Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-25

Leon Parker is having some success
with his automobile repair work. He
takes hold of some bad ones and
makes them work.
Albert is bound to boom. Real es-
tate continues to change hands in
our city. A couple Of deals were con-
sumated last week. Ed T. Kuhl pur-
chased C. H. Keller'S neat, tasty little
cottage in west Albert for $1100. Mr..
Kuhl will build an addition to the
dwelling and then move into the
same. The other deal was one in
which John Oetkin, farmer south of
town came into the possession of A
P. Catlett's residence in South Albert.
The purchase price was $500. We I'm.
derstand Mr.. Oetkin expects to re-
model the house and arrange the
premises somewhat different.
A Mr.. Simmons came here from
eastern Iowa last spring with the
view of making this his home. He
thought a change of climate might
make his health better. No change
came so he bundled his household
effects into car last Saturday and
returned to the eastern states.
H. R. Arnold who recently purchas-
ed vast interests in a gold mine
in PheniX, Arizona, received a letter
from John VanHorn stating when the
clean up the pans at the panning sta
ton, the soil made Sl.S5 per square
yard. With these pleasing reports.
Mr.. Arnold is led to believe that he
has a wise and paying investment.
Roger Winget came home from Sa-
lima the other day. He has been at
tending school all winter.
This sudden change of weather has
caused some sickness in the locality,
but none of a serious nature.
Clifford Gardner has been build.
ing some additions to his barn on
east Main street.
NJ. A. Fish is building a barn for
Joe Mauler, north of town.
j. E. Henderson got a message last
Saturday from Kansas City that his
sister was dangerously i'll. He left
at once, but she was better when he
got there. He came home Saturday
He said the fever was broken and sh,
had made a change for the better.
Edith Miller is the new book-keepel
at the Lindas Lumber yard She ex
poets to work there regularly wher
/, school is out.
Every year there is an enormous d.
ficit in the postal service of this
country, and the newspapers of thu
land get the blame. 1t is claimed
that there is an insufficient amoun
of postage paid by this class of in
dividuals. 1t is strange that a how
is set up on newspapers as they re
alize about as small an amount TO
? their labors as any professional clas
in this country. Many people do no
; realize that members of congress ant
other government officials who hav
\ the Thanking privilege, abuse tina
right beyond reason. At the begin
, ming of the last session of Congress
, the Washington post office handled
= mass of incoming "franked" matte
for senators and representatives tina
: would have stocked with general val
iety department store. There wer
= typewriters sent free by mail tina
would have cost $50 to have sent b.
), mail if postage had zeen paid. Tn
, law does not contemplate that pull
= lie servants shall frank such matte
but they do it. Nothing is ever don
about it. Ordinary citizens have bee
fined or even sent to prison for il
nocently enclosing writing in Ord an
4th class mail matter, but the abus
d of Thanking privileges is overlooke
or hushed up, damages are charge
IN to the general service or laid a
l. the door of our newspapers. Pos
s master General Hitchcock says ther
is limit to the franking graft, an
e that hereafter he will place the linn
i. at COWS. No congressman can fran
n his COW to Washington.