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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

A trip through a portion of
Lakin and. logan townships one
day this week revealed to us some
elegeAt fields Of wheat. The pros
poets in that section, generally
speaking, are very fine. Much
improvement is also going on.
The old Qusenberry house has
been remOdeled and is looking
fine. 1t is occupied by one of
the Heinz boys. Will Drews is
also building himself an elegant
large hOuSe just south of Claflin.
Otto Brand, of Eureka town.
ship, has just returned from
Wichita, where he visited with
his old friend Henry Schugart.
Mr.. Brand had a fineO trip and
was much impressed with Wich-
Itd. MI. Scnugart Will be remem-
Dered as the shoe maker who al
ways made the high heeled boots
Tor the Texas and Kansas COW
punchers. when he was located in
Great Bend. He is now engaged
IN the same business in Wichita
his place is at 2221' n. Lawren-
&c, and he is kept very busy by
his customers. Mr.. Schugart has
done well in Wichita, having
gathered together considerable
property. He was one of the frs
settlers in Barton county, begin
ming here as a farmer and stock
raiseF at which he was successful.
But owing. to domestic troubles,
ne LETT this county about fifteen
years ago. Mrs Brand was also
royalty entertained by the Sons
OF Herman, a German society," of
which Mr.. Schugart is.a member.
r NJ N. Jones and family. who
recently left Denver for New
York, to sail for BuenOs Ayres,
changed. their mind when sailing
time came;;' and are now at Cal
gary, Canada,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Of twelve prOgressives in the
Senate six are reported. to be
against the reciprocity bill; and
# happens that the same proper
ton of the entire Republican side
is reported against the bill. OF
these twenty-five opposing Repub
lican' Senator's, however, enough
are expected to change their
minds to secure the passage OF
, the bill, there being but six Dem
ocratic Senator's lined up against
it. The predictions at Washing.
ton are that the bill will be pass
ed before summer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
AL Condra was down from Gar.

Al COndra was down from Gar
den City Tuesday.
Warren Baker was in Kansas
City this week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Newell, Miss
Ada Turley, Miss Sophia and
Fred Esfeldt were down from
Cleveland township Thursday on
business. They made this office
a pleasant call.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

A family row in the west end
Monday evening was aired in
Tuesday morning when the man
OF the house was thought to be
crazy, but turned out that he was
not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

A gala day for sure. Aero
plane flights, five big bands, two
mile parade, cowboys, cOwgirls,
Indians and a riot of all bright
eOlOred trappings on the day we
have Kit CarsOn's Buffalo Ranch
with us. Saturday May 9Th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
It's Equl Don't Exist.

No one has ever made a salve,
ointment of balm to compere
with Bllcklen's Arnica Salve, It's
the one perfect healer, of cuts,
cOrns, burns, bruises sores scalds
bOils ulcers, eczema, salt rheum.
For sore eyes, cold sores,' chap
ped hands OF sprains its supreme.
UnriYaled for Piles. sTry it. Only
25c at all druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Don forget that two mile pa
rade of the Kit Carson Buffalo
Ranch Shows Get up town early
and get a good place as our
streets will be crowded. There
will be people here from thirty
miles around.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

With Kit CarsOn's Buffalo
Ranch Wild West are some of
the most expert and daring horse
men in the world. Imported d.
rect from Russia and are known
as the Cars COSSacks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Most any one can get the
spring fever these nice days, but
with the most of us when we
look at our. little wallet and it
looks as though an elephant had
stepped on it, it soon makes us
go to work again and forget we
ever knew there was such a thing
as spring fever.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
Were They, or Were They Not.

The daily papers have mixed
Great Bend up in the Times
dynamiting case that occurred at
Los Angeles some months ago.
A few. days ago several arrests
were made in Chicago and In
'dianapOlis of officers and Lead
ing workers in the Stuctual Iron
and Bridge Building Union. These
men were being hurried to the
coast, and in the story the daily
papers are telling is that they
came into HOisingtOn ON the
Missouri Paciticc and were trans
ferred from that city to Great
Bend and placed. on board the
Santa Fe.e How much of the
story is true we are unable to say
as we have so far, seen no one
who had his peppers on the bunch
as they went Through the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
The Game of Games.

Harvey Il. Lambe, IN the World
Today.
One of the charms of the game
Is its unexpe.tednesS, the fact
that you never can tell what's go
ing to happen until It is history.
Do you know what inside
ball. really is! Most fans think
they do, but very few really do
know. In fact, it is a very inter
esting Sidelight, both on the game
and on the American character,
to realize that nine out of ten
people who see a ball game, see
only the flesh of it, never realize
the skeleton on which it is built,
never see the heart beating, nor
watch its life-blOOd flow. A man
steps to the plate, bangs the ball
to the Outfield, the ball is return
ed, the runner is out. fine busi--
ness. The fans cheer.
! THAT'S quick work. says a
fan to his neighbor. "See Schultz
get that ball back! Wow"
( But the fans didn't see the
signal by which the pitcher, in
Structed by the catcher, Signalled
little Evers on second base what
he was going to pitch, nor see
EverS signal Schultz to Ego
back; doesn't know of the hours
Of study spent by pitchers and
catcherS analysing box scores
and observing men, from which
study has come the knowledge
that if the particular man at bat
Is to hit ball pitched low and
on the inside of the plate, the
chances are eight in ten of its
going straight at Schultz in the
Outfield, and probably deep, nor
realize that Schultz was in
formed of the ball to be pitched,
IN time to move himself back to
the point where he ought to be
Abe to make play on the ball
If the calculations were correct.
Sometimes the calculations go
wrong. This time they went right
The runner was retired before
the ball was pitched, really, be-
cause inside ball" had perfect
ed the defense so that, always
providing that the calculations
went right, he never had a chance
That is inside ball-One angle.
You 90 TO a game and shout
yourself hOarse.
Hit it out, yOu,' you bone
head What yer standing there
for! Think this is pink tea ?
They re all perfectly gOod-hit
'em" And the player at the
plate, hearing, longs to Obey-fOr
all players love to hit-yet holds
himself in.
Make him give you three balls
Then hit" are his orders from
the bench, from the base ball gen.
eral ordering the game. A man
Is on third. There is but one out.
Hits have been few and far be-
tween. But a long fly will score
the man. How get long fly9
By meeting one which "cuts the
heart of the plate" square and
fair, How get the pitcher to
serve such a ball? By work
ing" him until three balls have
been called, when the fourth ball
must come over the plate, or the
batter is given pass. Hence the
orders. If they go wrong, if the
pitcher succeeds in getting three
strikes across before three balls,
the batter strikes out, and a
grOan goes up from the crowd.
But. the batter knows, and the
pitcher knows, and the team
knows, and the players on the
bench know, that the man at the
plate struck out because he was
oebying orders. That's inside
ball, too. another angle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
BOndurant's Quality Hardware
the Store of reasonable prices.

We clean your clothes and per-
son. Holmes & McCracken. I'm
der Bon Ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

For comfort, elegance and dur
ability, buy a Moon Bros Buggy,
of Fred Hemker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Moon Bros. BuggieS are the
BEST. Fred Hempker sells them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Mr., and Mrs. F. j. Post are
rejoicing over the birth of an
eight pound baby girl. The lit
tie Miss arrived April Goth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
Here's anew Angle
on Clothes

Have you considered clothes
as an investment? Well they are
"a mighty profitable one, too.
An Adler-Rochester suit, for
example, pays for itself over and
over again.
1t earns for the wearer a
place in the front ranks of we'll
dressed men. And this means
ultimate success.
That man commands recog-
milton who wears
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28

Among those of the Masonic
fraternity who went to Wichita
this week to attend the meeting
of the cOnsistory were Err. Moses
and Robert Merten.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-28
ADLER.ROCHESTER. CLOTHES

Here's the reason:
The materials are the choic-
est products of the leading wooden
mills-selected by rare experts in
cloth.
The tailoring is the work of
artists, who follow the designs Of
master designers.
And each Adler Rochester
garment bespeaks in its detail the
care that is lavished upon it.
1t is a matter Of good bust
ness for you to come in and look
over our new stock.
Suits from $500 to $500.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
SHOT THROUGH MOUTH.
A Negro Boy Has His Jaw Bone Shatssr.
ed by Bullet.

There was considerable excite
ment in the northern section of the
business portion Of the town Satur-
day night, when it was reported
that Scooney ,Etengane, a colorcd
boy. had been shot in the rear Of a
cclored barber shop. A large crowd
soon gathered on the street in front
of the barber shop, while Scooney
was carried to the office of DIR. O. F.
Smith, who rendered the wounded
boy all necessary medical and surgi-
cal aid. The doctor found that the
boy was shot in the mouth, the ball
entering on the left side of the low
er lip, knocking out one tooth aud
SCATTERING the lower jaw bone. DR..
Smith said the ball must have been
a SO calibre. He also said that the
wound was not at all dangerous.
Scooney declared he did not know
who shot him. saying that he and
his brother, John Etengane. were in
the rear Of the barber shop, which
is cut off by a curtain, counting
money, when he was shot from the
outside, and John told about the
same story, but later Said there
were three or four present. Several
persons who heard the report Of the
pistol say they were sure it was fired
from the inside. One white man
said he saw negro run out Of the
front door Immediately after the
shot was fired
John Etergane. who was pretty
we'll tanked up, was arrested arc
Mr.. A. Paul Kitchin questioned him
but we learn he told conflicting
stories. and was finally locked UP
We learn that both boys, on Sun
day, declared the shooting an acct
dent, and John has been given hi
| freedom.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Items Of Interest Reported From The
County Seat.

Halifax. N. c., Sept. 26-The cot
ton fields on every hand are white
unto the harvest, but labor necessary
to take it out Of the boil is scarce.
The price for picking around here
is not uniform, the farmers having
the most and wanting it out the
worst is offering the larger price.
We have been Informed that in the
upper part Of the county some have
been offering as much as one dollar
per hundred.
The drop in the price Of King
Cotton has thrown CONSERVATION
in the camp. Many of our mos
conservative people were firm il
their belief six months ago that cot
ton would bring a good price, in
fact about the price of last fall, and
therefore used more high-priced
fertilizer, and paved more for labor
Work on the A. C. L. double
tracking is progressing well; the
grading has been going on for some
time. Iron, rails and ties have been
placed along the track and in short
time now trains will be running
from Richmond to Selma over it.
Mrs. w. L. Harrell and Miss Lii
ian. of Scotland Neck. spent day
here last week.
Mrs. Walton Worthy and little
Miss Frances, recently of Greenville,
have been here several DAYS to see
Mrs. Safer.
Mrs. C. N. Christian and children,
of near Tillery, spent portion of
last week witt, Mrs. N. L. Stedman.
DR.. and Mrs. Edwin Fenner, of
Henderson, spent Sunday here with
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Fenner.
Master. Hunter King, of Rocky
Mount, has been spending some
days with the Coppedge boys.
Master Percy Hammill, of Wilson,
Va, after visiting his uncle, j. W..
Hammill several days, returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory
and~sons, of Salisbury, are here to
see the Gr"gory's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Butts and
children spent Sunday in Whitakers
with Mr.. Butts mother and father.
| Hon. Edward L. Travis managed
to spend Sunday at home.
! Miss Esther Howerton who has
been spending some time in Rich
mond, was the guest of Miss Mamie
Gary last week.
Mrs. George Gillian has been VS.
iting friends and relatives at Peters
burg and other places for some time
MIR. and Mrs. j. c. Butts spen;
Sunday at Rosemary with their son
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
An Interesting Gathering.

Mr.. w. R. Kicks, Of Tarboro, 'and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Kicks and child,
Of Rocky Mount, were here Sunday
to see Mrs. E. N. Nelson and Mrs.
Mary Kicks It was quite an inter
esting gathering, four generations
being represented, the Oldest, Mrs.
Mary Kicks, being III her 9Th year,
ard her greatgrand-son, the niue
son OF Mr.. anil Mrs. W. u. KICKS,
beng just 10 months Old.
A number of the friends OF ar.
Kicks, the elder, and her daughter,
Mrs Nelson, called during the cay,
ard many were the hearty congrat-
ulations extended Mrs. Kicks IN De
ing permitted to I've to such a al
varcei age and.to fondle and caress
one Of her third generation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
An Army Of Clowns Will Be Here.

The Sangers Combined Shows pre-
sent along with their comedy de-
partment this.year. numerous prom
inent testers. commonly called
"clowns. Delfugo is the principal
jester. and associated with him are
As kings of the clowning world
Along with these funny chaps others
also assist with comical antics.
When intermingling with citizens
on the street none of them would
be suspected of wearing the loose
robes of a fool. but when they are
in the ring with their makeups on,
they laugh and the crowd laughs
with them. A jolly lot, and they
have certainly helped to unload at
least temporarily the cares from the
minds Of thousands Of people.
Glowing is an art Of itself, the
best clowns are born, not made. The
fun-making department of the San
gers Combined Shows is fully up to
the standard of its other depart
ments; in fact, many person will
testify to the statement that the
clowns with this show are worth the
price of admission. Their work is
appreciated, as the present strenu-
Gus life of most people causes them
to relish little pure nonsense now
and then.
Everything in all departments OF
the Sangers Combined Shows this
year is positively new. refreshing
and up-to-date. The big show will
exhibit in Scotland Neck, Thursday
Sept. 18th.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

Watch our advertising columns
for bargains.
The county commissioners meet
at Halifax Monday.
Mr.. Carleton Walston has taken a
position with L. Waxman as sales
man.
l.. WaXman has an advertisement
in this issue, telling our readers
about his fall goods.
Three convicts from the State farm
near Tillery, in charge of guard,
were here one day last week to have
some dental work done by DR.. A. C.
Livermon.
The Vassar Girls will give an en-
tertainment at the new school audi
totum Friday night, 18th. This
company is composed Of educated,
cultured and refined young women
and gives 6 high class musical con-
cert in the best vanced vaudeville.
See further announcement in our
advertising columns.
The Girl and the Tramp will be
presented by strong company at
Madry's opera house Friday night,
Sept. 10Th. This will be the first
entertainment at the opera house
since the scenery and walls have
been touched up by the painter and
two extra windows and electric fans
placed in the hall. 1t is a great
deal more comfortable now. The
price to see the Girl and the Tramp
will be IS cents, SO cents and Is
cents. Reserved seats on sale at j.
W. Allsbrooks store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
Revival TO Begin at the Scotland Neck
h.ejh0dISi Church.

Contemplating the proposed series
Of meetings a word from me might
not be out of place at this time. Of
course it is needless for me, as we'll
as many others, to say that we are
deeply concerned for the spiritual
life Of our community for that is an
admitted fact upon the part Of all
good people. For some while, as 3
pastor in your midst, l have given
serious and prayerful consideration
to the moral and spiritual condition
Of our people in general and Pm
frank to admit that, while we are
not essentially ban nor an unap-
preciative people as whole,
not at all, yet | do undertake
to say that the thermometer in the
realm Of applied Christianity and
righteous living with US is noticeably
at TOO low a mark. Then what do
we need? Why, touching this all
important matter we need simply
and solely a general religious awak-
ening. History attests that where
such prevails the morals of the peo-
pie are toned up, differences if any
are settled between peoples, and
God is greatly honored and revered.
Now, what shall we do? Let all the
people be hopeful, come together in
harmony and with good will and at
tend upon the revival meetings to
be held at the Scotland Neck Meth
odist Church, beginning On Wednes-
day evening at 7:3O O'Clock, Oct.
18th, 1911. Please allow me to insist
that everybody is cordially invited
to come, pray and work to the glory
of God and to the moral and spirit
VA! welfare Of the community.
Respectfully,
]. A. DALEY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Coming, Going and Whereabouts of Our
People and Other Folks.

Miss Helen Hilliard spent several
days last week in Raleigh returning
home Friday.
Miss Eleanor Smith returned home
Friday after a visit to Raleigh and
Rocky Mount.
Mr.. A. w. Outterbridge, of Whit
akers, was a pleasant visitor here
one day last week.
Mr.. Noah Biggs and Mrs. Jas. A..
Pittman have returned home after a
stay of several weeks at Panacea
Springs.
Mrs. E. T. Whitehead and daugh-
tiers, Misses Irene and Gertrude,
have returned from visit to friends
in Enfield.
Mr.. ]. C. Riddick, of Wake Forest
College. was here to spend Saturday
and Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
A. M. Riddick.
Miss Alberta Aiken, assistant
music teacher at the graded school,
arrived Tuesday and will live with
her brother, Prof. J. B. Aiken.
Miss Sarah M. Edmonds, of Wach-
apreague, Va, will have charge of
Mr.. j. w. Madry's millinery de-
partment, this season, and has ar
rived and entered upon her duties.
Misses Emily Biggs and Sallie
Baker went to Newport News, Va,
last Friday to attend dinner party
on board the U. S. Battleship Dixie,
given complimentary to these young
ladies by Lieut.. Geo. S. Bryan, US.
N. They were accompanied by Mrs.
L. j. Baker as chaperon.
Mr.. Fred M. Shute, of Williamson,
was here Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr.. Shute has recently been pro-
NOTED to the management of the
business and mechanical depart
ments Of the Williamson Enter
prise. He began his career in the
printing business in The Common
wealth office several years ago and
we are pleased to note his success.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
Three in Thirty.

Yon use L. & NJ. Paint on your
house only times in so, perhaps 90
years; and each time at less cost than
any other paint; for you make II
gallons Of paint ready-for-use, by
adding 2 Of gallon Of Linseed Oil
to each gallon of L. & NJ, and thus
reduce actual cost to about S1.6(
per gallon.
All painters know and recon,
mend it.
Our sales agents are Hardy Hard
ware Company.
Write postal for money Saver
List No. CO." Iongman & Martinez
P. O. Box 1879, New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-28
Notice of Sale of Dunn Land
October 2, 1911.

Under and by virtue Of an order
Of the Superior Court of Halifax
county, made in the special proceed.
ing entitled, W. B. Dunn, Robert G
Dunn, Mary w. Dunn and Rosa P.
Dunn VS.. Annie V. Dunn, the same
being No.. upon the special pro-
ceeding docket of said court, the
undersigned commissioner will on
Monday, the second day of October,
1911, at twelve o'clock. noon, at the
court house door in Halifax, North
Carolina, offer for sale to the high
est bidder certain tracts Of land
lying and being in Enfield township,
Halifax county, North Carolina, and
described as follows, to-wit:
First Tract-Adjoining the lands
Of S. C. Bellamy and others, begin
ming at the inside corner Of an old
dam and ditch, S. Bellamy's corner;
thence north 84a w 1870 poles along
said ditch, said to be Bellamy's line;
thence continuing Bellamy's line
along a hedgerow N 3d. w So poles
to a large pine stump at the head of
ditch, said to be Josey' line; thence
N e 1O1 poles to canal and dam,
said to be the line; thence along the
dam and canal to it's junction with a
larger canal and dam; thence along
said canal to large cypress tree
standing at crossing Of a planta-
ton path; thence south 121 w A
poles and 10 links to the beginning,
and 80 poles along said dam from
the south side Of the public road to
Enfield, containing 1869 acres; the
last distance, so poles, is given so as
to locate the corner, known as the
Short Swamp place.
Second Tract-Beginning at the
public road to Enfield at the head of
a dam, the corner of the Dunn and
Tillery tracts in Bellamy's line;
thence along said dam S INV 8poles,
S 6 W IA poles, S II E 18 poles and
10 links, S Is W "a poles to the end
Of the dam; thence s l f go poles to
Dead Greek; thence along Dead
Creek to Fishing Creek to a very
large drawf and knar.ed oak stand
ing on the bank of Fishing Creek at
a point where it makes a sharp turn;
thence N 3 E "a poles to the public
road to Enfield; thence along said
road to the beginning, containing
1872 acres, known as Washington
Whitehead Place.
Third Tract-Adjoining the lands
OF DR.. 0. C. Stallings, ]. L. Fleming,
Mrs. D. M. Dunn and others, and
being known as the B. C. Dunn hon e
place, and said to contain $40 acres,
more or less; the said home place
being the property Of Wells Draugh-
on and willed by said Draughnn to
B. G.. Dunn and wife. Rosa 2. Dunn,
for life and at their death to their
children. and being the place at
which B. C. Dunn and wife lived,
and being known in Enfield town
ship, Halifax county, as the Is. c..
Dunn home place; and being situat-
ed on the old road leading from En-
field to Scotland Neck, known as
Enfield road. The above property
being the property and al Of same
devised by Wells Draughon to Mrs
Rosa P. Dunn for her life and then
to her children by will probated
September "a. 1872, and recorded in
the office Of the clerk of the Superb
or Court of Edgecombe county in
VIII Book Volume Z, page SOP, to