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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
A Pioneer Gone.

Tuesday morning this cOmmun-
ity was shocked to learn of the
death of one of the old pioneers,
John Herter. Although he had
been ailing for a number Ofyears
his demise came as a surprise to
! the entire community.
Mr.. Herter was one of the sue
cesSful farmers of this vicinity,
having faced the hard times Of
the early history of Kansas and
showed his faith in the country
by remaining here, for which he. =.
was well repaid as the years roll
ed by.
John Herter was born in Hegel,
helm, Baden, Germany, on the
26th day of April, 1927. He was
married to Miss Magdalene Heck
Ell, in the year 1865, at the same
place. In 1874 they came to
America and settled on the farm
two and One-half miles east and
two and One-half miles south Of
EllinwOOd, where he lived until
his death. In 1879 his wife pre-
ceded him in death. In 1888 he
was married a second time to Mis-
Marie Heckel, who now mOurns
his loss. About three years ago
MIR. Herter was injured by fan
and has been a sufferer ever
since, which in connection with
drOpSy caused him great suffer,
ing TO which he finally succumb-
ed on July 26th, 1910, at s o.
clock a. m. Besides his wife two
sons, four daughters and twenty
three grandchildren mourn his.
loss.
The funeral services were held
this morning from the Evangeli-
t..' church, EllinwOOd, Rev. j.
Lebart conducting the services.
The relatives have the sincere
sympathy of the entire commun-
ity for the loss of the father and
huSband.-EllinwOod Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Mrs. Louis Omer and daughter
have returned from Gray county
where they have been visiting
with Mrs. Omer;s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Stauffer'
While the weather the past few
weeks has been rather hard on
| the corn, yet reports from various
localities state that it is Standmg
the long dry spell remarkably
well, and that if we get ram IL
the next few days we still nave
chance for a fair crop. Whea,
threshing has been on IN fuiI
blast. and some excellent Yields
are reported, most of the fields
turning out much better than wa
expected. H.
Misses Eattie and Bessie How W,
lard, Of EllinwOOd, visited witt
Miss Hazel Buckland few day
the first of the week.
H. R. Denote came in iron
kansas City Sunday for a yisl
of a few weeks with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Denote an
with other relatives and friends
Mrs, Denote and daughter hav
been visiting here for severs
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
City Council Meets.

The city council held its Aug
QSt meeting last Friday night on
account of the chautauqua being
on the regular meeting night.
The ordinance prohibiting the
exhibition Of any prize fight pie
lures in the city was passed unan
SnOuSly.
An ordinance was also passed
prohibiting any vaudeville or NOV
ing picture shows from exhibiting
On Sunday.
The city tax was levied for the
ensuing year as follows: General
fund 2 mills; improvement l mill ;
park 2 mills; library L mills; IN
tereSt and sinking funds ~ mills
The mayor and finance com
mittee were authorized to make
provision for more money for the
warrants coming in.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Auto Rules To Date.

Rule l. Crank the machine
with your right hand. Should ii
kick, be ready to shift to your
left hand. You can sue for more
with both arms broken.
Rule 2. No map is required in
a joy ride. All roads lead to the
county jail.
Rule 3. Some women can nev-
er understand. After running Ov
er a lady, don't yell Look Out. y
She II think you re coming back.
Rule 4. If you do any canine
killing, don't hunt up the farmer
to pay him. He's probably won
dering whose dog it is.
Rule 5. When lying with your
back in the mud, your feet in the
ram, your ndluS Ill Une OH, dlIol
still another passer-by inquiries
Anything wrong, old MANI
don't shoot, don't shoot. The gas
Oline may explode.
Rule 6. Don't argue with the
policeman who gets you. Gently
request him to see if there is still
enough Juice to make the sta
ticn. and hand him a match.
Rule 7. Further information fOl
JOY rides or tours may be looked
for in RuSkin'S Ethics of the
DuSt.-AutO Era.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Campbell Store Sold.

A deal was closed yesterday
whereby Dr.. +. NJ. Campbell sold
his mercantile business and also
the building in which it was loca-
ted. The buyers are }. F.. Evans
C. T. Mayo and R. 7. Mayo. Mr..
Campbell will continue the busr
ness until Saturday night, when
the store will be closed and an in
ventOry made of the stock, and as
soon as this is finished it will be
opened up under the new manage
ment.
Thepurchasing parties are too
well known in this vicinity for US
to try to make much cOmmentup-
on them. Mr.. Evans has been in
various kinds of business here,
and for the past two years has
been manager of the CitizensLum
Der Yard. The Mayo boys have
spent the most of their lives IN
the mercantile business, R. T. hav;
ing been connected with the Wat.
son store for the past twenty or
more years. The boys have a
host of friends who will be glad .
to learn that they have at last
entured into business for them
selves. .
The drug business which has
been connected with the Campbell
store has been sold to Drs. Jury
and Embry who will continue The
business at its present location
They have employed a registered
pharmacist who will be here the
fore part of the coming month TO
take charge of the business.
| DR.. Campbell has at this time
completed no plans for the future.
As soon as the invoicing is done
and he can get away the Camp
bell family will 60 to Colorado
for a short time, or until the ex-
treme warm weather is over.
They will in all probability renal
il Claflin this winter. Dr. Camp
bell has spent many years in Claf-
lin, having been in business in
the same location for something
over twenty years. He has seen
the ups and downs Of this COM
munity along with the balance of
the first settlers. Tie has built
up a business that he may well
be proud of, and it will be with
regret that the many customers
Of this popular store will learn
that he will no longer be connect
led with the mercantile business
! in this city.-Claflin Clarion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

The same condition of affairs,
i, was charged in congress, by
Senator Owen, and not seriously
disputed, exists in the cotton
goods manufactures Of New En-
gland. The American Print Co.
handles most of the product ana
it imposes a rule upon the whole
saler and the jObber handling
its products and upon the retail
er that if the goods were sold
for less than the price at which
the retailer should sell them ne
would be cut off from the hand
ling of those goods. This amounts
70 a blacklist. This statement OF
Senator Owen was denied by Sen
ator Gallinger and by Senator
Smoot, but neither furnished US
any proof in contradiction: Late
when Senator Flint and Senator
Scott nd sought to place the bur. m
lden Of increased prices upon the
retailer, the democratic members Der.
introduced a resolution providing
for a searching inquiry as t'
the facts, over which there seem
cd TO be an irrecOncilable dispute
but the republican regulars to
nan and several insurgents vote'
lin favor of Senator Aldrich'S S mo
ton to refer the resolution to tn
finance committee, where it slum
bered thencefOrth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

The Board of Education met
Monday evening in the clerk S
office, with six members of the
hoard present. The minutes OF
the last meeting were read and az
proved. 1t was decided that the
schools should open on the first
Monday in September. Miss Mar
tha Kerner was elected as one OF
the teachers for the ensuing year.
Pref. A. F. Senter, F G. McKin-
ney and j. E. McMullen were ap-
pointed as the examining board.
The following bills were allowed !:
Great Bend Telephone Co., 81 70
r. A. Charles, supplies. .$22 %
John Gilbert, janitOr 80. $l5 %
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Mrs &c. Holmes and baby left

Mrs. c. E. Holmes and baby left
last week for Cedar Rapids, To-
wa, for a visit with her parents.
James Freer has taken charge
of the county superintendent Of
flee. He will fill out Mr.. 0pie's
uDeApired term, he having taken
c position with the Citizens Ma
Itional Bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

First published in the Barton
County Democrat August 9th,
1910.
Publication Notice.
State Of Kansas, Barton County,
IS.
In the Probate Court of Barton
County.
Estate of Mary Ignatius Peach,
deceased.
To John Peach, executor, and
John Peach, known heir at law
of Mary Ignatius Peach, late OF
the County of Saline, State OF
Nebraska. deceased, and all 9th
ers concerned:
You are hereby notified. that
at a regular term of the Probate
Court of Barton County, Kansas,
there was presented to the SAID
Court a petition together with an
authenticated copy of a Will and
an order admitting said Will to
tprCbate and record in the County
OF Saline, State of Nebraska, the
said petition praying that the sand
authenticated copy of said Will
and order admitting the same to
probate and record, be admitted
TO probate and of record in the
Probate Court of Barton County
Kansas. And you are further no
titled that on the 7th day OF
September, 1910, at a regular teri
of the Probate Court Of Barton
County. Kansas, will he heard the
said petition, at which time and
place you will appear and show
cause why the said Will and Or
der should not be admitted to prt
bate and of record in Barton COun
lty. Kansas. H. A. HALL,
Probate Judge
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Dr.. and Mrs. Charles Enley.
and children are here for a two
weeks visit with Mrs. E. G: EN-
ley and other relatives. They are.
on their way home to Lawrtnce
after spending their summer va
cation in Colorado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Practical Tariff Talks

One of the defenSes of the Al.
drich-Payne tariff law, as indi-
Gated in speeches made in con-
gress for distribution during the
campaign, will be that a large
per cent of the increased prices
paid by consumers is due to the
rapacity Of the retailer. Proba-
tly some testimony may be mar
shaled to prove that this is true,
but such testimony will bear care
tul analysis. One reason for
doubling its accuracy is that
there Is no trust among retailers,
out competition of a very lively
character. Trusts possess the
power to raise prices and to main
tain them, common sense, if not
experience, demonstrating that a
man naturally raises prices to
the extent that he is guarded
against competition. But who
has ever heard or known of CON-
petition raising priceSG Insofar
as the tariff furnishes a defense
against competition from foreign
countries where the cost of pro-
CuctiOn is less than here prices
will be raised by the manufactur-
eI-that is the object Of the tar
iff in the first place. When these
manufacturers act in concert,
either through general ownership
{. agreement, the level of prices
Will be measured by the extent
Of the protection afforded against
competition. This is the primer
OF tariff logic, and can not be
successfully disputed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

A test might be made by com
pairing the number of failures In
the list of the jobberS and manu-
facturers in the protected indus
try. Another test might be made
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

VIM. Rankin was here from the
Albert neighborhOOd Tuesday.
g. W. COOney was here from
HoisingtOn on business Tuesday.
A. E. DirkS, the photographer,
was in Hutchinson on business
this week.
Charles Newberry, of this Of
ice, visited with friends at June
ton City a few days last week.
. II. D. AshpOle and family will
move this week from the third
ward to the Lyman Dodge house
On north Main street.
Miss Hazel Marsh, who has beer
employed in this office as book
keeper, is now with the Brink
man Mortgage Co.
Miss Anna Krause was here
from Lacrosse this week, visit,
ing with her brother, Adam, and
attending the Chautauqua.
Nr. and Mrs. Chas. Hammond
are this week packing their house
hold goods and viii move to New
ton next week, Charley having
been transferred to that point.
Mr. and Mrs. 2. K Wright, ol
Lyons have returned to their hon
after a pleasant visit' here will
Isaac Pritchard annd family. Mrs
Pritchard and Mrs. Wright arr
are sisters.
Madam Gould left for Kansas
CITY Thursday evening, wher'
she will, purchase her fall stocl
of goods for the Millinery EmpOl
ium. During her absence TIN
store will be closed.
Oliver Batman was in from tn
south side Wednesday and mad
this office a pleasant call. Nj
and Mrs. Batman have just re
turned from an auto trip thr0ugl
HOdgeman. Edwards, Ford, Ness
and Pawnee counties, and rep6r
the most of the corn already gOn
in these localities. Mr.. Batmal
owns a great deal Of land out L
some of these counties, beside
owning something over a thou
sand acres in Stafford and Bar
ton counties.
EllinwOOd has generally bee,
credited with being a good trad
mg town. but that distinction ha
been acquired more through t tn
enterprise of its business men th'
from any natural advantages I'll
town may have. A two page a
m the last issue of the Leade
tells the whole story. The me-
chants up that way make ll6eri
use of the local paper and a
tract trade that ordinarily woul
90 to other towns. In cases llt IL
fhis the expense of the advertr
:ing is not paid by the advertiser
but by the merchants of the OtI
er towns who lose the buslne'
attracted by the advertisements
Halstead Independent.
Peter Pennmg, a man empio
ed by a threShing crew west
town, got into a card game Il 4
other night and in the row whl'
broke up the game, Pennlns I
,eeived a bad cut on the leg.
surgeon fixed up the wound . ,
Penning will be laid off duty +
some time as 4 result.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Bad Runaway.

Sunday evening about dusk as
Mrs. B. H. Bowman and daugh-
ters, Elaine and Berdine, were
driving toward town on the road
about half a mile east, they met
an automobile. Mrs. Bowman
turned out to the right to allow
them to pass, and the driver Of
the machine turned to his left,
meeting Mrs. BOwman'S rig on
the edge of the graded road and
frightening the horse and forcing
them onto the bank across the
gutter.
In the mixup one of the shaft
bolts was broken, allowing the
shaft to come down, which also
frightened the horse and it began
to run, pulling the buggy with
one shaft. causing it to run from
one side of the road to the other
er, throwing Mrs. Bowman and
the children out. Mrs. Bowman 5
head was hurt and her back bad
ly strained. Elaine escaped IN
jury, while Berdine was badly IN
jured about the face and head,
il being necessary for the attend
ing physician to take seven
stitches in the wound on the head.
Ralph Bowman saw the horse GO
ing through town, and at once
got into his buggy and started
after the injured, taking them to
their home.
Mrs. Laura Warner, of Hutch
inson. who is a trained nurse, and
| il also a sister of Mrs. John
Bowman, was called and is TAX
ing care of the unfortunate vie
tins. The auto party never stop
ped. and it is not known VINO
they were. The friends Of the in
jured hope for their speedy re-
covery-Pawnee Rock Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
The Primary Results.

The primary election Tuesday
was a very quiet affair, not only
in this county but all over the
state as well, but a small portion
of the vote getting to the polls.
Some Of the majOrities will be
so small that it will probably tax,
the official count to decide Just
who the candidates are.
The state ticket nominated by
the Democrats is probably as fol-
lows:
For GOvernOr-Geo. H. Hodges,
of Olathe.
For Lieutenant GOvernOr-LOt
RavenScraft, of Ashland.
For Secretary of State-Ray L.
Taylor, of Wichita.
For State Auditor Jonathan S
Mili,r, of PittSburg.
For Attorney General-T. F.
Morrison, of Chanute.
For State TreaSurer-B. NJ. Dire
ling, Of Hays.
For Superintendent of Instruct.
inO-D. NJ. Bowen, of Pittsburg.
For Superintendent Of Insur-
ance-NOrthrup Moore, of Kan
sas City.
For State Printer-F.W. Boyd,
of PhillipSburg.
For Justices of the Supreme
Court-HumbOldt Riddle, of EN-
pOria, and Charles F. DaSler, of
LeavenwOrth.
In the First Congressional Dis
trict j. H. COlan, was nominated
congress, and in the Seventh G..
F. Neeley, of Hutchinson, is be-
lieved to have beaten W. H. Nor
riSOn, of Sterling, although the
contest was close. In the Eighth
there was no candidate named.
There were five candidates for
railroad commissioner with three
places to fill, and for this office
it is impossible to tell as yet who
the nominees are.
In the county, SOderstrOm for
treasurer, YOunkin for county
clerk, Epperson for register Of
deeds, Frank Wells for clerk OF
the court. Daley FOR sheriff, Hall
for probate judge, and Miss Nom
yer for superintendent Of public
instruction, had no opposition.
Likewise Roy Cornelius, for cOun-
ty printer. For county attorney,
Charles Carroll defeated Jas. W.
Clarke.
Frank Wells had no opposition
fer the nomination for clerk OF
the district court.
Matt Dick is probably the dem
ocratic nominee for commissioner
although the vote will be close.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Every consumer is familiar
with the fact that in many lines
manufacturers actually dictate
prices to retailers. This is pOSSi-
BILE where the articles offered for
sale are of a standard character
or have been so well advertised
as to induce a general demand
for them Every bargain sale ad-
vertiSed by merchants contains res
ervatiOns of certain articles, not
patented which, under a contract
can not be disposed Of for less
than a fixed price. The sales de-
partments of many of these big
combinations is the highest de-
vel0ped portion of their business.
The Iron Age is the leading pc
riOdical dealing with the business
affairs Of the dealers in hard
wre and kindred lines. During
the consideration of that sched-
ule by congress, it editOrially
charged, in express terms, that
the retailers, the wholesalers and
the iObbers were at the mercy OF
the manufacturers who had ef-
fected trusts and selling cOmbi-
nations to protect themselves iron
each other, and fixed the price
at what goods should be sold
The retailer who violated the IN
structiOn could get no more goods
from the jObber, under direction
Of the manufacturer. At the same
time, said the Iron Age, many OF
the manufacturers sold to the cat
alogue houses at prices that en-.
abled them to demOralize retail
trade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
New Bank Opens Monday.

The German-American State
Bank, with a capitalization Of
100000, and surplus of $5O.-
GOO, will open its doors to the pub
lie next Monday. They will be-
gin business in the old building,
not waiting for the competitor OF
their new building, which will
probably be late in the fall, but
which will be when completed,
one of the finest bank buildings
in the state.
The bank will be one Of the
strongest in the state, the cOmbn-
ed individual responsibility OF
its stockholders being nearly three
million dollars, and its list OF
directors and stockholders com
prises some of the wealthieSt and
best business men of the county.
Ed L. Teed, formerly a resi-
dent here but who has been liv-
inc in Hutchinson for several
wears. was nominated for probate
Judge on the Republican ticket
in Reno county at the primaries
Tuesday. =.
Mrs. Chas. Zutavern and daugh-
fer. who have been visiting with
Mrs. Zutavern's S parents, the Whit
ney's. at Larned, are here for a
visit with W. H. Zutavern and
family. :, ,
The fire department was called
ont about 2 o'clock Monday morr'
| ING when smoke was seen issuing
from the Moore Bakery on For
est avenue. The fire boys were
on the scene in a few moments
but there services were not need
ed as the cause of tn scare was
on,v that the damper in one OF
the big ovens had been turned
Oh too much, so no damage re-
suited. .,
Sunday morning about six o.
clock a threshing separator belOn
inc to John Ewalt, who had been
threshing on the Ted HEIDI place cs
near Dartmouth, was burned. Tn
fire was undoubtedly Of incendl
ary origin as straw had been car
ried from a stack near by, anC
the machine set fire at the back
There had been no fire in the en-
gine since seven o'clock the even
ling before. Mr.. Ewaltimmedlat'
,tly went to Kansas City to ppr
chase another outfit. This make
. the sixth threshing outfit to b
burned already this fall. Tn
Ewalt boys lost an outfit by fir
last year also.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

On the republican ticket StubbS
was nominated for governor over
Wagstaff by a majority OF about
10000 The county ticket unless
the official count makes some rad
zeal change in the estimates, Will
be as follows:
Louis Hagen, county clerk; F.
A. Smith, treasurer; H. L. Wood
burn, register Of deeds; R. c. Rus
sell, county attorney; W. II. nus
sell, probate judge; Ed. L. Atkins
coroner; james Freer, county sup
erintendent; s. A. NewcOmbe, sur
veyor; Sam Kellam, clerk of the
district court; W. L. Townsley
county printer, and Thomas De-
Werff, county assessor.
The contest between Wemmer'
gren and Dalziel for the nomlna.
fion for sheriff is so close that Il
will! take the official count to de-
eide.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-08-18

are now or may hereafter be in their en-
ployment or desirous of entering the
same; or any others, while entering or
leaving the plaintiffs premises or while
proceeding to and from; or by intimidat-
ing by threats, gestures. language con-
duct or otherwise any person or persons
who are now or may hereafter be in the
employment of the plaintiffs or who may
be desirous of entering the same; or by
continuing or proceeding with the strike
already called against the plaintiffs or by
paying to any one any money. property
or consideration to induce any persons to
leave or refrain from entering the en-
ploymcnt of the plaintiffs or by imposing
any fine. punishment or discipline upon
any person for entering or continuing
such employment"
Judge Hitchcock declares that a strike
to be legal must be based upon some
complaint of the employees themselves re-
garding the terms and conditions of
their own employment. and that strike
instituted by a general body of men
where there is no trouble with respect to
individual employees, called merely for
the purpose of compelling employers to
| sign an agreement with labor union
against their will is illegal The union
by order of the court has been enjoined
from paying strike benefits.
Seven other firms have asked for in
functions similar to 10 the one grauted to
Folsom & Sunergran. They are the
Sparrell Print Company. F o. Clarke En-
craving Company. Hub Engraving Gem.
Dany Burbank Engraving ComDary
Robinson Engraving Company, Dunbar
Engraving Company, and the Franklin
Engraving Company