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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
Who Is The Joke On?

They tell a story on the street
that places a joke somewhere, but
we are afraid to say jusst where.
1t appears that Fred Miller had
arranged with Jim Tabler to get
a piece of beef when Jim butch
cred. Well, the butchering came
off, and jim gets John Wood to
bring the beef in, telling him it
was for Miller. John offers it
to the first Miller he comes to,
and it was refused. Then he
finds another Miller and tries to
unload the beef onto him, and is
refused again. Then he meets Reg
Russell who buyo the beef from
John. That is all there was to
it. Miller is still looking for his
beef.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
Fire Company Elects.

Through an oversight on our
part we neglected to give the new
officers elected by the firemen at
their meeting the last evening In
December. The election rSulted as
follows: Chief, Fred Richardson;
Asst Chief, J. L. DeMOtte; Fore
man, Chas. Fankhauser; Asst.
Foreman, James Donald; Secre-
tary, Lyman Dodge; Treasurer,
C. W. Moore.
The local company is in good
shape, and is composed at present
of eighteen men. Tn full num-
Der allowed is twenty, hence
there are two vacancies. O
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

The insurgents in the house
aided by the Democrats, raped
Cannon one last week in voting
to take away from him the power
to appoint a committee to inves-
tigate Secretary Ballinger. 1t was
a case of absentees assisting the
insurgents. Madison and Muir
dock led the insurgents, but the
other six Kansas members stood
manfully by Cannon, not even be-
ing absent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
Deutscher Landwirthe Verein.

The annual meeting OF the
Deutscher Landwirthe Verein was
held in EllinwOOd on Saturday OF
last week. The Association had
a very prosperous year, and are
well satisfied with their work.
John j. Koch, the treasurer, sub
mitted the following report:
Jan. /, 1909, on hand, $1OSO.32.
Received from assessments, So
295.97.
Received from new members, &
$195.0O.
Received from reserve fund In
terest, $4,000.
Total receipts, $11,6O129.
Losses paid during the year,
$75O8.29.
General expenses paid, $1375.'
58.
Cash on hand, $2717.42.
Total reserve fund, $15OO.0O.
The Association has in force
1870 policies, carrying liabilities
of $2,57O,310. During the yeal
there were S19 policy holders
The total amount paid for los
ses since the organization Of tht
society, April II, 1896, is $2S,O7O.
IO4. The officers for the ensuing
year are as follows:
President, Bernhard Krampe
Secretary, Albert Janke; Treas
urer, C. W. Radenberg
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
The Democratic Opportunity.

There never was a time since
the writer began taking an active
interest in public affairs that the
opportunity for Democratic ascen
dancy existed as at the present
time. With a president in the
White House, who, elected on a
platform which was built for the
purpose Of catching votes instead
Of being enacted into law, absO-
lutely diSregardmg the pledges Of
that platform to the people, drift
ing away from the policy inaugu.
rated by his predecessor and lock
ing arms with the Cannon-Ald-
rich crowd, with the progressive
republicans being denied Their
share of patronage because they
stand for the things their plat
form calls for, with a tariff bill
enacted that revised the tariff up
instead Of down, with the white
washing of those government of.
ficialS who have been accused Of
standing in with the land grab
berS, with the dismissal from the
service Of the bosom friend Of
Roosevelt, all Of which goes tC
widen the brech in the republican
ranks, the time has come for the
Democrats to get together.
The republican party is top
heavy. Drunk with continued
power, standing at the top, they
are about to tOpple over from
their own weight, from their Owl
shortcomings, from their repeated
promises never enacted into law
they stand today divided house
1t is true the democracy i
down to bedrock, and from thi,
foundation it can build a party
that will rescue the country from
the money changers, from those
whose selfish aims are their only
aim. 1t but remains for the Dem
Ocratic party to bury the hatchet
discard the blanket, and unite il
one solid phalanx to sweep aside
those who are plundermg the pee
pie through Legislative measures
Let the rank and file, the leaders
Of the east and west, unite, organ
rize, prepare for an aggressive
congressional campaign, and thu
sweep CannOniSm from the hOus
and AldrichiSm from the senate
by electing a majority in the mex
house, and by placing Demo
cracy's choice, who must be
man of the people, in the Whit
House in 1912. The people ar
ready for a change. 1t but re
mains for Democracy to seize tn
opportunity and profit by the mi
takes of the opposition. Let ev
cry Democrat get ready for tn
fight, and put his shoulder t
the wheel for the common good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

We notice by the Wichita pa
oers that thus far George McGill,
who is the present deputy county
attorney of Sedgwick county, has
no opposition for the nomination
for the head of the prosecutors
office as the Democratic candt
date. The many friends of Mr.
McGin in this county hope that
he will be unanimously nominated
and and easily elected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

The city has received a car load
of material to be used in the new
drainage bitches to be construct
ed in the north and south parts oil
the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
A BOOSTERS MEETING

IL OICdIcI OIcdJ Dtuu las
most enthusiastic bunch of bus
meSS men as its amusement ASSo-
citation, and a large crowd gather
ed at the court house Tuesday
night at the annual meeting to dis
cuSS ways and means for properly
amusing the citizens of this city
and vicinity, and making strang-
ers enjoy themselves while here.
President Brinkman was in the
chair and the various propositions
for amusement were taken up ant
discussed. The first thing to come
under consideration was an opera
house, and it seemed that every
one in the large crowd was heart
lily in favor of Great Bend having
a large, comfortable and substan-
tial opera house. After discus
sion on the question, a committee
consisting of Prof. Shirk, E. W.
Moses and F. V. Russell, was ap-
pointed to devise and submit to
the Association plans by which to
raise the necessary funds to buy
a site and erect a building. In
closing his remarks on the queS-
ton, President Brinkman voiced
the sentiment of all present when
he said, "The people of Great
Bend will be entertained in a new
opera house in this city next
fall"
The next question under dis
cuSSiOn was the Chautauqua, and
as this matter is practically set
tied, it did not take long for the
meeting to dispose of it. There
are to be fifteen hundred season
| tickets sold at two dollars each,
and of this number the larger pOr
ton have already been spoken for
but there are still many to be
sold, and the Association urgently
requests all those who have not
already purchased to do so as
quickly as possible. This is the
cheapest and best entertainment
that can be brought to any city,
and every citizen should feel it
their duty to sell as many tickets
as possible 50 that the work of the
Association may be leSSened and
the very best Chautauqua enter
tainmentS secured.
After the opera house and Chau-
tauqua questions were disposed Of
that all absorbing, ever fascinat-
ING question of base ball was TAX
en- up. The treasurer's report
shows that the Association is in
debt about $4,000 on last sea-
sons business and have now good
grounds, fence, grand stand, uni
forms and paraphernalia and play
ers with which to start this sea-
son. Considering the great ex-
pense of organization building etc
J this is a remarkably good show
ing for the first season of league
ball and the good quality of sport
furnished, entities the directors to
unstinted praise for their effici-
ent and economical management.
1t was desired by the Association
to sell sufficient stock to clear
: outstanding Indebtedness, start
the season with cash enough to
provide for a "rainy day, and .
committee consisting of R. A.
: Charles, ChaS. Morrison and Ed
Marx was appointed to sell stock
and solicit subscriptions. By vote
) the Association refused an offer
of 100000 from St. Joseph for the
release of Pitcher Watson, 50 the
season end premier will he in the
box for the Millers next season.
The election of officers was
: held and all of last years direct
: Ors were again chosen. They are
C. V. Brinkman, Ed Chapman, R.
:. C. Russell, Dave HimrOd, F. NJ.
. McInnes, R. H. Meade and L. F.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

The Ballinger-PinchOt cOntrO
versy has resulted in Attorney
General Wickersham'S investiga-
ton generating the former
rhile the latter has been removed
from office by President Taft
the reason given being inSubOrd
nation, in that he wrote a letter
to Senator DOlliver making ser
iOus charges. Pinchot was th'
warm personal friend Of ROOse
velt, and what the effect of thi
move of President Taft in a pol
itical way means is hard to for
see at this time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
Shoes! Shoes !

Just around the corner
From the Citizens National Bank
You'll find us doing business JUS
and frank.
With many styles of shoes
From which you may choose
We assure you you'll never lose
When you buy Krause's shoes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
The Wednesday evening whis

The Wednesday evening whist
club was entertained by Mrs. W.
P. FEEDER this week. Mr.. and Mrs
E. B. Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Il. Dodge, Miss Lizzie KOmarek,
Miss LeOna Griffith, Prof. Taylor
and Prof. Eddy were guests OF
the club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Orrin Hall and George BarrOws
were down from Galatia this week
Since the weather has been so
bad not many of the boys from
up in that country get down here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Jake Miller returned Saturday
from Tampico, Mex, where he
rusticated for the past three
weeks. He brought some oranges,
lemons, cane, and other articles
to prove that he had been in the
southland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Last weeks session of the Wed
nesday evening whist club was
held at the home Of Mr.. and MIS-
D. c. Luse, and was one Of the US
usually enjoyable affairs. Mr. and
Mrs. Il. D. AshpOle, Mr.. and Mrs
A s. McCracken and Miss Nc
Cracken, Mr. and Mrs. G; W "
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d
Dodge and ]. W. Luse were the
guests Of the club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Howard Baker, a prominent
real estate man from Lacrosse
was in the city Tuesday on busin.
eSs with WhitcOmb & Werhahn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Philip Brsek was IN the city
Monday on his way home from
Kansas City, where he had beer
with six cars Of cattle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

j. L. Hartley, the real estate
man transacted business in Sail
ma this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14
Sewer Contract Let.
Saturday. January s

CHdlI' All COuuCuIleu preSeuI tA-
cept Giddings and Merritt.
On motion duly seconded and
carried proposal Of Bash & Gray
to construct a sewerage system
of the city, same having been
filed according to advertisement
for bids, Dec, 7, 1909, was accep-
ted and mayor and clerk were in
structed to sign contracts for the
same. All cOuncilmen present vOt
ing aye.
The clerk was instructed to re-
turn certified check of Rush
more & Gawdy. All cOuncilmen
present voting ave.
Bond of Bash & Gray, signed
by the National Surety Co., of
New York, was accepted cOndi-
tiOnally on Messrs. Bash & Gray
furnishing bond relieving the city
from any liability on account of
royalties on any article used in
the construction of the sewer SyS-
TEN, and certified check of $3,-
500 returned to them. All coun-
cilmen present voting aye.
An ordinance was presented re-
lating to public billiard and pool
halls, read as a whole, passed by
sections, and adopted as a whole
as ordinance No. 341. All cOun-
cilmen present voting aye.
The following resolution was
presented:
Resolved: by the city council
of Great Bend, Kansas, at an ad-
jOuned regular meeting Jan. s,
1910, that the city's consulting
engineers, The W. X. Palmer Co.,
be and hereby are instructed to
order the following changes in
the sewer system as originally
planned, viz: The removal of the
septic tank location from the
point as shown to a point on the
road extending east from the city
limits from the eastern end of
Park avenue, approximately 216O
feet east of Frey street, and the
relocation of the main discharge
lines of said sewer system from
manhOle 3 and manhOle Is to new
location of said septic tank. all
as shown upon drawing No. 2242
of said engineers copy of which
shall be included with the draw.
ing of the sewer construction con
tract; and further, the including
of an Is inch discharge line from
septic tank approximately 45(
feet in a sOutheasterly direction
discharging into present surface
drainage ditch.
Moved and seconded that reSo
luton as read be adopted. Al
cOnucilmen present voting aye.
Application of 0. P. Holmes tt
operate a billiard hall at 121l
Main street, accompanied by $5O(
bond signed by j. Geo. Brinkma1
and E. G. McNown was granted
and bond approved. All council
men present voting aye.
The following bills having beel
approved by the finance commit
tee were allowed. All councilmel
present voting aye:
1921, W. X. Palmer Co., en-
gineerS extra expense ac-
count of returning bid of
j. W. Smith & Son.. =. S 500
1922, W. K. Palmer, en-
gineers, salary Engineer
Stamer, Dec. l, 1909, to
. January l, 1910, ..... 800
Total, 80. .... .... -. 5000
Council adjourned to meet Mo,
|, day evening at Z 30 p. M, Janu
! ary 10th, 1910.
|, F. A. MOSES, City Clerl
/ ChnocI Chnool
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Bob Hlavaty and Conrad 0chs
were 0lmitz people in the city on
business Monday morning. @
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

W. P. Cone came down from
the west this week for a little vs-
it with friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

John Wolf was a visitor from
Ellinwood, Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

Frank Porter returned Monday
morning from his trip to Laramie.
Hugh Newkirk and Clyde Yeo
came in later, having stopped at
Denver to see the live stock show.
Adolph Nicolet also stopped at
Cimarron on his way home for a
visit with a brother.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

L. B. Wilcox left this week for
a business trip to Kansas City,
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and other points.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

DIR. W. H. White returned last
week. from a trip to Canada,
where he visited a brother reSid-
ing in one of the eastern prov,
inces, that he had not seen in ~
wears. Of course the brothers had
a good visit, and resolved to get
to9ether oftener in the future.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

John Gallon was down from
Albert Monday on a business rtip
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-01-14

NVUHO11 o7IVJ UT 11O1 10 11I00V TIVE
day evening at 7:3O p. m., Janu-
ary 10th, 1910.
F. MOSES, City Clerk
Arizona republican., 1910-09-13
ENRIQUE M' PAGE
 ARRIVES IN PHOENIX
Once Popular Southern Pacific Ticket
 Agent Calling on Friends.

Enrique Page that is. Fly Page that was, arrived in Phoenix yesterday on trip combining business with pleas ure. When MT. Page lived in this city year or two ago, he was the city ticket agent of the Southern Pacific and everybody called him lily" all though his name appeared upon Iail- road folders as Henry Since he went down into Old Mexico to become the agent of the Sonora and Southern Pa cific at Guaymus, the pretty senori- tas have adapted "Hy's" front name to the Castillian, hence he comes to us as Enrique.
 Speaking of the wonderful develop ment of the Guaymus section, MT. Page said yesterday:
 During the last two years or so they have made as much improvement down at Guaymus as could be eX- pected of any American city of the same size. The principal income is derived from the shipping. The city is the port of entry for all shipments by water from New YorK and Boston to the states of Sonora and Slnaloa. Colonel Pearson, who until recently was so prominently identified with the Rock Island, has secured a valuable harbor concession and is spending up- wards of $3,OOO,0OO filling in and dredging out the bay, providing dock age for deep ea-going vessels and removing the necessity for rehandling the merchandise received at Guaymas mus.
 This improvemnt of the harbor will of course not mean any perccptible in crease of shipping but will mean a lessened rate on shipments au1 q con sequent saving to the consumer. And whatever helps the city helps the sur rounding country. The Southern Pa cific in old Mexico is raidly forging to the front and an increase of ton mage is noted annually
 'I am in Phoenix on business, but am glad that business has called me here. have not been in Phoenix since the morning the Hotel Adams burned and I tell you that corner looks some different"
 MT Page is brown as q berry and he is rapidly acquiring a certain accent which characterizes one who is in daily association with a Spanish speaking people.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-13

reports made to me at the mine. To- day we are engaged in driving a level which when completed will be over 4,0OO feet long and will connect our main east and west ore bodies. Al ready we have completed eight and one-half miles of underground work, the present longest level being 1,600 feet.
 Tn the work of deveyopment a great quantity of ore is being taken out and this, as soon as crushed, is being piled up preparatory to being shipped to Hayden. We will begin shipping this ore just as soon as our railroad equipment arrives which will be early in December"
 Speaking of the general condition of the copper situation, MT. Jacllling said:
 The general copper condition is good. ali reports to the contrary not withstanding. It is true the prices are low but the supply is not much more than keeping pace with the de- mand. There was a marked surplus created by the general depression of 1907 when the high price of copper materially discouraged its use. The surplus in pounds has increased somewhat in the last two years, but comparing the present surplus to the annual production it is no larger than at other times
 50 far as the use of the metal is concerned, copper is in a very healthy condition. The low price, of course works hardship on many pro- ducers, but even that is likely to witness improvement shortly"
 Mir. Jacllling is accompanied upon this trip by F. G. Janney, who is the general superintendent of all the milling operations of the concerns of which Mir. Jaclding is the active head. Together they left last even ing Tn MT. Jackling's private car for the Chino mines. While at Ray and Hayden, MT. Jackling was met by R. s. Stubbs. general freight and pas scnger agent for the Southern Pa cific lines, and together they dis cussed at length probable rates, and other matters connected with the ap- preaching activity in that section.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-13
HAYDEN CONCENTRATOR
 READY IN OCTOBER
GENERAL MANAGER JACKLlNG TELLS OF DEVELOPMENT
 OF RAY MINE.
Says Will Be Shipping Ore Before
 Beginning Of Year.

With 176 acre already drilled, the to-
 tai tonnage developed to date exceeding
 75,O00,O00 tons, an increase noted for the month of August of 1,S00,O tons of ore developed by drilling, and with es prospect that october 1 will witness the completion of the great concentrat-
 or at Hayden, it will be but a few
 weeks before the Ray Consolidated
 Copper company will be in the lead of single producing mines in Arizona. Be fore the close of the year, with the railroad equipment which will arrive Tn December, the great plant at Hay den will be in operation and hundreds of thousands of tons of ore will be be- Ing shipped from the mine at Ray to the plant at Hayden
 Over 1000 men are today engaged in the work of developing the Ray mine are erecting the concentrator, smelter and other component parts of the great plant, and notwithstanding the comple- ton of portion of the plant within the next two or three weeks. there will be a marked increase in the number Of men employed, this increase being necessitated in order to work the plant and further develop the mine at Ray
 Daniel C. Jackling, vice president and general manager of the Ray Consoli- dated company. was in Phoenix yester- day, arriving here in his private car Cyprus from his regular inspection of the mine and the Hayden plant. He was more than enthusiastic over con- ditions as he finds them upon this oc- casion and predicts the most brilliant future for the entire project.
 We will have our Hayden concen- tratOr completed by october 1 and will be engaged in equipping our pow CT plant, the building of which is com pieted," said MT. Jackling in talking to reporter for The Republican yes terday. The machinery for the power plant is already being received and We have today upon the ground two of the largest engines of their kind in Arizona, each engine being of 25,000 horse power and the most modern of their type obtainable. Two other en- zines of the same size and type are also upon the way and will likely be received shortly.
 Since I was here about one month ago. the two big reservoirs at Hayden have been completed. The main pumping station has not vet been but we will utilize these reservoirs at once. employing. our tenn porary pumping plant for that purpose until the new station is in readiness.
 Early in December we will receive our shipping equipment, which at first will consist of 100 6O-ton steel cars. These cars will serve our first needs, but early in the year will be greatly increased. We will load these cars at the Ray mine and under our own power will set them on the tracks at Kelvin, where the Arizona & East ern' will haul them up to the Hayden plant. This will give us a seven-mileI I haul to handle ourselves and will leave a haul of fourteen miles for the. rail- road company.
 We have already drilled 176 acres and have developed a total taa a little in excess of 75.00O,00O tons of ore. An increase of 1,S00,O 900 tons of ore developed by drilling is noted for he month O. August, according to the