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Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
AGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, THURSDAY

ran to a camp of the Bay Cities Water company near by and gave an alarm: and two men, John Conlon and A. Mir. Fletcher hastened to the girls aid. Conlon fired four times with a shot gun and Fletcher fired three shots with a rifle into the animal before he suc- cumbed.
 The girls left arm was terribly mangled and her entire body laeerated. Her condition is serious. One of the boys neck was clawed and his ears split
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
TRAINS STILL TIED UP

Denver July 7.-Blockade of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at Scho, twenty miles west Of Canon City. as a result of heavy rains and landslides of the last four days re- mains unbroken tonight.
 Today 10000 westbound passengers who were stalled yesterday at Canon City were detoured to Colorado Springs and sent west over the Mid land
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
A CALIFORNIA LION
 MANGLES A GIRL
Her Only Weapon of Defense Was the Deadly Hat Pin.

San Jose, Cal, July Miss Isola Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy of Morgan Hill, a young lady widely kown as a temperance worker. was terribly mangled by a California lion near Glenwillis on Coyote creek. fif- teen miles south. She was outing with two young men.
 The lion sDrang on one of the boys then attacked Miss Kennedy, who fought him with a hatpin. The boys
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08

Maurice Baum, prominent physician of this city, and until recently con nected with the marine hospital serv-H ice under Dr. Rupert Blue, committed suicide last night. The body was found. in room of the Hotel Congress today with an empty chloroform bottle in one hand. rt.E
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
AFTER OTHER BIG GAME
Prosecutor Heney Will Let Calhoun
 Rest a While

Seattle, July 7-Francis J. Heney said today that unless there was a sudden turn in the Calhoun case he would start for Alaska next week to hunt big game in the Copper River country.
 T doubt very much," he added. If we can bring Calhoun to trial again before the latter part of August"
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
STOCKS

New York, July 7.-Amslgamated, SIS; Smelling, 9S7s; Atchison 117as; St. Paul, 154%; New York Central, 1924; Pennsylvania, 137; Reading, 157B; Southern Pacific, 135H Union Pacific. 1S47s Steel 6S7l Steel, pre- ferred, 125$.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
TROOPS ON THE WAY.

Halifax. July 7.-Before daylight to- morrow train load of troops will be on the way to Cape Breton to quell the disturbances in the mining dis fric
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
KING PETER PAINTED.

Vienna, July 7.-King Peter of Ser via yesterday tainted and fell from his horse. The cause was excessive smoking. He was slightly injured.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
4 COLOMBIAN RISING
 WITHOUT AUTHORITY INTENDED PRESIDENT NOT IN
 SYMPATHY The Rebellion Closely Confined and
 Without Force.

Bogota, Colombia, July "A DOT ranquilla took up arms last Sunday against the Colombian government, made prisoners of the municipal au- thOrities and proclaimed Gonzales Valencia president General George Holguin, acting president in the ab- sence of General Reyes, was strongly denounced, the gendarmerie were driven out of the city, later arriving at Cartagena. sTfi revolutionists took possession of the town and several steamers on the Magdalena river.
 General Holguin declares martial law throughout the country. Gonzales Valencia has discountenanced the ris- ing and is coming to Bogota with the acquiescence of the government. Valencia has issued a manifesto ex- pressing his disapprova1 of the revo- lutiOnary movement, as did also the republican committee.
 According to auvices here, the dis turbed conditions are confined to Barranquilla. Officials of the gov ernment say the rest of the country is at peace and that the people de- sire peace in order that congress may meet July 20 and settle many inn portant questions.
 General PerdomO will leave Honda tomorrow with six steamers, having on board 5000 men and twenty pieces of artillery. The objective point of the troops is Barranquilla.
 New York, July 7-Senor Sarria, consul general of the republic of Colombia received today from Buena Ventura, on the Pacific coast of Colombia, the following dispatch re- lating to disturbances at Barranquilla and Savanille:
 ''The movement was confined to Barranquilla and promptly put down. The government is in receipt of numerous protests against the up- rising and expressions of adherence from the republican committee, Gen. Rafael UritZ, former president of Caro- and others. These men all con- demn the uprising and offer their ser vices to the state. It is universally expected that the approaching con- gress will bring a solution of the diff ficulty. General Gonzales Valencia is expected at Bogota today"
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
GRAIN

Chicago, July Wet weather over
Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
SUICIDE OF PHYSICIAN.

San Francisco. Cal, July 7-Dr.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
DECEMBER 49, LOS ANGELES HERALl
The DupHCify of Danaris
CONTINUED from Page s9)

Eyes, l suppose I'd better tell him
that I'm blind. But-what IL 1t should
change him, Damaris? 1t would break
my heart"
1T won't change him, dear, I'm sure
of that You'll see he'll only like you
the more for being quite open with
him. What are you going to do about
writing to him?"
"Td forgotten that. l suppose I'll
have to get you to do 1t. But isn't 1t
horrible? To think that / must say
everything that's in my heart into your
ears. It's grotesque-but then-well, 1t
will teach you what real affection Is
to a woman, Damaris, when your time
comes"
It seemed as though Ellen's words
were likely to come true. When she
said that the knowledge of Halliday's
love would drag her back from the
grave, she meant 1t. From the minute
she heard the letter she began to i'm
prove In health. She threw away the
burden of grief that had pressed her
down and smiled gaily.
That night she dictated a letter to
Halliday wentworth, and Damaris
wrote down her words. 1t was good
letter, though the girls inherent self
ishness crept through in hundred
places. But she made no attempt to
conceal the truth.
"I am blind" wrote Damaris, land
shall always be blind. But If you
care to accept the love of a woman
who can be nothing but burden to
you, that love is yours for all eternity.
Your dear words have made my blind
ness as nothing-for l see your face
before my mental vision as 1t was on
that last day when you were here. l
love you, Halliday, and I shall always
love you" There was much more, and
at times, as she wrote a flood of re-
morse filled Damaris' soul. But she
bit back the rising inclination to dis
close her whole secret and said she
would play out the grim game to its
end.
A period of anxious waiting followed
the supposed dispatch of Ellen's letter.
Once more the old heart-searchlngs
came with full force.
what If he should say my blindness
makes a difference?" asked Ellen a
hundred times, but her sister assured
her that II would make no change In
Halliday's feelings.
Then the ong-looked-for letter came
at last and trembingly Ellen awaited
its disclosure. She sighed happily when
Damaris read:
"Tt cannot alter my love for you
The thought that you are blind
strengthens my alteration, dear. To
think that your dear eyes are closed
forever 1t is awful-and yet, some-
how, I am glad. I will be eyes to
your blindness, and | will lead you by
the hand through the valleys of glad
ness to the light of a perfect happi-
ness"
And after that the letters came regu-
larly. But he never mentioned a pos
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
FOR SALE
Pay from the Crop

One OF the best orange, lemon and
walnut groves in the state, foothills
in Riverside county; free water, no
frost, no scale, early fruit. Con-
sists of 230 acres, 60 acres of which
are in full bearing; Groom house,
2 4-room houses, large barrs horses.
cows, farming implements, all in
cluded Price $125,000. Terms: $780,
coo cash, balarce 10 be paid as you
make It from the crops: or would
take part In good city property here
or East and balance can be paid as
you make ii from the crop An ex-
ceptionaI opportunity. See
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

sible homecoming. Always he spoke
of the onerousness of his work and of
how that work was lightened by the
knowledge that Ellen loved him. 1t
was a strange coincidence, but his
letters always arrived just when Ellen
was longing for them most.
But as time wore on 1t seemed as
though even the monthly letter could
not lift the suffering girl out of her
self. She grew weaker and weaker
daily. There were long periods of black
brooding, when Damaris was driven
almost to distraction to soothe and
comfort the invalid. But she did it.
She spoke of the glories of future
that must soon become the glowing
present. She gave out strong hopes
that ere long Halliday would return in
person, to drag her back from the
shadowy land that she was already
fast approaching.
'Tf / could only know that he was
here" was the burden of Ellen's daily
cry. And each day saw the poor wan
face grow paler, saw the thin fingers
grow thinner, saw the great purple
shadows spread under the sightless
eyes. II was in vain that Damaris
wrote letters of hope and cheer in
Halliday's name. Sullen brooding took
the place of Ellen's old hopefulness
she lay for whole days without utter
ing a word.
"What shall I do?" sobbed Damaris
to her pillow as the slow days crept
by: what shall I do?' But there was
no solution to the problem now.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
FIRST WOMAN TO FLY ALONE.
NINE, DELAROCHE

Nine. Delaroche has already made
two flights alone on Voisin bl-plane,
both of them at chaIona camp. On
the first occasion she flew for some
300 yards; on the second she flew two
circuits of the aerodrome, a distance
of about four miles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

"What shall / do?" sobbed Damarts
to her pillow as the slow days crept
by: what shall do?" But there was
no solution to the problem now.
CHAPTER "
"Damarls why doesn't he come? He
must have had my letter long ago.
telling him that I should die unless
| saw him. Why doesn't he comeT'
The months had passed and Damaris
was almost beside herself with misery
and helplessness The boomerang that
she had thrown without other thought
than that she might bring some feet
ing gladness into Ellen's clouded life,
was in danger of recoiling upon her
own devoted head. Nay. II had already
recoiled, for soon. she felt, the fiction
could no longer be maintained. Ellen
had insisted that she should bid Hal
liday come home-and she had grown
weary of fabricating reasons for his
remaining abroad.
Damaris thought long and earnestly.
The shadow of approaching death was
on her sisters face: and she won
dered whether 1t would not be better
to let her die now, rather than that
she should live on to disillusionment.
And yet she could not let her die. she
had played a bold game, she could
plav q bolder Whv not pretend that
HHll11aX WAS dCludllN COllliS
Damaris' heart stopped at the sudden
thought 1t would be a work of great
daring-but perhaps the fates would
play the game she had led and would
bring her through in triumph.
Ellen was very weak now, and never
left her bed. She complained of con-
slant pain, and the doctor said her
heart was very bad. And gradually
the desire to live left her. She seemed
to relinuush her hold on life. Da-
maris fought with her heart for one
long black night, and then arose with
a fixed determination. That evening
she wrote a letter purporting to come
from Hallidav in which he seid he
was coming home. She slipped from
the room with the intention of posting
the letter-she never intrusted that
work to alien hands-when a maid
came noiselessly up the stairs and
spoke to her.
"There's a gentleman below, Miss
Damaris: he wants to see you on ur-
gent business"
A strange leaping of her heart, as
her eyes fell on mans back in the
wide hall. She pressed her hand to
her breast and gasped feebly; but the
sound of her soft football made him
turn, and he came toward her with an
exclamation. The eyes of the man had
seen a face that might have been the
face of an angel.
"Damarisl" he cried gayly. "Dama-
risl" She stopped him with her finger
on her lip. Halliday wentworth had
come home!
Hush" she whispered tremulously,
almost overcome by the sudden joy
that filed her being. "Ellen is very
i'll. You must not speak yet. Come
with me-" And she led him-wonder-
ing exceedlngly-to a distant room.
''What is it?" he cried. without
thinking of Ellen. seeing only this one
wonderful face that was now before
him.
Hurriedly, yet concisely, she told
him all that had happened in the past.
She told him how Ellen had grown
weak and i'll, and how the blindness
had come upon her. He muttered
some words of sympathy, but his
strong face told the longing that was
In him to clasp the slender figure be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
Real Estate Transfers

Barton County Real Estate Transfers Tor
week ending May 8. 1000. Barton County AD-
stract & Title Co.. Great Bend. Kansas.
Armstrong. Emma to Ira Stortz W D lots slo
blk45AvTAdd Great Bend....s 100 %
Bowenox. W L toe F Younkin W D lots slO
BlklsC G Add Great Bend. l45o 90
Bitner. Maggie and Bertha tool Gilmore W
DE1a blk 50 Great Bend. RoO W
Duff. Jasper to Jas Clayton W D lots Is blk
Irelands Add Great Bend. sO u
Gray. Reg to Conrad Baker W D lots DIX
Galatia 80. ..................- ''''-''' eSoo w
Grizzell. E h to Mrs. Addie Grizzen etal WD
W1-sofS W IA Of 24-l7-ll........ $500 90
Hefin. A A to Henry Maier WI SW IA and
pt ofNW IA of 3-l613.. $500 %
Hall. Edward to c A Coburn W D E Is # Of Its
lO-1l-12-l3-l4-l5 blk Is Hoisington... $3.50 90
Ireland. Sarah etal to Jasper Duff WDlots II
to2sInc bIk1 Irelands ADDICT Benz 200 90
McLain Invest Co to ] F Baker Cor W D E l-2
of .35-1s-l3... ........... sl25u W
Nordman Henry to Geo Needens W D lots ls
blk Is Hoisington -. slOU W
Pelter Chas A toR!C Russell Nv D PIT blk ia
Great Bend .......... SiOU W
! Ruch. Carl W to Gustav Marchand W On E
IA of Blk p except ..Stp 50 # wide of south
| side. Ellinwood .................. 1000 90
Ritchy B A to R C Russell W D lots lO-l1-l2 blk
, 25HP Add Great bend. ...... 900 90
/ Wagner. G A to Henry Gerlof W D lot 10 & W
/ 1-2 of II blk 80 Elinwood. ......."..... 1000 %
Transfers for week ending May Is. 1909.
Aberter David to Beckett Bros W D lot IL blk
] % Hoisington SlSo CO
Brinkman J Geo to Lizzie c Critchield W D lot
% blk 66 Great Bend ....... ...--.... o.
/ Beckett Bros to James Pizinger W D lot 10 Blk
% HoisingtOn...... 5OO "
Duff Jasper to Robert Capon W D lots So
blk 1 Irelands Add Great Bend. 100 o.
Giles B E toe W Coxedge W blot blk 3
HOisington.. 900 u
Gilmore Florence M to L P Aber WDlots rs
s-lO-ll-12 blk III Great Bend....... sll0O O
Giles. B E to E M Merten W D lPt blk lOS Grea
Bend. ..... ....". $500
Hardy, B to Trustees of Christian Oh W
lots 4-5-6 blk 2 Pawnee Rock .... 1900 O
Moran, Thos to Beckett Bros w D lots blot
Il 36 Hoisington. ............. go. ''''' 90
McCrackeh A NJ to A Schwager W D lots 1-2'
4-58-10ll-l2 blk 8 ist Add Hoisington $3.50 O
Ochs, Peter L to Phillip Ochs jr W d S l-2 o.
NW14 of 4-l6A... 5000 0
Russell. R toMF Stewards w D pit blk II
Great Bend........" ........''.' SzoUV U
Shields James to Dick Clancy W d W l-s lots +
blk ~ Heller Park add Great Bend. $3.50 0
Stoke. Ella M to John T Ashby d lot blk 4
HIP Add Great Bend. ............... IlOO 0
Schwager. A to G W Coxedge lots 1894
5S10ll.l2 blk lst add Hoisington.. $40 O
Toadvine, M to Frank Rziha W d n W IA o
| 32l6l2............. ..........".... sllOOO
Verbeck, Roy to Samuel Dighton lots l-2-;
blk 6CG Add Great Bend and lots l0-l1-l.
blk8HP Add Great Bend......- 800 O
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
THE BEST LAND on
EARTH IS BARTON
FAIRVIEw PEOPLE. BACK FROM
TRIP TO COAST.
Saw the Country, Had a Good Time,
But Western Land Doesn't Com
pare With Kan, they Say.


"Barton county land is the best
land there is on earth, and-my place
is not for sale," Julius Wilcons of
Fairview township said to a reporter
this morning. Mr.. Wilcons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Harmon and Mrs. A. L.
Gustin returned Wednesday night
from a several weeks tour of the
Pacific coast and the sentence was
eagerly affirmed by Frank Harmon.
ga man who sells Barton county land
expecting to buy elsewhere, is fool
ish," said Mr.. Harmon. The best
thing he can do before selling is to
go and look at the country where he
thinks of going before making any
purchases or disposing of his land
here.
"Take California" continued Mr..
Wilcons, "the old timers there are all
right because they got the land cheap
and are selling it high, but at the
prices 1t brings now they can't pay
interest on the same hardly. visited
the different fruit sections of the
state and the farmers can't dispose
of the fruit they raise. They are talk
ing Of organizing a Farmers Union
to get rid Of it.
"And it is not only California, but
Washington and Oregon as well, "
broke in Frank. "Why, they're SELL
wheat land there for 500 an acre
and it is so steep and rolling that you
have to have eight horses to pull a
pillow and you raise crop every two
years."
But they had a pleasant time and
enjoyed their visit but are glad to
get home. This sightseeing is tire.
some job. In Seattle after visiting
California, they met a man who held
up his clenched hands and asked why
his hands were like the people Of Cali.
fornia. Giving up the answer they
were told because they were support.
ed by tourists. And the Kansan.
agreed and fastened home. In Los
Angeles they met Capt. Newton, for.
merly of this city. He is a collec.
tor there and doing well. In Sacra'
mento they met Albert Thatcher, who
is proprietor of a dray line, married
and prosperous. In Seattle they met
Reno Thatcher, who is employed by
the Electric Co., Of that city and who
has a responsible position. He il
fast getting up to the top. He has
a fine home. The waste Of lumber
surprised them most there. Fir trees
four and five feet in diameter are com
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

mon in Washington and Oregon and
unless located near the water so they
can be hauled to a mill they are burn
ed up as the quickest way to get rid
of them. On the lot owned by Reno
Thatcher enough lumber to build 30
houses was destroyed when he built.
If one buys an ordinary lot he is
likely to have enough lumber on the
same to build a house if he could get
it to the mills. The Wilcons went
up into British Columbia and particu-
larry on Puget Sound they noticed the
great waste trees in the little clear
ings near the shore.
They were in the neighborhod Of
Roseberg where Jim Pizinger, who
sold out in this county intended to
locate. He didn't though. And the
land agents in California were the
worst they ever found, they declare.
There were more land agents meeting
the trains than hackmen. At one
town where they stopped, Mr.. Wilcons
says the landlady Of the hotel asked
the land agent, who had caught them
at the depot, to please stand aside
until she could get the luggage out
Of the road and get the guests regis
tered. So when you think Of how
busy Great Bend land agents may
seem, think Of the tribe in California.
"But we're glad we went" the men
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
Voice Culture.

Miss Walker, who has been a
resident of our city for some time, is
having excellent success as a teacher
Of voice culture, which is her princi.
pal line, although she is also prepared
to give lessons in piano, directing,
and pipe organ work. She has been
in charge Of the organ at the N: E.
church since lis installation and has
been giving the best of service. Miss
Walker studied under Mr.. Charles
Clark, Of Chicago, now located in
Paris, who is internationally known
in musical ability. She has a number
of pupils now, notwithstanding that
no special effort has been made. A
recital will be given at the, M. E
church on the 18th, in which several
of her pupils will participate. We
are confident that her work will at
that time be shown to such an extent
that she will quickly build up quite a
class in our midst. There are toe
many people with exceptional musi.
cal ability in our city and county mol
to have the services of such an excel.
lent teacher as Miss Walker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
Equalization AeetlnQ.

Tie County Commissioners of
Barton county will meet in the Office
of the County Clerk, June I, 1909, as
Board Of Equalization to hear pro
tests from property owners on the
1909 assessment. Those who are
not satisfied with the valuations fixed
by the County assessor must appear
on this day and show why the asses.
ment is wrong. Protests will be heard
only on personal property and Real
Estate.
The real estate assessment taken
last year will be used without change
this year.
C. F. YOUNKIN,
SO County Clerk,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
lLBEn nlIs. J
BY Correspondent.

By Correspondent.
The Royal Neighbors gavea sur.
PRISE party on Mrs. G. Ehlers in
honor Of her birthday last Thursday
evening. All present enjoyed a vesy
pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Dellett went
to Great Bend, Monday
Leo Keller is here from Great
Bend helping Alexander Keller
build large house for c. Tammeu.
Elsie Tullis was a visitor at Dun.
dee few days last week.
A large number of people attended
the picnic at Great Bend.
Geo. Shultz died last Sunday
after suffering some time with
dropsy.
Grandpa aid Grandma Deightor
are here from Great Bend visiting
with relatives
Mrs. Roy Hays is on the sick list
The Royal Neighbors gave an ic,
cream social last Saturday which Wa
we'll attended.
c. W. leighton went to Utic,
Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

The test suit of Frank Holcomb
county cerk Of Wyandotte coun.
ty, has been decided in favor OF
the state. HolcOmb collected sew
eral Thousand dollars for the II.
censes and from each one he COL
lected for he deducted Is cents.
He claimed that this was due him
as county clerk because the law
requires a feet of that amount for
each document to which county
clerk attaches a seal. The fee
for the license is 81 and Holcomb
held out one-fourth of the total
amount received, something over
$1,000. The supreme court says
that Holcomb has no concern
about any fees for himself and
that the county clerks are merely
agents to see that the fees for
the licenses are collected and
turned over to the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
For Trade

We have a 1908 Franklin, Z
passenger, 6-cylinder, SO horse
power car in the very best of con
:, could hardly be told from
new. Also a so horse power, 5
passenger Rambler and a 1909,
30 horse power, Chalmes-Detroit
fully equipped. Will consider
raw or improved land
for any of these cars.
Wichita Automobile Co.,
Wichita, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
$3.50 for $1.98 = Come Early
Opposite Central School Building

remarked, "we'd hear the stories Of
the golden west, and now we've seen
it and it's little old Barton county in
the future for u.s."
They waited here today until their
autos were brought down from Gala
tia so they could return home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Miss Anna Schauf, who has been
visiting her brother, Father, Schauf.
at Pilot Point, Texas, for some time,
has returned to her home in Ellin.
wood. 7e