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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01
Who viii PAY The BIII1

1t is reported that the republican
congressional committee is sending
out under the ranking privilege 30
million pamphlets, speeches, etc., for
the purpose of bolstering up the pc
litical fortunes of congressman who
have stood by Cannon and Aldrich.
A considerable part of the IS mil
lion documents are to be distributed
in Kansas. 1t is safe to say that in
six out Of the eight districts the vot-
ers will be supplied with an abund-
ance of literature Of the stand pat va.
riety during the next three months.
Now, have no objection to these
congressman sending out all the lit
erature they want to send, but will
some person kindly explain why they
should be permitted to send out po-
litical literature to help themselves in
their campaign for reelection at the
expense of the general public?
To distribute the speeches Of Joe
Cannon and Chauncey Depew and
other Aldrich supporters will cost
the people of the United Stotes $780,
O0b in postage. to say nothing of the
printing. This is done at a time
when the president is demanding that
congress raise the postage rates on
second class matter in order to make
up the deficit in postal receipts. Well,
if these congressman who want to be
reelected will dig up the $35O,00O
that it will cost to send out these
speeches, that will help some.-Mall
and Breeze.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01
Francis Land.

A particularly sad item to chronicle
is the death of Francis Land, second
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. GEO. Land, liv-
. ing just northwest of town on the
Walnut. He died Friday morning at
six o'clock after an illness of a few
weeks from appendicitis. He had
been in good ealth until short time
ago. when on Saturday two weeks
> ago, he complained Of not feeling
we'll. A few days later when it was
seen he was suffering from Appendix
cltis he was taken to the hospital and
an operation attempted. defamation
about the appendix was so severe,
however, that no attempt was made
at that time to remove the appendix,
but the inflammation was allayed pend
ing the time when the major opera
ton could be safely performed.
The Saturday before bis death his
condition was such that death was
expected at any moment but after six
hours of constant attention upon the
part Of the doctors and nurse be
rallied and commenced to get better.
While by no means considered out Of
danger there was still hope of his
ultimate recovery.
Francis was a bright boy. i years
and 8 months, was born in this coun.
ty, and was the idol of his parents
and brother and sister, the latter
younger than himself. The parents,
during his sickness came 10 town and
stayed at the Henry Harper home
near the hospital where they could be
In constant attendance upon their
son.
Funeral services were held Satur.
day afternoon, at the family home, 4
miles northwest of town, at 2 O'Clock,
by Rev. Westwood, and interment
was made in the Woodlawn cemetry.
The sincere sympathy Of the com.
munity is extended to the bereaved
family in this sad hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01
Notice.

Regular county meeting of the
Farmers Union will be held at Hois-
ington on Saturday, End day Of April
1910. Members are requested to be
present. Meeting begins at l p. m.
C. H. Norton, Pres.
C. ]. 10th, sec'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01
Public Sale

On Tuesday, April 5th..
II head of horses and mules,
8 COWS,
2 calves,
2brood sows,
4 pigs,
l boar,
Farm machinery, etc.
AT myfarm 2 miles south and 6
miles east of Great Bend.
MRS. KATHREN KoELsCH,
]. Sprinkler Auctioneer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01

Some Bargains in Gray County, Kansas

We want TO interest investment within 100 miles of home
We have secured control of the lands listed below and for short time only
will offer them at these prices These all fstaS FARMS well located
and in county where land advancing rapidly in price
smooth section laying level floor dark loan SOIL buffalo grass
Sod water abundance depth not to exceed 100 feet four and oneha
mile from railroad town; school within oneha mile Price, 1850 per acre.
cash.
800 miles from Cma the county seat five miles from
Ingalls, half mile to school, telephone line by place. fine road to either
town. every foot fine smooth farm land waste good nghOood
Price $500 per acre, will carry $500 at 7 per cent.
good smooth quarter section laying five miles north of CmarOn
main travelled roa telephone line by place. all smooth dark loan SOIL
buffalo grass sod. Price $1,000 cash. q
757 eleven miles from Dodge City, miles from Cmaon
three miles from Howell all level 2O cultivated every
amed in excellent neighborhoOd price $15 per acre. cash.
Fine half section sandy SOIL blow sand covered with buffalo grass
and blue four miles from railroad all be amed right school,
rural mail route rural telephone line Price $4,000 cash.
good half section five miles from Ingalls, sandy SOIL well
located good farms surrounding water nexhauStabe supply less than
feet all farm land surface rolling but not rough Price $3.50 will
carry Sl25O back on place desired.
800 and nehaf miles from Cmarro 100 first class al
afa land balance all fine and wheat land all ab good barn. chicken
house, fine road town. Price $40 will carry at
if desired
480 level floor just of the sand hard excel
lent location, fine neghbOrhood Price SIS per acre. cash.
Quarter section IA miles south of Cmaron every foot fine farm land
waste dark loan SOIL buffalo grass covering Price 15O acre. cash.
half section miles from town, sandy loan SOIL all level good
nehbho water at about 100 feet better land Western Kansas
Price $l4 per half cash. balance per cent years.
WHITCOMB & WERHAHN
Great Bend, Kansas
$4,000 AAo Aaaa DC Zee zee 00oe zee
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01
Clemson.

Amos Bethel Clemson, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. W. Z. Clemson, Pawnee
Rock, died at six o'clock Friday even
ing, age 8 years and II months. For
some time he had been sesiously i'll
from an affection Of the kidneys and
a short time ago underwent an oper-
alton for the same. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon at the
home at 2 o'clock. The sympathy Of
the community is extended to the
bereaved parents.
Miss Lillian Sweeney, Of Pawnee
Rock was a guest OF the Misses
keenan, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Smyth are &C.
cupying the George Nimocks home
on west Broadway.
VIM. Friend, Of Chicago. was in
the city Sunday the guest Of his
daughter, Mrs. Leo Wilcox.
The Great Bend high school was
passed by the State Board of Edu-
cation last week, which means that
for the next school year it will be an
accredited school giving a normal
training course.
Arthur Miller, Of Madison, Wis.,, a
nephew Of Fred and Henry Miller,
Of this county, visited here several
days last week. Mr.. Miller like his
uncles, is very pleasant gentleman.
He is connected with the engineer
ing school Of the University of Wis
consin.
At the meeting Of county commits
sioners Thursday called for the pur.
pose of appointing an assessor and
trustee to take the place of VIM.
Boyd, Of Eureka township. Lester
Yeakley was selected. No other
business was transacted by the
board.
P. L. Keenan,, it,, who resides half
way on the road 10 Great Bend was
in St. John on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Keenan, is far ming so extensive.
ly these days that his visits to st.
John have been rather far apart.
However it gave him a better appre-
citation of our recently acquired mu-
niclpal Improvements, and 10 speak
ing to our reporter he paid this city
some very handsome compliments
County Capital.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-01

FOR SALE-Eggs for Matching
from Rose Comb R. l. Reds and
Light Brahams. James Kepple.
1928 Morton. ct
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
so.cALLED REPUBLICAN PAPERS.

Since the last presidential election
some Of the so-caIled Republican pa
pers Of the country, have devoted their
greatest effort to hampering and IN
many instances miarepresenting the
administration. They have done all IN
their power to prevent the president
from having an opportunity to carry out
the measures he considers necessary
and for the greatest good Tor the
greatest number They have not tried
to work with the president, but have
been continuously opposed to every
thing he advocated. They have never
admitted that he should have any
voice in the legislative matters of the
government but insisted in mapping
out his plan of action for him.
This attitude Is not right.
The president Is the business man
ager of the government. He should
be given chance to try his system
Of management. and il it is not the
right one, a trial will soon demonstrate
It. He Is not so radical that he will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
a HOUSE CLEANING NEEDED.

Governor Hughes has sounded the
call for a thorough house cleaning in
the New York legislature. Governor
Hughes made a speech last night fol-
lowing the finding made by the state
senate that one of its members was
a bribe taker in which he says:
There must be the very fullest in
vestigation by all the proper means. ;"
'The political household needs dis
injecting and we shall save money by
making the process a thorough one.
These are wholesome days for the
people of this state, full of opportunity
and promise. 1t is not when the pesti-
lence is known the infected quarters
ascertained and every effort made to
limit and eradicate that we have rea-
son to be alarmed, but rather when
ignorance or Indifference permit it to
spread unchecked.
Il am Republican strongly attach
ed to my party and earnest in the de-
sire for Republican snccaas. But /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02

adopt measures that cannot be altered,
If they are proved to be wrong.
The president should be given a
square deal.
The course pursued by many Of
these papers, has simply placed them
in the role Of common scolds. They
have nagged at everybody and every
thing. They have criticised every act
Of the administration, and have filed
their columns with attacks on the
president from Democratic papers and
Democratic correspondents, in their
desire to show Justification for their
positions. They have quarreled about
all legislation passed and pending.
With the primary elections only two
months off, they should now drop their
nagging and get on the constructing
instead of the destructive side of at
fairs. They cannot fool the people all
the time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02

cherish a concern deeper and more
vital than that l want to see the IL
licit efforts Of privilege frustrated.
bribery and corrupt arrangements des-
troyed and the market places where
governmental favor has been bought
and sold converted into true assem-
blies of honest representatives of the
people.
There must be straightforward
dealing. Some object that it costs mon
ey to Investigate. That is true, but 1T
will cost more not to investigate. The
political household needs disinfect-
ing and we shall save money by max
ing the process thorough one
The New York senate proceeded
along the right lines when it prose
cuted the charges of bribery against
Aids and forced his resignation. But
Aids was rot alone. Where there is a
bribe-taker there is g bribe-giver and
each is equally guilty. A general expos
ure will be beneficial all around.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
JOYS OF WoMANHooD.


Chicago Journal. You women" ex.
claimed the Disguised brother, "simp-
ly have glorious time doing nothing
My word, envy you your idleness!"
"Idleness?" shrieked his pretty
sister.
YES, idleness! Oh, why-why- =
why wasn't born a woman?"
"Oh, yes: you'd like to be a wom-
AM" retorted the pretty sister. Just
try it for day! Fasten blanket
and Counterpart round your legs,
buckle a strap round your waist so
tight you can't draw full breath or
eat hearty meal have your hair ali
loose and fluffy so that it keeps tick
ling your ears and getting into your
eyes. wear high-heeled shoes and
gloves a size too small for you, cover
your face with veil full Of spots that
make you sauint, fix huge hat OH
with pins, so that every time the wind
blows it pulls your hair out by the
roots, and tsen. without any pockets
and with short sleeves and openwork
stockings go for walk on winters
Gay and enjoy Yourself. oh. yes, my
word, you would like it,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
INCREASE IN PRICES ABROAD.

Meat prices have advanced in all the
principal producing and consuming sec
lions of the world according to CON-
pilations just made by the bureau OF
statistics OF the department of COM
merce and labor. The figures which
the bureau has complied consist chief
ly of the export prices of the principal
meat exporting countries Of the world
and the import and quoted wholesale
prices in the chief meat importing and
consuming countries. The chief meat
exporting countries are Australia, New
Zealand. Argentina, Canada, and the
United States; and the chief meat-im-
porting countries, the United Kingdom.
Germany and. in a less degree. the
other European countries. All Of the
meat-exporting countries show higher
prices per pound in their exports in re-
cent years than those Of decade ago.
and all OF the meat importing coun-
tries show higher rates In their import
figures and in the current market
Lnuotatipna.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
STILL HOPE FOR WILLIAM.

William SldlS, VINO is Known as f1dt-
wards boy wonder, will be II years
old tomorrow. which fact gives the
Cambridge correspondents an oppor-
tunity to tell usssomething of the alb
normal mental activity Of this lad. The
correspondents tell us that the boy
prodigy is great newspaper reader.
perusing the local dailies before
breakfast He is also a student Ct
Shakespeare, and knows Julius Gaze
sar' and other plays by heart. Willie
is said to be neither Republican nor
Democrat. but believes Bryan is a
much misunderstood man and the
greatest American statesman of the
day Just imagine a twelve-year-o'd
examining his head full of Shakespeare
and attempting to form an estimate or
the disappointed gentleman from Ne
braska. We are not surprised that the
correspondents go on to tell us the
prodigy is horribly afraid of dogs and
that his mother has to accompany him
to and from school; that he has no
idea of direction and also has lapses
of absent-minde dness," and that as a
little child she always places his f1ng-
ers in his ears when prayers are said,
because he does not believe in God.
The only cheerful note in the article
concerning William is that he likes
marbles and baseball and holds Hans
Wagner as an idol. This should give
rise to hopes that there is still some
chance to make a human being out OF
the lad. If Williams parents would buy
a seasca ticket that would give the lad
the privilege of a seat on the bleachers
every day, burn his volume Of Shakes
peare and hide the newspapers, buy
him small pup to play with, that he
might lose that horrible fear of dogs.
and enroll him in a Sunday school
class where he might be taught some
thing of God, there would be chance
to make a really useful citizen out Of
present unpromising prodigy.
1t might be well, too, to drop that
appropriately undignifed William
and let it 60 at Willie or Bill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
A COMIC SUICIDE.


The Chicago Tribune notes with ap-
sproval that Puck, the comic weekly,
has determined to establish whole
sale canning department for jokes. 1t
proposes to abolish, so far as it's col
umns are concerned, the following old
standbys:
The mother-ir-law joke. the Office
boy-ball-game- grandmother's funeral
joke, the iag-coming -home-in-wife joke,
the Observation-Disclosures joke,
the boarding-house-gr joke, the ac-
walking-home joke, the salmon
side-dcor-and-cop joke. the father
kicking ut-daughters-lover joke, the
notwithstanding -missiOnary joke, the
man-under-busted-au joke, the spring
poet-editor Joke. the farmer-bunko-
steerer-g old-brick joke, the wife-Wait-
stand-with-rolling-p joke,
the Jew-failure joke, the southern
colonel-whisky joke, the cowboy-tender-
foot dance joke, the coon-and-razor joke
the, young-wife' s-frst-biscuit joke, the
tramp-afraid-of-wa joke, the Fourth
f-July-battered-kid joke, the fisher
man-liar joke the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
gas joke, the despotic-janitor-timid-
tenant joke, the chorus girl-stage-door-
johnny joke. the manless-summer-hotei
joke, the tramp-and-bulldog joke, the
Observation-Disclosures joke.
the r-and-chicken-coop joke, the
g-the-baby.at-night joke, the
Pittsburgsmoke joke, the Chicago-big-
feet joke, the sleepy-P Philadelphia joke.
The Tribune adds that it heartily IN
dorses the idea, but it wonders what
material will be left for the comic
weekly to work on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
a rARlEE BOOMERANG.

John Mahin, for years publisher of
the Muscatine Journal, has written a
letter to the Journal in which he refers
to the recent congressional election in
Massachusetts, when Democrat was
elected to congress in normally
Republican district. Mr.. Mahon writes:
Editor Journal: l notice that in
your issue of the oath inst. you
seem to coincide with the Chicago
Tribune in the idea that the result
of the recent special election in the
fourteenth district of Massachusetts, Is
indicative Of the widely-expressed
discomfort of the public with the
tariff" etc. 1t ought to be understood
that if the real reasons for an appar-
ent change of public sentiment in
Massachusetts, on the tariff are made
use of in the coming political cam
.paigns in the middle west, especially
among the farmers, they will react
in favor Of the tariff. The result in
Massachusetts,, if I am correctly in
formed, was brought about by circu-
1ating small hand bills among the
voters employed in the factories
showing great increase in cost of
food as compared with six years ago
and attributing this increased cost
to the tariff. The list of articles
on which increase cost was shown
comprised farm products only. The
decrease in the cost Of manufactured
products was carefully excluded from
the list The voters were told that
the tariff on meat, eggs, butter, etc,
prevented them from getting these
OF oh rot n
from Canada Mr.. Foss, the success
full candidate for congress on the
Democratic ticket, declared himself
in favor Of change in the tariff
rates by which the factory employees
in his district can get farm products
from Canada in competition with
those raised in this country.
Now let copies of these hand bills
which were so successfully used in
Massachusetts be circulated in. Hi
nois, Iowa and other western states,
and the farmers Of this region be
shown that the Massachusetts, move
ment Is an attack upon them to pre-
vent them from getting remunera-
tive prices for their products, and
it will almost solidify the vote Of the
farmers comprising as it does about
two-thirds Of the total vote of this
country in favor of the protective
policy Of the Republican party. In
other words. the Massachusetts Demo-
cratic boomlet will prove boomerang
when 1t is applied to other sections OF
the country. John Mahin.
Evanston, ILL.,, March rs, 1910.
Iowans should find food for ref1ec-
tion in the letter written by Mr..
Mahin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02

Oskaloosa Globe.-However much
the subject may be overworked, it Is
difficult to live through the spring sea-
son without "springing" something
about trees A tree does not have to
be old to make it historic. Mrs. John
F. Lacey has a weeping willow grow
ing near the family residence is notable
though it is now scarcely more than
switch.
The cutting was presented to her
by Major Alder, of Iowa City. 1t came
from the grave of Washington, Mt.
Vernon, and that cutting in turn came
from the grave of Napoleon, st.
Helena. Major Alder was once resi-
dent near Eddyville, and went TO
school in this city. He presented a
similar cutting to Mrs. Alice Bennett.
This grew at first but later died.
When Major Lacey was in Center
vile, some years ago. on speaking
tour, he asked to see Major Stanton.
He was driven to the Stanton sub
major at home. 1t was explained that
the family was in the act Of removing
to Nashville, Tenn, in fact all had al
ready gone excepting the major him
self Stanton said to Major Lacey, Il
was walking about as you drove up
bidding these trees goodbye. My wife
and have resided here for thirty-fve
years, and know personally Of every
tree about these grounds" There was
an impressive touch of sentiment and
trace Of pathos abouth Major Stan
toms goodbye to the trees" that was
not to be passed unnoticed.
A few, years ago, down in Davis
county, this state, Major Lacey picked
up by the road side, Z few unusually y
that you find only along the river bot
toms. He planted them and now the
saplings are head high, or more.
There is this unfortunate thing sell
fishly speaking, about trees: BY the
time you are old enough to take an
intelligent interest in their virtue and
possibilities, the labor you perform re-
verts largely in its benefits to the next
generation "He who plants tree,
loves another generation better than
his own" If that quotation is not
exact, it is somewhere in the neighbor-
hood.
w. A. MCNEIL, whose splendid resi-
dence is at the end of the boulevard,
is sufficiently impressed with the in
compatibility Of planting young tres
in past middle life, that last winter
he seriously considered moving p large
spreading tire from the west part OF
town, and placing it in his front yard.
In cities where they are all the time
tearing things up, such feats are not
uncommon
The late DR.. NJ. Stalker, Of Ames.
had more than seventy varieties Of
trees at his beautiful country home
south of town, "The Cables" Tree en-
thusiasts are full of fads. The doctors
brother, Dillon Stalker, formerly OF
northwest Oskaloosa, had way Of
arching driveway. He would select
two saplings properly located, bend
the tops together, entwine them, trim
the branches below and let them grow
above. Thus bunchy arch Of green
was obtained. Leaving the original
homestead purchased by the late Alex
Caldwell, Mr.. Stalker installed the
same kind of growing arch. on the
forty this side, that he improved.
Those who have no interest in trees
are heavy losers in one Of the best
brands of enjoyment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
THE BOOSTER SPIRIT.

Davenport Times - Ottumwa has
caught it. The booster idea is con-
taeious. Ottumwa is going to get new
factories and help the ones now there
to expand. And the Ottumwa plan is
to organize corporation with capital
stock of 100000 to make investments.
on bushes basis, for limited term
as may be necessary to assist In es-
tablishing and expanding factories. 1t
is the same plan that has been tried
in Lacrosse and Waterloo 1t is not
planned to give bonuses-they are
not offering a premium for col
lection of failures. They are planning,
however. to help the men who have
shown they know how to help them
selves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-02
COMBINE lNTERuRBAN LINZ

Centerville. March 31.-There is
some talk that the new interurban
cars on the Abba & Centerville line
will enter the city over the tracks of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES interurban line,
and that gasoline motor cars will be
used.
While it had been said that the
Iowa Central would surrender the
Abba run on April first, no move in
that direction has been made and it
Is now thought the date Of the change
will not be prior to May 1.