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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

j. N. Robinson returned from Great
Bend, Friday, where he had been a
few days visiting with relatives and
Old-time riends.-Belpre Bulletin.
Englebert Moeder was here from
Ellinwood Monday on business with
the probate court. Mr.. Moeder is ad.
ministrator of the estate Of the late
Mrs. Strang of that place, and waS
making his report to the probate
Judge.
F. {. Woodbury., cashier of the
Farmers & Merchants State Bank, of
Pawnee Rock, was here last Friday
for visit with friends and to look
after business matters.
George Spraguue, a former resident
Of this city, came up from Hutchin-
son Monday to attend to some bust
ness matters and for a visit with
friends here.
John Doherty, viii and Henry
Hirsch, John Schultz and Chris Ham.
mer and son were EllinwOod people
here last Friday looking after bust.
ness matters and attending the Farm
ers' Institute.
]. B. Prose, the Hoisington attor-
ney, and Joe Johnson were here from
our neighboring city to the north
Monday on a business trip.
F. B. Koen, who promoted the Koen
irrigation ditch here some years ago,
was in the city one day last week on
his way to Kansas City from Denver.
Mr., and Mrs. D. c. Duse were in
Ellinwood last Thursday on business
for the Rebecca lodge. Mrs. Luse is
Past President of the Rebecca State
Assembly and she was investigating
the case of Mrs. Maude Furbin, Of
Ellinwood, who has been very sick fer
a long time, recently undergoing a Sc.
we're operation at the st. Rose hos
pital, and who was reported to be in
poor financial circumstances. Mrs.
Luse reported the case a worthy one
and Mrs. Furbin's needs will be look
ed after by the lodge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
RoBlSoN-SPARKS.

DR.. NOrval Robson and Miss. Laura
Sparks were married at the home Ct
the brides parents in Bison Christ.
mas evening at 6 O'Clock, a number
OF relatives and intimate friends be.
ing in attendance, among them a
number of relatives of the groom
from this city. Mrs. Robson is the
daughter of wealthy retired farm,
er of Bison and is one Of the most
popular young women of the commu
nifty. DR.. Robson is a brother Of
DR.. John Robson and Mrs. F. G.
Smith of this city, and is well known
to most of our people. He is a ris.
ing young physician and is an excel.
lent and capable young man, and with
MS many friends here we join in ex.
tending congratulations and best
wishes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Coss and John
Coss were here from Heller Monday
doing some Christmas shopping and
visiting with their many friends,
They report things as being rather
quiet up in their neighborhood and
say good rain would be highly ap-
preciated.
Keith Russell had an accident one
day last week which came near re.
sulting seriously. He was cutting
some steers ont of a bunch and in
making a quick turn his horse Stun
bled and fell, Keith falling on his
head and shoulders and being rem
dered unconscious for some time. He
was badly bruised but no bones were
broken and he was all right again in
a short time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
GOLDEN RULE SOLD.

The Golden Rule Grocery changed
hands, this week, c. F. Jordan, who
has been conducting the same, sell.
ing the business to H. S. Harper and
John Coss. Both of these gentlemen
have had great deal of experience
in the grocery business, Mr.. Harper
in this city and Mr.. Coss conducted
general store at Heller for many
years. The new firm will no doubt
do a very successful business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
WHILE MAKING THE ROUNDS.

Jasper Duff was here from Topeka
this week for short Christmas visit
with home folks.
DR.. Roy Johnson was here from
Lacrosse to spend Christmas with
home folks.
Allen Meyers was the winner Of
the shetland pony given away at the
Hunt store.
Harry Engle was here to spend
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. VIII
lis HOwertOn. Harry is now employ
ed in the job rooms of the Wichita
Eagle.
The big doll given away at the Ii
schesky store to the little girl writ
| ing the best letter to Santa Claus,
was won by little Miss Ruth COnfare.
The doll was beauty and naturally
the little girl was one of the happi-
est children in town when she re-
ceived the news that she had won
the prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris and
daughters and Mr.. Tobias McGill and
| daughter were in PaWDee Rock We'd
nesday to spend Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Mosbarger and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Berger were
here from Dodge City Thursday to
attend the funeral of Mr.. H. B. Tor
rey, he being a brother of Mrs. Ber-
ger.
The Misses Pearl and Clara John
son visited today with their brother,
D. C. Johnson, and family, in Elm
wood.
Lee Vollmer, who is now connected
with one of the meat markets in
Dodge City, was here to spend Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. Fred Voll-
mer, and family.
Mrs. Watt O'Connell enjoyed a WIS.,
it last week from a sister, Mrs. Ran
Kin, and cousin, ]. Rankin, of Iowa.
They left the last of the week for a
visit with other relatives at Jetmore.
Miss Rose Smith, of Ellinwood, and
Mrs. A. E. Hartley, of Springer, N.
Mex, were here one day last week
for visit with their cousin, Mrs.
James Tonkin, and family.
c. G. Morrison left for Kansas City
last week to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Morrison. His son, Carl,
and wife, accompanied him for visit
A fine baby boy was born last Fri
day morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kent Of this. city.
Agnes and Annie Brandt, who are
attending college at Manhattan, came
in last Friday morning to spend the
holidays with home folks here.
Leo Kern was in Hutchinson on
business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Webb are here
from Bloom, Kansas, to spend the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. C. Croft
niger.
Tom Milligan, who is now special
post office examiner, came in from
the east last week to spend the hoH-
days with his family in this city.
Mrs. Wesley Luse, who has been
employed by the Tribune for some
years, left last week to Join her hus-
band at Newton, where he has a regu-
lar run, braking on the Santa Fe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Keast return
ed to their home at SpearyilIe last
week after visit Of a couple Of
weeks here with Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Williams and other old time friends.
Robert McAdams was here from
Wichita last week for a visit with his
parents and other relatives and
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Hylas Butler spent
Christmas with their relatives at La
Crosse.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Mccormick are
here from Tulsa. Oklahoma, for a
VISIT with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Allison and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H: J. Remmert and
family spent Christmas with Mrs.
Remmert's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
c. McMullen, Of this city.
Adam L. Krause spent Christmas
with home folks in Lacrosse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
TWENTY-THREE.

With this issue We close that chap
ter of our life as the publisher of the
Barton County Democrat. 1t has tax
en- just ten years to write this chap
ter. 1t has been an expensive one,
too, because for several years OF that
time we thought we could build up
daily paper. Our financial condition
has demonstrated to us that we could
not do so. We started into this
chapter with some money and very
little newspaper experience. We make
the last period with no money, sew
eral thousand dollars in debts hang
ing over US, and heaps of experience.
But there is no music that will cause
sthe world to stop its ears so quickly
as a song of woe" Hence, enough.
The gossipers will tell you all about
. our TROUBLES anyway. l came to
Great Bend almost twenty-one years
ago, rode in on a soft chair by virtue
sof having Santa Fe pass. When l
go out, if Governor-elect Hodges sees
fit to give me job, may be able
to borrow money enough to ride in
the vanished cars, but if he does
not do so, l will wait until spring
when walking may not be so crowd
edo could have, and could now, get
aid of my debts. The law provides
a way. But even at forty-one years
. Of age am too young to do that In
The language of motto occupying a
prominent position on the desk of S.
B. AmidOn, the well known Wichita
Q lawyer which reads, ITO hell with
yesterday. What's doing today?" l
am going to set my face to the task
of getting a fresh start somehow. As
the Count of Monte Cristo says, THE
World is Mine, IF l can conquer it.
Just what we are going to do or
where we are going to be we don't
.. know The future will decide
that. 1t may be in Great Bend,
where We have spent the best part
of our life, trying to boost for the
city, or it may be some place else.
A deal has been made with John
K. McMullen whereby he becomes the
owner of the Democrat plant and will
take charge after this issue. That
part Of the plant pertaining to the
Kansas Workman publication remains
our property. We trust that time
will deal more kindly with John in
his management of the Democrat
than it did with us. He is a first
class newspaper man in every re-
spect, Barton county product, got
his first lessons in printing in the
Democrat shop, and is a hard work
ser. You Democrats of Barton county
who were always asking me to do
Something for you, but failed in a
financial way to keep up your party
paper, give your support to Mr.. Nc
Mullen. You other folks who have
supported the Democrat, we thank
you, and ask that you continue your
support. You people who are indebt-
ed to the plant, get ready to pay, be-
cause, no matter how old your &C.
count is, W are going to try to get
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-13
Apt Reply.

Apt Reply.
A laborer contracted with q farmer
to work during the summer, but he
tired of the job and walked of.
Later he returned and demanded
the balance Of his pay. The farmer
had been unable to get another hand.
all being engaged elsewhere, and he
claimed his crop was injured from
lack of attention more than the wages
due amounted to, and he refused to
pay him.
The laborer sued him, but lost the
case. He was very angry, and openly
said he would get even.
The farmer owned bunch of fine
cattle and was amazed and indignant
one morning to find their tails had
been cut OF. He sued the laborer and
brought witnesses who had heard him
threaten revenge, hut the evidence
was circumstantial and the case was
dismissed for want Of proof. Later
the farmer and . neighbor were look
Ing at the cattle, and the farmer re-
marked he did not know what to do
with them.
'Well.' said the neighbor, II think
you better dispose Of them by whole
sale, for 1t is certain you can never
retail them. Norman y. MacRs Ma
tional Monthly.
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Blackduck Man Being Groomed for
Position Vacated by Town
send.
MANY MEMBERS COMING
Have Written They Viii Attend and
Are Ready for Development
Plans.

One hundred boosters of Beltrami
county will gather in the rooms of the
Commercial club next Wednesday to
attend the meeting of the Beltramf
County Development association.
This is the annual gathering of the
association and officers for the COM
ing year and delegates to the June
meeting of the Northern Minnesota
Development meeting at Internation-
al Falls will be elected.
The call has been issued by w. R.
Mackenzie, who is in Bemidji today.
Mr.. Mackenzie is secretary of the
association and, in the absence of
President L. G. Townsend, will have
charge of the meeting. Mr.. Town
send has left Beltrami county and
is at present living in Washington
state. This leaves the presidency to
be filled by a new man and it is said
that j. E. Dade of Blackjack is being
groomed for the Office. Mr.. Dade is
postmaster at Blackjack and also
secretary of the Farmers club.
Mr.. Mackenzie has sent out written
notices to men in all sections of the
county and has favorable replies
from Hines, So1way, Wilton, Black
duck, Funkley, Spooner, Baudette,
Tenstrike, Farley, Kelliher, Nebish
and Red Lake.
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WIIlIna 60 Accommodate.

Willing 70 Accommodate.
A New York justice got . jolt the
other day, and he is telling the story
Of 1t yet. He said that late one after.
noon he gave a case to q jury and that
it was 1880 o'clock the following morn
ing before the jury agreed upon q
verdict.
Il waited for tho verdict" said the
justice, and after it was returned !
told the jurors that az It was possible
that most Of them were married men
If they desired would give to each
certificate that he had been detained
ntil 1880 o'clock In the morning on
.ury service.
The jurors consulted together for
few minutes" continued the Justice,
land then the foreman arose and
said: I'VE thank you for your consid-
Grafton and appreciate the kindness Of
your offer and desire to say that II
your honor needs certificate to the
effect that you were detained until
4:30 o'clock In the morning waiting
for our verdict We will gladly 20 Ger.
tify. 80
The Justice hastily declined this
kind offer with thanks, and just ~
hastily adjourned court.-Law Notes.
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FLATLEY NOT CONVICTED.
Jury Returns Verdict Of Not Guilty
Of Charge Of Selling After
Hours.
OTHER CASE IN FALL TERM

John Flatley was found not guilty
yesterday by the petit jury in the
District court. Flatley was charged
with having his saloon open after
hours but the jury evideaEly thought
that s:;ch was not the. case. !, At the
opening of court this morning, the
county attorney moved the trial of
the second indictment against Edwin
Gearlds and Judge Stanton directed
that the case be continued until the
fall term. He also took the same
action on the second Flatley case.
Judge Stanton made substantially
the following statement:
"It is the opinion of the court that
it will be inadvisable and unwise to
prolong this term for the trial of
these cases.
"This conclusion is based upon the
fact that great expense will necessar-
lily be incurred in summoning jurors
by special venires, and upon the
further fact that the work of the
court for the next few months seems
SO heavy and urgent that no more
time can properly be devoted to the
trial of jury cases here. A heavy
court calendar awaits attention here
and must open the term at Walker
on April 23rd. The Itasca term is
now in progress and will continue
several weeks. Then follows the
Aitkin, Grow Wing, Hubbard, Clear
water, Koochiching and a special
term at Baudette. :.
NEARLY two weeks have been de-
voted to the trial of these liquor cases
at a heavy expense because of the
difficulty in securing jurors.
under all the circumstances, I
do not feel warranted in trying the
remaining cases at this term and I
therefore now order that they be con-
tinued to the next general term
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LESS TIME TO DULUTH +
Traffic Manager Says Great Northern
Running Schedule Will Be
Shortened.
500 CONTEMPLATING CHANGES

According to statement made in.
Duluth yesterday by w. P. Kenney,
general traffic manager of the Great
Northern road. the Duluth Grand
Forks service is to be, improved by
shorter running schedule. Accord
ing to his statement, No. "a, which
now arrives in Duluth at 6:35 will
arrive at 500, making connections
with Duluth-C Chicago trains. No Sc
will be held in Grand Forks for con-
nection with the Oriental Limited
and will leave there at 10:45 instead
of $40 as at present. It will arrive
in Duluth at a. m. instead of 7:15
as at present.
These time changes cannot be con-
firmed at the local Great Northern
Offices but it is said that such changes
have been contemplated. If these
Improvements in the service are made
it will mean that the night train
from Grand Forks will arrive in Be-
midi about an hour later than at
present: and the running time to
Duluth will be cut nearly an hour:
The Duluth traffic commission has
been urging the 500 road to establish
a through train to Winnipeg via
Thief River Falls and have it connect
with their Chicago train. This SER
vice will come through Bemidji and
give faster service to eastern points
as the 500 conects with the Northern
Pacific at Moose Lake. It is also said
that the Great Northern is contem-
plating Duluth-Winnipeg direct
service and that will also come
through Bemidji if it is established.
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BASEBALL
Results Yesterday.

r H E
St. Paul at 2400o000 II 8
Indianap's IL 0 0000100 Z 2
Batteries: St. Paul, Murray, De-
.canniere; indianapolis, Pearce, Rob-
ertson, Webb.
r H E
Minneap's II 100000 6 1
Louisville II O2O03Ox IL o
Batteries: Leverett and Owens;
Maggie and schlei.
Kansas Cyl 00o0ooO1 2
At Column so OOO2Ox 10 o
IS R H E
Milwaukee % o o o 10000 S 4
At Toledo-O O1O1O1x 60
American League.
Boston, 5; New York, 2.
washington, Pnlladelphla, s.
Detroit, 2; Cleveland, 4.
St. Louis, l; Chicago, 2.
- s.
National League.
Pittsburgh-St Louis game postponed.
Rain.
New York, 2; Brooklyn, 4.
Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 4.
Chicago, 2; Cincinnati, 3. Ten inn
ings.
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ono euabear 81 Family Life.

Ono eusbear Of Family Life.
The thing I just hate about being
at home." said q young business wom-
an, lis that you never have anything
of your own at home. Everything
seems to belong to the whole fam
ily."
It Is unfortunate that in many fam
lilies that the members are not
taught to respect each others prop
erty or privacy. It adds to every day
annoyance and irritations to have
some one else write with your per-
sonal pen and spoil It's point, or some
one else to borrow your new kimono,
or your last envelope, just when you
need It yourself.
Family life would lose many OF Its
bugbears if children In early life were
taught to respect each others private
belongings. II the home is to be
CHEEKY, pleasant and altogether worth
while there must be some restraint
put on the sense Of common property.
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The days program is as follows:
Morning meeting, 1890 a. m.
Bemidji NJ. E. church, E. H. Mich
olson, superintendent, Fergus Falls
District.
Bemidji baptist church, W. l. Nor
ton, Leagues Attorney.
Bemidji Presbyterian church, G..
Walden, Field Secretary.
Afternoon Meetings, p. m.
Norwegian Free Lutheran church,
G.. Walden.
Evening Meetings, p. m.
Great Mass Meeting, Bemidji city
Hall, union service, address by E. H.
Nicholson.
Wilton hall, G. Walden.
Shevlin hall, w. I. Norton.
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Stolen Jewels Are Recovered.

Stolen Jewels Are Recovered.
Over 10000 worth Of precious
stones which were stolen from tho
effgy Of the Virgin at Czenstochowa,
Poland, two years ago. have been dis.
covered In the shop Of jeweler
named Adler. in Lublin, Poland, whose
premises were being searched for M.
hist correspondence. Clues were
also found which led to the discov.
cry OF another 81, 900 worth Of thess
1oWols ~ : house near LemberG
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Nymore. Wilton and Shevlin to Hold
Meetings Of the Same
Nature.
SEVERAL SUNDAY SERVICES
Nicholson at Methodist, Norton at
Baptist and Walden at Pres
byterian Churches.

The Minnesota Anti-SalOon League
will send speakers to this city, who
will occupy the pulpits Of the various
churches tomorrow and those of
some OF the surrounding towns, in
Guiding Nymore, Wilton, and Shev-
lin. The day will be called Bemidji
Anti-Saloon League Field Day.
The following are among the
speakers who will be heard at the
various churches.
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High School Ball Team.

Professor Robinson called meet
ing of the high school boys to organ
ize baseball team. Earle Bailey
and Harry Grindall will try out for
pitcher. The other candidates are:
James Sullivan, Geo. Graham, Fred
Graham, James Malone, Alex Ripple,
Lester Achenbach, James Pogue,
Lloyd Tanner, Adolph Klein, Earle
Riley, and Claude .McIver.
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FROM THOSE THAT KNEW HER
Mrs. MuIeahey Had References That
Could Leave No Doubt ~ to
Their Genuinenes0.

Bridget had successfully measured
up to all the other theoretical require
ments of Mrs. Honeymoon, and that
good little lady was on tho point Of
engaging her as cook and general
houseworker, when the thought Of thu
woman's references flashed across the
young housekeeper's mind.
II like your looks" she said. and
everything you say about your abili-
ties, Bridget, FITS in with tho exact
requirements Of Mr.. Honeymoon and
myself. The wages you ask Seem
reasonable, and We are perfectly will
ing to pay them, but, Of course; l
must have something In the nature of
reference before finally deciding.
suppose you have something Of that
kind?"
"Oh, yis, num-" replied the candl-
date; "sure and OF wouldn't t'ink OF
ashkin' ANYBODY to taak mo witout
me riferince."
She dived deep down into the peck
ct Of her dress, and after consider
able fumbling about therein managed
to fish up a much-worn old envelope,
from which she. extracted q piece OF
paper. This she handed to Mrs.
Honeymoon.
With some difficulty Mrs. Honey.
moon deciphered the slightly scrawly
epistle to whom 1t might concern, al
follows:
"This Is too sertify that bridget
Mulcahey has served us The under.
signed as Cook and ginerill howse-
worker for the last tree year, and We
hav fownd her always kind and
obliging, sobber, onnest, and inndus.
trous. we chearfully recommend her
to annybuddy wanting sutch q person
around as she Is.
(Signed) mora Mulcahey,
Amy mulcaHey,
"pattsey uLcahey.
Mrs. Honeymoon coughed slightly
% she finished reading this document.
'sWell," she said, tribe embar.
raised, that certainly II good rel.
erence, but III don't know who these
people are who signed it,
"Oh, they're arl roight" smiled Mrs.
Mulcahey. They're me own childer,
mum. Ut's them OF do bin worrukin'
for liver since We landed from tn
ould country"
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Sold wife 70 Friend.

At the village Of Utsnach. switzsr-
land, the other day, Z curious sale
took place. With her own consent .
woman was sold by her husband to
another man, an Italian, and 4 friend
of the Swiss couple. The price asked
by the affectionate husband was four
dollars. To further .legalize' the
bargain, the Italian procured two Wit
snesses to tho transaction and had .
contract written On stamped govern,
.ment paper.
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Couldn't Fool Him.

CouIdhT FOOL Him.
Sir" faltered the Office boy; kin
{ git off to go an see the hockey game
this afternoon.
The boss looked at him sharply.
Then he brought his fist down hard on
the desk. II 800
MOI" he shouted, decisiyely. You
kids try to fool me. You ask to get
on to see 9 hockey game, and the first
thing we know You are snealking away
to 90 to your grandmot hers' funerals.
No! You nay right hsre ana Woskls
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Being Pressed.

Il like to examine the dictionary
during spare moments. You ind many
unexpected things In It."
Yes; I've noticed that I some
times find queer.loohng feminine ar
Icarel in ours &
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Wasted Talent,

Mrs. Wuppsey's friends think she
would have made a great actress If
she had adopted the stage as pro-
tession." $780,. ..s.-.-.-
well, they may be right. She
seems to be very clever as q mimic"
Eyes, anil she hasn't a solitary mole
between the nape of her neck and the
small of her back"
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Swedish Lutheran.
Morning service at 1O:3O. Sun
day school at $3.50.