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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

With his left arm broken in three
places and hardly place on his body
not badly bruised Frank Mackenroth
is i'm the hospital as result of I'M
jurhes received Wednesday morning.
He is employed at the Walnut Creek
Minis and had mounted a ladder to
put a belt back on a pully which oper
ated a bran packer when set screw
In the puIly caught his clothing and
Started 10 carry him around the shaft
Other employees saw his danger and
running to the engine noon had the
power shut down.
Mackenroth was doubled and twist
ed around the shaft and it was neces-
sary to cut off every bit Of cloth
ing to get him down, A doctor was
summoned and 1t was found that ap-
pareDtE the worst injuries were the
broken places in the arm but internal
injuries may have been received
which will make the accident much
more serious. There is a space of
about Is inches between the shaft
and the ceiling and it is wonder
that in being whirled about the shaft
that his head or body was not smash
ed against the ceiling.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
THE ATHENlAN CLUB.

The Athenian Club met Monday af-
ternOon at the home of Mrs. Minnie
StatIffer The following program was
given:
Roll Call-Items from Moorish His
tory, Mohammed-AIrs. Lobdell.
Charlmagne's InvaSion-NIrs. Jen-
nle Castle.
Rise of the Kingdoms of Navarro
SostiEe, Aragon-NIrs. Elizabeth Baker
The Cid and his birth place, Bur
goes-Mrs. Nellie Smith.
The club was favored with am in
strmeutal duet given by Miss Mabel
Stauffer and Miss Hazel Clark.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by Miss Mabel Stauf
fer and Miss Hazel Clark. 5
The club viii meet next Monday
with Mrs Charles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
THE BIG TABERNACLE IS TO BE
ERECTED.
Churches Getting Ready For the Big
Meeting.

November 18th, or two weeks
from the coming Sunday there will
be inaugurated what is hoped TO be
the most thorough going Evangehstic
Meeting ever held m the city of
Great Bend. The five churches, Bap-
tSt. Congregational, Presbyterian,
Christian and Methodist, are promot-
ing it, The ministers and people of
these churches are united in the ef-
fort. About four months ago, Rev.
Charles Grant Jordan, of Volant, Pa,
was engaged TO conduct this meeting.
He win bring with him his singer,
Mr.. Ramsay, who for several years
was with the late Sam Jones. DIR.
Jordan himself is a college graduate
and at one time was pastor Of the
largest Presbyterian church i'm Ohio,
and resigned his pastorate to take
up evangel!stic work. He is conced-
ed Ito be one of the strongest men in
che evangeliStic field today. The
meetings are to be conducted in a
big tabernacle erected purposely for
the meetings. 1t will accommodate at
leas 1900 people and is located on the
conner of Williams and Broadway. In
order TO put the meeting on a pro-
per financial basis the ministers have
raised a guarantee fund of $4,000
This fund win not be drawn upon I'M
less necessary. One of the features
OF the services win be the music.
A platform will be built large, enough
10 take care of large chorus-choir,
and MIR. Ramsay, who ranks with the
best leaders of the country, win be
sure TO arouse great interest In the
musical part of the service. Cottage
prayer meetings are being he'd every
wednesday night in different parts
OF the city and the people are becom-
Ing greatly interested. Surely all
Christian people wild try TO arrange
their affairs that from the human
side everything may be done ito in
sure great moral ard spiritual up-
lift to the community. God will not
fail rs, for He has said "Ask and We
shall receive Let us then begin to
plan and pray and work for the sue
cess Of the meeting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
JOHN eARN Err.

Newspaper dispatches last week
contained the story Of a killing at
Riohfield, i'm Morton county, in whAcA
John Garner was the victim. Mr.. Car
ner, we presume 1t is the same man
as he is in Morton county, was a res
ident Of this county for several years,
having been connected with one Of
Daily's threshdng outfits. We take
the following from the Hutchinson
News Of last Saturday.
Additional news has reached here
of the recent killing of John Garner,
down at Richfield, in Morton county,
bv L. NJ De Weese, clerk Of the dis
trict court. It appears to be case
Of sell defense and a coroneris jury,
summoned to look into the case.
brought i'm a vedcirt which cleared
De Weese.
John Garner and a neighbor, named
Floyd, had had some trouble and Il
was Gamers declared intentdon to
kill Floyd that brought about the
other trouble.
F. VanGundy, editor oF the Rich
field Monitor, sends in the following
story Of the killing:
About 1880 Tuesday. L. NJ. De,
Weese, cleUk of the district court Of
Morton county, shot and killed John
Garner, farmer living northeast Of
town. while the latter was on Main
street with a double bareled shotgun
threatening to shoot DeWeese.
Garner came to town and told sew.
eral men that he intended to kill a
neighbor named Floyd, who was com.
Ing in to prove up on his homestead
This morning he began drinking and
armiOg himself with a doublebarreled
shotgun he started out to find Floyd.
mo one seemed 10 pay much attenN
ton to GARNER and as both the sher-
iff and undersheriff were out Of town
he was permitted to stay at large.
AN efforts of his friends TO secure
the gun were fruitless. At length he
went TO the courthouse where Floyd
was proving up before the district.
clerk and pointed his gun at several
persons. Mr. De Weese, in order to
save the lives of Floyd and another
man, locked them in his vault and
ran to his home and was returning
to the courthouse with a Remington
rifle when he was halted by Garner
who told him TO stop or he would
shoot and while advancing toward
De Weese, who tried to get behind a
house. but finding that impossible he
fired at Garner, shooting him through
the body, death resulting in few
minutes A coroner's jury was impan-
eled and after hearing the evidence
returned verdict exonerating De
Weese.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.
Headquarters Democratic Congress
stOnal Committee, 7th District.

Headquarters Democratic Congress.
stonal Committee, 7th District.
Hutchinson. Kans., Oct. 26. II.
By order OF the committee a dele
gate convention Of the Democrats of
the Seventh Congressional District of
Kansas is hereby called, to be held
at Dodge City, Kansas, ON Saturday,
November IL, 1911, convening at 1:30
p. m, for the purpose Of nominating
a candidate for Congress. The appor-
'tionment Of delegates as fixed by the
committee is as follows:
Barber 10, Barton 10, Clark ), Co
manche 4, Edwards s, Finney 6, Ford
II, Grant 2, Gray 4, Greeley 2. Ham
llton 4, Harper II, Haskell 8, Hodge
man 4, Keamey 4, Kingman Il, Kio-
Wa 8, Lame 8, Meade 8, Morton 8.
Ness ., Pawuee 10, Pratt II, Reno
81, Rice 13, Rush 8, Scott 4. Seward
%, Stafford 10, stanton 3, Stevens 8.
Wichita 3.
1t is recommended by the commit.
tee that such delegates be chosen by
delegate or mass convention, or in
such manner as best suited TO the
various counties in the short time al
lowed.
SAM S. GRAYBILL,
Attest: Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
PROMINENT FARMER GONE.

Henry Mehrhoff, one of the old
time and very highly respected farm
ers Of this county passed away at his
home a short distance east of this
city on Tuesday morning, October "a,
at 4 a. M after an illness Of sew
eral months duration.
Mr.. Mehrhoff was bonn in Germany
December IA, 1881. He first settled
In this country near Lawreuceburg,
Indiana, but about the year 1879 re-
moved to this county, and has resid-
ed here continuously since then. He
is survived by a widow and two
daughters, Mrs. VIII Henning and
Mrs. Ernest Panne, both of this coun.
ty. Another daughter, Mrs. Henry
Lampe, and three sons have preced-
ed him in death. He was farmer,
one Of the sturdy, hard working kind,
who, by his thrift and enterprise be-
came one of the heavy property hold
eB in the county. being a director
Of the First National Bank for a
number Of yeas. He was Of a kind
ly disposition, ready to help those
needing and deserving it, and always
trying to live up to the obligations
placed upon him by his fellowmeu.
The funeral services were conducted
today from the home and the Bap-
tist chnrch in this city. The Demo
crat extends 10 the bereayed family
its sympathy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
THEY ROBBED THE TILL.

E. NJ. Jenkins and Earl Evans are
IN the county jail awaiting trial and
sentence for robbing the Chas. Glead-
all barber shop at Hoisimgton Friday
might. II is not erroneous 20 say
they are awaiting sentence and trial
as they we're caught with the goods.
The barber shop was entered Fri
day night and the cash register and
laundry money box taken and carried
10 field south Of Hoisington where
they were broken open and the con-
tents. some $40 we're taken. The men
came on TO Great Bend and Hoising-
oOn officers came over Saturday and
finding the two men on the s;rees.
arrested them. Evars confessed the
robbery and tod where the money
was. They had hidden It early Sat
urday morning near the east side
base bali park. jenkins is the worst
Of the two and IL is believed that he
is chiefly responsible for the rob-
berg. He has served time In the re-
formatory. Both men have been loaf
Ing around Hoisington for some time
Gleadall had befriended Evans and
the latter seems to have been some
what sorry over the way he had act
ed and tried TO make restitution as
far as he could. He's this sort OF a
fellow. He pawned his coat recently
70 send money to an aunt who need.
ed help.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
MRS. MONTGOMERY DEAD.

A message received here Tuesday
afternoon was TO the effect
that Mrs. Sarah E. Montgomery had
died at the home Of her daughter.
Mrs. Chas. Evans, near Preston, The
remains were brought here Wednes-
DAY evening and the funeral services
were held this morning from the Clar
eDce Montgomery home southeast OF
town. The remains were placed in
The Montgomery cemetery.
The deceased was past 72 years Of
Claflin Clarion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMIT.
TEE MEETING

Democratic Headquarters.
Great Bend. Kans
A meeting of the Democratic Cen,
ttal Committee rs hereby called to be
held at Carols office in the Mcbride
Building, Monday, Oct. goth. at 2
p. m. 1t is very important that every
member of the Committee be pres
ent at this meeting.
FRED ZUTAVERN,
W. Z. STOKE, Chairman.
Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27

Nick schaHz was a visitor from FL
ninwood Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-27

Rev. and Mrs G.. W. Afford were
in Hutchinson this week.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
URGES BRANCH HOSPITALS
Professor Loeb Would Provide
Ready Aid for Destitute.

The establishment Of branch hospital Of
fees i'm different districts of the city where
destitute persons could obtain ready hos
pital accommodations and temporary medi-
cal relief was the suggestion made by Pro-
fessor Morris Loeb at the annual meeting
OF the directorate and officers ~ the Sans-
torium for Hebrew Children Yesterday af-
ternoon at the Hebrew Charities Building
The board Of directorate which served for
the last three years was reelected upon the
acceptance Of the report Of the nominating
committee.
g. Richard Davis member Of the boar
Of directors. reported that during last
summer, when the institution was open,
3, $50 mothers and children were cared for
and Il .fi6 mothers and children were taken
on boat and railway trips 10 seaside re-
sorts. He also referred to extended en-
larEements and improvements made upon
the sanatorium during the last year.
Professor Loeb emphasized the fact that
although thousands OF cases were treated
al the sanatorium during last summer the
death list amounted 10 only six, which
smoke highly both for the institution and its
ef1cieut physicians. He said that Judging
from the number of cases Of heart disease
.auonE the poorer class of the lower East
Side that had come under tho notice OF the
sanatorium authorities there must he an
alarming number of cases of this charsc-
ter in that portion Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
FOUR-EYED BEAR IN TOWN
Curator Ditmars Weans Him
from Taking Sugar in His n.

The ONLY spe.taCled bear IN captivity,
which arrived At The Bronx Geological Car
dens from Ecuador last Monday. is the
most eccentric creature that has ever come
to that institution For the first three DAYS
no would not cat. and except when the
soeDer gave him water iu \ bottle sweet
ercd with sugar would not take drink.
II was because he came in Tor such a
protracted snoiltnC as ensued from his long
tourney that the bear with the spcctacled
ewes could not 900 plainly his duties as
400. bear He got into rage when an
ATTEMPT was made 70 give him plain water.
But Yesterday curator Ditmars adopted
rran 70 veen the creature from his sweet
encd water. Instead OF sugar, he ordered
salt 10 be put IN the bottle.
After he had taken two or three long
apuIs" az it the bear showed signs of sea-
sickness Later in the day, after few
loud protests. the animal consented TO drink
straight water
Just now the keepers must feed with a
bottle the little grizzly cub which Mas res
cued from its parents last Sunday after
another cub had been mauled 10 death by
Ivan. the father II is the first bear cub
the keepers have ever tried 10 raise on a
bottle. and the little fellow Is doing finely.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
soc1ETY's SINS INDIVIDUAL
Specific Responsibility Necessary for
Reform. Says the Rev T o. Hall.

Tho sins OF society are the sins Of tho
individual" declared the Rev. Frank oliver
Tlsll. AT the Church OF the Divine Paternity.
central park West ard 18th street. in his
discourse on "sin. Society and Myself yes
terday morning. ne said:
We arc told that in spite of the alleged
increase in the cost Of living New Workers
we're able TO put aside s3.Coooooco0 last year
for a rainy day, while each day one hun
dred thousand children went 10 school hun
rrv and improperly clothed and ono ont of
every ten persons who died In the metrop-
ellis filed a pauper's grave.
.In the majority OF cases tho person 20
hIame is the person who nils the pauper's
crave but society Is 10 blame In cases
whore the person was endeavoring 10 obey
the laws Of health, bur poverty and sick
ness came upon him unayoidably. Society
90 averyhody When everybody Is blamed
one narson Is relieved OF the specific re-
sno,sjbilitv When you read or the many
nCiitiroi tangles which daily arise you are
tenipted 20 say that society Is rotten al the
yonts Society Is not rotten at the roots.
Society IL you and I. We can't save the
only az far as we indi-
,-idusls live and work together. The sins
~ soctetv amount only 20 the wrongdoings
~ The individuals. To reform society each
cpe has 10 start With himself
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
PUSHING BACKWARD PUPILS
Public School Teachers Told to
Help Them Toward Promotion.

Children vino are on the ragged edge or
success in school work are receiving more
attention this year from New York City's
teachers and principals than ever before.
Whether more or fewer children hear az
the end Of this month that they must do
the first terms work over again. II IS Ger
ain that those who are held back will he
more discriminatory sifted from those who
90 forward than I'm any other wear.
Last January 1919 or 1916 per cent Of
the children i'm school at that time. wore
held back, not promoted. failed The
preceding January 1OS.ooO were held back.
in 1907. l3c. 600. n 1906. $4,000. Tho aver
age for the las. five wears has been $4,000
This year principals and teachers hav"
been told never. unless absolutely uccos-
zary. to keep 4 child more than two terms
I'm one grade Teachers must write for
every child tho reason fer not promoting
him. Local board members have bocu
asked 6v borough presidents 20 do what
tncv can 10 help teachers prepare chill
Gren I'm advance for promotion.
superintendent Maxwell says poor teach.
ing absence. illness and Indifference are
among the causes why There viii aiva->
be a considerable percentage of pupils who
should not be promoted, and adds yet
3. is quite ms nifest that moro pupils should
lie promoted each tenn than arc promoted
at present and that moro should bo done
than l7 nov done for tho not promoted
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
FLYNN HEADS RAIDERS
Gets Man He Believes Took Part
in Longo Kidnapping.

with several detectives from Police
HEADQUARTERS. Deputy Commissioner
flynn swooped down on an Italian re-
sort In East 18th street. near First ave-
uuo. last night and arrested Giuseppe
Fa'avia. ~ No 93 McDougall street
Commissioner Flynn had received in
formation from secret source that Bel
Iavia was one Of those concerned IN the
kidnapping Of Giuseppe Longo. While
fhe Deputy Commissioner and some or
his men waited outside. two detectives
GOT Rellavia. who was drinking with
crowd Of friends He was taken 10 head
quarters and searched. a loaded revoi-
yar was found IN his pocket, and several
letters written in Italian we're found on
his person. which confirmed the Deputy
commissioners suspicious Bellavia
was held on charge Of carrying con-
ccaled weapons. and ON suspicion Of hsv-
ing acted in conspiracy with others in the
kidnapping of the IonEo boy.
4 man and woman have already
been sentenced 10 terms in Sing Sing for
rarticipation in the Longo abduction.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16

immigration know what the jew Is doing
10 make good citizens Of the immigrants.
You take child into your great institu-
tions watch over him, and he becomes a
useful member Of the great municipality. I
can see no menace TO society In the irr1nni-
grant The Jew can make the best citi-
zen in the commonwealth. do not fea-
that the restrictions will become actual.
but. Of course. IL they do. the usefulness OF
the great commonwealth would he de-
stroyed The Jew OF the next seneratto,
will be the best Jew OF any generation and
the best OF American citizens"
After the meeting a budget exhibit was
thrown open. In which work OF the various
Institutes was shown. There were eI-
anples OF needlework- cooking. woodwork
ing, electrical work. commercial exhibits,
dressmaking and samples Of Art and crafs
in many other industries. Visitors v.re In
vlted TO inspect the plant OF the Hebrew
Technical School for Girls. and they eT-
pored II from the gymnasium on ths top
floor 10 the big swimming pool in ths
basement, where six or seven young girls
plunged and padded about like ducks.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
KILLED THE PEACEMAKER
Haskell's Nephew Shoots One
Dead and Wounds Another.
rev Telegraph - Tho Trfbu-. J


Oklahoma city. okla. Jan. 15.--B. n.
Updyke. a nephew ot Ex-Governor
Charles n. Haskell. IL q fugitive from
Justice might. while IN the city morEue
- the body of 4. r Christensen. with a
wound through the mouth and brain.
and IN tho city hospital lies T. u. Ander-
son. brother-in-law ~ Updvke with two
bullet holes through his lungs and his
death ~ momentarilv expected.
Ny brother-in-law killed vs." said
Anderson before he became finally un-
conscious at the hospital
we Just tried 20 talk with him and
he shot us down"
Anderson was the only witness 70 the
crime. II appears from his testimony
and tho frightened story OF Nora Up
dyke. wife Of the fugitive. that Updyke
had been auarrelling with his wife. Mrs.
Updyke says he beat her with his fists.
Mrs. Updyke's cries aroused Anderson.
who IS the husband OF Updyke's sister
and he came up just as Christensen, an
electrical engineer from Chicago. was
demonstrating with Updyke The latter
drew an automatic revolver. IS Calibre'
and BEGAN firing.
Mrs Updyke was arrested as an &C
shooting though admitting that she
knew her husband had gone after his
revolver.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
TO USE NEW SOUNDING BOARD
Theatre Equipped with Device Thought
Out by Miss Maude Adams.

Fo- tie performances Of "Chantecler' AZ
he Kn.cke-uorke Theatre. beginning next
week there viii be used, for the frst time
n any theatre newly invented sounding
hoard thought out by Miss Maude Adams
'r6 made from her design. II practically
amounts 20 converting a theatre audito-
nun into a solid drum. with no other open
ing than the aisles and the proscenium arch
q the stage Although the plans for the
new sounding board have thus far been eX-
s-utAd only on tho lower floor and the hrst
balcony of the Knickerbocker Theatre II
has been decided that the invention has
proved itself and 4 patent has already been
applied for
The principle n the new sounding board
= TIE reverse Of the ordinary pulpit sound
i'g board Instead Of being built on tho
stage n project sound, II Is erected IN the
auditorium 10 catch the human voice and
eonfns IL within the desired area II praC-
ucalIy amounts 70 economizing the utter
shcs Of every spoken word on the stage,
..sissd o. allowing the sound 10 scatter. BY
suofdlng a definite limit 20 which the voice
The American sounding board. as the sp-
Mcation for the patent OF the new lnven-
l9n calls ft first occurred TO Miss Adams
'.hen she was appearing in u Aiglon.' in
- 80 Greek Theatre IN the University of
,allorria, four years ago. Before an audi
We Of more than eight thousand persons
.ss Adams and her company found N
sesl'r 70 make themselves heard In this
lone theatre. despite its vast proportions.
- IN an ordinary theatre. On examina-
.4on the theatres fine acoustics proved 20
BASED or the principle OF not attempt
Is 70 project the sound definitely from the
...ase, but 70 catch and confne the utter
,<s ot the actors by means or a high cor
nce Of masonry erected behind tho last
'oH OF seats
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
CHILD WELFARE EXHIBITION
Many Sides of Subject To Be Shown TO
Educate Parents.

After A Years work by more than three
hundred specialists and fifteen hundred
other persons interested in children, the
Child Welfare Exhibit will open 20 the
public on Wednesday. The primary OBJ
iect Of the exhibit is 10 educate parents in
the proper upbringing Of children. con-
sidered from every possible point OF view,
Many prominent men and women workers
in child labor fields have accepted invi-
tations 10 address the audiences at the ex-
hibit which will continue from January
u 10 February ~. and will be held in the
list Regiment Armory, at Park avenue and
3lth street.
Those responsible for the exhibit believe
that fully 100000 persons will attend. in
cluding specialists and experts from all
parts Of the country. Conferences will be
neId every afternoon and evening, and the
subjects will embrace education. homes,
recreation, work and wages, health. law
and the child and private philanthropy.
Such practical subjects as How 10
C1othe the Family on an Income OF $500 a
Year will be treated by Professor Mary
Schenck Woolman. Of Teachers col
Iege, this taking place on January % An
other speaker will be Miss Jane Adams,
the head worker al Hull House, Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
KILLED FORMER FRIEND
Contractor Had Heard Gossip
of Wife and Victim.

Crisfeld Md. Jan. i5--Summerset County
was excited to-day over the killing last
night Of William s Chelton. a farmer Of
Tulls Corner, ten miles from here, by Will
lam Green, a contractor and builder.
coroner's jury to-day gave a verdict OF
iustifable homicide after hearing the state
ment Of Green, who told the jury that he
and Chelton were formerly friends. but
after he had heard talk in the neighbor-
hood about his wife and Chelton they be-
came estranged. After his return home
last evening, Green said, he heard a voice
in the grounds about the house lie saw
Chelton there. Taking his gun he went out
and saw the legs OF a man protruding from
the underpinnins Of his cottage. lie called
Cbelton by name. Receiving no reply he
fired. Cheltop was shot in the abdomen
Green told the jury that he did not sus-
meet Chelton of any undue friendship for
his wife. He had the most implicit con-
Adence in his wife. He said, however. that
chelton was a trespasser on his premises,
and for that reason he shot him.