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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

J. E. Reser, of Dodge City, for.
merly of this place was here on bust
ness this week.
To My Friendsl-I have neither
sold out nor quit my business, but am
still at the same business. F. G.
Krebaum. It
R. H. Moses, of the Citizens Bank
has been under the weather a little
bit the past few days and unable to
attend to his duties at the bank.
Hile McGill was in to see US Mon.
day, and to relieve the panic in our
financial condition by renewing his
subscription, also one sent to a
sister, Mrs. E. NJ. Henry, up in Iowa
Mr.. McGill says he wants the people
up there to know what is going OF
here.
Chas. Milberger was in from tn,
town of Milberger yesterday ant
handed in his resignation as post
mater of that place to Postmaste
Boyd. Mr.. Nilberger has purchase
a building in the town of Galatia an
will move there at once. ]. G
Becker, formerly in business at thi
place has been appointed deput
postmaster at Milberger and is no.
circulating apetition to be appoiete
postmaster. Mr.. Milberger has bee
postmaster Of the town named aft
him since it was organized and ha
many friends there who will regr
to learn Of his decision to mov
away-Russell Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
Clark

ulysses 5. Clark, aformer resident
OF EllinWood, died At his home near
Dexter. N. NJ, on April 7th, after an
llluess of some years. Deceased was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Clark
OF Ellinwood. He was born in Union.
vile, Iowa, May End, 1857. The
family came to Elllnwood in the eigh-
ties, and at the opening of the strip
country, Mr.. Clark located on a
claim near Wakita. He was married
there in 1898 to Miss Mary McTag-
gaTt former resident of this coun-
IT, She, with a three year old
daughter survive him. The funeral
services were conducted at Ellinwood
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. West.
wood of this city officiating. Mr..
Clark was always hard working
man, Of good character, and we'll
liked by all those who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance. We
extend the sympathy Of the communi.
ty to the bereaved.
A. & A. Johnson was in Hutch
lnSon Tuesday on business.
Clyde Nichols was taken in tow
Wednesday by the arm Of the law
charged with boOtlegging.
Mayor Dawson was in Topeka
this week where he succeeded in dis
posing Of both issues Of city bonds to
the state school fund commission.
The bonds are to run at four and a
half per cent.
As result of the move made by
the Business Mems Association in
distributing advertisingmatter through
out the surrounding territory, much
trade has been brought to town in
d. the PAST week, that would not have
reached US had the move not been
made. Several of the larger estab-
lishments have been selling good
sized bills to western people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
Don Carlos w

MommO Jack splendid fOa ger and show Of the finest
colts in the county
Samson will make the 1910 Seward excepting Fridays
and Saturdays when he will be Young Fox Squirrel and Don
Carlos will make the Seward. Phone for dates
TERMSSamson $40 insure colt stand and suck Young Fox
Squirrel and Don Carlos SIS insure colt stand SUCK will not
be responsible for accident The removal of from county
disposition by sale otherwise makes service due and payable
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Young Fox Squirrel

Is saddbed and carriage horse has fine style aud action
CERTIFICATE No l9O7Th certify that the pedigree of the
Grade Thoroughbred Stallion known Young Fox Squirrel owned BY
Adoph No Great Bend has been examined and found be correctly
and duly recorded in the Stud Books of His breeding
follows Sire Squirrel Denmark No. 5l5-Beed American saddle Dam
unknown Color Bsta strip hind feet white Said Stallion has been
examined and found to be sound
Issued the Kansas State Agricultural College Manhattan Kansas
this 21 day of March 1870 ED H. WEBSTER Dean of Agriculture
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

gin with; put your foot on the
dingfum that touches the thing
umbOb, press the sockdOlager over
the button, raise the lever of the
noncOmpOSmentis until it is in lin
with the clOdbuster, unlock the
cOndivias until it ceases to com
bobulate, and then yank the ever
lasting stuffing out of the whang-
doodle. Eek.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
An Auto Strikes A Boy.

Earl LIE Shure, the 8 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. LIE Shure, OF
All North Adams street, while cross.
ing Main street 10 front of the Stew.
art hospital this morning, was knock
ed down and badly bruised by a
passing automobile.
He was struck by the tenders oil
the auto and thrown to the pavement
Besides several severe bruises about
the body be suffered a small cut on
the head.
Some of the attendants in the
hospital hurried to the scene and
carried the lad into the emergency
ward where he was at once taken
care of and bis wounds dressed. He
was later taken home. The driver
of the automobile did not stop after
the collision to see what damage he
had done but drove on north. The
machine was a)large black one but
no one seeing the affair noticed the
number-Hutchinson Gazette.
The LIE Shures were formerly
residents Of this city.
Frank BeSchka was down from the
north side Monday on business.
Great Bend Auto Co., turned out
two Overlands, both went to Sterl.
ing.
Otto Brandt, one Of the old timers
Of Eureka township, was down this
week Tuesday on business.
For Sale-Five passenger Buick
car. At right price, if taken soon.
Address box 6l5, Great Bend, KaS.
Sheriff M. Daley has a new
"E. NJ. F. 80" auto. 1t will be USE
less now for any to try to escape, as
the machine is high geared and fitted
with search lights.
Mrs. E. W. Moses and Mrs. J. W.
Castle, of Great Bend, Kans., were
visitors in Washington this week, on
their way to Europe. They were
entertained while here by Judge and
Mrs. E. H. Madison. Mr.. Madison
escorting them to the White house
to meet the Presldent-Sunday's
Topeka Capital.
Ted Cartwell, who has been in
our city for some months, this week
welcomed a brother, J. NJ. Cartwell,
and a brother.ln-law, L. Cutler, who
Just arrived from England, and who
will likely make this country their
home. The new arrivals are much
impressed with our country, and were
much surprised at the progress in all
lines.
Trustees Ref, Of Cheyenne and
Hitchman, of Beaver township were
in the city Monday making their re-
turns to the county assessor. Mr..
Ref has been trustee Of Cheyenne
most Of the time for the past twenty
years, as a result Of which he ha:
the work of assessing down pretty
fine. He remarked that he had not
had word Of trouble with any o.
his people or with the county as
SCISSOR. Mr.. Hitchman also ha
gotten along very fine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
BUILDING Reads.

The officers of Great Bend town.
ship have been busy the past few
weeks building good roads. They
have put up over five miles Of fine
road, and are still at work. This
township will spend over $4,000 this
season on roads. Just west Of the
Walnut new concrete culvert has
been put in.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Here is the terse, easily under
stood and correct recipe, given by
an exchange, for amateurs on
"How to Start an Automobile
Firmly, yet gently, pull the do
flicker that increases speed back
to the place where it was to be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

L. L Taylor, of the firm Of L.
l.. Taylor & Co., of Dodge City,
Kansas, was here Thursday, clos
ing up some deals he has made
with Barton county men on Ford
county land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
SLIGHT DEFECTS OF

Vision if neglected may cause
permanent injury to the eye.
Defects are spots before the
eyes, headaches, dizziness, let
tiers running together when
reading, burning and itching
of the eye lids etc.
If you have any Of these signs
. let nae examine, your eyes anC
tell you how to take care of them
and if glasses are needed. Have
all the modern appliances fol
treating diseases of Eye, Ear
Nose, and Throat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22
Commissioners Proceedings.

C0mmlSSlOnefS Pf0eee0lngS.
The county commissioners me
Friday as a canvassing board and tn
following business was transacted:
State of Kansas
County Of Barton
Office Of the County Clerk, Apr
Is, 1910.
Pursuant to law, the Board O
County Commissioners, of Barto
county, Kansas, convened as a can
vassing board in the Office Of tn
county clerk for the purpose of de
termining the results from the return
Of a special election held in AlbioI
and Fairview townships on April u
1910, to-wit:.
Present: Pc. Murphy, Chairman
N. W. Keeper and Frank Wood
Commissioners, James W. Clarke
county attorney, NJ Daley, sheriff
and C. F. YOunkin, county clerk.
Question.
Shall Albion township in the coun-
ty of Barton and State of Kansas ex
tend aid to The Kansas Northwest
ern Railway company by subscribing
for SIG 0O0of the capital stock of
said company the same to be paid
for by issuing and delivering to said
company a like amount of the bonds
Of said township, all in form and
manner as provided by law?
Upon canvassing the votes, this
18th day of April 1910, we, the Board
of Commissioners, found on question
submitted to stand as follows:
For the proposition 40, against the
proposition, S9. void, 1.
Therefore it was by the board de-
clared carried.
Question.
Shall Fairview township in the
county of Barton and State Of Kan.
sas extend aid to The Kansas North.
western Railway company by sub.
scribing for $4,000 Of the capita
stock of said company the same tc
be paid for by issuing and delivering
to said company a like amount Of
the bond of said township, all IT
form and manner as provided by law
Upon canvassing the votes, this
the 18th day Of April, 1910, we, the
Board of Commissioners, found on
question submitted to stand as fol.
lows:
For the proposition, At, againS
the proposition, Z.
Therefore, it was by the BoarC
declared duly carried. Whereupon
it is hereby ordered by the Board o
the county commissioners, now il
regular session assembled, that thu
county clerk of said county for ant
on behalf of Albion and Fairviev
townships subscribe for the capita
stock of The Kansas Northwestern
Railway Company to the extent @
$4,000 for Albion township an
$4,000 for Fairview township, tn
same to be paid for by like amour
of the bond of said township provide
that said bonds shall not be issue,
until all conditions have been full
complied with according to law.
Board of County Commissioner
P. E. Murphy, N. W. Keeper.
(SeaD Attest:-C. F. Younkin,
Tz. Hia-I.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Won HOlten
end daughter Of Larned, were in
the city Monday visiting Mrs. Vol
HOlten's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Werhahn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Commissioner Keeper of the
First district and Trustee DOhert!
of Lakin township, were up Tues
day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Robert Miller was down from
Pawnee Rock Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

Mrs. B. L. StinsOn and Mrs. E.
II. Stinson, wife and mother Of
DR. .Stinson, left Wednesday for
Pontiac, ILL.,, where the former will
visit for some time. The latter
has been visiting her son here, an
is now returning home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

j. A. Pritchard transacted bus
mess in Wichita this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-22

For Sale: New five room cot
tage, built less than a year ago,
complete with lights and equipped
with bathroom. Sidewalk in and
cement walks around the house.
Good well. Located one block
from Main street and three block
from the business center. Price
$4,000; half cash and balance or
good time if desired. Is now vel
rented so as to pay good intreest
en- the investment, but immediate
possession can be had if desired
j K. McMullen, at the DemOcra'
office.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-08

sheriff OF Calhoun Count.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-08
MudfOrk InklingS.

Mr.. G. Nj. K'ith has Just finished
his school at Chestnut Grove.
The infant son of NJ. and Mrs.
G. w. Drake is very i'll at this
writing.
Fairy has finished lis school a:
this place md returned TO FAIRY
land we suppose
III. j. Snodgrass recently purcha-
BED n fine mule.
Squire G. C. Cadle, the village
blacI smith, can be heard merrily
hammering away every day. 1t YOU
wan. to hear yarn that vii! make
you laugh al over call on the
squire.
Ernest Sibert calls on squire
l. n. Ross, e Uler, frequently.
Tanner and Postalwait, the Mud
fork millers, are doing 4 rushing
business Low.
Mr.. j. +. Sharp makes frequent
visits to the heOd Of Camp Fork.
"Old man" Moss the village post
master, can be seen smiling at the
same old stand every day,
j. W. Sibert recently purchased
fine bunch of cattle.
Boggs and Morris have just fin
ishcd saving fine bunch II lumber
aud crossties for Mr. Jesse West
w. 7. Moss is logging quite ex-
lsiyely tins winter.
Mr.. Ezra Mathcncy IS clearing
quite extensively this winter Ezra
is one of the hustling farmers of
this section.
Rev. Bennett Nicholas was Wis
iting in this neighborhood last
week.
Mr.. 4. NJ. Morris was smiling on
friends in town last Sunday.
SCRIDDLING SAM
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To Reflect Kidd.

"Some of these days we will
elect another republican to the
house Of delegates from Glm"r
county. said NJ b. Morris, Of
Glenville, member Of the West Viz
ginia Humane board 1--WE did it
once, in 1894"
Mr.. Morris expressed the opini ~
that Senator Kidd will be returne /
to the senate this year and d legate
French HAYS to the house He al
80 stated that there is strong
Scott sen iment among the ropub-
licaus of his county.
Mr.. Morris was chairman OF the
republican county committee when
the republicans won in 1894 He
is OF the opinion that the Little
Kanawha railroad will soon be ex-
tended to his town. and will he con-
structed as a part of the Buckhan-
non & Northern ON which work was
stopped a few years ago - Wheeling
Inteligencer.
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the pleasant voice, the sturdy legs,
the
fair round belly with good capon
outlined. IN short. the whole Joe
und exterior indicating good fel.
lowship aud invoking confidence.
All the same and all The time he
was and he is republican. He is
n mail clad, FASCINATED, dycd-in- the
wool republican. He Is repubh-
can of the School Of New England
and of Pennsylvania. which teach
cs. that wealth may be created by
legislation and, having been thus
created, that it must be fostored
aud protected by legislation. lie is
republican of the kidney OF Al
du Ii, who does rs h ploases with
,ho public bushes. and takes what
he wants of the substance OF the
people, and looks to the interest 10
see him through; aud Of the Xix of
Cannon, who whether i. the speak
ers chair, or in party caucus, stands
pat ana says "ditto' to Aldrich.
Pig Iron used to be the Supreme
Being of tins brand of very thrifty
and profitable political fanntici,m.
Now, it is an ola thing that prem
les to put mp the money for cam
pGgn expenses, from ship subsidy
in the East to land-piracy in the
West, slickco and sugared 10y few
la-dc-das aboC. the needs and the
beauty Of Humanity and the wick
eduess Of Tru,'ism left cvcl from
Theodore RooseyclCs tlutasuc par
aphernalia, put on to hoodwmk tic
hay seeds and dIaw ,he printing of
the socialists, and generally 10 be-
fog the situation and confuse It's IS.
sues. The trick, though as old as
time, served its purpose; it put the
Fpt Man in the White House and
sent the Lion Tanner on his way re-
joicing; and whilst everybody secs
it plain enough now, it is not 50
cloar when the people viii grow 50
tired Of being hnmbugged that they
will Use on their hind legs and kick
the stnling out Of show aud show.
man
Aud with these few remarks the
great editor drops tue subject. In
the deyout hope that his opinion Of
the probable act Of the audiel &c is
true, and with an honest s1bacrb-
ing to his sentiments the Gazette
prayo for the coming Of the blessed
lay. Charleston Gazette,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-08
Importance OF Little Kanawha nav
igatiOn

Important as is the licking aud
dnnming Of the Ohio river, it is not
OF euoh consequence TO the CITY Of
Parkersrurg as the slacbng Of the
Little Kaunwna river water5 to the
coal fields
Freight Development ON the Ohio
river may 90 in either direction. II
may pass Parkorsburg or not. 1t
may merely pas by this CITY with
out stopping. The great adyan-
ta8e Of being a water shipping
point can only accrue to Parkcr.-
turg 10y Stacking the water O, the
Little Kauowha river There can
no tn Of freight pass from ttis
river but what Parkcrsblrg viii get
credit aud some Advantage from IT,
How important the people Of this
thfmsdycs regard the commerce Of
tho Lite Kauawha Valley wo
shown when fow years ago Tine
construction Of the Little Kanavba
ra lroad to ths coal fields seemed to
be assured.
Everything IN Parkcr5burg took
on degree Of energy and prospect
ty therefore unknown. There was
enough real estate in The terntor,
adjacent to Petersburg cut mp INTO
lots and sold to- max a city approx
imately the size Of New York The
moment that The construction of
II at road stopped tho business chill
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-08
MarSe Henry Takes His Pen In Hand

lfenry Watterson, the always ex
pressivo and always trcnchant ci e.
tor of the Louisville Courier Journal
has taken another fail out Of TAFT
In this latest pen picture Of the
president venerable sage of tho
south does rot accuse the president
Of conserving with thieves, as be
did some little time ago whom his
wrath and indignation were aroused
by tho spec acle Of president Of
TINS nation lending the dignity OF
his Office t the protection Of IN Of
Iiciol accused Of irregularities that
ammounted to pcccu' alton, and, in
tue attempt, kicking from office one
man to whom the people Of tbe
country looked more than 20 any
other for the conservation Of the
source OF natural wealth ID be le-
rived from their forests. bat tine
cutting pen Of WattersJn is equally
elective whether il is dipped in the
vial Of his indignation or whether
the fund that drps from It's point
100 the v.trol az ms ri ic1lc After
lamen'mg the fact Ihat the pre.i
dent has fallen from lhc po3c. lal o.
lofty motive All czollcd patriotism
upon which uo had oeoa placed by
q great mary az his couuuymcn.
Wattcrs)a says:
Tho president las definitely
shown lis hand. The man ol straw
seeking O, m.slcaI tbe voters ANA
auccclu4 ahuuImIr D. nclH
TIC Platform ~ imp .'uo Guu un.
do uu alI taken Do Stand de-
footed o.3a tho l..rl GrHa .f r.c-
icm I'ucs Tuet aas i.su.ala
II" n1o.. POGO a- auf ROTOR
mc' HD at BOSE llt cgu m.
could lDc.p only those ssh.
wanted g. ho 5ae.tel aI an.
ta0-a ,n.y uh1 sought Ir.,cs,
fry5a.g tLcrcrulGcan ne.e. It
va# mover Intended CD ont Imt the
cIc'H11 IIoncc TIE aclf-.'rloI ID.
dependent nho affects 60 le daa9
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SPECIAL DEFER

The subscription price of THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Is 80 per year single numbers cents.
We have made arrangements publishers of This mas
We can make you this very generous oaer.
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it threw over this city is almost in
dcscribable.
Nature made the Little Kanawha
valley great field of commerce TO
be emptied into the lap CT this city.
Until recently all of the commerce
which meaus of transl ortation
would allow to go from the Little
kanawha valley, came TO Parkors-
burg. but the construction Of the
Coal and Coke railroad. or rather
the extension of it, 10y Senator Elk
ms and his father-in-law. Senator
Dayi., through the headwaters and
conl fields Of this liver has already
DETECTED much Of what was once
our own, TO our sister city of Char
lesion. This largely contributes to
that city's prosperity.
The son-in law and fathcr-in-law
senators recently wcnt into the
courts OF this state 10 have their
railroad, the Coal aud Coke, exemp-
ted from the two cent fare provi-
sion of the statutes of West Virginia
claiming that their road was not
vie ding them fail return on the
money Invested; 1t is to be much
feared that to further increase the
profits which these two distinguish
ed citizens may receive nom the
Coal and Coke railroad, it may be
believed necessary by them 20 turn
from the directions OF Purkersburg
the freight of this rich section of
the state, and carry it over their
own railroad.
1t is true the public of this sec
ton # the country is more intercs-
ted in this than they were in The
two cent fare, which through
the efforts OF these gentlemen was
made inapplicable to the Coal and
Coke railroad, but if their own per
sonai interest was strong enough 70
induce them to appeal publicly to
the courts to have the two cent
fare annullod against the public in
forests, would it not be strong
enough to indUce lhem to try and
prevent the locking aud dammiug
of the Little Kanawha river, whom
that might b accomplished with
ont the public knowing it?
Especially might this not be true
when the carrying of the freight
from this section Of the state which
nature has SO beautifully blessed, is
of 50 much more consequence 20 the
owners Of the Coal and Coke rail
road than the difference between "a
two and three cent fare.
Because Of The long delay in ans
definite stops beng taken to lock
and dam the Little Kordwao river.
the public Of this section Of tie
state is bordering over the matter.
here suggested more earnestly than
over any other public question. -
Dispatch News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-10-13
A eQod Position.

Can be bad by ambitious young men
- lsxcs in the field of "sirSles or
ssilsgsy telegrsphy. Since tn g.
our isw bacame effective, and -ince
se Wireless companies are estshli, hing
3tons throughout the country .hore
il great shortage of tAlegfar ,s-s.
'.Ss1.iOIs pay beginners from so to
go p-r reoath, WITH good chance @ { 3D.
y ~ 5oSneat. TIE National Tee ceps,
1Sti ute operates ak official inst ute'
j America, undo supervision OF ?. x.
"nc Wireless Officials end place all
fr.da -tes fntO pOsi ions. 1t viii pay
&. 81 % write the for full dctc 3 az
incilneti, o., OF Poiled~lphis, p
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-10-13
notice.!

The Real Estate forth
Estate delinquent
shall have been previously paid { the
BRITAIN
Treasurer TazGwen