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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Gordon-Miller.

Miss Anna E. Miller and Mr..
j. David Gordon sprung a sur
prise on their many friends when
they were married last evening
at 7 o'clock.
The ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. WestwOOd, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church,
occurred at S. A. NewcOmbe' s
cOmmOdiOuS home on Baker St.,
consisted of the simple but i'm
presSive ring service, and was ac-
cOmpanied throughout the pledg-
ing of VOWS by Miss Lucille New
combe softly playing the "Mel-
Ody of Love" on the piano.
Immediately following the con-
gratulatiOnS, Mrs. Newcombe. as
sisted by Miss Lucille and Miss
Jessie Treat, served an elaborate
wedding supper in inimitable
home style.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon left at
II o'clock on their honeymoon
trip to his old home in Ohio. On
their trip theywiIl take in Kan
saS City, st. Louis, st. Joe and
Chicago, and will be gone about
six weeks.
Others in attendance besides
those mentioned were Jacob B.
Miller and j. Leon Miller. father
and brother of the bride, Mrs. w.
W. WeStwOOd, S. A. NewcOmbe.
Mrs. G. S. Treat, his sister, and
Victor and Dewey NewcOmbe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Christmas Greens at Il. II.

We have been fortunate enough
To secure a fancy assOrtmnet of
EVergreenS for decoration pur-
passes. Our assortment includes
Christmas Trees, in all sizes, HOl-
N, Magnolia Branches, Mistletoe,
wreaths of the following material,
ready made-ArbOr Vitae, Mag
Halia, Laurel, Holly. This dis
play Is something better than
the ordinary and we want every
one to see it.
II. II. Grocery Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

ThOs. Leek was in Larned this
week on business.
D. j. Lewis was over from
HOlsingtOn Monday.
For Sale-GOOd 1900 Ib. mare,
also good spring wagon. Inquire
at this office.
Dan Miller was out to Burdette
this week to visit his son, Warren
Miller and family.
Charley Markey was here from
Ellis county this week visiting rel
ativeS and friends.
The strongest and best hay car
rier outfit for barns ever built.
Price very low. At BOndurant'S.
Tony Matzek, of Route 6, pur-
chased a house and lot at the
Taylor auction that was a bar
gain.
You will make a big mistake if
you don't call on the H. H. Gro
Gerry Co. before you buy your
EvergreenS, Candies, Nuts, Fruits
ETC., for Christmas.
The Misses Tilda and Mertie
VOumard, of Alton, Ills., are out
here for a visit with their uncle
and aunt, the NicOletS, on the
south side.
A twelve year old daughter Of
W. B. Mcdonald, of the south
side was operated on at the hos
pita last week for appendicitis
She is doing nicely.
1 The promoters of the real eS
J tate auction are going to cOntinu
to push this line of their bust
ness. They are men who have
sold lots of Great Bend proper
, ty, and have the nerve to ler
you buy stuff at your own price
The next sale is Saturday after
noon, December l7th., 1910, a
Up. M. on West Forest Ave.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

Martin Starr was over from
Claflin Saturday.
l can save you money on a hay
carrier outfit for your barn. Bon
dRrant.
MlSS Minnie Giffin came up
from Guymon, Okla, Monday on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Mccormack, of
Shattuck, Okla, are here for a
visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Albert Allison, and family.
Sherwin- Williams Paints are
used all over the world by peO-
pie who want the best. No cost
'1fT. Guaranteed by BOndurant.
Myra Winget and May Seeber,
GrOm Albert, Kansas, have been
visiting friends in Tribune this
week Greeley county Republican
For Sale-My farm, s miles
>saUth Of Great Bend; 24O acres;
all good land, finely improved, at
SIS, 900; half cash, balance in five
years. j. 0. Riegel, At.
Mrs. Clyde Carson has returned
from Hutchinson. Mr.. Carson
WM return the first of the year,
and will be connected with the
Great Bend Furniture Co.
III. j. Helfrich John Helfrich
and Frederick Straub, of Logan
tawnship, were in the city Mon
aay on business in the probate
court. They made this office an
appreciated call.
. Kind Friend, don't wait until
Xmas tO. O.have your "Duds" clean
ed and pressed Bring them in
the next. time you come to town
and do not forget to give them
to your friend, Doyle, at corner
10th and Main.
Frank Haynes, for the past
three years an employee of this
office, resigned his position last
Saturday evening and left fol
CanOn City, Colo, where he ha'
aeecepted a position. Mr.. Haynes
was a good man, and although re
gretting his leaving, We trust hi
new place will be a pleasant ant
profitable one for him.
Judge D. A. Banta, of Grea
Bend, delivered the address a
the memorial services for the Elk
ledge yesterday afternoon. Their
was a good attendance and tn
talk by Judge Banta was great.
appreciated. He told of his pas
connection with some of the men
berS who are now passed away
but who were well known to hin
Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Call For Fair Meeting.

All stockholders of the Barton
County Fair Association are here.
by notified that the annual meet.
ing OF the society will be held on
Tuesday, December 18th, at the
Commercial Club rooms in Great
Bend commencing at 2 p. m. All
holders of stock are urged to at
tend as this will be an important
meeting. Ira D. BrOugher, Pres.
W. P. FEEDER, Sec'y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Eastern Star Election.

Worthy MatrOn, Mrs. G. Mar.
tin.
Worthy Patron, Mrs. W. Kline
denSt.
Associate MatrOn, Miss Matte
Fruit.
COnductOreSS, Mrs. o. NJ. Fraz
ier.
Assistant, Miss Glen BrOdie.
Sec., Mrs. W. KlinedenSt.
Treasurer, Mrs. Fred Miller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Big Storage Plant.

HOiSingtOn will soon have a g.
600 ton ice cold storage plant. The
HOisingtOn Electric--Ice Co., have
decided to build and expect to be-
gin work in about ten days and
have the plant completed by Jan.
l, 1911.
The building will be located on
lots just west of the present plant
and will be of brick, 100 feet in
length, 40 feet in width and 30
feet in heigth. A switch track
will be put in so ears can be load
ed from the plant and trains can
be iced. A platform will also be
built along the south side of the
plant for the handling of ice on
trains, and the local trade will be
supplied from a platform on the
north side of the plant. Enough
room will be left for the enlarge.
ment Of the plant if occasion ev.
ter demands it. Room will also bt
provided for the putting in of q
power plant.
j. R. Murphy, Superintendent
Of the plant, will leave tonight fO
st. Louis to buy more equipment
as they expect to make the plan
modern in every respect. The ap
prOximate cost will be $15,OOO.-
Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Joe Shaefer in Business.

,IOe Shaefer arrived from Gar
del City, or rather the Pacific
cOlst, last Monday morning. He
has been out on the coast for the
past year or more. He has clos
ed a deal for the Palace market,
wi ich he will take charge of at
once. Mr.. Shaefer, who for a
long time was a resident here,
ard in the meat business, has a
great many friends who will be
pleased to have him back and in
active business again. He under
st lndS the business and will make
a strong bid for his share of the
trede. Mrs. Shaefer stopped at
Garden City to see the little grand
sou.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Real Estate Auction.

We will have another auction
sale Of city property in the west
part of Great Bend at 3 o'clock,
Saturday afternoon, December II,
A lot Of people bought bargains
at our last Sale-dO not miss this
one.
Arthur E. Taylor and Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Where Is It?

An item in the Antrim cores
pOndence column of the st. John
County Capital says, "The new
railroad is about all graded
through here" We thought per-
hapS that referred to the road
for which some of our people
worked like sixty some months
ago, but found it was another
road. Then we began to wonder
where our road was, and we are
still wondering. We reckon it is
coming, and that those connected
with it know, but that does not
answer the question. If there is
still some show for the Kansas
Northwestern, why not let the
people know something about it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

Miss Hazel Horner visited with.
friends in Dodge City Sunday.
Fred Brands has gone to Grand
Island, Neb. He has the state
agency for a metal strip concern.
a divorce case entitled Elite NJ.
Berry VS.. Rufus l.. Berry was
filed this week in the district
court.
Twin boys, William and Writ,
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Hayes on Thursday evening
of last week.
lIr. and Mrs. Z. X. Moses, Jr.,
Ea' e returned from visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. NimOcks and
family, at Scandia.
The ElkS Memorial services
were conducted Sunday in their
ledge room. f. V. Russell deliv-
cred he address. Special and ex-
cellent music was furnished.
George P. Wertz, of Shsffer,.
attended the Taylor Auction Sale
of real estate on the two days a.
ter Thanksgiving and bought q
house and lot. Mr.. Wertz is one
of the old timers of Rush coun-
ty and we are glad to know he
is coming to Great Bend.
Col. Mclaughlin has closed his
mercantile establishment Temporal
rily, and with Mrs. Mclaughlin,
will spend the winter in Wichita.
On his return, about February ],
he will be located on the Missouri
Pacific tracks, where he can ham
die his business to much better ad'
vantage.
We will make special prices TO
Sunday schools and school teach.
'ers on assOrtmentS of candies and
nuts for holiday use. Our stock
of these is as large, complete and
well selected as any in Barton
county. Our prices will suit you.
We want your business. If You
will call on us we will do the
rest. H. H. Grocery Co.
+ As is very often the case, the
home people sat back at the Tay-
lOr Auction Sale of real estate,
and allowed outsiders to pick up
the bargains. c. o. DOnner, Of
Stafford, bought lot south OF
: the west school building and be-
fore night sold it to John T. Ash,
{ by. John Bales bought a good
: lot for $500 and was offered ,
neat profit on it before night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
Fast Corn Shucking.

Lee Winterscheidt, Of German
fgWn, made an excellent record
In corn huSking. In eight hours
and five minutes he husked 40
SEshels. He went one mile to the
fheld and huSked and cribbed it
IN that time. Horton Headlight.
Has not some Barton county
man beaten this?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09
w. o. W. Election.

c. c., L. D. Lewis.
Ad. V. It,, j. D. Kramer.
Banker, E. l.. Chapman.
Clerk, 0. E. Marshall.
Escort, Jim Miller.
Manager, Jack Henline.
|. G., A. NicOllet.
0. g., Ora SOwle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

A good line of Acorn heaters
left at very low prices. Let us
show you. BOndurant. ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

on our statute books have ever
been put there except by the aid
of the Democratic members, for
which they have never been gen.
orally been given credit. The SEN
ate is strongly regular Republi-
can, and will doubtless again be
the graveyard for some very good
Legislation, as it was in the last
session.
The following are some of the
more important measures which
will be brought in early:
Public utilities.
Pension fund for teachers.
-Four year terms for state off
GERS and the recall.
Initiative and referendum.
Requiring the publication of
campaign contributions and ex-
penditureS.
Establishing the TOrrens land
title system.
The Massachusetts, ballot sys-
TEN.
Creating a hospital for the Grim
inal insane.
Providing for the divorce of in
sane persons.
Allowing the voluntary commit
ment of insane patients, without
court proceedings.
Requiring reports of physician
and county health officers on Vi
tai statistics.
Constitutional amendment for
wOmans suffrage.
Changing oil inspection law to
require all oils and gasoline to
conform to certain standards.
Amendment of the inheritance
tax law to permit sworn state
mentS to the valuation of estates.
and not requiring that all estates
/ be prObated.
Appropriations aggregating $3,.
100000 for the three state schools
for maintainance and for improve
|mentS.
The public utilities bill will be
the cause of the greatest fight in
the legislature. Two years ago
the row came over the question Of
having all utilities including tn
mutual telephone and local elec-
tric light plants, in the system.
This trouble has been Obviatad
this year as the advocates of the
measure do not intend to provide
for all utilities coming under the
law, except those which extend
into more than one county. It
would include all the big tele-
phone, telegraph and railroad
lines and the interurban railways.
1t is planned to increase the rail-
road commission from three mem
bers to either five or seven, to
handle the work, and to give it
ample authority to compel chang
eS in rates and improvements of
service on hearings before the col
mission.
The two constitutional amend.
mentS are sure to cause consider
able debate. One provides for al
state officers to have four year
: terms and prohibition against
second terms. The recall will be
inserted so that if officers are
found derelict or incompetent the,
can be removed. This would pre-
/, vent state primaries and election!
except every four years, although
there would be congressional pri
, marieS and elections every twC
years. The initiative and referer
| dun provision will also bring ou
; a debate as the regular Republi
: cans are strongly opposed to ii
l while the progressive Republican
z and Democrats are for the prOpO
2 sitiOn and it is urged in the Re
! publican and Democratic plat
: forms.
The wOmans suffrage amend
e ment will come up and the hOus
a will devote one evening to lettin
the members spout to their heart
t content. No effort has been mad
, to pledge the members to SUI
t frage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-12-09

SOU.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
SAVAGE ATHLETICS.
Canary Islanders Who Would Have
Made Good Ball Players.

Canary Islanders Who Would Have
Made Good Ball Players.
In this age of athletics one might
think that no people ever showed so
much interest in feats of muscular
might and skill rs those who have per-
fected football, but modern games.
and ever the games of the Greeks at
Olympia. may have been more than
matched by the sports of peoples now
held in light esteem We have the ac-
counts of excellent authorities for the
contention that the athletic training of
Canary islanders makes even the col
lege giants of today seem weak and
effeminate.
These islands anne into subsection
to Spain about the time Columbus dis
covered America. The conquest was
due solely to the superiority of Euro
pean weapons and not to better skill
and proweSS. Native soldiers were
trained athletes developed under Il syS
tenn that held athletic sports 10 be an
important business. like military drill
Spanish chronicles have left accounts
of sports of the islanders. From baby
hood they were trained to be brisk in
self defense. As soon as they could
tOddle the children were pelted with
mud balls that they might learn how
TO protect themselves. When they were
boys tones and wooden darts were
substituted for bits of clay.
In this rough school they acquired
the rudiments of warfare which en-.
abled them during their wars to catch
in their hands the arrows shot from
their enemies crOSSbOwS.
After the conquest of the Canaries a
native of the islands was seen ut Sc
vile who. for a silver piece. let Il man
throw at him as many stones as he
pleased from q distance of eight PAGES.
Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone
Another native used to defy any one
TO hurl an orange at him with so great
rapidity that he could not catch it.
Three men tried this. each with n dozen
oranges. and the islander caught every /
orange. AS a further test he hit his
antagonists with each of the oranges
st. Louis Republic.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
STOPPING Hiccouuh.

Hiccough is a distressing and some
times a dangerous complaint. Many
times a swallow of water will stop it.
If simple measures fail the following
has been found very efficacious: The
nerves that produce hiccough are neal
the surface of the neck. They may be
reached and compressed by placing
two fingers right in the center of the
top of the b%reastbone between the two
cords that run up either side of the
neck and pressing inward. downward
and outward. A few minutes pressure
of this kind will stop the most obsti-
nate hiccOugh.-Dr. Charles S. Moody
IN Outing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
BROWNS PARTNER.
The All Around Genius That Would
lust Fill the Bill,

Just Fill the Bill,
The following is quoted from the
American Magazine and is signed by
II. Lee:
Here's the whole thing in a nut
SHE'LL" said Brown TO me. 81 am now
twenty-eight years old. have my own
business and have brought it to such a
state that | have decided to take a
partner"
Take enc" answered |.
There's the rub" l.. gave back.
MY partner must ha such an all
around knowing one that I'm afraid
I'll have hard w0rA 10 till the posi-
ton.
My partner must be able TO make
laws and to enforce them. must be
able to carry out complicated chemical
work. must be Il skilled mechanic. must
know something of economics. be
able TO buy wares of all kinds with
due consideration of my finances and
nus be able to do tailoring of Il kind
if necessary
l1Oiu Oh, DTOWu. Sdlu L. are you
dippy, as the vulgarians say?"
NO" replied he. II want a wife.
Look aroun among your friends n
see if any IL man among them could
do all that Il good housewife should be
able 10 DO. She must make just laws
for the family and enforce them. She
must understand the complicated proc
esses of cooking. Making. mending.
washing. ironing and otherwise car
ing for the clothing of a family re-
quire mechanical skill. Bringing up a
child properly requires far more
knowledge and wisdom than selling
dry goods of standard makes and
prices year after year. Where are more
science and skill required than in the
sickroom? And if the wife does nOt
know how I do all of these things
how can she direct the work of her
paid help. especially if the help knows
less than she does?'
My dear boy" said 1. do the way
90 per cent of us do-marry and trust
to luck"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
Incorporation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
McCoOk Irrigation e Water Power
Company, a corporation heretofore
incorporated under and by virtue Of
the laws of the State of Nebraska.
has changed and mended its Articles
has changed and amended it's Arti-
cles of Incorporation as hereinafter
stated.
Article V of said Articles of Incor-
pOration is amended to read as fol
lows, to-wit:
The capital stock of said Company
shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, 100000 and shall be divided in
to Five Hundred C5OOJ shares of One
Hundred Dollars (%$1OO.OO) each.
Certificates of such stock, when is
sued, shall be signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary, and shall be
transferable only on the books of
the corporation, and at all meetings
Of the stockholders each share shall
be entitled to one vote, which vote
may be cast either in person or by
proxy.
The capital stock may be iGcreas-
ed or diminished by vote of three
fOurths of the issued shares thereof,
at any regular meeting of the stock
holders, or at any special meeting
duly called and held for that purpose.
Article XI of said Articles Of In
corporation is amended to read as
follows:
This corporation may incur an in
debtedness of Thirty Thousand Dol
lars $3.50, .OO) and shall not at any
one time permit its indebtedness of
all characters to exceed this amount.
Provided, that such indebtedness in
excess of Ten Thousand Dollars
$50, 100000 must be authorized BY q
vote of three-fOurths of the issued
stock of the Company.
These amended articles were filed
in the office of the County Clerk Of
Red Willow County, Nebraska, on the
day of June, 1910.
Dated this 3rd day Of June, 1910.
w. H. FERGUSON, President.
Z. KELLEY. Sec. and Treas.
(SeaD First publication, June 9-4t.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
hartley.
Little more rain. please.


Prospects for Il wheat crop in this
vicinity are very good and with another
rain or two, nothing but a hail storm
will prevent a good harvest.
E. Il. Smith and others are putting
up the first crop of alfalfa which, owing
to the continued cold weather this
spring, is not as heavy as usual.
Some of our prosperous farmers from
the north divide had a bunch of fine
p)rkers on the market, Tuesday, at
1915 per.
Durbin q West are installing the
shelving in their new building, this
week, which means that it will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Miss Stella Enlow of Cambridge is
visiting with her sister Mrs. III. j.. Ar
bogast. a few days this week.
The basket ball game, BARLEY VS..
Danbury, played here Friday evening
was one of the best games of the season
and resulted in a victory for the homo
team, by a score of sixteen to twenty
three.
The A. o. u. w. held the regular
Floral Day services at the opera house,
Sunday, the 18th, and the address by
Rev. G.. A. Norlin of the NJ. +. church,
was one of the best ever delivered on
hat occasion.
Il. E. Mcdonald came overfrom Dan
bury, Friday, bringing a load of the
basket ball girls with him in his auto.
A fair sized crowd attended the
Backwoods social at the NJ. f.. chui cb,
Friday night, and reported a good time.
Fred Bepe is nursing a broken col
lar Done this week; better cut out the
wrestling, Fred.
Quite a few of the young folks are
making preparations to go to Wauneta
with the basket ball girls, Saturday,
the 18th, to attend the r. r. picnic.
Our girls play the McCOok team that
day. Here's good luck to yoM, BARLEY
w. \. Dolan and family were down
from %IndIanola, Friday, to see the has
ket ball game.
A. ii. McElroy was in attendance at
the grand lodge A. F.. IL \. Nj. at ON
aha, last week.
G. NJ. Rabbit has gone west for "a few
weeks vacation, accompanied by Robt.
Mousel of Cambridge.
The new proprietors of the BARLEY
mill are now located and are going after
business for keeps.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-06-16
Ordinance No. 1875

An ordinance termed, AN An
nual Appropriation Bill, appropri-
ating such sums of money as are
deemed necessary to defray all neces-
Sary expenses and Liabilities of the
city of McCCok, in Red Willow county
Nebraska. as showL by the estimates
heretofore made for the current fis-
cal year, and to levy a tax on the
taxable property within said city for
the payment of the same.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the mayor
and Council OF the city of McCook,
Nebraska:
Section /. That the following sums
of money be and the same hereby
are appropriated TO defray the neces-
.5ary expenses and liabilities of the
city of McCook, Red Willow County,
Nebraska, for the current fiscal year:
Salaries OF officers. -. 1920 90
Supplies, claims and cleo
llonS.- -. -. ...... 5000 90
Making and repairing alleys,
streets and crossings. -. 1000 90
Firemen and supplies. -. -. 1900 90
Rent on water trougns, street
sprinkling and for flushing
sewer. . . q. ........ 5000 90
Lighting streets. . . -. -. POO 90
Interest on bonds and sink
ing funds. 1000 90
Maintenance Of free library. 100 90
Maintenance of sewer 800 90
Section ,. That there be and here
by is levied on the taxable property
within the corporation limits of the
city of McCook, in the state of Ne
braska, for the purpose of defraying
the expense aforesaid. the following
tax, namely:
General fund. -. E. ......9 mills
Water fund. =. -. -. - mills
Light fund. ........4 - mills
Library und.. -. :. =. 2 mills
Sewer fund. . =. 3D.. Up mills
Interest on bonds and sinking.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, approved and publ
cation according to law.
Passed and approved this 18th day
OF June, 1910.
ED. HUBER, Mayor.
Attest:
H. w. CONOVER, City Clerk.