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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08

Pearl Strong and his father, A. v.
Strong went to the Cheyenne bottoms
last week in search Of ducks.
L. G. Mausolf and family spent
Sunday in the country with relatives.
DR.. c. W. Deighton is making
elaborate preparations to handle ice
cream and cold drinks Of all kinds
this summer in his drug store.
Glenn Miller has taken the contract
Of filling up the drive ways of The
lumber yard with dirt. 1t is very
low in there and when it rains the,
water stands and does not dry out
very. soon. Its wise move on the
part Of the lumber company. .:T6sF
are a splendid business firm always
on the alert and keepingup we'll the
advancement Of the town they are
located in. q. 80 d;
City Marshal Ed Grunewald has
taken the contract from Clarence
township to do some grading with his
big engine on. the roads about 8
miles south east Of Albert. He has
an attachment made that allows him
to stay in the road and operate tUO
grades one on each side Of the road.
This will be a big help ashore vork
at less cost can be done in a. A. day.
The city marshI is an ingeuioas
fellow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08

Last Saturday Dave Miller arrived
here from western Kansas. He is
doing carpenter work on Henry
Fabler's house with Dulett and
Brumbaugh.
T. B. Qlimby is getting ableto be
around. We trust he will soon be
able to enjoy good health again.
Chas. Keller has been papering
the M. E. parsonage. They are
getting ready for the new minister,
who will be here next week.
The Rankin Bros. have been do
ing a lot Of plastering in the city the
past week. They plastered Jno.
Andree's big. house last week.. The
boys are good workmeu and are
giving splendid satisfaction.
Adolph and Chas. Erni together
with their families came through here
from Bison last Saturday and tool
dinner with their brother-in-law, Ed
Kuhl. In the afternoon they went
to Ellinwood for a visit over Sunday
Mrs. Ed Kuhl accompanied then
from here.
Mike and L. G. Mausolf were il
city Of Great Bend last Monday.
There will be another dance il
Mausolf hall on Friday, April 9th
good time is expected. ,
Last Friday Miss Nellie Brum
baugh closed a very successful tern
of school at Dist. A. As it ha
been the custom in years gone by til
patrons arrived about noon with we
filled baskets and one Of those an
nual dinners was served. In tn
afternoon a nice program wa
rendered which was greatly ar
preciated.
The Epworth League social q
April LIST was we'll attended and
neat sum was realized.
The Santa Fe depot has been owe
; hauled this week. The paper ham
ers and painters have been here an
have changed the appearance.
, Mrs. C W. Delghton seems to
, selling number of spring hats. ST
has very neat stock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08
WALNUT WHITTLlhes.

By Correspondent
Wheat is looking fine, but these
cold snaps make the early fruit buds
have woe be gone look that indi-
Gates we must get our fruit from the
labeled tin can for another year.
T. H., and 0. C. Balm went to
Coldwater last week to dispose of
some land they have charge of in
that Locality.
Mr.. Crane, south west Of town was
in Scott City last week. He has a
section of land in that country.
P. W. Paxson was out on dry
Walnut last week looking around
and taking in the Henry Gagleman
sale.
Many man reaps as he sows and
rips what his wife sews.
James Sillyman, Of Houston, Texas
county, Missouri, arrived in this To-
cality last week and will work at the
carpenter trade with L. A. Dulett and
Clarence Brumbaugh.
Welearn from the daily that Barton
county carried off the banner at the
State Teachers Association held a
Hutchinson last week.
A. V. Strong came home from
Arkansas last week. He had beer
down there on business relative to ar
estate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08
Why does Great Britain buy
Its oatmeal Of us?

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak Of export
ing oatmealto Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds Of thousands Of cases q
Quaker Oats to Great Britain and
Europe. '.
The reason is simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in quantities and with a
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally Of all people, the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all,
the time to improve the methods Of
manufacture so that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at a glance at the export re-
ports on Quaker Oats. This brand is
without a rival; is packed in regular
packages, and in Theoretically sealed
tins for hot climates. 81
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08
Tell Some Sick One
It Is Free If 1t Fails.
VIII you do an act Of Humanity?

VIII you do an act OF Humanity?
VIII you tell soMe sick friend OF this. my
remarkable offer?
Tell him or her, that you have learned off
medicine so certain that its maker dare say 10
the sick, 1T is absolutely and Internationally
free if it fails"
And you. no doubt, already know Of Dr..
Shops Restorative and its popularity.
For % years it has been the standard rem
edy for Stomach, Kidney and Heart ailment
everywhere in America.
When the inside" or controlling nerves Of
these vital organs begin 10 fail, it is DR.. Shops
Restorative that has quickly vitalized, and streng
thened, and brought these nerves and organs
back to health again.
lido not dose the Stomach. nor stimulate
the Heart or Kidneys-for that is all wrong.
DR.. Shops Restorative goes direct to the
cause of these ailments-the failing. faltering,
inside or controlling nerves. And herein lies the
keynote to my success.
When these nerves are again made well and
strong, then that is the certain end OF all such
sickness.
Tome 1t Is q great satisfaction that I am
the only physician able to say to the suffering
sick, Take my prescription for full 80 days. and
If It fails to help you. the entire expense 10
mine-not yours"
Then SohyShoIld the sick take any
chance on any other medicine, aUh0Se
maker dare not back it Just as / do By
this remarkable oferf
Ialso have Rheumatic Remedy-and that
remedy Is covered by the same identical No
help, no pay protective plan.
Besides. you are free to consult me Just as
you would your home physician. Ny advice and
the book below are yours-and without cost.
Perhaps Q word or two from me will cleaI
I'D some serious ailment. have helped Thousands
upon thousands By my private prescription Of
personal advice plan. Ny best effort Is surely
worth your simple request.
\, 30 let me send you an order at once. TAkI
the message 10 some sick friend.
A postal viii bring the opportunity.
Twill have an honest and Trustworthy drug
giSt to whom you can conveniently 60 for the 8
day test.
But first, ask me for the order. for all drug
Eists are not authorized to give the 30 day test.
So write me now and save all delays. Re
member that tomorrow never comes. Addre1
Dr.. shoop. Boz Y. Racine, Wis.
which Beck shah I Send Youf
No. / On Dyspepsia No. lFor Women
No. 2 On the Heart No. For Men
No. Q On the Kidnsy1 No.60n RheumAtnl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-08

ooiu-Ao JACK Logan ana WHe
on March 22nd. a little girl.
James Burnett, of Hutchinson,
visited with Ellinwood friends Sun
day.
Clarisse Evelyn Short arrived at
the home of Howard Short and wife
March 80.
GOttleib Ernstlng returned from a
business trip to Kansas City Satur-
day night.
Otto Werner, Of Kingman, is here
on a visit with bis parents, William
Werner and wife.
Lewis K. KocE, of St. John, spent
the Easter holidays with his father,
John Kock, north of Ellinwood.
Martin Musll lett Tuesday for
Kansas City with 2 Car loads Of cat
tie which he will market in the
city.
Mrs. Henry Back and parents,
Henry Mellies and wife were the
guests of Hutchinson friends Tues.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith, of Ray,
left for their home Monday morning
after short visit with her parents,
Herman MellieS and wife.
R. B. Herold returned from Kan
sas City Saturday night where he
had Oeen attending the funeral o.
Mr.. Glassner and visiting his son
Albert.
Mrs. Michael and Mrs. Eikerman
who have been visiting at the hom'
of their aunt, Mrs. 0benhaus return
ed to their home in Kinsley Monday
morning.
Mrs. Joe Koelsch and daughter
i. Emma left yesterday morning 70
~ Macksville, where they will join MI
Koelsch. They will make their full
ure home near that city. 49,.
II Albert Janke and wife, who ha
been visiting with the parents Of Mr.:
Jauke for the last ten day, John Koc
and wife left Tuesday morning 70
their home in Alexander.
Mrs. Jake THU and son, John wer
to Excelsior Springs Saturday nigh
for a visit with Mr.. Thul, who is 4;
the Springs for bis health. We ur
derstand that Mr.. Thurs health ha
not improved any since goin
there.
Joe Shermuly went to Hutchinso
the first Of the week and drove II
car that Mike Haas won back
Ellinwood, Tuesday. This is dand
car and just the thing to carry th
mail in.
Jake KoelSch, the dog man, fro
St. John is here on a visit to his pa
ents and other relatives. Jake b
one OF the finest kennels in the staI
and in fact has some of the highe
bred collie dogs in the country,
also has a Russian hound that
second to none. Jake brought
bunch of these hounds with him al
turned them loose up here and tn
captured three coyotes. Mr.. Koels
says that if any of his friends fro
Ellinwood ever come to St. John,
will be pleased to have them col
out to his place to see his kennel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04
Sworn Statement Made in the District
Court Monday by Bank Examiner
Van Fleet Shows that Entire Cap
ital, Surplus, Undivided Profits
and Depositors Money has
Been Squandered

The Eureka Sentinel of April End
has the following regarding the
failure of the Eureka County Bank:
When the case of the State of
Nevada against the Eureka County
Bank was called in the District
Court in Eureka last Monday morn
ing by Judge Peter Breen, the larg
est and most concerned assemblage
of people that has ever appeared in
this court room was present. At
the session of the court held Satur-
day Bank Examiner Van Fleet stated
that he would be prepared at this
time to present a statement to the
court showing the true financial
condition of the closed bank
With the greater part of the mon
ey of this entire community deposit
ed in the suspended bank, the hear
ing of the promised statement was
awaited with tense feeling and
overwhelming anxiety. All kinds
of rumors had been in circulation
regarding the actual condition of
VMairs this statement would bring
forth, and since last Saturday it had
been generally believed that for the
depositors, at least, there would be
little loss.
But when Bank Examiner Van
Fleet commenced reading list of
the assets he had relegated to the
scrap pile-notes and overdrafts of
the Smith Brothers Investment
Company, amounting to $36, 438. 80 ;
notes and overdrafts of the Smith
Bullfrog Investment Company, a.
mounting to $32, 486.85; notes and
overdrafts of Minnie D. Smith,
amounting to- $70,124.18; joint
notes of o. j., B. l. Smith and w.
E. Griffin, overdrafts Of o. j. Smith,
amounting to $50, $50. 81; shares and
deposits in the Smith banks at Rhy-
olite and Manhattan also recently
ciosed), amounting to $26, 628.81;
besides other notes, overdrafts and
deprecated securities that brought
up the total amount of what the
Bank Examiner classes as worthless
paper to total loss and shrinkage
of 1882, 9.42-there was a sup
pressed murmur throughout the
court room, for all realized that
these worthless securities meant to
them that their good money and
savings had been taken from the
bank and in their place had been
left lot of wildcat mining stock
and other worthless collateral
The complete showing that was
brought out by Judge Breen before
the court adjourned has since caused
the people of this community to be
generally depressed, as the "rainy-
,day" money that is now generally,
NEEDED in the camp is tied up and
not available for present urgent uses
and demands. With our mines
closed down and our railway out of
commission, Eureka seems to be
thrice smitten.
The tumultuous applause that
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04
EUREKA COUNTY
n BANK WAS LOOTED

state OF nevada.
@. How long have you held that
office?
A. Since April, 1909.
@. AS Bank Examiner of the
State of Nevada have you examined
into the conditions of the Eureka
County Bank as banking corpora
ton?
A. l have
@. Do you know the present
condition of that bank?
A. l do.
@. Do you know the condition
of that bank as it existed on the
22nd day of March, 1910?
A. do.
@. Now Mr.. Van Fleet 1 will
ask you to enlighten this Court as
far as it is in your power as to the
affairs and conditions of the Eureka
County Bank, a banking corpora
ton.
Mr.. Van Fleet then read his
sworn statement of the assets and
liabilities, as set forth in another
column.
By the Court
see Mr.. Examiner that you refer
several times in your report to the
Smith Bros. Investment Company
and to large sums of money having
been loaned to the Smith Bros In
vestment Company, by the Eureka
County Bank Can you give us
some information as to what consti-
tutes the Smith Bros. Investment
Company?
A have had an occasion to
look up the Smith Brothers Invest
ment Company and | learn that it is
a corporation formed for the pur-
pose of holding company, to ope-
rate for the Smith interests, that is
to say, that instead Of operating as
individuals they formed this corpo-
ration so that in the event of the
death of any of the incorporators
that it wouldn't interfere or retard
the handling of the business.
So that the Smith Bros. Invest
ment Company owned and con-
trolled many of the interests held
by the Smiths.
@. Can you state whether or
not the Smith Bros. Investment
Company gave to the Eureka Coun-
ty Bank any security for the sum
of $3l, 900 drawn by it from said
bank?
A. The Smith Bros. Investment
Company delivered to the Eureka
County Bank numerous and sundry
mining stock which at the time of
the execution of the paper may have
been of value, but at the present
time have no market value and are
considered worthless
@. You mean to say, Mr.. Ex-
aminer,. l suppose, that so far as
your knowledge at present goes you
are not in position to state whe-
Their or not the stock you refer to as
given as security by the Smith Bros.
Investment Company for the $31.
600 was of value at the time it was
given.
A. have no knowledge of that
for the reason that this all occurred
prior to my coming into Office
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04


calamity, and that, too, in the face
of the following provisions of an act
of the Legislature of this State APP
proved March 13, 1909.
Here the Court read the follow
ing provisions of the statutes:
Section l. Every officer, direc-
tor, cashier, managing member,
clerk, person, party or agent of any
bank, banking corporation, associa-
ton or firm, bankiny house, bank
ing exchange, brokerage deposit com.
pany, private bank, and every per-
son company or corporation,
engaged in whole or in part in
banking, brokage, exchange or de-
post business, in any way, who shall
accept or receive on deposit in such
bank or banking institution, as afor-
said, with or without interest, from
any person, any money, bank bills
or notes, checks, bills, bonds, stocks,
drafts, or paper circulating as mon
ey, when he knows, or has good rea-
son to know, that such person bank,
banking corporation, association or
firm, banking house, banking ex-
change, brokerage deposit company,
or private bank as aforesaid, is in
solvent, and every person knowing
of such. insolvency who shall be
accessory to, permit, or connive at,
or assent to, the accepting or re-
ceiving on deposit therein or there
by any such deposit as aforesaid,
ahall be guilty of a felony and pun
ished by Imprisonment in the state
prison for not less than one, nor
more than 10 years.
Section 2, If any officer, direc-
tor, cashier or manager of incorpo-
rated bank, having authority to
close any banking institution or to
prevent the reception of deposits
therein, shall not exercise such au-
thority and prevent the deposits
therein when he knows such bank is
insolvent or in failing circum-
stances, he shall be deemed to have
assented to the reception of any de-
posts received therein, and the fail
ure, suspension or involuntary Ii
quotation of any such bank or
banking corporation within 80 days
from and after the time of receiv-
ing any deposit therein shall be
prima facie evidence of knowledge
on the part of such officer, director,
cashier or manager that such bank
was insolvent or in failing circum-
stances at the time such deposit was
received therein; provided that if
any direc tor at any meeting of the
directors of any such corporation
held during the 80 days next pre-
ceding the failure, suspension or in
voluntary liquidation, of any such
bank or banking corporation, shall
record his vote to receive no more
deposits therein or to. close such
bank, he shall not be deemed to
have assented to the reception of
any deposit in such bank, within the
meaning of this section.
Thus it would seem that not only
the Board of Directors but every
official connected with the bank I'M
der the section of the statutes just
read are amenable to the criminal
laUc of thic State for foilin,- IN or;yo
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04

By the Court
For the purpose of enlightening
the Court on the question of the APP
pointment of receiver 1 would ask
you few questions, Mr. Examiner.
@. The information you have
given came to you while examining
the affairs of the Eureka County
Bank in your official capacity?
A. Yes, sir
@. You were appointed in April
of 1909 as Bank Examiner of the
State of Nevada?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long to your knowledge
has the Eureka County Bank been
insolvent and unable to pay it's liza
bilities by its assets?
A. Since the date of my first ex-
animation after my appointment.
@. When was that examination
made?
A. During the Summer of 1909.
@. Did you, upon making your
first examination and ascertaining
the condition of the bank, make to
the State Banking Board of the
State of Nevada your report as pro-
vided by law?
A. 1 did.
Q. You examined the condition
of the affairs of the Eureka County
Bank, I believe, about the goth of
this last February?
A. l examined it on the 10Th of
February.
@. Was the bank at that time,
at the time of your last examination
insolvent and unable to pay its liza
bilities by its assets?
A. / considered it So.
@. Did you convey to the State
Banking Board of Nevada the result
! of your Investigations on February
10 or 20 of this year?
A. Yes, sir
@. By District Attorney Hen
derson. Do you remember of meet
ing me. here at the time of your
last examination?
A. / don't remember.
Q. Do you remember of meet
ing any one late at night in front
of the bank, during your last ex-
animation?
A. / do not remember of meet
ing any one.
@ Do you remember of telling
me at that time, or at any time,
that the bank was in good condi-
ton?
A. l do not.
By the Court.
Of course, since the bank closed
have heard things said of its condi-
ton semi-officially but not under
oath, and now we have the sworn
statement of the Bank Examiner of
the most astounding character.
1t would seem that the Eureka
County Bank has been practically
insolvent, nay, actually insolvent,
since some time last Summer and
that, no word or hint of its insolv-
ency was given by those whose duty
the law makes it to do so. Deposi-
tors-men, women and even child
rem have been induced, / would say
almost inveigled into placing their
money and other personal pronertv
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04

greeted Judge Breen in his closing
remarks showed that the sentiment
of the people was expressed by him,
and the straightforward manner in
which he brought out facts, figures,
and present condition of the Eureka
County Bank, and the negligence of
duty on the part of the officials of
the State Banking Board in permit
ting an insolvent bank to continue
in business for nearly a year after
its Examiner had reported it insol-
vent, was generally approved by the
many depositors of the Eureka
County Bank who were present.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-04

many depositors of the Eureka
County Bank who were present.
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS
Mondays session of the District
Court will be a memorable one in
Eureka, the profound interest
throughout, the number of dramatic
situations, and the final sensational
closing, marked a most unusual
scene in the District Court.
The proceedings of this session of
the District Court as taken down by
R. A. Broy, appointed Court Re-
porter, follows:
The State of Nevada Elk Rel R..
C. Stoddard, Attorney General, ct
al, VS.. The Eureka County Bank, a
corporation, ct al.
Application for appointment of a
receiver, and other matters.
L. w. Fowler, Esq, Deputy At
torney General, representing plain
tiff, and H. K. Mitchell, Esq, the
defendants.
Defendant, by its attorney, ap-
pears and states to the court that
the defendant has no answer or de-
muir to file as against this petition,
whereupon' counsel for the plaintiff
introduced evidence as follows in
support of the petition:
r. Mechanics was sworn on behalf
of the plaintiff and testified asIfol-
lows:
@. Mr.. Mechanics, are you at
present County Clerk of Eureka
County?
A. Yes.
q. Are the articles of incorpo-
ration of the Eureka County Bank
papers of record in your. office?
A. Yes.
Articles of incorporation offered
as evidence.
@. Do you identify these papers
as the articles Of incorporation of
the Eureka County Bank?
A. do.
Articles offered in evidence, .ad-
mitted without objection..and marked
plaintiffs exhibit No. 1.
No cross examination.
M. M. Van Fleet was called,
sworn and testified as follows:
@. Your name is M. M. Van
Fleet?
A. 1t is.
@. What official position do, you
at present occupy?
A. State Bnak Examiner of the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
'BY-PR0DUCTS OF LIFE,'
NEW RELIGIONS CONCERN

In his sermon at the First Unitarian
church on "By-Products in Religion
and Life" yesterday morning Rev. Z.
Stanton Hodgin said:
what is regarded as a useless and
dangerous by-product today becomes
a highly useful possession tomorrow.
Gasoline, once the most useless and
dangerous by-product of petroleum, is
today most useful and valued, driving
our carriages with speed and an ease
hitherto undreamed of, and giving us
wings so we can fly over the Alps and
the Pyrenees with the ease of bird.
America, discovered as the mere by
product of Columbus endeavor to find
western route to Asia, is becoming
the center of the worlds commerce and
culture.
"The refuse of society, the sub
merged tenth, the 'outcast' and the
under dog element constitute human
by-product far more worth redeeming
to useful service than gasoline and coal
tar, and we ought to have the ingenu-
ity to find the value in the one as we
have in the other. The work of the new
religion should be in finding the value
in things heretofore feared and de-
spised. Instead of trying to beat
back and subdue and repress the pas
sions and desires and appetites as re-
lSlOH has lllSu " w ~ 'AiS F.St,
ought to call them all out in the fullest
possible measure and direct them into
useful avenues of service.
every passion and impulse and de-
sire that rises to the surface in human
life is a dynamo for Divine power. if
we only knew how to correctly use it.
A criminal Is one who, failing to find a
congeniol evenue for service, directs his
energy along any destructive line his
attention is fastened upon 1t may be
largely his fault, but if our human so
ciety could be so organized that instead
of forever trying to repress and sur
press, it would call out and direct into
satisfactory lines of service all our
human passions and impulses and de-
sires criminals would be few and far
between and the suffering plague spots
of our present day society would
rapidly disappear"