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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Jake StOsOkpf was a visitor
from HOiSingtnn Monday

Jake Stosokpf was a visitor
from HOisingtOn Monday.
Nick Sprinkler of Ellinwood.
and Christ Book of Lakin town
ship were in the city Friday of
last week on business.
7. A. Bailey, the real estate
man, has returned from a three
weeks stay in Pawnee. county
looking after some of his farming
Col. j. S. Winget was down
last week from the Albert local
ity, attending court and renew
ing acquaintances. He really
was renewing acquaintances, be.
cause he had not been in town
for eight months. Hence he
also noted, audibly, the vast i'm
provements that have taken
place in this city in that time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Teachers Association

The second meeting of the Bar
ton County Teachers Association
for this year will be held in the
High School Building at Hoising-
ton on Saturday, Dec. 18th.
The following program has
been prepared:
SOng(Seleeted) ..... Association
Invocation. =. Rev. James Paisley
The New Drawing Method,
.... 80. 80. Marie Brewer.
Paper-'When is the Teacher
Successful. :. Mr.. 0. J. Weir
General Discussions. Association
(a) ''The must in discip-
line.
Shall We try to dispense
with it,"
(b) Prevention of Tardiness
(c) Arguments In Class.
(el The Teacher Doing the
Reciting
(e) The Value of System in
Schools.
Question Box Conducted by
49,. .. :. The President
Morning Session, 1O:3O a. m.
q. Afternoon Session, 200 p. m.
SOng(Selected) :. Association
Paper-"Mental Attitude of
the Pupil. -. H. E. Powers
Concert Entertainment, arranged
by Miss Fern Allen and Mr..
Edgar Carver.
Address: ''Three Fourths of
Europe, Prof. D. A. Ellsworth.
EpmOoria.
Announcements and Adjournment
Prof. D AllswOrth of the EN-
porla State Normal School, has
latei y returned from a tour of
Europe. He is an energetic, en-
thuSlastic speaker and his ad-
dress on the subject assigned to
hlm will be entertaining and in
Structve. We hope he will be
greeted with a FULL attendance Of
teachers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stauffer
were down from the west this
week. They brought with them
their son Harry, who was suffer
ing from an attack of appended
tbs. He was operated on at tn
st. Rose hospital Monday morn
ing, and at last reports was do
ing very well.
Fred Nuttleman made a business
trip to Kansas City this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26

Double thumb gloves and nit
tens for huSking, $1.OO the doz-
en- at Bondurant'S.
c. L. Hobart, a former Great
Bend newspa.'C" man, now pub
fishing the Holden (Mo.l Prog
ress, is branching out. He re-
Gently absorbed the Centerview
(Mo.) Banner.
Will Moody is on the Hoising-
ton run for a few days. Will says
the hours of that run are no
snap, but that it beats a ten
mile per hour job on the main
line.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Miss Bills Funeral

The funeral Of Miss Emma Bill,
whose death was chronicled in
ourisSue of last week, occurred in
tins city, instead of at Cheyenne,
as at first announced. Accompan-
led by the grief stricken father.
the body arrived in the city on
Sunday morning over the Santa
Fe. A large number, three class
eS of the Methodist Sunday
School, headed by Rev. Cocker
Ill, the pastor, and Frank Ham
mond, Assistant Superintendent,
met the train and escorted the
body to the home she left a
few months ago, full of all the
promise Of happy and useful won
anhood. Superintendent Kendall
OF the school, at the usual hour
while the others were meeting
at the train, spoke to the other
classes, emphasizing the kindly,
sweet and Christian life of their
deceased cO-labOrer. The funeral
services were conducted at the
church in the afternoon, the pas
tor officiating. The church
was taxed to its utmost capaci-
ty with the many friends who
had come to pay the last sad
rites to one who had preceded
them into the land of everlast-
ing happiness, peace, sunshine,
and Of angels.
As the cOrtege entered the ed
ifice, the audience arose and tn
pastor spoke the glorious words,
u am the resurrection and the
life. " The choir, assisted by Mr..
Bills class, rendered the music.
Miss Bills class mates, with their
teacher, Mrs. James Clayton, act
ed as the honorary pail bearers,
while six young men from Mr..
YOunkin'S class acted as active
pail bearers. At the grave the
Sunday School sang, ''Shall we
gather at the river" and with
the words of the pastor, the body
of the beloved one was consigned
to its last resting place.
Not in many months has a
death occurred in our midst that
was as sincerely and genuinely
mOurned as that of Miss Bill.
The floral offerings, the ceremo-
MES at the church and at the
cemetary, give voice to the senti-
ment that one who was universal
ly loved has passed from out of
our lives into the better life of
the future world, where she has
Joined mother and little baby
brother, and together they are
watching and guiding the foot
steps of father and the boys that
when they are called from this
earth to the celestial world above
they will be prepared 10 meet
once more in heaven and all join
in singing praises to Him, who
does all things for the best.
Mayor Dawson of this city has
been appointed by the President
of the Waterways convention as
one of the 500 delegates who
will attend teh session of cong
ress in December to labor for an
appropriation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Farmers Institute


The annual meeting of the
Farmers InStitutee of this coun-
ty will be held in this city on
Dec. 9th and 7th. The foil
owing program has been prepared
Monday Morning
$50 Placing Exhibits.
lO;3O Experiences with Disking
before Flowing and List
mg,.... Mr.. j. W. Clark
and Mr.. James Tabler.
ll:l5 Breeding Corn for West
ern Kansas, NJ r. H. T.
Nielsen, Abilene, Kansas.
Monday Afternoon
1:3O The Live Stock Interests: /:
(a) Feeding Cattle on
High Priced Feeds, Mr.
Tom Clayton.
(b) More and Better Hogs
Mr.. Will Merritt.
(c) Sheep on the Farm,
Mr.. Mat Towers.
(d) The Farm Horse, Mr..
L. N. DucheSne.
(e) Winter or Summer
Feeding9 Mr.
2:3O A Summing Up, Mr., G. C.
Wheeler, K. S. A. c.
Tuesday Morning
1870 Pasture and Forage Inter
eStS:
(a) Some Alfalfa Prob
lens, Mr.. E. B. Russell.
(b) Will Clover Succeed
in Barton Co., Mr.. RObt.
DOOnan.
(c) Experiences With
Grasses, Mr.. F. G. Nc
Kinney.
II :15 Improving our Forage
Crops, Mr.. H. T. Nielsen.
Tuesday Afternoon
l 90 Business Meeting
80 Farm Dairying, Prof.A n
drew Logan.
General Discussion.
200 Poultry for Profit on the
Farm, Mrs. Henry Harper.
2:9O Improving the FarmHOme
Mrs. Theo. Hartman.
300 Better Farm Management.
Mr.. G. C. Wheeler.
This is certainly an entertain
ing program, well worth listening
to. Every one interested in ag-
ricultural pursuits should make
it a point to attend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26

Pat BOughan attended the fun
eral OF Joe LOnberger, which
was held at Lyons Sunday last.
l.. ?. Aber went to Hutchin-
son Friday morning for a visit
with D. 7. Dennis. From there
ne goes to Topeka to visit his
mother also Myron Gilmore's
family. !! He viii return here the
first of the month, and soan
thereafter leave for San Diego,
TO look after some of his proper.
ty interests there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26

Your Thanksgiving bird would
taste better if cooked in a Pill
grim Acorn Steel Range.
j. B. Chapman went to Gar
den City Wednesday evening TO
eat Thanksgiving dinner with
Prof. and Mrs. Clayton. Mrs.
Chapman preceded him to Garden
City several days previously. ..
Charles Black of Pueblo was
IN the city Monday visiting his
brother George Of the Hooper
Drug Co. He had been over at
Lyons attending the funeral Of
Mrs. LOnberger.
Miss Valera and Miss Gertrude
Miller, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Miller, came down from
Burdette Wednesday to eat their
Thanksgiving dinner with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Miller of Buffalo township. They
came in as a surprise to the folks
here. The young ladies paid
this Offic' a pleasant call, report
ing that their Parents were get
ting along very WE'LL in Hodge
man county, and had good pros
poets for next years crop.
]. R. Harris and daughter, Mis-
Edith, are visiting relatives at
Mount Ayr, Iowa, this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Grace Dorfshafer the Winner

The puzzle contest put on by
the Great Bend Hardware &
Implement Co., was closed sew
eral days ago. About 25O little
girls participated, and some ex-
cellent work was shown. Miss
Grace DOrfShafer of Great Bend
township won the first prize, the
stove. Vera Simpson of 11O6 Hol-
land STREET won second, a pyrog-
raphy outfit. and Madge Brown
of 2535 Broadway won the third.
prize, a pair of roller skates. The
Implement people were greatly
pleased with the large number Of
girls who entered the contest.
and only regret that it was not
possible for all of them to win.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26

The annual meeting of the
Farmers InStitutee of this coun-
ty will be held in this city on
Dec. 9th and 7th. The foil
owing program has been prepared
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
81 PRIZE
Handy Hints

Mrs. r. }. Oakley, Napa Soda Springs
To remove fingermarlks from door
knobs use pure soap and old cheese
clOth.
To clean windows use warm water
and little borax. Wipe dry and pol
ish with old newspapers. To clean a
carpet: One ounce OF soap, one ounce
OF borax; one ounce ammonia Dis
solve soap IN a pint OF water, add bo-
rax and ammonia Scrub carpet with
stin brush.
To clean mahogany. Take equal
parts OF Hnseed oil and brown vinegar.
Keep II in a well corked bottle and
shake before using contents. Satu-
rate a piece OF flannel with the mix
ture; give the wood a good rubbing 70
clean it. and polish with a soft duster
This is q good polish and is not sticky.
scotch Egga-one pound sausage
meat, six eggs. bread crumbs; boil
five eggs until hard; remove the shells
and cover with sausage meat; beat the
other egg. Dip the balls into the
beaten egg, sprinkle with bread crumbs
and fry in hot fat. Cut IN halves and
serve.
Aberdeen sausaEe-Take half pound
of fat bacon, one pound lean beef
steak, two small teacups bread crumbs,
one saltspoon pepper, one dessert
spoon worcestershire sauce. one egg.
Mince meat finely and add bread
crumbs, pepper and sauce. adding egg
last. Form into roll and boil In Toured
cloth for two hours. Sprinkle while
not with brown bread crumbs and
serve hot
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Cornish Pasty

Mrs. A. J. Lee, r.. n. i. Box IS, Petaluma
Make a fairly good meat pie crust
and roll out to the size OF a large din
steak and cut up raw into small pieces,
then cut up two medium sized potatoes
(raw) into small pieces. and half a
small onion chopped f1ne. Mix all to-
sprinkle with few drops of water,
put the mixture on half of the paste
and fold the other side over, pfnchin &
the edges together. This makes an ap-
petizing dish, hot or cold, for lunch or
supper.
A good way to make gravy Is to take
the roast out OF your pan, put little
stove. Then strain your potato water
into tit makes the gravy richer and
Is already Eeasoned. For steaks add a
little Worcestershire sauce and tomato
catsup, for mutton chops only the
Worcestershire sauce and for pork
chops tomato catsup, also apple sauce.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Wash Day

Mrs. n. Wilson, Box 16I, SIsson
On wash day, as soon as you have
warm water, put the clothes to soak
with a little javelle water, in the pro-
portion of about seven or eight gallons
OF clear water to a pint of javelle
water. Soap each article to be washed
well and have all covered with water.
Let them stand until you have all your
housework done, then wash out of the
soaking water (after adding more
warm water to make good suds), rinse
blue and hang out. Very little rubbing
Is required and no boiling. Should there
be any stains on white clothes that do
not rub out readily after soaking a
little Javelle water poured on the stain
will Immediately bleach 1t out.
Javelle water Is made by boiling 10
cents worth Of sal soda in a gallon
of water 10 minutes, then adding the
contents of a 10 cent can of chloride Of
lime after mashing the Jumps. When
the whole Is cool strain IN bottles that
can be corked and keep on hand.
When starch is to be used. If the
desired amount is put to soak in a little
cold water some time before needed
the time for stirring and mashing
Jumps is saved. especially If -four starch
is used. If a little kerosene Is added
TO the latter and the starch allowed TO
boil two or three minutes there will be
no difficulty about ironing
In rinSing number of handkerchiefs
of about the same size much time can
be saved by shaking them out smooth
and laying one on top OF another, so
when hanging them on the line several
can be picked up at once and hung by
two corners.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
81 PRIZE
Old Fashioned Graham Bread
With Raisins

c. e. Marvin, 246O Vallejo street, San
Francisco
For thin large loaves. no kneading:
Nine cupfuls graham -four. unsifted;
three cupfuls white flour, sifted; one
tablespoonful salt; three-fourths cupfuI
New Orleans molasses; two tablespoon
fuls lard; one tablespoonful butter
one compound yeast cake; one quart
Cor more) liquid, all milk or part
milk and water. Scald milk; add to 1t
the mOlasses, lard and butter, and water
II you do not use all milk, and when
just lukewarm put into bowl large
enough to allow for using; add graham
-four (unsifted) sift in white -four and
salt and add yeast cake dissolved IN
lukewarm water; stir thoroughly with
wooden spoon or IN bread mixer; put in
closet and cover; let rise over night;
In morning add two packages of seeded
raisins, chopped fine. with little white
-four sifted over; put in three oblong
pans and let rise until light; bake in
very moderate oven one hour or more,
until dark brown; the batter when
mixed should be a little thicker than
cake; the rsisins may be omitted. An
excellent bread for everyday family
use.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

myself aud shall be out of pocket only
for the materials
Why, TO. / don't think it will be
2 bore at all IT is any amount OF
fun TO make the little silk sachete ba gs.
pad and scent them with sachet powder,
tie ribbons on some of them so that
they can be hung up with the coats
and skirts. and leave others plain, to
be tucked in with hats and waists and
gowns
The covers for my light gowns are
just large squares of silk made of sew
eral breadths sewed together and edged
with feather stitched hem. 7 cut a
hole in the center, which ] hem or but
tonhole, and the hook of the hanger
is passed through this. The silk falls
down all around over the gown. COM
pletely covering it and keeping off the
dust.
I shall get about two dozen of tho
metal garment hangers, which I shall
pad with cotton sprinkled with sachet
powder, and then cover with the china
silk. The curved hooks will look best
wound with pale yellow ribbon to
match my yellow roses.
My skirts I always fold smoothly
from the band down, first in half, then
In half again, and after that I catch
the little snap hangers usually sold for
mems trousers into the belt to hang
them up by The wooden part OF
these hangers I shall paint with white
enamel and shall wind pale yellow
ribbon over the metal parts.
The corset bags are the simplest
things In the world TO make; Just run
them up on each side with a French
seam, make a casing and two inch
heading at the top and run ribbon
through to draw them up and to hang
them by from the hooks.
Don't you dislike the old fashioned
shoebags with pockets? They always
look untidy to me. and I can't tell you
why, but they are associated In my
mind with carpet slippers. I am going
TO have box for my shoes made by a
carpenter. The bottom and the ton
will be Of solid wood, but the sides
will be simply wooden frames over
which l shall stretch my China silk,
fastening it on with silver headed tacks.
This viii allow of ventilation, as air
viii pass readily through the thin
silk. ! shall have a tray made to fit
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Some Economical Recipes

Mrs. j. Henderson, 270 Carl Street,
Sam Francisco
Henderson's Salad, or Chop Pickles
One gallon cabbage chopped fine, half
gallon green tomatoes chopped. one
quart onions chopped fine, one pint
green and red peppers chopped fine.
Put all in a cloth. sprinkle we'll with
salt and let drain over night. Season
with one tablespoon celery seed, one
tablespoon allspice, one OF cloves, one
of cinnamon, one of turmeric, one of
black pepper, two OF mustard seed,
two pounds brown sugar. Cover with
vinegar, let come to boil and can.
This is delicious.
Economical Fruit Cake (Fine)-One
cup cold water, one cup white sugar
half a cup OF lard, one pound seeded
raisins. one teaspoon cinnamon, half
a teaspoon cloves or allspice, half a
cup OF walnuts, chopped fine. Put all
together in a granite saucepan and let
come to boil Add one teaspoon soda,
let cool; then add two and half oups
-four, another teaspoon soda and q
little salt. Bake in slow oven 20 to
so minutes.
Bran BunsEThis Is a simple and
healthful recipe and can be made In
15 minutes.
Two cups bran. one CUP -four, two
tablespoons molasges, half O. teaspoon
soda, little salt milk to make medium
soft dough. Bake in muffin tins.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
81 PRIZE
Apple Custard Pie

Mrs. Lula Mae Morris, s11 III street.
Sacramento
One cup of flour. two tablespoonfuls
OF shortening, pinch of salt Mix we'll
Add enough cold water (about two
spoonfuls). roll out and line two pie
tins.
-Four cupfuls of apple sauce (bell-
flowers are beet) butter size of walnut
one and a half cupfuls OF sugar; mix
in the sugar four level teaspoonfuls Of
-four, pinch of salt, half a teaspoonful
arate four eggs, beat the yolks gradu-
ally into the sugar, beat in the apple
sauce, pour into lined pie tins. Bake in
moderate oven 25 or 80 minutes. Beat
the whites. adding two tablespoonfuls
OF sugar; spread over top and put in
the oven long enough to brown. A
delicious pie for warm weather. Grated
pineapple may be substituted for apple
sauce.
A good way to fry beefsteak. If 1T
Is inclined to be tough.-Pour one
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
SIS PRIZE
PIanked Fish
Mrs. Avis Compton, 21Os Fnbert street.
Oakland

Mrs. Avis Compton, 21Os Fubert street,
Oakland
select hard wood plank about one
snd half inches thick; to prepare this
on II Well and put ii in the oven till
III is slightly chsrred; the best fish for
planking are shad and white fish
Clean nsh thoroughly and split down
the back Have the plank well heated
and put hsh on skin side down and the
back toward the outer edges of the
board, folding the thinner parts to-
getner that it may all be near the same
thickness.
Brush over well with oil. salt and
pepper; place in the oven under a
strong fame till FISH is slightly Drowned
then lower the flame and cook slowly
for 30 minutes.
Garnish with potato roses on edge
of plank and slices Of lemon that have
been rolled in finely chopped parseley;
serve on plank.
Potato ROses-TWo cups well sea
soned mashed potato; two yolks OF
eggs and white OF one egg; beat well
together; put in pastry bag and force
through IN little rough heaps called
roses return 20 oven and slightly
brown.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Pze Winning Ideas and Recipes and Names Of the Prize Winner
Good Letters VIII Be Published Iun Ih Pace n Dlx Call
Delicious DEVILS Food Cake
With One Egg
E. l.. Hays, 37e Addison Avenue p
Alto

e. l.. Hays, 37e Addison Avenue Palo
Alto
With eggs costing 65 cents q dozen
a good cake recipe, filing and all,
calling for just one egg ought to be
appreciated.
A delicate and delicious chocolate
cake is made from the following eco
nomical recipe:
One cup of sugar and one tablespoon
fuI of butter creamed. Add one egg.
Then add two squares OF chocolate.
shaved fine, dissolved in half a cup OF
boiling water; add half a cup OF sweet
milk, thicken with one and a half cups
OF sifted flour. one heaping teaspOOnful
OF baking powder and little salt.
If half a cup OF sour cream is avail
able use it instead of the butter and
sweet milk. substituting one level tea
spoonful OF soda dissolved in a little
water for the baking powder.
This may be baked in layers or in a
loaf. Make the filing by boiling to-
gether until IL strings: One cup sugar.
one square of chocolate shaved line and
five tablespoonfuls OF skinned milk
Remove from fire and stir until cool
II too hard, thin with a couple OF
tablespoOnfuls of cream.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

Have you ever noticed that musty
odOr in closets9 Bad ventilation, oe
course I am sorry TO say there Is no
window in my closet for light and air.
but have had a ventilatinE fue put IN.
which opens from near the top and
keeps the air fresh
My closet has a shelf five and a half
feet from the floor, and another shelf
foot and half above it. This is too
high for me to reach with comfort. so
/ am going to have a little wooden
bench or footstOol to step up on.
shall enamel this white and cover tbs
top with cretonne. fastened on with
silver headed nails. This bench will
take the place OF slipper chair when
l need a low seat for putting on my
shoes or slippers
The best arrangement that I know
OF for holding the garment hangers Is
a long. slender pole extending from
end TO end of the closet. about IA inches
from the side wall and two inches be-
low the shelf This makes a rack like
those you see in the garment stores. 1t
will accommodate a great many OF the
hangers and will keep everything In
good condition.
After my closet is fitted up COM
pletely. there are all OF the bureau
drawers to be thought OF. They viii
have drawer pads OF scented cotton
covered WITH emma SILK IN the yellOW
rose design, and my cases for hand
kerchiefs. gloves. wells and neckwear
I shall make of white linen, tied with
pale yellow ribbons. I am going TO
embroider them all alike with my
initial and a simple little design In
French and eyelet work, and I shall
have my dresser scarf and pincushion
cover embroidered in the same way
Yes this will all take a certain
amount of time. though probably noe
much more altogether than I would
spend In embroidering a shirtwaist
II could use siIkoline. OF course. or
a pretty nowered lawn for fitting up
my closet, butt would rather have
the silk
mo, I don't think IL Is too much
money and trouble to spend on these
things. I know I shall enjoy my room
ever so much better when I have m
ished, and really. II you are doing q
thing at all. what is the use OF doing
II half way?"