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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.

The lack of school facilities
here is a serious one and for next
term it is doubtful whether there
wlll be room for the school child
rem OF the town. The additional
courses added to the High School
curriculum will more than fill
that building with students and
the overflOws from the ward
buildings will necessitate another
building. 1t is very likely that
another ward building will be
built In the south part of town
for next year. In the meantime
# will be necessary to provide
some Accommodations, and at a
meeting of the board last Friday
night the proposition of erecting
a twO-rOOm building on the west
side school grounds was dis
and left to the building
If built it will be a
frame affair substantial enough
for school use. and which will be
sold when the new building i
completed.
President Morrison was in the
chair and the other members pres
ent were Young, NewcOmbe, Cox
Omer, Gwinn, Seward and Rus
sell. The general fund tax levy
was increased from 2k mills to
3 mills making total tax leyv
319 mills instead of three mills.
The matter of getting more room
for school purposes was taken up
and thoroughly gone over and
On motion the matter was left
with the building The roll was
called on this matter and Morri-
Cox, Seward aand Omer voted
yes, and Gwinn, no
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
Hulme Retires From Store.

One of the surprises of the
week is the deal whereby G.. H.
Hulme, the pioneer merchant of
the city, has traded his mercan-
tile establishment to a Mr.. Bald
rudge of Wichita, for some land.
The stock was invoiced this week
and We understand that it is to
be sold out. Mr.. Hulme has been
IN business in this city for many
years and has seen many ups and
downs. He is one of the Oldest
merchants in central Kansas. He
has earned a rest from the cares
of business, and although fire.
quently urged to retire, clung to
the active life with the tenaeity
that should be a guide to many
younger men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
MRS. ANN CANNON.

AT the age of 70 years Mrs.
Ann Cannon died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. NJ. Casey, south
aest of town Saturday morning.
The deceased was born in Ireland
In 1888. Her husband, Tim Can
non, died a good many years ago,
and she haas made her home with
her sister for something like
twenty-five years. She had
always enjoyed good health and
was seemingly in good health
when she retired on the night be-
fore her death ApOplexy was the
cause of her death. The funeral
services were held Tuesday morn
ing and the remains laid to rest
IN the cemetrey at Cain City
Claflin CLARION.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
IN MEMoRIUM.

William Clink was born al
Springfield, ILL.,, December is.
lS45, where he lived until tho.
breaking out of the war of the
rebellion. He enlisted as a drum
mer boy in Co. |, 4lst Indiana
Infantry, being too. young to get
into the service, but carried "a
gun till the close of the war, four
wears and n:re days. He was
honorably discharged at Chicago,
ILL.,, at the close of the war. His,
regiment was in the thickeSt OF.
the fighting from the first to the
last. He was with Grant at Fort
Donaldson and Shiloh, in the cam.
palgn at and around Vicksburp,
at Look Out Mountain and on TO
the siege of Atlanta, Ca. then
with Sherman on his famous
march to the sea. He was severe
y wounded three times in battle
and suffered greatly from Same
to the day of his death.
On his return FROM the war he
located in Christian county, ILL.,,
where he was married to Jessie
Sharp, who survives him. He had
three boys born to him, via:.
Charles, Frank and Oscar, who
with their families, were all pres
ent at the funeral. o
For many years he has been en-
gagged In mining and prospecting s
IN the west. His health has grad q.
ually failed him for years and
lor eighteen months past he has
made his home with his son
Charles at Dodge City, Kansas.
lie came to this place on a visit
to his son Oscar, ten days ago,
and on Wednesday night of last,
week was stricken with what was
thought to- be apOplexy and died
early Thursday morning. His
funeral took place on Sunday at
the home of his son on Holland
street, conducted by Elder G. W.
Afford a. of the Christian church.
The Grand Army post acted as
escort. Peace to his ashes.
q. The boys beg to extend hearty
thanks to the friends and com.
rades in arms for kindnesses
shown. 10 = :. i
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
For the Week Ending July 10,
1911-Barton County Abb
Stract & Title Co.

L. j. Bailey ct. ux-Michael Casey,
NV. u, 3 Is IL, $15,5OO.
A. B. Larkin ct ux-JOhn StOskopf;
Lots 7 8 9 B., % Hoisington, 81
David Freymiller ct ux-D. j. Rel
man, W. V of S. E. 4, 4 II H..
$3.50.
j. R. Murphy-J. F. BrothertOn,.
L. %, B. l D. 0. Gray Add. to
HOisingtOn, $125.
Geo. & Allen FennO-Ignatz Budig
pit. Of S. W. u of N. W. Y of
51813, 1920.
Edward Cleghorn ct ux-SchoOl
Dist, No. "a, pt. of S. E. Y,
II 20 IA, 800.
McLain Inv. Co.-Peter Schmidt,
-. L. 4 B. II Indhurst Place, HOi-
singtOn, 500.
Mary JOhnsOn-Edna Bates, l. Is
B. II HOisingtOn, 81.
j. Geo. Brrinkman ct ux-C. P.
and Bertha True, 5. Y B. Is
Lafferty's Add. CT. Bend 5000.
Sam1 Beckett ct ux & Maxwell
Beckett ct ux-V. W. KOOntz,
L. 10. B. 4, D. o. Gray Add.
HOisingtOn, ST..
John N. Ruger etaux,David Frey
miller, pit. Of s, Y of S. E. \
ALI IL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21
NO. 4 BEAT HoIsINGToN.

The ball team from No. 4 west
Of town, went over to HOisingtOn
Sunday where they defeated the
HOisingtOn team 3 to l. 1t was
an interesting game and close
throughout. John Gilman pitched
for No. 4, allowing only one hit.
HOisingtOn.. 600 900 0O1-1 l 4
No. 4 ....... 0l0 200 0OO-3 4 4
Batterries-No 4, Gilman and
johnson; HOisington, Masters and
Meyer.
There was a good crowd out to
see the game.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21

DR.. John Robinson has. return
ed from his viiSt to home folks
at Canon City. He made the trip
by auto. The doctors borther,
COrbin Robinson, an attorney at
Fort Morgan, Colo, came home
with him for little visit. Judge
and Mrs. Waldo of Canon City
also anne in at the same time via
the auto route and after spend
ing Sunday here went on their
way to MenOminee Falls, Wis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-07-21

circuit, and the audience, while
expressing their opinion of the
Judgments, had no such wealth
OF phrases as pOurs over the box
eS Of the grandstand at home.
Their language could have come
from the ministerial alliance and
sometimes the game seemed more
like a moving picture show than
a real live game of base ball. Chi
cagO won, 3 to 2 in ten innings.
and | feel that my European trip
Is a decided success so far.
This morning l took a'Ittle
walk down Wall street and saw
the place the Great Red Dragon
lives. These New York bankers
and brokers are not so danger
Gus as | have been led to believe
by reading some of the speeches
IN congress. Thhere was no blood
around the Standard Oil building
and the office of j. PierpOnt was
filled with men who looked as
uncomfortable and unhappy as 1
felt with the heat. Sometimes |
think the men of Wall street,
New York are just like the men
at home, getting all they can un-
der the rules Of the. game and on
ly missing the bases when the
umpire looks the other way. The
few with whom l talked were
really concerned about the crops
and the welfare of the people of
Kansas, perhaps because they
have some Of their money invest
ed In our state, and l got the
idea that Wall street and all it
represents is interested in the
prosperity of the country and
knows that hard times anywhere
means corresponding trouble for
some of them in New York.
New York is a growing city.
In many respects it is like Hutch
msOn. The street paving is full
Of holes and new buildings are
going up in every direction:
Every few months the highest
is erected and now
one is being constructed that will
have fifty or sixty StOries-it
doesn't matter which. The build
ngS are faced with brick or stone
but really built of iron. 1 saw
one today on which the bricklay-
ing had just begun at the seventh
story and was proceeding in both
directions. That was the inter
feature Of the building to
me-. That and the absence of
flies and the base ball game are
the general results of my efforts
today 20 see something of the
greatest city in America.
We sail tomorrow morning.
Then it will be nine days on the
ship fOr us. One thing about an
ocean voyage is reasonably sure.
If you. don't like it you can get |
off and walk. A real attractive
feature is that there is no dust |
and you don't watch the clouds
and wish it would rain so you
will not have to water the lawnn. |
W. Y. MORGAN. |
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
GOPHER STUDENTS
MUCH |NCENSED
Quit Conference
Feeling For Secession Is
Growing

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. 1.-THE
University students are much disap-
pointed with the results of the con.
ference meeting. They cannot under
stand why Minnesota. the greatest of
them all. three times football cham
pions, cannot make an occasional de-
mand and get it.
Stagg still retgns supreme. His team
Will play Cornell again but Minnesota
canno play Michigan. Minnesota stu
dents are enraged over this. They are
clamoring for Minnesota to drop out of
n conference, but a self satisfied fac
ulty refuses to submit to their de-
mands.
AT a meeting of the board of control
Wednesday evenin gthe nag of
atnlet1cs was instructed to enter into
a two.year contract with some eastern
school A former Minnesota man re-
Gently wrote President Vincent in re-
gard to a game with Cornell. There
is no certainty as to a game at this
time u hopes are entertained. AL
though the board is in communication
with Yale, Harvard, Princeton and
Cornell at this time, the only game
which they can feel reasonably sure of
at the present time is one with Dart
mouth.
Basketball in Progress
Basketball practice is on in full blast
ana n competition for positions Is
unusually keen. Frank, who failed to
appear during the first few workouts
Is now on hand and is perhaps the
most able candidate to fill Wanless'
place at forward. Wanless is unable
to play this season.
ICY" Sawyer has been announced as
eligible and his appearance makes
Minnesota's prospects brighter than
ever. Sawyer is one of the fastest
men In the state. having played on the
speedy Ascension team for many years.
He was however. ineligible during his
first two years at the university. He
will probably be played at guard in
count of h three years rule. Whip
perman is showing up best at center
and will undoubtedly land that place.
With Capt. Lawler and Frank at
forwards! Robillard and Lawler at
guards and Whipperman center. Min
nesota will have a combination which
looks mighty good for another confer
ence championship. Gilman. captoin
and center of last years freshmen.
others are showing up we'll and a few
of them will undoubtedly be used in
the games.
DIR. Cook is very CHEEKY over the
bright outloak and thinks that when
the season begins his men will make
them all hustle.
The University of Minnesota has
ketball schedule for 1911-191c is as
follows:
January 12-Illinois at Minneapolis.
January 20-Wisconsin at Madison.
January 22-Iowa at Iowa City.
January 26 or 27-Nebraska at
Minneapolis.
February 9-2urdue at Lafayette.
February 10-Illinois at Champaign.
February 12-Indiana at Minneapo-
lis.
February 2:-Chicago at Minneapo-
lis.
February :i--Purdue at Minneapo-
lis.
March Iowa at Minneapolis.
March 9--Wisconsin at Minneapolis.
March 1~4-Ipdiana at Bloomington.
March Ii or 16-Chicagu at Chica-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
MKN|GHT CHOSEN
CAPTAIN FOR 1912
All-State Tackle Gets High
est Football Honors For
the Year

John Bunny" Mcknight. star tac-
kle Of the 1911 eleven Of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota. was on Sunday
morning elected captain of the next
years squad. Bunny was unani-
mously chosen and the manner in
which the vote was cast showed what
his team mates thought about his
work and football ability.
Mcknight has made good in more
branches of sport than football. He is
n of the star performers on the
F~ltckertail track team and has been
actively interested in all branches of
athletics since his advent from Lang
don three years ago.
h new captain is a junior mining
engineer. He was one of the shining
lights in athletics at the Langdon high
school and started right in at the
game as soon as he entered the uni
versity. He was one of the strong
est men on the line last year and more
than made good this year.
The choice has been generally COM
mended by the student body and with
the probabilities of playing with the
identical lineup, with the exception
Of Void next year. It is expected that
the selection will prove very success
ful.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
PRESENT SYSTEM
SIMPLY A JOKE
The Illinois Athletic Director
Gives Opinion on Summer
Baseball

Orbana- ILL.,, Dec. 11-George Huff,
director of athletics at the University
or Illinois. Sunday declared that the
summer baseball rule of the western
conference is violated on every confer
ence baseball team-not because of
faculties and coaches conniving, but
simply because h rule cannot be en-.
forced.
The rule against playing baseball
for money by college PLAYERS never
was and will be enforced" said
HUFF. Il do no believe that is a. con
ference team that really would be eli
gible II the facts regarding players
were known and the conference laws
enforced.
Il do not mean by this that there
is n connivance by directors, facul-
ties and coaches. The very absurdity
n extreme weakness of the summer
baseball ban is shown in the western
conference. This body was able to nut
into efec drastic legislation-the
abolition of the training table for
instance.
eff the conference was mighty
enough to draft these rigorous laws
and enforce them. why is there an ex-
ception In h summer baseball rule ?
becaus from seventy-1ve to
ninety per cent of the student bodies
do not believe in the justice Of the
law-they give their moral support to
the men who break it. You can't en-
force a law regarding which injustice
is felt in the heart. The present sys-
tenn is nothing but a joke"
Huff concluded his statement by as
sorting that If the western conference
would be honest with itself in this re-
gard. most Of the friction between
institutions in the organization would
be eliminated. He advocated the re-
peal OF the law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
BOXING ADDED TO.
OLYMPIC GAMES

Chicago, Dec. ~11.-Boxing may he
added to the curriculum of the Olym-
pic games e summer. Everett c.
Brown. former president Of the Ma
ttonal A. a.. u. and member Of tho
committee In charge Of the ~interna.
tional athletic carnival at Stockholm.
has announced himself in favor Of
pugilistic as well as wrestling CONNIE.
tttion at the meet and is supported
along this line by James L. Sullivan,
who heads the United States commit.
tee on selection of teams.
The amateur athletic ranks annu.
ally produce a host Of likely PERFORM
ers with the gloves and championship
matches are staged each season just
the same as in the good old days here.
New York. Boston. New Orleans and
Milwaukee specialize In developing
Corners. many OF them later taking fly
ers into the professional ranks.
Every branch Of sport known to the
amateur field. ave boxing and wres-
thing. has been listed for trials in the
Olympic competition. and 1t is the
hope Of Brown and Sullivan that a
special series of bouts may be ar
ranged to bring together entrants
from the United States. England and
Australia. the countries in which pu-
Eilism has long ranked among the
leading pastimes. Il
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
FAST SPR|NTERS
Down IN TEXAS
Connect Says Olym-
pic Committee Can Find
Plenty There

Philadelphia. Dec. 11.-Away back
d oozen or more years g amateur
athletics in this section of the country
knew as the finest mile runner of the
day a man named Tommy Conner.
Until John Paul Jones, at the Har-
ward stadium. tore down the stretch in
the mile run at the intercollegiate
meet in record time, Tommy Connects
mark stood.
Since he threw away the spiked
shoes. tossed the hand corks into the
of things athletic, Conneff's where
abouts have been something of a mys-
terry. However, the mystery is solved
by a letter written to a friend by this
former wizard Of the cinder path.
Tommy is stationed now at Fort
Sam Houston, down in San Antonio.
Texas, and he has been in the regular
army as a private for the past eight
years. Tom is a member Of the
up his duty between playing a regular
soldier and training the track teams.
Still Interested.
Tommy still carries his old love for
athletics with him. 1t was because Of
"a little. statement that he read, to the
effect that the American team to the
Olympic games would not have many
sPiiHleIS tHdt 1OHlMly ln0lteQ the let.
ter to his friend.
Among other things Thomas SAYS:
Don't worry about sprinters If you
have anything to do with sending a
team to the Olympic games. Come
down to Texas and we will show you
the finest bunch of unframed sprint
ers in the business. They figure
around New York that this chap
Gwyn Henry is a star, and so he is.
But II you want to see the best kid
that I've seen for some time drop
around to San Antonio some time and
watch Willie Coin run through his
stunts.
This boy, who goes to Marshall
nigh school. ran 100 yards in ten fiat
on a dirt track, and what he could do
on a cinder patch I don't know. I've
seen him do the century in ten flat,
and do 1t often. He holds the state
record for the hundred, and also for
everything from fifty yards up. and in.
Guiding the 44O.
He does the furlong in twenty-five
nat. pokes e the low hurdles in
nfteen. and does a quarter in Saxon
a dirt track. mind you. If somebody
would take hold of this kid, get him
acclfmated in the north. teach him the
n points of running, he would have
a Splinter that would make you think
OF old Bernie Wefers In his prime.
They've got a kid here. too, named
Hoover who won the southern cham
pionship in the quarter. He did the
stunt in 81 fiat. and he does this off
the reel. If he cannot peel three Sec
onds off that on a cinder, track I'll eat
my army hat. There are a couple of
Kids here, named Danny and Harry
Cook. brothers, who think nothing Of
hitting the furlong on the dirt close
to record time. Massey is another
wonder, and SO is Rattle, who hits the
quarter for 81 easy.
You tell them up north that if they
are looking for sprinters. and want
EN- bad. shoot down to Texas, and I'll
take 'em around and show them class
all over and put them next to some
OF the slickest kids that l have ever
seen veal q spiked shoe"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
LEAGUE STARTS
NEXT FRIDAY
A Four Team Basketball
League Has Been Or
gained

The city basketball league. COM
posed of four teams, will start its
season next Friday night when the
varsity freshmen will play the Grand
Forks high school and the model high
school will play the Y. NJ. G. A.
The league which includes the
above named teams is one which will
be Of much interest to local follow
ers Of the game. 1t is probable that
the East Grand Fors high school will
also enter a team and that the league
Will be increased to Il membership Of
six by the admission of an unattach-
ed quint.
Games will be played every Friday
night at the Y. NJ. c. A. starting at 8
o'clock. A small admittance fee will
be charged.
Teams Are Fast.
The Grand Forks high school FIVE
are faster this year than last when
they took the championship of the
state. Although the boys are light
er. they have developed lightning
speed in shooting the ball to the bas-
strong. Jackson. Roller Welsh and
Carter are among those who will
make good. Although up to the pres.
ent no interscholastic games have
been scheduled, the boys are after the
championship of tho city league and
are liable to land 1t. The high school
schedule will probably be completed
in he next week. but no games will
be played before New Years.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team this year has
not as yet been definitely lined up.
In the game Friday night the team
will be Snip O'Keefe. center: Umlauf
and Woods. forwards; Walter. Hawk;
ms and Netcher. guards.
The freshmen at the university have
q strong team this year and will give
the other teams in the league hard
work. Nothing much is known of
the model highs. but it is understood
that they will have a classy quint.
h schedule has been arranged as
follows:
December is and January IL.
Varsity freshmen VS.. G. r. H. S.;
model high We. Y. NJ. C. a.
December 20 and January 10.
Y. NJ. G. A. VS. g. r. II. S.; varsity
freshmen VS.. model high.
December 20 and January 90.
model high We. q. F. H. 8.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
Sporting lettings
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS OF
ALL SORTS
FAKE THAT, JACK DALTON:

f1ereS n that listens like q chap
ter from one of those hero fiction
yarns that young America is wont to
read. But this seems to be the real
thing, and read it for yourself: Sheri-
dan. Wyo.-Police intervention alone
saved Maurice Meyer. captain of the
Independent eleven of Sheridan and
quarterback on last years high school
team, from violence at the hands Of a
mob of high school students when he
confessed to having given information
regarding trick plays of the home
high school team to Laramie high
school players in an effort to throw the
championship to the visitors last Sat-
urday. 1t was charged that Meyer be-
trayed most of the signals of the
Sheridan team and that the captain
Of he Laramie team showed perfect
familiarity with the plays as soon as
the signals We're given.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
CUB CATCHER IN
A FOR DOOIN

Philadelphia. Dec. 11-Charles
symphony Dooin has played his last asst
game as a member of the Philadelphia
National league club. A deal which
contemplates the exchange OF a Chica-
go Cub pitcher. probably Miner Brown,
for Doom. will be attempted when the
annuel league meeting Is held al New
York.
In case that the Cub deal does not
so through President Fogel has re.
cefved other opportunities for barter,
SO that he can make an acceptable
trade for Doom with a half dozen
clubs In the league. He might get
Nap Rucker from Brooklyn or pos
sfbly three Boston players.
1t Is probable too. hat young Cot.
ter. the Fordham catcher. will be the
main backstop of the Phillies when
the team starts mex spring to do
business In the yearly roundelay OF
the schedule. Hans Lohert is, the
most likely man to be appointed man.
aged although Otto Knabe has a
chance also. Mike Doolan does not
tween these men.
There is nothing else to be said"
remarked Mr.. Fogel.
Doom Valuable
Doom is a valuable baseball prop.
erty and II another manager Is OBJ
tanned we can use Doom as the basis
Of a beneficial trade. We will not
sell him for it is u purpose to
strengthen W team and we want
players. not cash.. There are not like
ly to be n developments in the sit
uation until after the meeting In New
York.
Those close to the president and
the manager of the Phillies are near
ing the conclusion that the present
row Is one that will be virtually inn
possible to patch up. Feeling be-
tween the two officials has reached al
point where it is hard to see how ,
they raj ever work in harmony.