
and all-night restaurants. In Chicago,
where the license was raised from $500
to $1,000 year, 1t is estimated that
fully 1000 saloons will not renew their
licenses
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Rushing the Auditorium.

Denver.-W. H. Merriman of Chi
cago. who has the contract for tue
completion Of the Denver auditorium,
arrived in Denver May LIST, having
been absent for month. He was very
much pleased with the progress made
during his absence and after going
over the auditorium from top to bot
tom said that the work was now we'll
in hand.
1T is very hard to estimate the ex-
act amount Of work done on such d
building when foundations and plans
are taken into consideration" he said,
"but should say that we have 80 per
cent. of the work done in value and
95 per cent. in time. The Democratic
national convention could open its ses-
sion on June 1st II that was the date
set"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Denver breaks Building Record.

Denver.-Wednesday April goth,
was record day for taking out build
ing permits. April this year has been
a banner month. permits for over
81, 300, 900 having already been issued.
Yesterday the Cheesman Realty Com
pany took out a permit for four-story
brick hotel to be built or California
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. to
cost 100000. The Colorado Exposi-
tion Company took out two permits for
Overland Park. One was for cattle
and horse barns to cost $24, LOCO, and
one for new entrance gate to cost
$1,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
LAST TERM OF
SENATOR TELLER
VETERAN COLORADO STATESMAN
ANNOUNCES HIS RETIRE
MENT NEXT SPRING.
COMING BACK HOME
AFTER OVER THIRTY-Two YEARS
OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Ex-senator Teller an
nounced Wednesday that he regarded
the present Congress as his last. Upon
completion Of next winters term he
will settle In Colorado for the remain
der Of his days.
Il can foresee no contingency that
will cause me to again seek election
for the Senate" said Senator Teller.
Il intend to retire to private life on
March 4, 1909. / do not care to give a
specific reason for my retirement be-
yond the weight of years. BY next
March shall have spent little over
thirty-two years at Washington, mostly
as senator from Colorado. l think
chat is a sufficient time for me to
spend In public service. and will re-
tire"
Senator Teller went on to emphasize
the fact that he Is leaving public life
by saying that he had no desire to be-
come a delegate to the Democratic con-
veption at Denver this summer and
would relinquish his chance for such
honor to kome younger Democrat who
might be more desirous OF the distinc
tion than he.
''The fact that i am about to enter
my seventy-ninth year." said Teller,
ment of further ambition as to public
service. Although | am feeling quite
capable and in splendid health and am
enjoying my work in the Senate,
VIII under no circumstances seek a
reelection"
The following is brief sketch of
Senator Tellcr's life and public serv-
ice:
Born. Granger, Allegheny county, N.
Y, May 23, 1880; married June 7, 1862,
to Harriet NJ. Bruce of Cuba. N. Y;
practiced law In Illinois, 1S5S-61. when
he removed to Colorado: major gen.
eral of Colorado militia, 1S62-64.
United States senator from December
4. 1876, 10 April II, 1882; secretary of
interior in President Arthur's cabinet,
April. 1882, to March 8. 1885: again
United States senator from Colorado
since March 4, 1885: reelected. 1891,
as Republican, but Withdrew from ma
tional Republican convention, 1896. be-
cause OF financial plank In platform.
Reelected, 1887. as Independent Silver
Republican,: reelected as Democrat.
1908; present term expires 1909.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Police Guard Korean sIshop.

San Francisco.-Warnedt that num-
ber of Koreans in San Francisco were
preparing to assassinate the Right
Rev. Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris
upon his arrival Wednesday on the
Pacific Mail steamship Korea from the
Orient, Surveyor of Port Woodward,
accompanied by number OF other fed
eral attaches and members of the To-
cal police force, met the steamer upon
Its appearance in port, and placing the
divine aboard the revenue cutter
Golden Gate, caused his removal to
Oakland. The action came in response
to request from Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Frost poes Great Damage.

Fort Collins. Colo.-Great damage
has been done the fruit crop in north
ern Colorado as the result OF the cold
Tuesday night. The mercury dropped
to twenty. ]. F. McCielland who owns
one of the biggest fruit ranches in
this part of the state. four miles south
of here, thinks his entire crop gone
He has 126 acres in plums, apples and
cherries. Prof. Wendell Paddock, hor
ticulturist of the Agricultural college
believes Tuesday nights cold did Sc
we're damage, but says 1t is impossible
at this time to state the full extent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Denver Police Chief Resigns.

Denver.-Michael A. Delaney. chief
OF the Denver police force, rendered
his resignation Monday in the follow.
Ing letter:
"Hon. R. w. Speer, Mayor, and the
Fire and Police Board, Denver, Colo
Dear Sirs: herewith tender you my
resignation as chief of police of the
city of Denver, effective May 4, 1908.
Thanking you for past favors and
assuring you of my friendship. am,
yours respectfully,
M. A. DELANEY"
Mr.. Delaney has been charged with
many acts of violence upon defense
less prisoners and his acts have been
brought into the mayoralty campaign
by the opponents of Mayor Speer.
whose appointee he was. Recently he
made an assault with his fists and the
butt Of his revolver upon a young
blacksmith whom he. mistakenly, sus-
pected Of dogging him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Grain.

Wheat, choice milling per 100 lbs,
s1.55. Rye. Colo, bulk. per 100 lbs,
s1.10. Oats, Colorado. bulk. No. white,
$1.70; same in sacks. $3.50. Corn in
bulk, $1.32; in sack. $1.39 Corn chop,
sacked, $1.40. Bran. Colorado. per 1ea
lbs. $1.30. Rolled oats, cwt., s1.s0.
Flaked barley. cwt.. $1.75.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Fraud order Sustained.

st. Louisa decision was handed
down In the United States Court OF
Appeals Wednesday affirming the
judgment of Judge Mcpherson in re.
fusing to grant an injunction to pre-
vent enforcement of fraud order is
sued by the Postoffice Department
against the Peoples United States
Bank. of which e. G. Lewis is pres,-
dent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07

Salt Lake City.-H. H. Rogers and
James Stillman, named as defendants
with the Hartman and other railroads
in the so-called merger suit of the gov.
ernment, filed their answers In the fed.
eral court here Monday. Mr.. Rog-
ers makes a sweeping denial Of every
allegation and demands that the case
against him be dismissed because he is
not q resident of Utah district and
therefore not within the jurisdiction OF
the court. James Stillman follows the
lines laid down by Mr.. Rogers. admit.
ting Investments of money. but deny
Ing monopolistic, or other unlawful
purpose.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-07
Hay.

Upland, per ton. 11.OO@12.oo; sec.
ond bottom, 9.00410.0O; timothy,
10 0-@11.00; alfalfa, 10.50Q1150;
straw. 3:0o@4.oo; South Park wire
grass, 13.00@14.0o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-02

expense of the trip and the securing of the cuttings amounted to e3.060.
 The Secret Which Science Brought to
 Light.
 These cuttings grew into trees, end seemd to flourish we'll in the glorious climate" up to the point of maturing figs. There they stopped. It was dis tinctly discouraging. Again mis- sionary of industry was sent to Adin, and still more trees were brought back and planted. These. in turn. pres pered for a while.. grew beautiful leaves, and stopped just short of the fig of commerce.
 The Department of Agriculture was then enlisted in the matter. Its trained
 scientists. its botanists. it's expert fruiterers. began to wrestle with the problem as only that department can. The sleepy Asiatics could throw no | light on the subject; they could not explain why their figs possessed a flavor that we were not able to equal. Then an accident--was it an ac- cident?---revealed the truth. Micro scopic investigation of the smyrna fruit, one day. revealed the strange antics of a black fly. So small was l this insect that a powerful magnify ing glass was needed to bring 1t within the range of human vision. It had a pair of wings so beautiful that they re- flected all the colors of the rainbow; and, on each wing, was something which the glass could detect, but not classify,--a tiny powder. or pollen. dragging its glorious-hued wings with 1t. and died.
 The scientist was intensely interest ed. He followed the matter up, much as Audubon did to get the history of his birds, by studying the movements of the insect on the spot. It was known as the Blastophaga, in the East and was indigenous only to the Capri or wild fig district. The scientist knew, at once, that a solution of the vexed problem was at hand. though he was at a loss to understand why Mother Nature had indulged in such a caprice as this.
 1 Caprice of Nature Was Utilised.
 The investigation was extended tc the structure and habits of the fig It. | self It was found that, for ages, 6 | fig trees not having blossoms. A criti. cal examination showed that there arc | a great many blossoms to every fig but the blossoms are contained within | the fig. It is, indeed. a question whether the fig itself is a fruit or q composite flower. Each perfect seed
 in a fig represents a single flower and 1t is these mature fertilizer seeds | in which the germ is fully developed that give the fig its flavor.
 But the Capri--that wild growth oi
 unsurpassed fiavor--how could it bG brought into 1uxtaposition with the
 cultivated fig, in order that it's pollen
 might be carried. on the wings of the | Blastophaga. into the immature fruit | A study of the insect revealed that Il | is so tiny that the surface of a pin ! haIf Q AnZAn fndtVfAffaI Ia
 that 1t lives and propagates only in the l Capri fig, and that its only mission on earth is to visit other figs after it
 leaves its home fig. While a great many of these insects are sagacious
 enough to select the Capri fig for a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-02
COLORED DRESS GOODS

LINENE-White, tan and light blue,
 woven and finished by the same pro-
 cess as IInen, looks like linen and wears like Iinen--fully worth lsc yard, M0nday... ..AS A-@c LINEN FINISH CHAMBBAx--Lisht hlue, pink, brown and dark grey regular 12 I-2c quality, for Monday, FIGURED BATIsTE--very sheer and large variety of assorted flowers and nwuren on white ground regular value zoe a yard. for Monday .t0e SOLID COLOR ORGANDTE--WHtFE, pink, lilac, yellow, light blue, niies cream and canary, regular 20e qual- fty, Monday, the yard. ... ...ec YARD WIDE PERCALE--Per I'd. .Oc SILK POPLIN--solid color pink and white regular a5c quality, for Mon-
 day '.. ...... A1c SILK GINGHAMs-Pink, light blue and black, 2s inches wide, assort@d nlne cheek, worth fully Sb cents a yard, for Monday ... .. ... 1Dc zs-tnch CHINA sILK-AII eoIors, per yaE0... ss+ s.ose BLACK TAFFETA-Se inches wide,
 per yaPd... ...~AsIV RUSSIAN DUCK--sOiid black. white.
 garnet, also assorted stripes and
 polka dots. Thls well known brand
 has never been sold for less than
 I2 I-2e . yard, Monday. ..1oe