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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10

s"o Nincy huoiO W., vi Dt
Joseph. Mo. The Olney Music Co.
is a large concern having music
stores in all the principal towns
OF the state of Kansas and Mis-.
souri,. They will use the store Of
the Boston Piano Co., old location
on Broadway.
Mrs. Frank Dell is on the sick
list.
S. Burton of Ellinwood visited
here Sunday.
DR.. John Robinson was in Ell.
inwood Saturday.
L. E Wickes was at Larned
Saturday morning.
DR.. E. r. Amend was In the
city..Saturday visiting friends.
James Smart of Pratt is visit
ing.with Steve Tonkin and other
friends.
Mrs. NJ. B. Fits has returned
rom Albert and is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Breeder.
Elmer Brodie Of Wichita was
lin the city Saturday shaking hand.
with old friends and visiting with
his mother and sister.
Mrs. W. H. Nicholson has re.
turned from q three weeks visi
with friends and relatives at Kan.
ass CITY and other places.
Conrad O,hs and son, two Of thu
substantial farmers of WheatlanC
township were in town Saturday
on business and visiting friends,
Will Buschmann has moved hi.
blackSm ith shop to the buiIdins
recently purchased from |. n
Wilhide, the first room south o.
the Il. 4. K. hall, where vii
/ will pleased to have you call.
j. P. Flattery, who has beer
visiting with James G. Smith,
left for Wichita Saturday morn,
Ing. Mr.. Flattery is a residen
of Butler county and has been on
looking over western Kansas LIANT
with a veiw to investing some o
his money.
Milton Bose returned to BIZ
home at Ellinwood Saturday after
a few days spent in the city visit
ing friends. being the guest o
Ora Fair. Milton was royal!
entertained by his host and othe
young friends, and will no doub
make them another visit.
W. B. Welch has returned from
his visit at Syracuse. NJ. WelcI
says the Santa Fe is building
! depot and eating house that vii
be so feet by 2l0 fe,t when com
pleted and is to be two stories an
basement. Seymour Fosburg
formerly of this city, and wit
! whom Mr.. WEIGH. visited, is dom
fine, as is also Mr.. A d. Michene
another former Barton count
resident.
We are informed by the count
clerk that the county will pay off ST.
900. Of county bonds Feb. lst ant
that there will be but $4,000 in count
debt left. The $4,000 remaining
, held by Great Bend township and
: good investment for them and tn
securing of this amount of count
bonds reflects credit on the TOWNSHIP
board and shows good financial mai
agement.
The county commissioners bega
, their regular quarterly session Monds
with all the commissioners presen
This will be quite a busy session, b
ing the close Of the year and the b
!. ginning Of the new years work. The
!. will also be tbs county assessor to
e appointed, and after that the depu
assessors, and their confirmation
q the board. Yes, there are several pe
sons who would like to be county a
: SCISSOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rigel are
from 0fferle visiting Mr.. and Nj
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10

Fred Merritt went to Manhattan
Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10

Miss Beth and Master Duane Jones
returned to their home in Denver
Friday evening after very pleasant
visit with friends here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10
IN THE BUILDING.
The Hlgh School Began Its Work 10 The
New Edlilce This RornlnQ.


coupled with great deal OF work
on the part of the school board and
some OF the patrons, and after
arguments which some time be
came rather warm, the high school
pupils on Monday begah work
in the new S3O,O0O building erect
ed for them While the building
is not altogether completed and
while there may be some things
about it that are a trifle defective,
taken all in all it is pretty good
building. and also to our notion o
handsome one. The best thing Of
all is that there have been no
charges OF graft against the school
board or any one else in its con
s;ruction. II is light and airy,
and will be a source Of JOY to the
pupils and the district for years
to come. Several members of
the board and others we're there
as visitors and made a few
appropriate remarks. New rules
we're mapped out for the pupils.
and everything went of smoothly.
The pupils in the high school
might with proprietv be reminded
that they have advantages to. be
improved which were not the lot
Of the average citizen Of our city
or county. In fact we dare say
that the average high school pupil
is farther advanced in his studies
today than we're 70 thirds OF our
business men when they we're
asked to leave school and shift for
themselves. They should Improve
each moment which glistens with
opportunity for them and strive to
make their education as complete
as their means will permit. thus
enabling them to make the world
better for their having lived in
it.
&. c. Townsend is home for a
short visit.
Mrs Ed Hartman of Ellinwood
visited friends here Monday.
Mrs. L. Z. Wickes returned
from an extended visit east.
Misses Eva and Maude Good
win of Hoisington were visitors
Monday.
Smed Wilkinson's smiling face
from Hoisington was over Mon
day morning.
Hiss Ulanda Hooper has return
ed to Wichita to resume her, stu a
dies at Mount Carmel.
NJ. B. Fits arrived from Min
neapolis Saturday evening for q
visit with his manv friends in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. c. Under
wood of Lakin are in the city
visiting with II. D. AshpoIe and
family.
Mrs. Eli Carson returned from
Wichita Sunday after an extended
visit with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Hestwood.
F. H. Beatty. one Of the con
tractors on the high school and
library buildings. left for Kansas
City Monday morning.
Web Langhsm was over from
Hoisington Monday to attend the
wedding OF his sister Mabel which
o ccurred that evening.
Miss Helen Connect entertained
a large number Of young friends
Friday afternoon. A delightful
time was enjoyed by the guests.
Miss Mayme Bartels left Sun
day for Kansas City where she
will enter the University hospital
for the purpose Of becoming a
trained nurse.
Will Hestwood and wife are here
on a visit to thier many friends.
They will probably remain here
as Will has an offer from the
Merritt Produce Co.
Miss Allie Moses and Miss
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10
Boston Plane Co Sell.


he.Boston Piano Co., (Messrs
Dawson & Zutavern, Props. ]
have sold their entire stock Of
pianos, organs and good will to
tue Olney Music Co., Of St
Joseph. Mo. The Olney Music Co.
is a large concern having music
stores in all the principal towns
Of the state of Kansas and Mis-.
souri,. They will use the store Of
the Boston Piano Co.. old location
on Broadway.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
MOTHER OF NATHAN
JAFFA IS DEAD
Territorial Secretary Received Re-
port From Roswell-She Was
Native of Germany.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan. 10.-(Spe-
ciaD-WOrd was received yesterday
by Nathan Jaffa, of Santa Fe, terri
torial secretary, of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Leah Jaffa, in SOnders-
hansen, Thurigen, Germany, Decem-
ber %, 1907. The news was receiv-
ed through telegram from a broth
er i'm Roswell.
Mrs. Jaffa, nee Hess, was about SO
years of age. Her husband died 33
years ago, and she since lived with a
son, Norris jana in Germany. She
had never visited this country. Three
other sons in this country survive
her: Nathan Jaffa, of Santa Fe; and
Joseph j. Jaffa, cashier OF the Citi-
zens' National Bank in Roswell. and
Harry Jaffa, manager OF Jaffa,
Prayer & CO., a large mercantile es-
tablishment near Roswell.
Benjamin o. Jaffa and Walter n.
Jaffa, of the Jaffa Grocery company
Of Albuquerque, are nephews Of the
deceased.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10

city jail where he completely broke
down and his portly frame shook
with sobs
He had been acting as cashier to
the freight agent at Holly for some
months. He received a salary Of $50
and handled from $4,000 to $4,000
OF the company's funds a month. The
salary was no. enough and Poulton
told the officers he could not make
ends meet on the salary and that he
may be a little short in his account.
His excuse is that he has been a
man OF the world with plenty OF
money at his command and the ef-
fort to adjust himself to his new con-
ditions was beyond his power. He
says he did not knowingly take any
of the company's funds.
Poulton came to this country re-
Gently from England. The family
estate having dwindled the ambitious
Englishman started out to make a
fortune for himself. He was accom-
panied by his wife. who Is now living
in Salt Lake Ci,y.
They first went to San Francisco.
then to Salt Lake. where Pouiton
worked for the telephone company
there. He has excellent letters OF
Recommendation from the head OF
the Salt Lake Telephone company.
From Salt Lake City he went to
Denver TO arrange some family busi-
ness matters.
Shortness of money while In Den
yer caused him to take the position
as cashier to the freight agent al
Holly at 81 a day. He found he could
not support himself and wife on this
salary and taking a sum from the
cash drawer he disappeared one
day. He said he intended going
south where he thought he could get
a more lucrative position.
IF I had been a thief l could
have gotten away with thousands
just as easily as 1 did with the rail-
road fare l took" Poulton told the
officers.
Poulton left $3.50 in the cash draw
er. He had only S21 when taken in
to custody by Marshal Coles.
The Englishman says that after he
received his education in a private
institution in England he made two
trips to South America for research
and study and during his seven
years stay there became intimately
acquainted with Cecil Rhodes, then
a simple superintendent of dia-
mond mine.
After his arrest Poulton's chief
concern was his wife.
"Oh, what will become of her." he
moaned. I'VE have never had a mis-
understanding and she trusted me
so. This means ruin to me-"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
DtMING MURDERER
WILL Be HANGED
Governor Refused to Interfere i'm the
in the Case of Martin Amador
--COnmuted Sentence of Sa-
balloZ to Life i'm Prison.

Santa Fe, y. M, Jan. 10 (Spe-
ciaD-Governor Curry late yesterday
afternoon commuted the death sem
tence of Magdaleno SaballOz, con-
victed of the murder of a child, to
life Imprisonment, but refused to in
terfere in the case of Martin ANA
dor, under sentence of death for the
murder of a woman. Governor Cur
ry commuted the sentence of Sabal-
loz to life Imprisonment, but ANA
doris sentence stands and he will be
hung some time next week in the
Jail yard at Deming. The scaffold
has been erected.
The Communication of Saballozs
sentence was effected through a pc
tition presented to Governor Curry
by Ralph c. Ely attorney at law at
Deming
Both crimes took place in Deming
within thirty days of each other and
are similar in that in each case, the
convicted men intended to kill others
than those who fell by their bullets.
Saballoz intended to kill the man
whom he charged with aaving made
improper proposals to the woman he
lived with. The murdered man went
to the residence of Saballaz late one
evening, and the latter taking him
for the man he wanted fired at him.
The bullet hit the child the innocent
man had in his arms. instantly kill
ing it.
The crime for which Amador was
convicted was the murder of "A wo-
man. He objected to another man
making love TO the woman he lived
with. He suspected them both and
late one evening upon seeing the
woman go to the suspected mans
house, waited for them. When the
woman left the house he mistook her
for his intended victim and shot
The woman died instantly. He killed
the wrong one.
The sentenced men are both ig-
norant railroad laborers, and are a
low type of humanity.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
curry WILL OCCUPY
FAMOUS 6lO PALACE
Several thousand Dollars Expended
to Reft Old Monument-Not
Used by Executives for Many
Years-"Bcn Hur'' Room
VIII be Preserved.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Jan. 10.-(Spe-
ciaD Santa Fe's old palace, one of
the oldest buildings in the United
States, is to be remodeled and used
as the official residence of New Mex
ico's chief executive.
The entire eastern half of the
building is occupied by the New
Mexico Historical society, and the
western half is used as a postoffice.
The stephen Watts Kearny chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, occupies several rooms in the
building including the "Ben Hur"
room, the room in which General
Lew Wallace, while governor of New
Mexico. wrote the celebrated novel,
"Ben Hur." Robert p. Ervien, the
custodian Of the building, will retain
apartments in the central part of the
building.
Several thousand dollars will be
expended in remodeling and repair
ing the building, and in fitting up
the rooms TO be occupied by Gov
ernor Curry, who is now occupying
the residence of James w. Reynolds,
VINO until recently was secretary of
New Mexico.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
OTHERS WERE
CONCERNED IN STEAL
Believed Parties Now Providing
Money 10 Aid Walker Are Same
Who Received Part of Stolen
Securities investigation
Embarrassing.

New Britain, Conn, Jan. 10.-The
Savings bank Of New Britain has been
notified that firm Of Bridgeport
lawyers has been engaged to assist
William F. Walker, the abscondng
treasurer, in the fight against extra
dition from Ensenada. Mexico.
This firm admits it has been en-
gagged by New York parties and in
turn is arranging with lawyers at En-
senada 10 look after Walkers inter-
ests.
Treasurer Stanley says It appears
as IL the proceedings are directed by
those who received part Of the Sc
curlties which Walker misappropri-
ated.
1 is even intimated that the alb
sconding treasurer has threatened
those who were parties to the theft
of securities that IL they do not rem
der him assistance. he will return
voluntarily and tell all he knows If
he should do so, II is said Il would
prove embarrassing for several prom
inent men and would show that Wal
ker was merely the scapegoat for
men of greater wealth and power.
An effort Is being made to discover
who 1t is that employed the attor-
neys and what methods they will use
to fight requisition As matters now
stand. the extradition of walker will
be difficult enough and any attempt
to prevent IL, would quite likely
cause the Mexican government to re-
fuse to honor extradition papers.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
CHAPTER 80.

An Act Establishing the Law and
Procedure in Certain Cases. III. b.
No. 155; Passed Over Veto, March
IL, 1903.
Whereas, II has become customary
for persons claiming damages for
personal injuries received in this ter
ritory to institute and maintain suits
for the recovery thereof In other
states and territories, to the increas-
ed cost and annoyance and manifest
injury and oppression OF the busi-
ness interests of this territory and
the derogation or the dignity of the
courts thereof:
Therefore, Be it enacted by the Leg
islative Assembly OF the Territory
of New Mexico
Section /. Hereafter there shall
be no civil liability under either the
common law or any statute of this
territory on the part Of any person
or corporation for any personal in
juries inflicted or death caused by
such person or corporation In this
territory unless the person claiming
damages therefor shall within ninety
days after such injuries shall have
been inflicted make and serve upon
the person or corporation against
whom the same Is claimed, and at
least thirty days before commencing
suit to recover judgment therefor,
an affidavit which shall be made be-
fore some officer within this territory
who is authorized to administer
oaths, in which the affidavit shall
state his name and address, the name
Of the person receiving such injuries,
If such person be other than the
afiiant, the character and extent Of
such injuries in so far as the same
may be known to afiiant the way or
manner in which such injuries were
caused in so far as the ahiant has
any knowledge thereof, and the
names and addresses of all witnesses
to the happening Of the facts or any
part thereof causing such injuries as
may at such time be known to afiant,
and unless the person so claiming
such damages shall also commence
an action to recover the same with
In one year after such injuries oc-
cur, in the district court Of this ter
ritory in and for the county in which
such Injuries occur, or IN and for the
county of this territory where the
claimant or person against whom
such claim is asserted resides. or. in
event such claim is asserted against
a corporation, in the county in this
territory where such corporation has
its principal place of business; and
said suit after having 0een commence
ed shall not be dismissed by plalntln
unless by written consent Of the de-
Continued on Page Four)
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
RIOT WHEN MANHOOD
SUFFRAGE WAS
REFUSED

Berlin, Ger, Jan. 10.--A demand
in the Prussian Landstag today for
manhood suffrage in Prussia brought
out the statement from Prince Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor,
that while the matter required a re-
form government, he did not consid
er manhood suffrage good for the
state, and that secret voting would
not be permitted.
The reform would have to take
into consideration, the position Of
the middle classes and the qualifica-
ticns of age, property and education
must have some weight.
Won Buelow's statement was dis
tinctly unpopular with the people
who gathered in large numbers out
side the building.
Rioting began and demonstrations
spread throughout the city.
To control the people, the police
had TO charge with drawn sabres.
A number OF rioters were injured
and some Of the police sustained
wounds.
The crowd made ITS way in the di-
recJion of the imperial palace but
the police barred the way.
The crowd was composed mostly
Of the unemployed and it is estimated
that 1t contained no less than $4,000.
The entire police force Of the city
was called out
Numerous arrests have been made
The motion for manhood suffrage
was discussed in the landstag amidst
a great uproar and was finally re-
jected without division.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
SALARY WAS $50,
HANDLED $4,000
Educated Engllshman Finally Yield
cd to Temptation and Took
railroad Fare to
South.

Las Vegas, Jan. 1O.-(SpeciaI.) -
Robert ]. Poulton. we'll educated, cul
tured and the younger son Of a prom
inent English family, formerly a lee
turer on philosophical subjects in the
leading American educational CEN
ters, driven to work as a clerk at a
small salary because he received no
more remittances from home, was
arrested here today charged with
embezzling $1O3 from the santa Fe
railroad at Holly, Colo.
Poulton is a well dressed, portly
man Of middle age and when he
stepped off a westbound passenger
at the depot he was Immediately
served with the warrant charging
him with embezzlement by Marshal
Ben Coles, He was placed in the
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
CROWD
TO SAVINGS BANKS
No Indications of Stringency-COn-
ditions Better Than for Months
in New York.

New York, Jan. 1O.-More people
now crowd the corridors OF the
savings banks to deposit money than
were found there during the height
OF the financial furry when thous-
ands Of frightened people hocked to
the banks to withdraw their money.
The savings banks are paying
money 10 all who ask it regardless of
the notice Of requirements enforced
at the time Of the recent stringency.
Conditions in this city are the best
in months and there is no stTingency
apparent beyond the effects Of the
October furry.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
SUGGESTS IN LETTER
It SHOULD Be CHANGED
W. 5. HOpeWell OF TerrltOri5l
League Receives Answers TO
Numerous Communications
Sent to Members of Con-
qreSS--All Favorable.

is New Mexico an appropriate
name for this territory and will it
prove suitable as the name OF a new
state when the territory becomes
state?
Henry Allen Cooper. representative
to congress from Wisconsin, and
chairman of the house committee on
insular affairs, thinks not.
He tells why in a letter to Col w.
5. Hopewen, president of the New
Mexico Statehood League,
1t savors too much of a foreign
country and then is not typical of the
United States. SO Representative
Cooper wants the name Of the terri
tory changed when it becomes a
state.
Permit me to suggest that, first
of all, the local friends of the move
ment ought to agree upon some other
name besides New Mexico" says
Representative Cooper, in his letter.
This name is as inappropriate as 1t
would be to have some other state
called New France" New Germany
or New Russia You should select
some characteristic name like okla
hcma," or anything else typically
American"
Colonel Hopewell, as president of
the statehood league, recently wrote
TO congressman and senator's sound
ing them on the statehood question.
Replies to his letters are now coming
in, some of the congressman pledg
ing their support to the territory in
its fight
Representative r. Il. Moen is a
staunCh single statehood advocate.
In his letter to Colonel Hopewell, he
says: Il will state that if your or
ganization will resolve that under no
circumstances will it ever favor the
proposition of anneXing Arizona to
New Mexico in the matter of admit
ting your territory to the union as
state, l will cheerfully support bill
to admit New Mexico at any time,
otherwise ! will oppose it to the best
of my ability"
"Mr. Cannon has always been in
terested in New Mexico. and will be
pleased TO see the members of your
delegation whenever they come 10
Washington" says L. w. Bu5by, sec
retary to Speaker Cannon.
Representative John II. stephens,
of Texas, favors single statehood. al
will support a bill granting you sin
gle statehood, provided that said bill
does not contain some other very
iniquitious legislation" he says in his
letter.
"Your letter relative to statehood
for New Mexico came duly to hand
and l hasten to assure you that 1
am ready to vote for statehood If the
opportunity occurs" writes Repre-
sentative William y. Reeder, of KAN
Sas.
every much will depend upon the
action OF the committee on territOr-
les" writes Representative John ].
jenkins, Of Wisconsin. "If you get
favorable report from that commit
tee, unquestionably the house will
sustain them. l am so extremely
busy with other matters that l am
unable to say just what chances
there are for you, but it is a subject
I am very much interested in and
certainly will be ready at all times
10 give it attention"
Senator Foster, Of Louisiana, Rep
resentattve Ernest w. Robert, of
Massachusetts, Representative Gus
tave KuStermann. of Wisconsin and
Senator George c. Perkins, of Cali
fornia wrote Col. Hopewel regard
ing the statehood movement.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-10
GOVERNS SUITS FOR
RAILROAD DAMAGES
In Cases Of Personal Injuries
Many JuriStS Have Termed II
Most Peculiar Law In Uni
ted StdteS--In Force
Five Years.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 10.-The
repeal of what has been called by
many jurists the most peculiar law
in the United States" is the idea OF
joint resolution introduced in the
house today by Blrdsall of Iowa
The law in question Is New Mex
leo statute, which was passed over
the veto OF Governor Miguel A. Otero
and which has been in force for
about five years.
Under the provisions of this law,
all damage suits against railroads in
New Mexico for personal injuries
rust be brought in courts in New
Mexico and affidavlts In support
thereof must be made personally
within the territory and before the
expiration of ninety days from the
date of the accident, failing in which
the railroad concerned may itself,
enter suit against the injured per-
son and obtain judgment of nom
liability. Representative Birdsall
termed the law 'the strangest mon
strosity on the American statute
books"
The law is as follows: