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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
lanes 9. Speed Critically N.

louisville. Ky.-James B. Speed,
probably LouisyiIle's wealthiest citi-
zen. was Wednesday reported critical
Iy i'll Of a complication OF diseases at
his home here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Suspicious Nature.

why did you jilt that man who
wanted &C marry you?"
Because replied the prima donna.
Il couldn't make up my mind whether
Ae was in love with me or merely
wanted to hear me sing for nothing"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Renort Honduras Treaty

Washington.-The senate committee
on foreign relations Wednesday or
dered favorable report on the treaty
with Honduras relative to the settle
ment of that republics financial trou-
b1es.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
CLARA MORRIS is sIGHTLEss.
Stricken Actress Realizes That She
Cannot Live Much Lonuer,

Cannot Live Much Longer.
Yonkers, n. Y-Clara Morris birth
day will mark the completion of
the first year of her failing eyesight
and general breakdown. She is now
almost totally blind and, realizing that
she cannot live long, is working day
and night debating her memoirs.
The STRICKEN actress derives her
greatest pleasure from listening to mu-
sic from grand operas played at her
bedside by monograph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
One Week With Each.

4 don't Ike 70 be always moving
about" declared tie cook
Don't eh2' said tile new janitor.
I've been fl this apartment house
year. There's ninety families In if:
I'm good for a year more"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
would End Capital Punishment.

st. Paul, Minn.-The Minnesota
house Wednesday passed a bill provid-
ing for the adjustment of capital pun.
ishment in this state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Code for New Mexico Wins.

Washington.-The constitution of
the state of New Mexico was unani-
mously approved by the house commit,
tee on territories Tuesday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Report Teachers, Waea Bill.

Madison.-The senate committee
on education has reported favorably
the bill fixing minimum wage of
S35 month for school teachers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
LOR|MER VICTOR
BY VOTE IS TO 40
Senate Rejects Resolution to Un-
seat IIIinoiSan.
CULL0M ASSISTS COLLEAGUE
Casts Ballot for Sitting Member Who
Refrains From Casting Ballot
and Is JubiIant Over
Result

Washington-Sen William Lor-
inner of Illinois was Eindicated by
the senate of the United States
when by vote of 46 to 40 the resolu-
ton which was introduced by Senator
Beveridge declaring that Mr.. Lori
mer was not duly and legally elected
to a seat in the senate of the United
States by the legislature of Illinois
was defeated Mr.. Lorfmer was not
present when the roll was called.
Vote in Detail.
The result of the roll call follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Fisher.

Mrs. Anna Fisher passed to the
Great Beyond Thursday morn
ing at her home north of town.
She appeared to in the best of
health until only a few minutes
before her death when she suf-
fered an attack of heart disease
and passed away.
She was the belOvd wife of H.
A. Fisher who runs a dairy farm
north of this city. She was a
hard working woman and will be
missed in the home.
She leaves to mourn her loss a
loving husband and eight child
ren.
The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon from the NJ.
E. Church and interment made
in the Great Bend cemetery.
The sympathy of the cOmmm-
ity is extended, to these bereav-
ed ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Taft Fights Progressives.

President Taft is still fighting
progressive republicans. He first
endeavOred to smother progress
siveism by refusing patronage to
memebrs of Congress who would
not vote for bills recommended
by him whether they thought it
TO be for the public good or not.
This movement failed utterly. In
surgency increased instead of
disappearing. Then the president
used all the influences at his
command to bring about the de-
feat of Senator LaFOllette in
Wisconsin. LaFOllette was re-
elected by larger vote than ever
Now the president is taking the
leading part in the fight against
giving the prOgreSsives of the SEN
ate the committee places they
demand. Inasmuch as the pres
ident'S former efforts caused two
pfOgresSives to grow where but
one had grown before, the pro
gres$ives can afford to patient.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Clay Center /, Great Bend o

The Clay Center team of the
Central Kansas League played
here Wednesday with results no
ted above.
No scores were made until the
first half of the ninth, when the
visitors scored one on a walk
followed by a three1Sacker.
The winners registered only 2
hits while the home team gather
ed 6, which should have won the
game, but did not owing to the
fact that these hits were badly
scattered and that base ball luck
was breaking against the home
team.
Maple and Wheatley pitched
three innings each with a record
OF no hits and no walks against
either.
Kerr was on the mound the last
three innings and allowed himself
to be touched for two hits and
two walks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
The Concert.

The first annual concert of the
high school chorus and orchestra
has proven a success, both in rem
lltlOn of the program and the
support of the. town. The Con-
gregatlOnal church, in which the
concert was given, was crowded
last evening and the audience
was an appreciatiye one.
Every number of the program
was given the best attention and
was received with hearty ap-
plause. Miss Gladys Lee, Miss
Miss Mae Winget and Mr.. Henry
Eddy took the solo parts and did
extremely well. There are a
great number of good voices in
the membership of the chorus.
which with more training will de-
velop greatly. The members of
the orchestra showed that they
had been diligent in practice and
the result of their training un-
der Miss Kenny is very apparent.
Special credit is due Mr.. ChaS.
Townsley for the manner in which
he has developed so good and
well trained a choral society of
young people. Miss Helen Daw-
son who was accOmpanist on all
OF the vocal numbers shows ex-
cellent ability and is to be prais-
ed for the fine manner in which
she helped out the choral society.
The chorus will probably pre-
pare some special numbers for
commencement week and next
year should have an organiza-
tlOn twice the size of the present
one.
There are a number of good
solo voices in the organization
and in the next year S work more
varied programs may be given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
They Go to South Dakota for
for Engineer.

Carl L. Witt who has been
with the railroad commission of
South Dakota for the last three
and One-half years has been en-
plOyed by the Kansas state
board Of railroad commissioners
as engineer for the public utili-
ties commission. He will make
a physical valuation of the rail
roads of the state. The public
utilities law, which goes into eff
feet upon the publication of the
statute books, provides for an en-
gineer who may be paid up to
5000 a year. The Kansas COM
mission will pay Mr.. Witt $500
a year. The last legislature in
Structed the railroad commission
TO ascertain as early as practi-
cable the value of every railroad
IN Kansas. Mr.. Witt made ply
steal valuatiOnn of all the rail.
road property in South Dakota
and found that tthe total mil
age of $500 had a total valu.
alton of $1O6,OO0,OOO. Frank J.
Ryan opposed the appointment
of Mr.. Witt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Widow of Kansas Hero Gains
Recognition.

Pittsburg, Pa, May Thirty
five awards in recognition of acts
OF herOiSm were made today at
the spring meeting of the Carne-
gle hero fund commission and the
issuance of nine silver and 26
bronze medals were authorized.
In addition the. money accom-
. panying the medals amounts to
1874, 100 and pensions to widows
of heroes total $1,3l0 annually.
OF the large amounts $1,000 is
given to George K. Muir of Crane
Rapids, Wis, who was awarded
a bronze medal last January.
Muir is now suffering from tub
erculOsiS at Wales, Wis, and the
commission makes the money a.
ward to care for him.
The widow Of Marion a. Hy-
land, who lost his life while try
ing to rescue from drowning Guy
R. Henderson and Rueben D. HOx
lie at Hallenberg Kan, in June,
1910 was awarded silver medal
and $50 a month pension, with
So a month additional for two
children until they reach the age
of l6.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Mrs. Phoebe Swartz Dead.

Mrs. Phoebe Swartz, aged 70
years, died last night at $50
O'Clock at her home, 32l West
avenue, after a long illness. With
her daughter, Miss Mary Swartz,
q teach in the seventh grade of
Avenue A school, she made her
home here. The body wwill be
shipped to Great Bend, where the
family home is, today. and the
funeral services will be held there
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. Rev. WestwOOd of the
Presbyterian church of Great
Bend will Officiate.-Hutchinson
Gazette.
Mrs. Swartz and children came
TO Great Bend from Camp Point,
ILL.,, in 1892, and made this city
her home until a year ago when
she moved to Hutchinson with
her daughter. Two sons. Bert
and Charlie, of California. also
survive her. Mrs. Clayt Moses
and Mrs. A. NJ. Collins are her
nieces.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Presbyterian church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Teh Passing of Ex-Mayor Tom L
johnson of Cleveland.

Democracy mOurnS the death of
Hon. Tom L. johnson. former
Mayor of Cleveland. Mr.. John
son died in Cleveland on the 10th
Of April, after an illness of more
than a year. He was twice the
Representative in Congress from
Mayor of Cleveland, had been
.the2lst Ohio District, four times
prominently mentioned on sever
al occasions in connection with
the Democratic Presidential NOM
matiOn, was the champion of the
three cent railroad fares. and a
prominent advocate of Henry
Georges single tax theory.
In his passing Democracy loses
one of its best known men and a
Stalwart champion of its princi-
pies. All Cleveland paid the pro-
fOundest respect to the memory
of this able man at the obsequies.
The great city, draped in mourn
ing, and uncovered head. stood
still for hours on the day of the
funeral. Hundreds of prOmi-
nent men, from all about the
country, were present at the flu
neral, or sent letters or kilograms
of coincidence to the bereaved
family.
Greeting Herman C. Baehr, Jan.
uary l, 1910, Tom L. johnson, in
turning the executive office of
Cleveland, O., over to his success
or, said:
Il have served the people for
nearly nine years. | have had
more of misfortune in those nine
years than in any other period
of my life. As that is true, it is
also true that l have had more
Of joy. In those nine years l
have given the biggest and best
part of me.
" | served the people of Cleve-
land the best | knew how"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
School Board Meeting.

Board met in regular session
with President Morrison in the
chair. Roll called and members
answered to their names as fol-
lows: Morrison, Young, Russell,
McMullen, Omer, Seward, Cox.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved as corrected.
The regular monthly bills were
allowed.
On motion the board proceed
ed to elect teachers as follows: !:
G o. Hull, $133 1-3 per month;
Prof. AxtOn SS; Eddy So; Miss
Helm 80; Miss Kenny 80; Miss
MathewsOn, Misses Ivy and FlOs-
sic aLindley, Matte Fruit. Miss
POmpel, Miss Matte Cheney, Miss
Blanche Thatcher, Edith Rush,
Lizzie Miller, Miss Clementine
Moses and James Freer were all
elected unanimously.
On motion Of Russell the mat
ter of selecting a domestic sci
superintendent and teachers com
ence teacher was left with the
mittee.
Board adjourned to meet at call
of the president.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Base Ball "DOins"

u
While the weather man has,
apparently not been in sympathy
with the movement, base ball
practice has been the regular Or,
der at the ball farm the past
week. Manager Wilson has been
giving the boys a regular work
out each day and getting the.
bunch into condition as0fass as.
weather conditions would permit.
Several of the boys .wh0 were
on the team last year are With
us, and with them is a very prom
lslng bunch of try-Outs. Generall
indications are that OUT of the
aggregation now here and a few
Others who are yet to come. a.
first division team can be select,
ed.
lie pltcnlng starr accordlng'to
present indications and dope on
some of the candidates will be .
exceptionally strong.
Ex-Manager Lyons is with. us
again and will probably be mas
ter of ceremonies at the third
bag station this season. ="
As is always the case. quite a
number of the boys who reported .
for a try-Out were unable to
make good and several of them
have drawn the pink slip and
departed. Some of these were .
really good men and have secured
positions on other teams.
A game was played with the
high school team last Friday
which gave the anxious .. fans
their first opportunity to see the
team put through their PAGES.
This game resulted in 7 TO o.
score for the Leaguers. but was
a really good game, interesting
from start to finish. and not s.
One-sided as the score would in.
dicate. While the school boys
are fast team in their. class,
the difference which experience
makes was very apparent, parti-
cularly in base running which is
a Very important part ..of the
game and largely matter of ed
ucatiOn.
Taken as a whole the prospect
for a rattling good team and lots
Of good elan sport this summer
is first class.
From a financial standpoint.
conditions are very satisfactory,
and of course, like all other
towns in the league, Great Bend
expects to win the pennant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Pawnee Rock 5, High School 1S.

The Great Bend High School
base ball team played the Paw.
nee Rock city team at the Rock
Saturday and won easily by a
score of Is to ). Unruh pitched
for the locals and struck out 12.
men. He was a little wild at
times and walked in one run but
throughout the game displayed
his ability as a pitcher. The fea-
ture of the game was aoOne-hand-
ed catch of a foul back of first
base by Vannie Smith who cap
tured it after a long run. The
high school boys got Il hits,
PaxsOn getting two twO-baggers,
John Gilman one, Moore a three
sacker and Krebaum getting a
home rum. Deal caught for the.
locals. Lille. Glaze and KOne the
battery for the Pawnee Rock
team.
The high school has one Of the
fastest teams in the state and are
making an effort to get a game
with the Abilene team which
claims the high school champ
ionship of the state. We doubt
If there is a team. in Che state
as good as the local high school
team.
All this week the. team will
engage in practice with the leag-
uers and on Friday will have
match game with them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Let Others Do Likewise.

The vote at the annual school
meeting in several districts in
Pawnee county show that the
model district school," or man
ual training idea, is receiving a
great deal of consideration.
, The teaching of plain sewing
and wholesome cooking for the
girls, and use the ordinary bench
tools for the boys, strikes one
at once as a most practical train
ing. The good work done by
the pioneer model district schools,
is bearing fruit. The exhibitions
of the different kinds of work
SdOne by the school children of
this county last Saturday proves
that a beginning has already
been made in many districts.
Green Valley district voted to
build a new school house, with
proper rooms and equipment for
the manual training and domes-
tic science work. Miss Rese
HOckenberger. who started the
work there this year, has been
re2emplOyed at an advanced sal
airy, with the understanding that
the full work is to be carried
next year., Miss HOckenberger is
taking a special course at the
State Normal at Hays in the
, model school training.
e Other districts voted to build
new school houses, and are con-
siderng plans for the model dis
'trict school. Among these areEu-
reka, Valley View, Pratt and
Rosey. While the full manual
O work may not begin next term
J yet the new buildings will prob
ably be constructed with that
idea in view.
The above from the Larned
ChpOnoscope indicates that Paw
nee county is in the front rank
IN improvement of their country
schools and are making a move
: toward practical education which
we believe will be a popular
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Travis and Dyche Again

In a meeting Of the state
SportSmenis association in Hutch
insOn recently, Del Travis of
Pratt, ex-state game warden, made
charges against the methods Of
the state in handling matters of
interest to the spOrtsmen Of the
state, the principal charge being
that the money paid for hunting
licenses is not turned in to the
proper fund and that the state
is not being stocked with fish
and game from that fund.
This calls an emphatic denial
from Prof. Dyche and again it
brings into the spotlight a con-
troversy between the gentlemen
mentioned which has been in a
more or less flourishing cOndi-
tiOn for a year or more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
Moses Bros. Elevator Sold.

A deal has been closed where
by the Dodge City Milling COM
pany have become the owners of
the Moses Bros. elevator at this
place. We understand that the
capacity will be increased 10000
bushels and other needed i'm
prOvements added. This will make
a better market for the milling
grade Of wheat as the millers
usually pay on an average of
two cents more than the eastern
markets justify.-Spearville News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs j D. SOmens Of
Newton visited here a, few days
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hammond and Mrs. Conkle. e.
Mrs. H. King has returned from
Fort Dodge where she attended
the funeral of. her sOn-in-law,
Hezekiah Dawley.
Harry Marx came in Wednes-
day from Wyoming and surpris.
ed his parents. He is looking
well and likes his work and loca-
ton.
L. W. Quinn of LOngmOnt, CD,
IS here visiting his brother B.
HI. Quinn and family.
Mrs. Will Thorpberg and child
rem left Tuesday evening for Ok
lahoma where they. will make thei
home. Al
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05


Albert Zimmeht and wife of
Illinois and John Zimmeht and
wife of Colorado City left last
night for their homes. They were
Called here to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Frank Hitchcock.
R. D. Kincaid of Colorado
Springs is here for a visit with
his uncleS S. H. and Robert Gwinl
Mr.. andMrs. Geo. Land and fam
lily are visiting. with relatives In
Cimarron. ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-05
The 22nd Annual Trade Trip Of
The Commercial Club of
Kansas City.

he Commercial Club of Kansas
City, the leading business mems
organization Of the middle west,
inauglrated the custom of what
Is knnOwn as Trade Extension
Trips. 112 members of the Com
mercial Club, representing 81 dis
tinct lines of business. are taking
"a business trip which lasts one
week.
The excursion party is to leave
Kansas City on Sunday evening
May 7th. They travel by special
train, consisting of II ears. With
Club members, train-men and EN-
ployeeS, the entire party numbers
175. In their train, they have
three baggage cars, two Dining
ears, eight Sleepers, and a parlOr
ObserN rNation ear. The entire train
is equipped with inter-cOmmuni-
eating telephone service for the
convenience of those on the train;
and a the night stops, through
the courtesy of the Missouri &
Kansas Telephone Company, the
members of the party have the
privilege of talking to their
homes.
The Club has with them splen
did orchestra Of ten pieces and
a number of vOcaliStS. so that
when night stops are made it is
the custom to have a meeting in
some convenient place, where the
Commercial Club is in position to
give finished concert.
During the week, this party
travels 400 miles and visits 121
cities, these cities having COM
bned population of 245,635.
This is a business excursion
only in the sense of meeting the
business men in the different pla-
ceS who have been doing business
with Kansas City merchants for
years. The Commercial Club
party does not attempt to sell
any goods, and the trip is rather
in the spirit of good fellowship
and the cultivation of more
friendly relations for Kansas City
with its trade tributary.
All the banks are represented
in this excursion party, also the
grain and live stock interests,
jObbers, manufacturers and 9TH
erS.
There are many novel feat
ures connected with a trip of
this sort and with the usual pro
greSsive ideas of Kansas City
peOpel generally, this excursion
Is somewhat unique; nearly all
the members of the party hav-
ing some souvenir for their Gus
toners and friends.
lnaSmuch as the members of
The Commercial Club excursion
are all members of firms or e&-
ecutive officers of the interests
they represent, they find it some
what difficult to leave home and
when they go for a trip Of
this kind they make it their cus-
tom to visit as many places as
possible, hence the stop at each
place is somewhat limited.
The following officers Of the
club are IN the delegation; Mr..
j. C. Lester, President; Mr.. j.
W. jenkins, a tn Vice-President /;
Mr.. E. NJ. Clendening, General
Secretary; Mr.. H. G. Wilson +,
Transportation Commissioner; al
so Mr.. W. T. Bland, Mr.. Thorn
ton Cooke, Mr. A. G. Ellet, and
Mr.. H. G. Moore, Directors.
The party will be in Great
Bend on Thursday, the 11th, ar
irving at 2;02 p. m, thence go
ling ND the branch