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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
NIekerson Business College Makes
a Special Offer to Barton
County People


Mr.. W. F. Williams, Secretary OF
Nickerson Business College tells US
that Prof. E. B. Smith, President of
this school has made the following Of
fer to Barton County people:
They will give a five months course
In this splendid institution, includ.
ing tuition, board, room, books and
one round trip railroad fare from any
point in Barton County for 500.
Prof. Smith was formerly a Great
Bend man and proposes to give the
people of this county an opportunity
to obtain first class business train.
Ing at price that has never been
approached by any first class school
in the state. The growth and pres.
tige Of this school has indeed been
phenomenal. 1t Is seen In connec.
ton with Nickerson College and
has established a reputation for thor.
oughness Of work and economy Of
expense that is the envy of all the
schools Of Central Kansas. A post.
al card addressed to Nickerson Col.
lege will bring and desired informa.
ton In regard to this school.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

Look up the record Of W. H.
Taft and you win find he was al
ways favored by the machine. al
ways feeding at the public crib by
the graces Of the appointive power.
Never elected to an office yet always
holding one. Look over this record
and see If you imagine Mr.. TAFT
would favor smashing the political
machine by making all officers e.ect-
i've:
1SS2-Appointed assisting prosecu-
ting attorney of Hamilton county,
Ohio.
DISAPPOINTED collector of inter.
nal revenue, First district of Ohio.
disappointed county solicitor of
Hamilton county, Ohio.
1SS7-Appointed Judge of the Su-
perior court of Ohio.
1S9O-Appointed solicitor general Of
the United States.
1S92-Appointed United States cir
cult Judge, Sixth district.
1900-Appointed president of Unit.
ed States Philippine commission.
1sO1-Appointed first civil govern
or Of the Philippine islands.
1sO4-Appointed secretary Of war
in Roosevelt's cabinet.
19OS-Appointed by Theodore Roose
welt as the candidate of the Republi'
can party for presiden..-Westei n
Advocate.
Taft does not believe in rule BY
the people. Born in the exclusive
class, he is a natural aristocrat. Fav.
ored by appointive places because Of
the influence Of his wealthy rela
tives, he thinks government should
come down from the benevolent rich
to the middle and poorer classes.
Taft saw nothing wrong in Roose
welt buying the nomination fol
him.
Patronage Taft thinks should
belong to the president and Other
high officials. The election Of al
officials would destroy patronage and
would leave such men as Taft with
all his time to play golf instead Of
dividing it between that gem Of
the aristocrats and globe trotting.-
I Salina Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
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Route s

Roy Tollia and Opal Williamson
have been to Newton and Hutchinson
for a few days and returned Sunday
morning.
The ball team of No. 4 beat the
Liberty by a score Of to IL. The
game was played on the No. 4 ground
Mr.. ]. E. Williamson and Ed Morris
went down by st. John to look after
things on his other farm.
There is dance Thursday night
at Seward. it,
The weather is very hot these
August days.
Miss Tollia Williamson has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Ed
Morris.
Mrs. ]. E. Williamson and daugh
ter, Dorathy, Miss Iva Adams ant
Messrs Chester Gray and Clarence
Bushnell were guests at Mr.. Savage's
home last Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
HINsEY REINsTATED
Long Drawn out X. p. Controversy
Has Been Settled :

Long Drawn out X. p. Controversy
Has Been Settled =
Chicago, Aug. 1s.-John A. Hinsey,
the Captain Dreyfus of the Knights
Of Pythias, after suffering for sew.
eral years by expulsion from his lodge
on a charge Of having embezzled q
half million dollars, has been ex.
onerated and reinstated.
Us there any reason why the farm
ers should be willing to risk a Bryan
administration" excitedly asked the
Baltimore American. Well yes, there
is the Democratic demand for tariff
revision downwards; there is the de-
mand that senators be elected by
the people; there is the Democratic
promise Of laws protecting bank de-
positors against loss; there is the
Democratic insistence that railroads
should be valued at their earnings
limited to fair returns on the actual
value Of the roads; there is the Dem.
ocratic campaign contributions-be-.
fore election.-Western Advocate.
tion.-Western Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
Wall Stree. on Taft.

"The speech (Taft's speech of &C.
ceptancep may sound somewhat un-
favorable from the railroad point of
view, but Wall street believes that
Secretary Taft's public bark does not
portend a serious bite later on" =
From the stock market report, New
York Journal of Commerce (Republi-
CAM, issue Of July 20, 1908.
If there was not abundant evidence
that Wall street was for Taft, would
not the foregoing be sufficient for
any reasonable man. Put aside the
enthusiastic interviews Of j. Piefpen
Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Paul Nor
ton,s and tina of other representatives
OF Wall street, for Taft, here is the
direct representative of Wall street,
condensed into its market report
which shows just how the street re.
CARDS Taft. They are not afraid that
Tafts bark means that he will bite.
They know their man. They are for
Taft. Wall street understands that
1t is necessary for Taft to "bark''
In order to catch states like Kansas.
But the gamblers of Wall street are
not disturbed in the least by his
bark" If Wall tsreet is for Taft
should Kansas be for him?
Wall street is afraid of Bryan's
bark. The gamblers there believe
he will "bite" If elected President
Therefore, they are against Bryan
and for Taft. For the same reason
should not Kansas be for Bryan and
against Taft? Commercial and polit
ical emancipation from washington
New Yorkand New England should
; be the battle cry Of all men west o.
the Aileghaney mountains.
Let us quit sending our money tt
Wall street, and let us quit voting
with them Salina Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
e Pulitzer Stands With BRYAN

The New York World de:torially
advocates the election of William ].
Bryan.
For some time the attitude of Pull
itzer's paper has been in doubt, and
It has been feared that the Nebras.
kan would have to make the campaig
in'New York without the support of
any of the larger papers.
The World, in its editorial, says:
The World has sharply disagreed
with Mr.. Bryan and hDemocrat.
ic party in the past. 1t has upheld
them whenever they represented
true Democracy. 1t has opposed
their Populism and Socialism. 1t
has nothing to retract, defend or
excuse. In common with the Demo.
cratic. millions as distinguished wrom
the Democratic politicians, it re.
spends now to the mreits and de.
mands of cause rather than to the
claims of any man or any machine.
Three are planks in the Democrat
platform which we repudiate now as
always. There are phases of Mr.. Bry.
ans career and there are articles in
his political creed of which we dis.
approve, now as always. But in the
essentials of opposition to Roosevelt.
tism, we are in hearty accord with
the Democratic platform.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

Hon. E. c. Cole bought the Joe
Neither farm west and adjoining AL.
bert through Dawson & Zutavern
Tuesday. This is fine piece Of
land and large part of 1t fine alfal.
IA land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

W, l.. Douglas, of Massachusetts, a
Democrat and statesman, declar
that "the tariff should be revised,
not by, its friends, but by the friends
of the consumer" Doesn't that
sound better to the Kansas farmer
than the republican promise that the
tariff shall be revised by its friends?
Western Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

Several of the leading gold DEM
ocrat" papers of the east who oppos-
ed Mr.. Bryan's election in 1896 and
1900 have declared for the great Ne
braskan. A notable instance of an
anti-Bryan democratic paper turning
to. the Commoner in the present
campaign is found in the Philadel.
phia Record, one of the most in
fluential papers Of the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

W. B. Stubs is confident that Taft
win sweep Kansas, regardless of the
fact that the Republicans Of that state
chose BristoW as their next senator.
And Stubs is right. Kansas voters
never did attach any particular i'm
pOrtance to consistency. kansas City
Journal.
Il they did, they would vote for
Bryan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

Mrs. Henry Merhoff living east of
town met with very serious acct
dent Wednesday afternoon. She un.
dertook to mich COW, and was
thrown in some manner, breaking
one limb in two places and 9TH
erwise seriously bruising her. As
she is eighty-four years old, the acct
dent is a very serious one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
Heller

Mrs. John Everett has gone to Ill
inois to visit her mother.
Mike Daily, Democratic candidate
for sheriff was in these parts a few
days ago.
Mrs. B. E. Lewis has gone to Ohio
to visit relatives. Gene is chief cook
and bottle washer while she is away.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. 0tte, Jr. are
the parents of a fine 9 pound boy.
VIM. wears that smile on his face
that wont come off.
Hay making will soon be the order
in these parts. and by the way, hay
is mighty fine crop this year.
Mrs. A. D. Baldwin, formerly Miss
Lottie Weltmer has been here visit.
ing her parents and other relatives
and friends, returned to her home
In Barber county.
H. B. Byers has completed a fine
granery to store his big wheat crop
In. Hugh believes in keeping up
with the times.
Harmon Warmkin and wife have
moved to Rush county and will try
farming as a pastime.
VIM. Mecafe and wife spent Sun.
day night with the family of Geo.
Wighton near Heller.
Our old friend and neighbor, P. W.
Deets and family have moved up ives
Of Larned, having purchased a farm
near there.
John Cors is mighty busy man
these days. When he is not buying
wheat he Is hauling lumber, clerking
in the store or anything that he car
turn his hand to. John Is a mighty
handy man to have around.
Looking for Hidden Gold
There is an old man who comes
here every year from Oklahoma tC
look for some gold that he says he
buried near old Fort Zarah years be
fore the city of Great Bend was on
the map.
His story is that on account Of
Indians and white people worse than
Indians, he was compelled to hide
this gold and he buried it somewhere
near the Mehroff place On the Walnut
near the bridge north of the rail
road. AS a result Of trouble with the
Indians in which he was scalped and
left for dead near Dodge City, he
was for some time in a demented
condition.
After his recovery he came here
looking for the money all of which
was gold coin. For several years he
appears here, usually in the fall, anC
still hopes against hope that he may
be able to find the coin. In the
years past, the brush and trees along
the Walnut have changed and the
position Of this small gold mine is
hard to find. That the man is sin
cere in his talk, there is no doubt
and that he is sane now, there is
no question. He has little to say
and had we not met him sevral tim
before, we would not have recognized
him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

Ihave found 0 tried and tested cure for Rheu-
matism Not o remedy that win straighten the
distorted limbs Of chronic cripples, nor turn bony
rowths back 10 flesh again. That Is impossible.
But I can now surely kll the pains and pang Of
Ibis deplonble disease.
permstAdt-f found the last Ingredient with
which Dr.. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy wAs made
perfected. dependable prescription. without
hat last ingredient I successfully treated many.
many cases Of Rheumatism; but now, At last ttmt
formly cures IN cunble CASES Of this heretofore
much dreaded disease. Thoee Mnd-liks granular
wastes found IN Rheumatic Blood seen odisolvs
md paa away mdsr the action q this rsmsdy -
And I'm. vhsn dissolved. thsss poisonous vssta
freely pas from the system, md IL csss Of
Rheumatism d gone forever. fhere b nov. no
real need-no sctual excuse % mder lengf With.
% hsln We ssll and IN oonAdsnos fsounnnd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21
D. G. Luse, Chairman.
Attest: W. E. Stoke, Secretary.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Topeka Capital says Taft fayors thee
election Of United states senators
BY direct vote Of the people. the
platform he is making his campaign
on, is absolutely silent on the sub
ject, in fact the platform committee
and the convention both turned the
proposition down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

For sale-one section fine wheat
and alfalfa land near Jetmore. Some
improvements. See NJ. ]. Compton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16
TO PUT THE VICE TO WORK.
Some Admirable Suggestions for Vice
President.

Some Admirable Suggestions for Vice
President.
Mr.. Bryan proposes if elected to
make John w. Kern, member of
his cabinet His original idea is that
the vice president nominated in a
great national convention should be
something more than an ornamental
ate. If the Nebraskan were running
the household he would make Mary
Ann stop playing the piano and help
with the dishes.
To Mr. Bryan's proposition the
only objection made thus far is that
it is unconstitutional. Just what the
makers of that venerable document
had in mind when they created this
Office, history does not state; they do
say that there were great jokers in
those days We only know that ev-
cry American boy looks forward to
the time when he shall grow up AMI
be eligible to decline the nomination
to the vice-presidency, and that the
american people nave DeCOlHe pEO'
ficient athletes through long practice
in running away from this honor.
Since we are SUCH sticklers for
constitutionality, WY not at least
bring that instrument down to date?
Of what use is a WORKOUT constitu-
ton of the model of 1899? We pro-
pose an amendment that the vice
presidential nominee be possessed of
a fortune of not less than half mill
lion dollars (forfeitable in case of es
cape); that he live in doubtful
state; that he be nominated quietly
so as not to wake the delegates; and
that his salary be paid by the comic
weeklies.
The only alternative is to make the
position one of real Importance, aai
to elect to it men fitted to perform
the duties of the chief executive
which they may at any time be called
upon to assume.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16
YOUNG PEOPLE
Welded

Last evening at s o'clock the pref
ty home of Mr.. and Mrs. V. Padoshek
presented an unusually gay appear
ance The occasion was the marri-
age of the youngest daughter, Ida
Irene, to Mr.. Guy j. Tedford. The
Rev. Father Van de Wall of st. Jo-
seph's church of this city, united the
happy couple. Mrs. A. c. Tedford,
sister of the bride, acted as matron
of honor, and Mr.. Arthur Tedford,
brother of the groom, was best man.
The bride was beautifully gowned in
cream taffeta and seed pearls, AMI
carried a shower bouquet of roses.
The groom wore the conventional
black. About forty relatives of the
couple gathered to witness the beau
tiful and impressive ceremony.
Under huge marriage bell of as
paragus fern and roses, the bride
vas joined by the fortunate young
man. Nothing was left undone to
make the scene of the wedding most
attractive and finished in every par
ticular.
The bride is handsome young
lady and comes from a highly re-
spected family. She has resided in
this valley since childhood, and has
a wide circle of trends, as her social
qualities and personal attractions
make her a welcome guest where
eve, she may be.
The groom has been a resident CT
this city for five years. He has made
many warm friends and deserves the
utmost confidence of all who know
him. He is one of the successful
fruit growers of the valley, and the
whole-hearted wishes are extended
at this eventful step.
At the conclusion of the services
the wedding party assembled in the
Gining-room, where an elaborate sup
rer'Was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Tedford were the re-
cipients of many beautiful and valu-
able tokens of esteem. They will be
al nome to their many friends after
a brief honeymoon trip to the coast.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16
SAYS HUMPHREYS is BEATEN.
Olympia Daily Has Made Additions
of Various Figures.

Olympia, Wash. Sept. ia
compilation of the returns of the re-
cent primaries on the vote for SUI
preme judges given out by the Morn
ing Olympian from figures given in
the leading newspapers and from a
number of private kilograms received
by officials here supplementing the
newspaper returns, show the nomina-
ton of Judges Chadwick, Root and
Crow. and the defeat of Judge Hum
phries. The totals are as follows:
Grow 33,771, Roo. $3.50, Hum
phries 30,422. Prior newspaper fig
ures indicated the nomination OF
HUMPHREYS and the defeat of Judge
Root
There is no means of checking up
these figures.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

Hood River, Oregon, has the best
fruit on earth and gets highest prices
for fruit. Spitzenbergs last year,
1927 per box. Fine climate; cool
summers; no wind; land unimproved
$50; improved $3.50; bearing orch
ard, $50 to $1,000 per acre. Get
full particulars by writing Briggs
Ament Land Co., Hood River, Ore.
If
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

The Wenatchee school board
has found 1t necessary on account of
the large enrolment to secure an
other teacher at once. Miss Leila
Biglow was elected to the position.
and win &eaeh s. the primary grades.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

New bicycle goods just in ami more
on the road. All tires guaranteed.
The Reading Standard is a favorite
Repair work of all kinds. j. j. Eyer,
Mission street. 49,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

The National Stock Co. in the beau
tiful comedy drama ION the Suwa-
nee," at the Wenatchee theatre to-
night, under the management of Mr..
David Williams, Wenatchee's fayorite
comedian. At popular prices, Csc,
35c, soc. $50
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

Get one of those Csc long boxes of
Nutindate chocolates at the Parmet-
to. 49,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

The National Stock Co. tonight;
popular prices. Csc, 35c, soc. ***
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-16

l.. n. Wilcox of Cashmere is a Wis
itor at the county seat today.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-11-19
Pres Rooseyeit's Thanksgiving Pro
cIamation

BY the president Of the United States
OF America-A proclamation. Once
again the season is at hand when, ac
cordlng to the ancient custom of our
people it becomes the duty OF the presi-
dent to appoint day of prayer and
thanksgiving To God
Year by year this nation grows in
strength and worldly power During
the century and quarter that has
elapsed since our entry into the circle of
independent peoples we have grown and
prospercd in material things to a degree
never known before, and not known in
any other country. The thirteen col
onies which struggled along the seacoast
of the Atlantic and were hemmed in but
few miles west of tidewater by the
Indian haunted wilderness, have been
transformed into the mightiest republic
which the world has ever seen. The
domains stretch across the continent
from one to the other of the two great
i'' "tiA - N>'l SiScS o'hiliioii "llNc
in the Arctic and tropic realms. The
growth in wealth and population has
surpassed even the growth in territory.
Nowhere else in the world is the average
OF individual comfort and material we'll
being as high as in our fortunate land.
For the very reason that in material
we'll being we have thus abouuded we
owe to the Almighty to shcw equal
progress in moral and spiritual things
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-11-19

The 'pernicious activity" Of the
Hon. E. G. Ericsson in EX-Gov. Lee S
home county during the late campaign,
is what knocked the latter out more
than any one agency. The gratuitous
insult to the board of regents offered by
the democratic platform and Gov Lee S
shady record as to appointments during
his term of Office, were sufficient iustili-
cation, if any were needed
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-11-19

we should give all praise and gratitude
To that buuntilul Providence from whom
all blessings flow
In harmony With the proclamation
Of the President |, Coe |, Crawford, as
governor Of the state of South Dakota,
do hereby designate and set apart
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1908,
as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
Let us not be Vainglorious While
the human nature is endowed with
much that iustiticS the saying that man
is create in the image Of his Maker, We
too often witness acts Of passion, violence
aud mIlevolence that show too narrow a
margin between the human aud the
brute. The frenzy Of the mob, the law
lesSneSs of the night-rider, on the one
hand, and the riotouS living of many
men and women of wealth on the other.
disclose tendencies rraught With the
greatest danger 10 society. The simple
virtues Of honesty, purity and piety. the
maintenance of the family and home,
and the rearing Of children in the love
Of God, these are the things that count
far vastly more than all our material
wealth.
l CummtNu llat the people OF tue
state, on the day above named, in the
spirit OF gratitude and ankSgiving, ia
the homes and houses Of worship give
grateful acknowledgement to the Al.
mighty for His kindness and guiding
care hring the past year,
Ia testimony, | have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of The
state of South Dakota Il be affixed.
Done at the Capitol, in the city Of
Pierre, this 9th day of November, A. u.
! 1905
Cor l. CRAWFORD.
/ ID, ID. WIPF, Governor.
Secretary of State.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-11-19

great blessings they have receive in the
past, aud to pray that they may be given
strength 50 To order their lives as TO de
serve continuation Of these blessings in
the future
In witness whereof, have hereunto
sci my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
3lst day OF October, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eight and of lhe Independence Of the
United States the one hundred and
thjrElhird
THEODORE Roos sEvEI.T.
BY the president: Alvey y. Adee,
acting secretary of state,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-11-19
Gov. Crawford = Proc clamation

Governor Crawford has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation for Thurs
day November 26lh, the proclamation
be ng as follows
I'VE are in the midst of u beautiful
autumn. Small grains and fruits have
been gathered: the threSher has com
pletrd hs work, in few days the great
corn crop wll have been cnhbed, and
the winters fuel supply land in. There
is enough for all and to spare. The
lab0ror is employed. the tradesman is
ilourismng, the farmer is prosperous
'Our schools and colleges are filed
with eager students Moral and spirit
uaiIorces are at work. Our people are
enjoying good health Peace and plenty
abound oar beloved state has taken a
high place in the siSterhood which con
stltuteS the greatest republic IN the
world. How fitting it is, chat, With all
these reminders Of His riches and grace,