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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
Big Farm Residence Destroyed by Fire,

p. Abilene. April 28:-The large
farm house Of c, Fl. Luttrelk vest
of town, was totally destroyed by
fire., Mr.. Lutrell wa; not at home
and Mrs. Lutrell and the children
we're on the way to a ,neighbors
when fife was discovered issuing
from the house. No help was near.
and the loss is a total one,' only q
few things being saved from the
GROUND floor
The house was erected some
years ago by DR.. NJ. Kirsch. who
sold it abouptwo years ago to Mr..
Luttrell, who greatly enlarged and
besutified it. making it one Of the
finest residences IN the county.
He took possession about a year
ago, coming here from Kansas
City. 8.
Insurance to the amount Of
$9.7OO was carried on the resi-.
dence and $4,000 on the house
hold goods, which but partialls
covers the loss. the hoase Sas vnl'
uiea at I4.OOo and contents d
1000.
Nose-Mr. LutsFeIl b . tsszssI
Great Bend boy. and be tsvehsl
ofMfs R. A. Chasies 4 Hhls eity,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

Mrs. Riley Brown passed away
at her home in the fourth ward at
nine O'Clock Thursday after q
very short illnesa The death of
Mrs. Brown is very sad one
Before her. marriage she was Miss
Ethel Pavey. and with her family
has been a resident Of this city for
about twenty years. Her father
was always in very poor health.
and as she was the Oldest child. the
family having but,two. the entire
support Of the family for q num-
Der Of years devolVed upon her.
She was employed for years as 6
comDositor in the newspaper Offices
Of this city, and atone time also
|in.the telephone Office. She was
little past %. years Of age. She
had been married about eighteen
mouths, and leaves her husband.
Q 6w day old child. mother and
sisteito mourn her untimely death.
The luneral. services we're held
Saturday at 2 O'Clock from the
christi.p church, ot.which deuom-
ination she was q faithful member.
She has bad many things to con-
tend with IN her lifetime. but al
ways stood her trials we'll, and
was ever ready to do that which
she thought was for the right.
We deeply regret her DEATH; and
join her many friends in extending
to the bereaved ones our SYM
pathy.. :; -,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
ConpllmsntarJ 10 Rouse Guests.

One Of the most delighaulfunctions
Of the spring season was the l o'clock
luncheon Thursday given by Mrs. L..
6. Staples and Misses Nellie and Kate
Lee, complimentary to theii house.
guests, Mrs. E. R. Moses and daugh.
ter, Miss Grace Noses Of Great Bend.
The hostesses were assisted in enter
tanning by Mrs. Fred Able and Misses
Grace Wellington and Maude Pres
cott'. g.. '' ..: -
The spacious Lee home, 900. South
Santa Fe avenne, was further beau,
tiied with flowers and greens. In
the dinning room, where 90 covers
were laid the daintily appointed lunch.
con table had for its center piece a
mass OF sweet peas and tulips in var.
igated shades and the same flowers
were used. in clusters about the room.
Cards supplemented the luncheon, .
the guests remaining fol the afternoon.
Mrs. Moses and Miss Moses expect
to visit at the Lee home for several
days. o e.
. 1t vii. be remembered that the en-.
gagemept Of Miss Moses and Mr..
Charles Lee was recently announced.
She is charming young woman, a
finished musician, with great beauty
Of mind as well as person, and" the
guests'of Thursday were delighted TO
meet her.-The Salina Daily Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
sirisa's indian Fighters.

W. wonder how many are here
that joined the Indian fighters
that we're enlisted in 1877 to fight
Indians and protect the then from
tier. Our recollection is that Cap
tain John F Lewis was authorized
to raise two companies oof state
troops to look after the border
and to intercept any stragling
bands of Indians who at that time
were making some trouble. The
first meeting that we remember
was in the court house in this city.
The next meeting of our company
was at The home Of our captain,
James Dawson. of South Bend
township. There were about sixty
of us present and a great deal of
talk was INDUCED in and what
seems especially at this time to be
several foolish ideas expressed.
:. One man wanted everybody to
go to Great Bend and throw up
defenses around the town. another
wanted to know whether he was to
capture0r kill the Indians and
still another one wanted to know
if our folks would get pensions
five were killed. The officers
finally lined the bunch up and we
were marched and counter marched
and some loud talk INDUCED in.
In fact the company assumed suJh
a war like attitude that all the
dogs, chickens and cats were
scared out of the neighborhood.
We imagine that what few old
soldiers that were with US had a
good deal Of fun out of the peet-
ing. The Indians by some means
found out about JUS and surrender
ed to about the first officer they
met rather than meet our COM
.pany, and as the state. failed to
arm the company we disbanded.
One circumstance connected with
this /. very vivid in our mind. A
boy about eleven years old and
looked like o W Dawson cried be-
cause he could not join the army
W. R. Bunting
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
Storage Prices On Coal.

Owing to the that the compan-
les are shipping at t'reduced prices.
] desire to give. to- my customers
the benefit. Therefore storage
prices are now on and. will remain
in effect until the 18th Of August.
S. A. Newcombe:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

The Oenoctsss in Congress can
90 pass refofm legislation with.
eua sepublieaA votes. but thew are
'plaialS showing che country the
.hspfocfisy Of Che republicans in
psetendiAe TO be for reform.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
fs,satiem CsniurF,

The Twentieth. Century Club
met aish Mes. Geo. Turner Thurs
day .efsesnoon. With Mrs. Lyman
Dodge ss leader. specis' guests
of Che ciub we're Mrs. D. Tuner.
Mrs. Or. Hoee, snd Mrs. Rice ol
Pittsburgh. a splendid lunchson
was iaegyed and slf present enjoyed
a dePighsful session, The club has
taken Up abe. study Of Kansas. :
They ~ilI hold theiyi next sessiot
with Sgvs: I'D Chapman N tw1
weeks
ssp Gone Of Stafford. .fOsnerl,
q Gress Bend seaident visited
fri2nds hese sundags 3 .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

Council adjourned.
F. A. Moses, City Clerk.
Ben Giles left for Greensburg
Monday evening to look after bis
lanG interests in Kiowa county.
Mr.. Giles has quite a tract ofqood
farm land there.
Light frost and a little freezing
is reported from various persons
as having occurred last night but
not of sufficient strength to have
done any damage.
S. 4. Troxell Of Dayton. Ohio
stopped of on his returp from
California and Oregon and is vis-
iting his brother IN law. f. L.
Wood and family. 20 =
Mrs. 0:L. Moore of. Abilene
returned from Pawnee Rock Tues.
day evening and is spending the
day with her her cousin G. S.
Wilson and wife o..
The balf.Qsne between our eighth
grade and Pawnee ROCK: high
school. played at Paynee Rock Sat.
urday resulted in. q score Of 9 b II
in favor of the Rock. ~
Jim Wilson has resigned as
baggagemau at? ?tbs Santa Fe and
Chas. Howard has taken the place.
Mr.. Howard is a railroad mar oi
experience. Mr. Wilson returned
to Sterling o -
Henry thinner vas the. winner
Of the large glass punch bowl cat
Spaugh's last Saturday with No.
S21l. The holder of ticket No,
7730 lost out BY not being present
st the drawing. We did not learr
who held the ticket that waso drst
out. 80 q.
We have received a copy of the
transactions Of the Kansas His.
torical Society for the wears 1905
and 1907, N which is included the
minutes Of the fortieth annual
meeting. A copy can be secured
by addressing the secretary Wal
ter Wellhouse. at TopekA. =
John P. Morgan formerly clerE
at the Hotel Briggs in this city i
here from Garden City for visit
with E. C. Briggs and. many cthel
friends. Mr.. Morgan is clerk:'ot
the leading hotel at Garden CITY
and doing fine. We as we'll as tht
host of friends here are Away
|elad to meet Mr.. Morgan.
The Holly Whist Club met will
Mr.. and Mrs. c. q Peters Mon
day evening. 40 enjoyable eve
ming waa spsnt playing whist
Rsfreshnents Of The sery bes
were served. The guests Of Oh
club we're Mr and Mrs. fset
! Hanker. Mf. and MFs. Fred Nus
ltleman and Miss Edna Bartels.
Sergeant Sansel wswsrks o
The general recruiting service wa
here Tuesday looking over the cit
With Q view 10 establishing d
ofics here The sergeant infofne
us that there we're several othe
towns in view but this city goul
,|probably be chosen. The Office
Garden will probably be close
and Sergeant BerteIl sent here.
Farmers shOuld bear ip mir
thaS We have received ouf line.
Mccormick repairs and chat the
lshuuid be cure 10 get 10 in pIen'
Ief time. so as pot 10 be left st Il
p!psse Che last minute. Also !
, psnbes shat repairs. like 9th
I Ithines have advanced in price.
~ 4. n N;iccs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
there h Great Difference Between Speculation Jsna
Obituary..


ss~@@s@eAys
nthe passing of Mrs. ]. Y.
Brlnkman from this world to the
world of the future we have lost q
worthy member of society. one
VINO will he greatly missed. and
over whose departure there is uni
versaf sorrow. A friend said.
For she. was a mother in Israel"
ane IN this phrase is contained all
that can be said of any one. Mrs.
Brinkman was a mother among
mothers. Coming to this COM
munity. in the early days, amid
the trials and hardships incident
to pioneer life she reared her
family. and at all times was ready
and gave the time necessary to
assist some other mother ID her
trouble. of a sweet, kindly. dis
position, she was universally re-
garded as =. the ideal. mother.
Around her centered the large
family, ever ready TO do. and say
what she wished. Ever ready to
assist her in her. numerous unos-.
tentatious. charitable ,undertak-
'ings. Many times a little help has
come to those in need through the
simple charity of this departed
one, and none ever knew. Hers
was the ideal life.. doing. unto
others'as she would be done by..,''
Her life in this community is a
worthy one TO emulate. And as
she was placed to rest beside her.
late husband, our people paid the
last sad respects to the father and
mother of a household whose name
is held in the highest esteem and'is
linked 9Th the moral. social. and
business ME of the community for
all time to come. May they sleep
in their sweet eternal sleep which
we are taught is the reward of all
those who live faithful lives, May
their acts, and their works. and
their::teaChings i've after shem ip0
the hearts and minds of their chill
dren and their neighbors, and may
we at all times continue. to re-
member Mr.. and Mrs. .Brinkman as
noble examples ofwhat We should
be.
Mrs. Brinkman's maiden name
was Susan Lebold.. She was. born
near Mineral. City, o.. in 'Decem-
.ber; 1842. was married to j. w.,
Brlnkman in 1868. and In 1874 re;
moved to Great Bend. having re-
sided here continuously since. To
the union we're born ten,children,
one son preceded the parents to the
other shore. Those living are.
Mrs. Fred Zutavern,, Mrs. Mic
Smith, j. Geo. Brinkman, Charles
v. Brinkman, Mrs G. L. Chap
man, Miss Lillian Brinkman, Mrs.
A.. E. i. Taylor, Mrs. Milo White
and Louis 'Brinkman. All are
residents of Great Bend except
Mrs. White, whose home is in
Fremont, Mich. Deceased is also
survived by three bothers Samuel.
William aud John Lebold Of Boil
ivar.. o., and one sister, Mrs.
Theo. Lentz of Mineral City O.
Mr.. Binkmau died in June 1905.
The8ahersl Services we're CON,
duete& Sv Res.' Sutherland from
the Coaeeagaseinaf church Sunday
aftepaosas preceded By a pfiVate
serviss'as Che lste home. A large
codceaese. paid their last respect
to the aepsrsed one. and the fora
oferiaes were the most elaborate
ever.gisnssssd as q funeral in this
city The employees Of che Wslnu
Creek Milling Go. attepded thl
funsaS 10 0 bodv.
80 tssaaeth esnlurh
The Twentieth; Century clul
met mish Mrs. Geo. Turner Thurs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
Thy Not Revise.

the prlnlple of potection of Amer.
ican'labor and ipdusries. but We
believe the time has come when
there should be revision Of the
tariff schedules by a republican
congress-" If the time has
come when there should be a re.
vision Of the tariff schedules by Q
republican congress- why does
the republican congress, now in
session. fail to act9 Is it dificul,
for the ordinary matl to Under
stand that the people can mote 'ex.
Deet a reyisiou ip the public in.
terest from a political party that
derives Its campaign funds from
tariff bene6cisries l..Commouer
Ed Williams Of. Pawnee Rock
was a visitor Monday afternoon
Misses Minta and Minnie Jones
and Edgar Disney were Hoising.
ton folks here Sunday
Mrs. j. H. Hartman and daugh-
ter, Blanche of Hoisington visited
with Mrs: 6. W. Nihocks Sunday
Mr. sud Mrs. Frank Ewing left
for their homeo at Garden City
Sunday evening after a brief visit
here with relatives. 81
Will Gum came.jn from Weber
Saturday evening fora visit with
bis brother, CHARLES Gpnn end
family and other relatives o
oMr. and Mrs. Alton Dale OF
near Stafford are visiting with
Frank Shaffer and family and B.
S. Dali. and family this week
"a
Mrs. A. E.. Rowell left for
Lawton, Oklahoma Monday eve,
ming to look after her. ranch prop.
eyty near there. Mr.. and Mrs.
3. W. Emmerson accompanied
her for a visit and a look at the
country.
| g
. Mr.. y. Fl. Wagner of Alden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dannebohm oi
Ellinwood. and Mr. and Mrs Eu.
gene Wagner Of EllinEood were
up Sunday for a visit to Chris
Wagner. who is still confined tc
his room yith a severe case Of
rheumatism. .
We are requested to announet
that the order in regard to ocIean
ing up alleys meaDs that they shsg
be kept clean asd that all kinds Of
rubbish must be kept on the prem.
ises or hauled away and nothing i;
allowed to be thrown in the alleys
Pete Grause of Rush county wa.
arrested Sunday near Timken b,
deputy sheriff Wat O'Cdmell
Pete is charged with selling liquol
lat Olmitz and made his get away
from Olmitz at the time of the las
raid there and. went to Kansa.
City, came back to Rush county
and is now IN jaifbere.'
l. Chas u Schultz and familI o
IHuasiaetaA leaseaa wsfs boo,
saiusaaR 90 shsis Ray home sftsI
lsbdeiag Ea Schultz and other rel
'laeives and friends Of Homsstsa'
Ne Schultz at one timc lived sev
eral years In Wichita county an'
knows all about the homesteader
life including the fuel
&c Westhsrs closed . deal wit
Dan Asher for the nv quarter o
} S0-2O-l3 Saturday. the price pei
ives $500 This makes Mr. On
Mrs Weathers lsndhoIders here
lthe extent Of 800 acres The fsrI
purchased 10 the Billy Hoo
homestead on which the Hoo
school house is located and 10 o.
4 Iof the old land marks
! Thomas Ely returned fro
Ossawstomie Tuesday sccon
] lpansine the body Of bis col
( Charles Elmer Ely Was born
. Grant township. Barton count
{ Nav 2. 1882 and died ct Ossaw
: tonne Kansas April 26. 1908 st
. t~9>I~~I - - K~v>~-v .>,vso
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01
Council / nss,l.,.

I
COancil met inc special session
agreeable to ocaIl with Mayor
Moses in the chair. Councilmeu
present Honnep. johnson. Moses, ,
Smith, Giles. Miller Bantinq and
Merritt.
Councilman elect Merritt was
duly sworn into Office
Communications from the West
ern Water Supply and Traction
Company refusing to accept PROP
osition of the council in regardto
extension Of yater franchise was
read as follows:
To the honorable Mayor and
City Council. .. . ez
Gentlemen :.
In reply to your proposition
thst the undersigned Company &C.
Ecept a ten wear water works fran
chise With the Bydrsnt rental and
lates for domestic consumers re-,
dued 20 Der cent from the rental
and rsteonow Cdnaorces wa beg to
advise you that we are unable to
accept This proposition. 0
This refusal to acquiese with
your suggestion is notdue to any
disinclination on your part to- COM
ply withothe city's desire. 'but is
due to the fact that the Income
from the rates offered would DE
insufficient to enable us to operate
the plant and Q render the city
efficient service. and we. believe
that you will agree with us that
this is the primary objectfor con-
sideratioh in entering Q new con-
tract for FIRE service.
For the calendar year ending
December 81. 1907. tbe net in
come ofthe COMPANY was s2S64 O6
or 5 per cent on investment of
S35oQe. As we pay taxes on an
assessment of $4,000, our earnings
should eQgsl at least $4,000. per
annum and therefore the essnings
on the basis of the present rates
are JmaAifestly inadequate, q to
say nothing Of Il e reduced income
from the. rate you propose.
Estimated on the basis of your
earnings for 1907. the rates you
propose would have made our not
earnings but Sl474.51 which
equals s per cent on Investment of
SlS44Sl.o These figures speak for
themselves and demonstrate the
unfairness Of sucha proposition to
say nothing of our ability to give
lyou adequate fire serviee.
We also wish to advise you that
we are unable to accept the ten
year renewal grant as you sug
gest.. In order to- successfully
I6nssce our property in Great Bend
on the basis Of a renewal fran.
chise, the franchise should run al
least twenty years. We are how.
ever. entirely willing to give the
city the privilege of purchasing
the property at stated intervals in
the event it wishes to- undertake
municipal ownership at the expir.
asion Of tsn years or any Other
period.
| We shall be glad 10 receive aDy
further proposition you may do
sire TO make 10 90 and assure you
We will give the same our careful
consideration and will be entirely
wiling to scquiesce in any reques
the city may make which We Or
able 10 concede.
| Respectfully submitted.
Western Water Supply q Trae
tion Company.
By Jno. S. Rouptree.
j Its Representative
Councilmen W. z. Honnen the
ofered the following resolution
which 90 roll call was unanimous
" adopted.
,l Whereas:
\ The Mayor and Councilmen q
. the city Of Great Bend have e,
D hausted oil efforts to procure q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

T. Strayed-Dsrk bav horse pony.
white ssas ia forehead. Elmer
Qdeik e.. D. SO. 6 Great Bend
uf Moses Mil. 80
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

Resisbie'sssolipe stoves are con-
sttucsed aceofdiRg to the safety
requirements Of tbe National Un-
desvriters' and are on their list Of
'sfernitted ssosss::" See The Re-
hable % ihe Great Bend Hdwe 8
fmpl't Co s'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

Af. and Mss: Al Batchmau and
family, VIZ. and Mss. Frank Batchman
and family of south of the river were
ihthe city Tuesday afternoon. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Batchman Z and Miss Eva
.Bstchman Of Sr3ohn who are visiting
relatives and friends in south Bend
and north Stafford.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

and the said Company derIihnc
to make any proposition. Now
therefore be it o& I
Resolved 3"
By the Mayor and Counihep
of the CITY Of Great Bend. han
sas. that it is the Sense Of bis
tody that the said City, Of Gsat
Bend should erect a city wser
works plant to +beoowned and opr-
ated by said city and respectfully '
request the citizens and tax payer,
of said city Il. express their senti
ment by petitions for that pur'
pose.
Resolved /,
That a copy Of these resolution,
be given to the Commercial Club
Council adjourned. -
F. A. Moses, City Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

We desire 70 exssea e9e thanks
10 the nans friends sej asiehbors
for their acts of kiadass during
che illness 'ot Osp sdese1 uife
daughtes end sister.
Rhila Bseau.
Mfs. u. a. Pases. 3
Mf: and Mes Jsaes Brown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-05-01

Eddie Wagner sssaraed from Q
visit with relatives d Ellinwood
Monday evening.
Miss Julia Miliss 1as surprlssd
fuesdas evening be Q number o!
her friends calling % her for q
social call and insUs@ine heF that
the occasion Of che caDl' was % &C.
count Of hes birtbdag. Tie even
ing was spent 10 social eenvsnn-
zion and was enjoyed b. sll The
guests on leaving wiA&e1 Nisl
Julia many happy rstajpe q tths
day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
Modern Hindu Women.

Within five short years a great
change has come over a section of
the native population of Lahore.
Children of native gentlemen can be
seen being taken out for an airing
by ayahs morning and evening. Ger
tain bold men have begun to take out
their wives in the evening for drive
In open vehicles.
A week ago we saw the daughter
Of man of position walking with
her father on the railway platform
at Lahore. She was dressed in what
seemed like an English gown, had
English shoes on, and when her hus-
band came up left her father and
walked about with him. Her face
was quite uncovered. Let those who
have relatives in Lahore go there
and see for themselves the state of
things. They will see wives going
out shoulder to shoulder with their
husbands in the evenings. having said
good by to old restrictions.
A man who would dare reimpose
the old manner on his womankind
would receive scant courtesy. Pun
jab Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
Railroads Across the Andes.

The prophets predict ere many
years have passed there will be ct
least three railways across the Andes,
one of them rans-continental, tae
others connecting with steamers on
the Amazon or it's tributaries.
The line which now runs from 7at-
paraiso to Juneau is to be extended
through long tunnel which in FIVE
or ten years will be finished, and 1.
will connect with an Argentine road
at Mendoza
The remarkable central Peruvian
road, which rises 5000 feet in fifty
miles from its terminus and crosses
the eastern range at an elevation of
1865 feet, will in no great time be
ready to carry passengers to the
Ucayali River; thence there is an
500 mile river journey ere the trav-
eler reaches the head of navigation
for ocean going vessels. And that
place is 1000 miles from the Atlantic.
Another line further to the north will
greatly shorten the Journey hica-
go Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21

has been none from the West. Just
across the water there is country
with an immense population whose
commerce we are seeking. We re-
fer to the people of Asia as the yell
low race. There are 400,000,O00
Chinese, as strong physically and
mentally as we are.
There is over there another ma
ton whose people are progressive
and ambitious. We may some day
see skilled army in Japan of from
5 100000 to 100000 They will
say: You claim Europe as your
country. This is ours. Get outi'
don't think they have any such
idea now, and we have no hostility
toward them. But there will be a
conflict between the yellow race and
the white race that will shake the
earth. When it comes | want to see
this country with a navy on both
oceans that will be strong enough. 2
In conjunction with his belief in
the obligation to build ships, Justice
Harlan holds that it is the duty of
the country to fortify thoroughly
every seaport under the American
flag and make it impregnable. War
comes suddenly, he says, and from
the most peaceful outlook it may de-
velop before it is possible to make
preparations, or even to build a
battleship, much less a navy.
He believes that nation which liz
weak in martial spirit. or which has
not strong navy. is In danger of
being forced into war when it is
not desired, and when the nation is
least able to meet such an emergency.