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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
J. S. Compton Visits Virginia

j. S. Compton, of ROzel, has
Just returned from a five weeks
trip to Bland Court House, Va,
his old home, or rather what was
his home when Johnny was quite
a kid. He left there with his par
ents when five years of age when
they moved to Barton county, an
there Mr.. Compton spent his
early life.
Mr.. Compton says that he was
not at all impressed with the pro-
greSsiVeneSS of the east. Homes
that he remembers well when on
a visit there twenty-five years ag
are Just as he saw them, with no
sign of Improvement at any place
His fathers old home place near
Bland is just as it was over one
quarter of a century ago, without
even a change In the fences, gates
or barns. Young men who have
tHed there all their lives cannot
realize that young men in the
west have a chance to make some
thing and be somebody and many
Of those who labor there were sur
prised when Mr.. Compton told
them that "the labOrerS lived as
well In Kansas as anybody" In
the east there are classes, and
the rich men and women are ariS.
fOcratic in the extreme, he says,
Many men are working hard for
Is cents per day and trying to
support a family. 1t is little
wonder that social conditions are
no better than they are there.
Many of those Viringians are
going to come to Kansas in the
spring providing they can rake
up enough coin to get here. Mr.
Compton has already made ar.
rangementS for his harvest hands
for next year land told the men
that they didn't have enough
money to get here to let him
know, and he would see that the
transportation was forthcoming.
Mrs. Compton accompanied hel
husband on his trip east as far as
Missouri, 5here she stopped fol-
a visit with relatives, returning
home in advance of Mr.. Compton
-Tiller and Toiler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
Dairy Prize ESSAYS.

When the dairy special was in
tn4S city a few weeks ago the pu-
EllS of the nigh school and eighth
grade were offered prizes for the
best essays on dairying.. Super
mtendent submitted eleven essays
to the dairy specialists and the
five boys winning dollar prizes
for their efforts are Victor New
cOmbe, Albert Paxson, RObt. Mir
lex, Vernon DucheSne and Willie
Scheuffler.
1ne best essay of these five
Is to 60 to the Agricultural Col
lege 10 compete with others col
lected oyer the state on this dairy
special trip and the boy who Won
this honor by his essay is Will
Seneur1ler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
Unpleasant Notoliety.

The transfer of the Logan case
rom this county to Rice county
: giving our people some unpleaS
ant and uncalled for nOtoriety. In
almost every daily and weekly
paper of any consequence in this
state has appeared an item CIV
ing the news of the removal of
lne case, and in every instance
the article winds up by saying
mob violence was feared. This
fear may have existed in the
minds of a man or so, but there
is nothing to base such a belief
on. Logan has been in the Jail
in this county for two monhs, and
had the people who would have
formed the mob, had one been
formed, wanted him, there was no
reason why they should not have
made the attempt. Tne people Of
lnlS county believe in law and or
der. They are satisfied that in
this case justice will be done and
they prefer for justice to take its
course. The report sent out from
here does not only do the people
living in the neighborhood of
where the crime was committed
an injustice, but the people of the
entire county. Cut out such stuff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
School Report.

Report of school district No. .26,
for the SecOnd month, ending No
vember 4th, 1910.
Total attendance 9.
Average daily attendance 6.
The following were neither abb
sent nor tardy: Helen Mayes, C.
Maybach, Mildred and Marion
WOOdburn.
The following were absent or
tardy: Mary and George GruveP,
Ray Mayes and Ralph Englemah.
All patrons and friends invited
to visit us.-G. E. Yeager, :.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
Passed Worthless Checks.

VoileS Milan, who has. been en-
plOyed in the country north OF
town for several months, part OF
the time for Peter Krier and also
for J. P. Mans made his depart
ure from here Sunday afternoon
bnt not failing to leave some re-
membranes behind. He got the
CIaflin Drug Co. for $16 by CIV
Ing them a worthless check and
aIsl got DR.. Embry for $40. He
forge,l a check for $15 on j. B.
Mans and got it caShed at Wood
and Adams and gave J. D. Stev-
ensG n a worthless check for $3.50
for taking him to EllmwOOd. The
interested parties suspiciOned tina
there Was something wrong Sun
day evening and made a few In
Veshgations in regard to the
ehectiS and then started after the
fellow, but were a little late as he
was making clean getaway and
so far they have been unable to
locate him.
He is the same guy that claim
ed he lest his pocketbOOk a few
day; age containing $50 and som
valuable papers, but since his ac-
TORS of Sunday the story is be-
ing badly discredited. He had
the appearance Of being a fine
fd Ow and no one suspected him
of being a crOOk.-Clarion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
O1Ilcial Figures.

The population of Kansas, ac-
eOrding to the figures made pub
lie this, week by the census bur-
eau, Is 1,690,949. This is an in
crease of 900, ,454 since 1900.
The report gives Barton coun-
~ 1850.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25

in the south, but her early girl
hood was spent in Indiana, near
KokOmo.
Madame LeBrun'S stage career
has been most interesting. From
an obscure Italian operate COM
pany and a dingy title theatre
on New York s EaSt-Side to play
ing leading roles with the great
est opera companies of the coun-
try is the startling change which
formed the most important event
o. her life. Manager Henry W.
Savage, Of the Savage English
Opera Co., discovered" her. She
was singing the prima donna rOl-
eS in a little Italian company that
was filling an engagement at the
Grand theatre, a playhouse cree
ted by the EaSt-side Hebrews of
New York for the presentation of
YiddiSh dramas, but which had
been rented by the opera cOmpa-
Madame LeBrun had studied
in Italy and had sung in that
country, but upon coming back
to America found that the lead
ing managers were unwilling to
give her a hearing, as is often
the case.
Rather than be idle, the plucky
little woman accepted the first en-
gagement offered her, and this
happe ed TO be at the East-side
theatre, which, despite its preten-
tiOus name, is a very modest little
amusement place. She made a
hit from the start. She speaks
and sings Italian as well as a ma
tive of sunny Italy, and it was a
simple enough matter for her to
take the soprano roles in the op-
eras that were given. After she
had been singing on the East
side for a few weeks, Mr.. Savage,
who is always on the lookout for
talent, dropped in one night at
the theatre to hear her sing. The
manager was amazed. He snap
ped her up" before the curtain
had fallen on the final act of the
performance, obtaining her sig
nature to a three years contract.
Madame LeBrun made her first
appearance with the Savage or
ganizatiOn in the part of LeonOra
in "I Trovatore, - the same
part sic will sing this week in
the three acts from al Trova-
tore" which she presents with
the assistance Of her COM
pany. She remained with Savage
until the expiration of her con-
tract, and then decided to. return
to Europe where she appeared at
three different Royal Operas of
Germany and Austria and caused
sensation with her magnificent
singing. At the beginning of the
present season she decided to ac-
cept the splendid offer made her
to go out with a company of her
own.
Madame LeBrun is not only a
soprano with a pure sweet voice
Of wonderful range, but is a gift
ed actress as well. She sings with
the fire and abandon of the Ital-
ianS, and her work this week is
really a revelation to theatre-go.
erS who are accustomed to no
such admirable vocal perfOrmanc
es. The beauty of "n TrOvatOre
scenes given by the company is
enhanced by the magnificent cos.
tunes that are worn, Madame LIE
Bruins dress having cost $1,000
while the suit of dazzling armO1
worn by Mr.. Huffman cost near
! ly half that much. Such scenes
as the one given by the young
prima donna and her able assO.
ciates tend more than anything
else to lift the standard of Amer.
lean musical taste.-From the In
dianapOliS Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
Antoinette LeBrun.

Antoinette IeBrun, the young
prima donna soprano who is at
tracing much attention from the
theatre-goers this week, as the
leading singer of the Grand OPP
era Co. is a great grand-niece Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25

j. E. MeMullen was in Ellin-
wood on business Tuesday of this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25

L, 15ll, was accepted by Board
at $40 per month.
State of Kansas, County of Bar,
ton, SS.
Office Of the County Clerk, Fri
day, Nov. II, 1910.
Pursuant to law, the Board of
County Commissioners in and for
said county met in the office of
the county clerk for the purpose
of canvaSSing the votes cast at
the General Election held in Bar.
ton county on the 9Th day of No
vember, 1910.
The election returns from the
various townships were canvaSsed
in alphabetical order, the Board
completing seven the first day,
and an adjournment was taken
until Saturday, Nov. IL, 1910.
Continuing as canvassing board
Saturday, Monday, and until
Tuesday. The result of the en-
tire vote was recorded in Volume
B, Abstract of Votes Cast. A GER
titled abstract Of the entire vote
for state officers, congressman,
and representative was sent to
the Secretary of State, and the
county clerk was instructed to is
sue certificates Of election to can.
didateS for the various county
and township offices who receiv,
ed the higheStn umber of votes
cast for their respective offices
In Beaver, Clarence and Liberty
townships ties were found on Ger
tain township officers, and in
each case the Board decided by
lot. The county clerk was order
ed to appOrtiOn the election ex.
penSeS according to law among
the respective townships and cit.
les. The Board adjourned as a
canvaSSing board and recOnven
ed in regular session on Wednes.
day, Nov. 10, 1910.
The Board of county commits
SiOnerS checked the county treas
urer'S books, and the county
clerks books and found them tC
be correct.
Bids were submitted to the var
ious publishing houses for sup.
plies for Ine county clerks of.
flee for the year of 1911. The
Trade Printing Co., being the low
est bidder was awarded the con.
tract.
Bids were submitted to the va
lOuS firms in Great Bend city t.
place steel ceiling on the cOurr
room. The Ct. Bend Hdw. and
Imp. Co., being the lowest bid
der, was awarded the contract.
The county clerk was instruct
ed to secure hose for the cesspoC
pump and also to order disinfec
tants for the toilet room.
The county clerk was instruct
ed to order two car loads of lun
Der from the Illinois Steel Bridg
Co., Of Kansas City, Mo-, provid
ing the company could furniSI
good white oak, full sawed, a
$32 per thousand.
There being nothing further
the Board adjourned to NEE
again at their next regular ses
sion which is the first Monday il
} December, 1910.
. P. E. Murphy,
Chairman Of the Board
Attest: c. F. YOunkin, Co. Clerk
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
Commissioners Proceedings.

The Board Of County Commits
siOnerS of Barton County, Kan
sas, met in regular session at the
office Of the county clerk on Mon
day, November 7, 1910. Present,
P. E. Murphy, chairman, N. W.
Klepper and Frank Wood, Com
missiOnerS, j. W. Clarke, County
Attorney, NJ. Daley, Sheriff and
CT. YOunkin, County Clerk.
The following bills as filed in
the office 70 the county clerk,
were approved and allowed:
Bailey -Hanel, electrical
work for county. IS 1.6O
j. S. McWilliams, meat for
Mrs. Barnett. -. =. :. 4.4O
G. W. Thatcher, truant
officer, -. .... ...... 1000
Jas. Freer, stamped envel-
Opes for Supt. office. 22.39
j. E. DeMOtte, janitor. -. $500
Schneider Bros, mds for
poor at Olmitz ..... 11.85
Mrs. Ella Duncan, care of
self and children. . .... 1000
Henry Sellers, care of Willie
Green. -. 80. 80. =. 400
G. W. Thatcher, trans. of
Willie Green to reforma-
tory. 80. 80. 80. POLO
Crescent Grocery, groceries
for the poor. -. .... =. 1856
j. W. Ledbetter, care of
Josie Bennett. ...... $50.
Helen A.. Minis, asso-
Ciate examiner. =. =. 24.OO
Tribune Pub. Co., job ptg. $50
Sam1 DOdSwOrth Book
Co., county supplies =. $500
F. KaSselman, board for
the poor. -. 600
Ct. Bend Furniture Co..,
ambulance call for Rosa
Rothhurn m
E. R. Moses Mere. Co., bur
ial of John Smith. 80. 22.5O
A. Aitken, coal for poor. $50
John RObl, returning ballots
Of primary election .... 2.9O
NJ. Daley, drawing jury
for November term 200
j. H. Jennison, same =. E. 200
James Clayton, same =. g.. 200
ChaS. NJ. Mote, mdse for
Mrs. Barnett. -. ...... 3.2C
Eyer Bros, cess pool work 51.25
1Faue frlntlng Co., sup
plies for county :. -. 9S.45
70. W. COOney, trans. of
MIR. Junker from Hois-
ingtOn to Great Bend :. 4.5C
NJ. Hancock, trans. two ne,
gro women from HOising-
ton to Great Bend 49,. 1.5C
NJ. L. Crow, window glass
and labor. -. ........
Crane-CO., county supplies so;
Z. Samuels Co., mdse. for
Mr.. Bundy. go. =. 1S.1(
W. a. Rush, labor 8.75
II. Born, mdSe. for poor. 17.3I
Lundblade-NystrOm, mdse.
for the poor. =. ...... 32.31
McNOwn-Hayes, meat for
the poor. . =. E. ia;
FRED Richardson, plumbing
court house and Jail =. ~;
Leo Kern, delivering bal
lots Barton county elec-
ton. -. -. 80. .... 25.0(
II, s. Born, mdSe. for poor 7.1E
Saml DOdSwOrth Book Co.,
county supplies for the
election -. 80. E. =. 149.3(
Saml. DOdsworth Book Co.,
county supplies. =. E. 9.9C
H. A.. Fisner, milk for
Mrs. Barnett and Mich
OILS. 80. -. =. E. 12.6!
yet. Bend Tel. Co., tolls
for October. 49,. 2.SI
Postal Tel. Co., message. 81.
FEEDER Pig. Co., county sup
plies. -. 80. -. -. 800
EdwardS-Far, repairing
bridge. -. -. E. 14.6,
e. +. Koch, returning pri-
mary election ballots =. 2.5l
Mrs. E. F. Richardson,
care Mrs. Hughes and
nhildran AZ N
Mrs. Emma Kizer, care of
child of Mrs. Hughes. 81
Ct. Bend Furniture Co.,
? ambulance call for Mrs
Hughes. -. 80. so
Mrs. Levi Cooper, care of
.Ir. COrder. 100
Roy Cornelius, county ptg.
and ballots. -. -. 294.7
W. P. Feder, election bal
lots. contract with conn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25
All Give Thanks The Person Who Nothing Bad Shape

day, Nov. 10, 1910, when all the
members of the board were pres
ent.
A. H. Connect was allowed a
refund of $3.50 on a tax sale
certificate issued by the county
treasurer, wherein the former
county treasurer had failed to
credit lots belonging to Andrew
Daniels, in Pawnee Rock City,
for the lyO0 taxes.
R. l.. Harvey was allowed a re-
fund Of 1926 on erroneous assess
ment Of 1910 on personal prop
erty.
An agreement was made by
and between the St. Rose HOSpi-
tai and the Board of County
Commissioners that the hospital
pay its regular taxes and county
pay regular hospital services, but
no bills to be allowed for the pOCr
unless they are ordered to be
sent there either by the mayor of
the city of Great Bend, or by
the Board of County Commission
erS.
j. E. DeMOtte's application for
janitOr from Nov. l, 1910, to Apr.
l, 1911, was accepted by Board
at $40 per month.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25

The board adjourned till Thurs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-11-25

Total bills for October $1441.54
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
lvTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That that
certain mortgage made, executed and
delivered by Walter w. pullman and
Cecilia M. pullman. his wife, mort
gagors to James d. Brown, mortgage,
dated May ID, 1904, and filed and rec
orded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for the County of Steele
and State of North Dakota, on June
18th, 1904, at PIP. NJ. in Book l of
mortgages, page 232; which mortgage
was thereafter or June Is, 1904, by an
instrument in writing duly assigned
by the said James D. Brown to Charles
d. Knowlton, and said assignment rec
orded in said Register of Deeds office
on June %, 1904, at 2 P. M. in Book 6
OF mortgages, page 2S9; and which
mortgage was thereafter on July 8,
1904, by an instrument in writing duly
assigned by the said Charles D. Knowl-
ton to M. B. Cassell, who is now the
owner and holder thereof, and said
assignment recorded in said Office of
Register of Deeds On January IS, 1910,
lat 2 p. M. in Book Is OF mortgages,
page 202, will be foreclosed by a sale
OF the mortgaged premises in such
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That by virtue OF
9 Judgment and decree in foreclosure. rend-
cred and given by the District Court Of the
- an !! = uoAclai Distrlct. IN and for the county
tered and docketed in the office of the CLERK
OF said Court in and for said County on the
S4tn day OF December. 1909. in an action where
IN gear; Scott q Co.. a corporation. is plaintif,
sai 4 ,,io !, Srot1 Is aelendant, in favor of the
SD. SCOTT. Tor the sum Thirteen hundred AZ.
!eeh ooliars and tWenty-seven cents. whic,
Judgment and decree among other things ii
F Esceio ne sale by me OF the personal properly
OF said judgment. with interest thereon and
we cost and expenses OF such sale, or SO mI,ch
tnereo1 as the proceeds Of such sale annie
abe thereto, will satisfy, And by virtue Of a
W m' saiG Ge,, lssu ;e oat OF the Office OF the Clerk
ana under the seal of said Court, directing me
10 sell SAID personal property pursuant tn said
Judgment and decree. /, L. W.. Standiev. Sher.
III III o OF G sala county. and person appointed by
matter described personal propertv to Tie
nlgnsst oldder, for cash, at public auction. at
ghe Sd. Scott Farm. S. e. n Sec. il. TWn IA
Range %. Carpenter township. in the county
-s 3Iees d : 8 e and State Of North Dakota. on the
PA of that day. to satisfy said iudpment
WIN interest and costs thereon, and the costs
ana expenses OF such sale, or SO much thereOf
as me proceeds OF such sale applicable thereto
s Wid s'ssrsus, Inc IN PRO property to be sold as afore-
and 70 sald writ. and to this notice, are de-
scrlDeQ IN said Judgment. decree and writ as
loloWs. to-W1t: One 25-hOrse nOwer Gaar
ScotG 90. slmple-direct f1ue traction enpi.e
Sheriff Of Steele County. NORTH Daitoyt,a.
Turner & Lewis.
A ttorneys for Plaintiff, Fargo. N. D..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27

It is our sad duty this week to
publish the death notices of two
people we'll known and respected
in our community. One was a
man who had lived more than the
allotted three score years and
ten" and had completed his tasks
of life, the other a young man,
just coming to that age in life
where he could be of service to
his fellow men and bring a re-
turn for his creation.
The first was called to his eter-
nal home by the voice of his Mas
ter, the other, for some unknown
reason in a fit of insaity, taking
his own life. Notwithstanding
the contrasts of their passings
from this life, they will both be
long remembered and deeply
mourned by their many friends
here.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
The Franks of + Din

Great amusement, and not a little
CONSERVATION was caused in the Liam
gollen district of Wales by the, per
formances Of a SOW sold at the Christ
mas fair. It vas one of the largest
animals ever e in the town. being
fully as high as an ordinary calf.
After the sale, the SOW was placed in
a large cart, and the purchaser set.
off for his home five, miles distant
When near Glyndfrdwy he halted to
do business at the railway station.
lettering his horse outside. When he
returned he found the ropes which
bound the SOW gnawed through and;
the animal Flown" For several davs
the animal terrorized the locality. Ii
held up pedestrians in country. lanes.
rushed wildly through village streets.
and made weird appearances In grave!
yards. Tired out at last the Eighty
pig was found slumbering peacefully
In it's old sly at Garth. ten miles
from where 1t broke loose.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27

and hereinafter described,
at the front door of the Court House
in the Village of Sherbrooke in the
County of Steele and State of North
Dakota, on Tueeday the 9th day Of
March, 1910, at the hour of one O'Clock
p. NJ, to satisfy the amount then due
upon such mortgage.
The premises in said mortgage de-
scribed, and which will be sold to sat-
iefy the same, are described as follows,
to-wit: The Southwest Quarter (SW{)
of Section one ~, Township One
Hundred forty six t146), North, of
Range Fifty six 1857, West, containing
One Hundred and Sixty acres accord
ing to the U. S. Government Survey
thereof.
There will be due on said mortgage
on the day of sale the sum of One
Thousand Five Hundred and One Dol
lars and Eighty-three Cents Isl, SOL 1897
together with the costs and disburse-
ments of this foreclosure.
Dated January "a, 1910.
M. B. CASSELL,
Assignee of Mortgagee.
VIM. Barclay,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage,
Sherbrooke, N. D. 1-s7-ssst
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-27
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That that
certain mortgage, executed and deliv-
cred by ". T. LOOMS, mortgagor to
j.. E. Lasham, mortgage, dated the
2lst day of November, A. D. 1908, and
filed for record in the Office of the Re-
gister of Deeds of the County of Steele
and State of North Dakota on the oath
day of November, A. D. 1908, at 2
o'clo>k P. NJ, and recorded in book
II of Mortgages. on page 300, will be
foreclosed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed, at the front door of the Court
House in the Village of Sherbrooke,
in the County of Steele and State of
North Dakota, at the hour of two (2)
O'Clock +. NJ, on the 18th day of
March, A. D.. 1910, tt satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on
the day of sale.
The premises described in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are situated in the County of
Steele and State of North Dakota, and
are described as follow, to-wit: All of
Lots one ~, two ~, three (3), four (4),
five ~. six (6), v ~, eight 49,,
nine (9), ten (1O), eleven (ll), twelve
(l2), thirteen (l3), fourteen (l4), fifteen
(15), sixteen (l6), seventeen (17), eight
cen (lS), nineteen (19), twenty (2O),
twenty one (2l), twenty-five (22), twenty
three (23jh and twenty-four (24) in
Block thirty-seven 1917 in the First
Addition to the original townsite of
Hope, according to the plat thereof on
file or Of record in the Office of the
Register of Deeds in and for said
Steele County.
There will be due on such mortgage
on the date of sale the sum of Eleven
hundred s~ixty-one Dollars and forty
four Cents Isl, l61.44) besides the sum
of Forty-seven Dollars and ffty-four
Cents ($47.54, taxes on said premises
paid by said Mortgage, and interest
thereon, making in all a total sum OF
Twelve Hundred Eight Dollars and
ninety.eight Cents Isl. 2O8 9S) besides
the costs of foreclosure.
Dated January 9th, 1910.
j. E Lasham.
e. s.. Shippy, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Hope, N. Oak.