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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Statsminiher aono,us Giemopm.


Sane S%crreositpre bar beiluttet at
inbfisbe Statsniniiter aonofps @iens
Dom Steno ! Sane meb ganbrettisbe-
Ser / Stenospasoraget for 25O.0O0
SIR. Spsiagfomiteen iful gaa tsans
meb be forbereoenbe arbeiber, og
aommlinen ifol optage ct 2aan haa
100000 8r., iom bIir at anpenbe
iaalebes: 10000 Ser. ubbetales til
Statsminiiter aorop fontant, a..
600 anpenbes til Sterilization, iom
ifal ligge peb aonops mIpprenoe
Wslle, $4,000 anpenbes til 8runb
for araftitationen, $4,000 til Nraft.
Iebninger, 10000 til andre llogifter.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

@eicne ! 4rne. Sra aongsp,nger
mebbeIes ben lite Sftober. en- big
tie S~eiIutning bIep fattet al grue
S%erreositpre isaar. Set peotog 1em-
lig enitemmig at anbefale aae gps-
bens S~opeopeie aabnet for automo-
bilfisriel fra lite apriI 1918. oa ben
me Seilop tr9oer ifraft. 2iseIeoes
peStoges enitemmis at aobne Here al
De r~oSela5te gpsoepeie for automo-
%biltraff, bl. a. 9eien melem airfe-
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Sra Danmarf.
@ifup Cifeuielb

@iifup Citenielb nater iisfIe
"9tatt." nGite CONNER at aiGite
SGrserrc for at gisrc iig b~efienot
meo bette unbcr. SiGIlonos Stiit 10.
renoe Gropiti.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

&c banifc &rpnereealier bLcp for,
lebcn Tag for isrite GSua iotoaroic'
ret paa Goienborg, mebbcler "Iort
2onb". Ipreliet meo aronreaoIicr'
nc er life tilgirngcIia for Yublifum
alu aanife mnbtogeliespiS fan man
fao Iogong, mar man bar iGrlig
gooe SorbinbcIier. Hsglen til Iio,
mantpGreliet ~opbcparcS / auItuSmi.
niitcrict. Get bar SIotsioruolter
. rina'2iiSbcrg / egen Geriou, ionl
beisrgcoe Sotogroieringcr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
NnnafnlA-

Spbsfalo. Eroprictrr e IDS.
ling al elSborqgaaro ueo &icllerup
or oiguact oeb Isben al 8srnclom,
beo. Zen aiosoe bar ca. 80 aor al.
- Scusbaron, SoiiT9crmeitcr Gre.
herif SlicI 9rocfoorii til goroniet
SdeIetborg og Stambuict Soa'tnac
er oigaact oeb Cohen / SornbGf, 46
aar al.
- aommcrosicSior CIR. SophtS
5spberg. ~tibIigerc Spcrbeticnt | aie.
bcnbnpnS ToIiti. or aiGdaet peb u.
Den, so Nar al. Den giosoc par Gc.
teran ira 1864 % par beforeret mco
Observation-Disclosures SGoerstegn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
st Sort pce gpnGs

ct sort uce SpnGs. Otter bpao
%. e." criarcr. er oct peo aonfe.
rcncer meIlem arigsmiuiiteriet 90
8eneralitobcn blcpet beitemt, at ser
fol bpagcs CT Sort moro ior 9pnGs I
Stcbet for pco Sunoeiteo iom opriu.
belia plnnIaat.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Isosfalb. en- Of HoroIan6s melt

fienote Sanoelsm9nb 6. g. CLING.
len, aa | Sofotens er afsaaet peo %.
ben, 90 gar gammel, eiter omirenr
1 aors Spgeleie. afSsbe par Gier
al Jiifcp9rerne aa % 5inn. Get isr-
ite er ct al Sofotens b~etp0eligile 81
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

Sc iibitc Stuoc. De iioitc Shioc
/ 8ipifuo Soau or M icIgte; for blot
ct SneS Mar iiben bruatc ifslgc
"Ieilc u. SbI." oper SoIpbeIcn al
Sogrets 9eboerc Shloe Tom ErGf.
hpr; DC bar 10 poa @ruub al ocrcs
Hsiiombcb aobc paa ben iottige, M
plsieoc Scbcioro. Mcr MI cr Def
~pGicntligc al Seocu ioripmoci. o.
DC iibIte Stioe cr erituttebc meo DC
Imoa rrSii'fc Seitc.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Gleftrieitetsscrf / Gpie. gpie Se,

rebSitpre / SpterSbalen bar inoflebt
Gpie Irpitegaaro meb tilisgenoe
Sirfelanbsfos for $4,000 &r., for
anlpg al ct fommllnalt Gleftrleltets-
BERT.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Hinaitco Aloitcr.

MinaitcS aloitcr. commissioner
til 8uroerina al HingiteS aloiters
STitraobS hor NIL t%ilcuoebrogt lit
Arbcibe. Zen forctaanc 8uroeriug
omfattcr 50 8aorbe % @oeIsite0cr
iontt 80 Suic, % bcn iamIcoc Bur
oeriu1Sium bcIsbcr liz til 2.5S2.215
ar. &c nrrmerc SalgSbctinaelier
for hpert cnfclt 9ritg oil MI bIipe
uoarbciocbc al aomiuiitrationen for
aloitrct.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Se ulpmpiife 2ege.

De ~plpmpiife 2ese. Sfibsmrgler
Wsortens / Bergen, Treiibent for
Iorges Iigsforbnnb for fri SorGt,
bar afgipet en- grfl9ring, bpori ban
fremboloer, at 9orges 0eltagelie |
be olpmpiife 2ege mere emo beiIt
bpert 6 euer s glar cr forfaitelia. Set
iepne SorGtslip ifabes, % &eiulta-
terrle Itaar life / Sorbolb til Sfrene.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
st mt Grbperp for apinber Iprte


leg at fienoe poa min Snr | Com.
mer, Ifrincr q. 9. | "Hpl9rbe". Haa
Ssifieloet / gnerregionen bapoe ire
Gpinbfplf faaet fat fig op ct Sfiir og
en- Iiben Spite. s Sfuret brep De
meo of iobrifere gnebprolie -
brGnbte, beitilerte - en- Slate pr.
9egn pro periona = 8 SIR. pr. Tla.
ife. De Dor iaa bruno % iterfe %
iornsiet, bapbe garna meb os orep
gtat iom 9eg. Seq bIep rent oplipet,
Ser ieg fom labbenoe nofiaa paao %
tret. peb Spnet al De ire apinbfoI.
fene iom brep paa mb a~rbeiSseI9oe
og bar bel tiIirebs meb Sortieneite
og l(bbp.te.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
WrauS / Scraeu. sSorIeben Iften

raObrpnote Stsberibpgniugen paa
Mieaem & aarliens mefuniife BERT.
1teo / Bergen. Oct lpffeoes at reooe
Hobo6uiet, ct fort Sneoferperhteo.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

Sor Se feet Dor me 9rGmie.
lite Tor 1912--19t32 Zen inoe.
boISer mango npttise 9ienitaaoe
for 9amIe % hinge.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Sra Uoroe.
40 Mars 1ubilr,fm INN Yreit fun.

Dc oen 12te Gftober ieires al Sogne.
brett til Set, Gropit / y. Iomcrltes
1ropiti, q. CIR. @lpm.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

Siipepals. Sra airfebepartcmen'
tet er MI uogaaet 9nmobnins ON, of
Der moe blipe af9ibet Stemmer paa
M @iifop for &riitiania Stift. Stems
merne ifal bore inbienbt inben Wao.
neoetts llbgnng. Stemmeberettiaeoe
er aGe @eiitIiee / ariitiania Stift,
aae 2anbets Gropiter FAINT oct tbeo.
logiife 6afultet. Der iteumes paa 3
aanoiboter. Raar IfitemninSens
Heiultat ioreligger, ienbes Sagen til
&igets 9iifpper til grflGring. 8eb
forrige 9iipepolg bapbe Stiftsprppit
Eanoberg % SogncprGit gomboif De
fleIte Stcmmer.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
WcGbrrnbt Saabrna.

It~iunsiuub mebbeIes Den 12te Sftbr.
6oQers Sosbrua og 5snoefabrlt
Surenbalen n~eobrpnbtc mat. Sfa'
Sen onilaoes til 10000 SIR.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Iaitas ltbbpgnins. @una pg Sur

Iaitas llbbpsnins. Bang % Sur.
mes Ilmenin9sitprer eap / CONNER
Sngenipr SGtermoen fra a~riitiania
/ Sporog at unberiege bpor meget
oct piloe fonlnle paa at ltobpJge Ia.
Ita Glib. Sngenisren bar MI loretta
get ct forelsbig Sperilag, % efter
bette bill Plata funne ~ilbbpgges til
bsiit meacm ire og fire Suien SeiteI
frGfter. S~fisnsm9siig onilaoet pil.
DC llbgiiternc peo belle aulpggei ole
bragg til omfring en- Wiaion. 10.
bp5ningcn blir / 5iIfploe eiort for
at ifaffe DC to 9paOer eleftrilf 2ps.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
@rano paa NptuSocn. j

VtuHo puh TpluopcH. Sru Slieil
mebbeles ben lite Sftober. Seo Il
tioen igaarafteS ubbrsb Der grano |
ct ltobus paa Hotoooen. Slben for
planteoe iig burtig til Ell IcctageS
8aoro, bpor Ger boebc Ter Samilier.
Get lpffeoeS at reobe ollie 9eboerlic
og bringe oct mcite al Snbboct no,
men / Ssbet al IN balp times Sio
par 8aaroen iuIbit9nOig ueobrGuot,
Gn al geboerne fit / iioIte Gieblif
reooet 5000 Ser. / &~ontanter. vi
9eiGtning (Seit % 8riicr) Dlep %.
iaa reobct. Suiet bar asiureret
Sanbets aIminoelige 9rauofasie for
$4,000 SIR. Otter 6prlpbenbe bar o.
iaa set meite Of %Snbboct asiurerei.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

Sturt 9er.Ras. Sra Ssneics meo.
beles Den 12te Oft: Spiibbere ne.
benfor SpaIsmoen merfet peo gtti.
ben ~igaarnat en- iorfGrbelig Our,
omtrent iom af ct Sorbifi9lp. 90
oa oct blep Init igaarmorges oppage.
De be, at Hanoselpen par pofiet be.
tpoelig belt ira 2unoitaofosien o.
neooper forbi gfserierplabien. geo
Spalsmoen bar ben pofiet en- Neter
og peo Sernbanebroen oper Ranos.
elpen itob Ben nGiten to Weter bsiere
enb fsr. @anoet par nen,lig opmmet
op al ct ip9rt Has, iom er saaet ret
/ Chen fra De bratte Sfr9nter paa
Gitiiben. SpGre 9ermasier err gle.
oct no; De ligeer tpers oper belle CT
peleiet % Der og Der itiffer De 6-s
Weter pp al @anoet. Paa en- Gang.
De al 100 Weter er Raiet eaaet, og
oct er minbit 10 Neter uboper
9rebben. Ean Gitiioen, al glper
itaar Ser MI iaien en- Iobret 9erp9a
| 40 Weiers Ssibe. Soromasierne
er gaaet tpers oper belle elpen. Jrpr
er nappet op meo Hooen paa gitii.
Den og ilPnat inooper paa Ieitiiben.
en- Ssmmeritof bang | Soppen al en-
5urii. Spenfor Spb9mningen ifar
@anbet inboper De fIabe Warfer pao
8aarben Sof. Rl bar gloen arapei
iis en- imal Renbe siennem Raiet, oe
| gftermiooog bar @onomasien nr.
item normal isien peb SpaIsmoen.
Ieoenior er gluen en- eneite INF Sole.
Glpeleiet maa granes no / ginter FOR
at Der fan bli aflsb NOT for goar.
flommen.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Tribtipfitatnen.

Tribtjufitatnen. Gireftionen for
Gorore 9ersenbus Intts Sfibe bar
ifelee "Worgenapiien" beililttet, Der
iom gereenife 9ampifibsielifab til
bpber iig ct transporter 5riotiof'
Itatiten gratis fra Sambur9 til Ser
gen, al Iooe Imtsifibene uben Seoer'
Iag beierge transporter Of Statuen
ira geraen til Gangsnes.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Gn itur IcSrift lat igaag. gna,

WI NV StoAt'i !" y"Ay. SllS
lGnberen Wunsiielo bar / CONNER
9iort CT uomerfet Hciie til Spits.
bergen. Set or tnlt ON, at ban bar
iunoet riae 8ulbforefomlter oeroppe,
men ben Sing nGgter ban at inaffe
om. 9erimob err bet paa Def rene,
at ban bar frnoet ct meget p9rbis
fllot Warmorbrub oper en- Strpf.
ming al 5 engelife apaorotmil. War.
moren er al uaIminoelis fin apalitet
og forefcmmer / blaa, guile, forte og
graz Sarper. 9e soerite Gag CT
ipruffet | arlben, men fem iSob neo
ligger Stenen bel % fin. s Cont
mer bar so Wanb brepet paa meb at
bpgge Suie. Salt err Der rciit nj
9pgnineer % besllben ct Waifinbus.
Stenen ifiGres al en- &l,ttemoifin,
iom bripes meb Camp, % fra @rub.
Itcbet er Der la9t S%finnegang neb til
Siorben. Sapnen bar isfri / belle
CONNER. WanSiielb bar | CONNER
ogiaa funbet ct mt aulielt og no.
gen CODE Sorefomiter al Sern, Sob.
Der, Spoul % asbeit. San bapbe
iaar meo Jig biem 100 Hepeifino %
10 9isrnefGller.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
"Sarlsbera" arnubitpbt. Sro Spr.

"~Sarlsbers" srnnSitpot. Sra Sor.
ten meooeles ben 10be Sftober Senss
berg Sampifi6Sielifabs npe Gasias
9erbaao "Sarlsberg", iom aaar / Hli.
tie Observation-Disclosures, grunbItsotc
imorges peb S-SiOen lige ~isnbenfor
Sortens 9rpage peb S%oliitranben /
tat Gage. Gasiaeererne lanoiattes
itrafs % reiite pioere til ariitiania
meo @eitbonens Sormiooagsto5.
"Sarlsberg" ifal efter Siaenoe life
babe facet ipnberlig Sfaoe. Tens
Sait operfsres / iamme Selifabs 60.
itebaaO "9pgoin", iom er paa Ste.
Oct.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
Gn MrpeupDrGttcr. 8otirco sSiia,

f'"S
leitab boloer for Siben paa meo Sno.
reclining al en- Gprebaue paa i'm
@aaro paa Sommeriano, ifriper
"Stapanaer Iitenblab". Zen IfaI
pGre / llbmarfen % or omgipet al
en- bsi S%nobegning. Sam bar arbei-
bet meb at faa ben iitano | oper ct
aar % tror, of gnoroningen ifaI bli
bra. Sr. SugleItab bar M 81 RGs
Der, og 8 al Dem Hap no al fine Sns.
Ter for Spcrilptningcn til lit me
Stem. iom fol foregoa en- at De
fsrite Gage. Dc par imiolertib iaa
folfefipre, at man enboq loo Dem
9aa iommen meb Ssniene for at ie,
hporlebeS De opisrte iis. Sr. Slslc.
Itab bar ben bebite Gro paa Ssniom.
beoen al Observation-Disclosures.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29

Stial9S.-Gn balo Section pent
9ano nQr Triscpu. 900 Acres cpoprs
tet. s22 pr. We're. lempeliae afbetalinser.
geuiR Nuble, Iriscpl n Q,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-10-29
salt Gtenoon ~.
tilialaS eaer tiaeie.

slperiisiemeHter unosr "gnfes". -1tuete'.
-IilfaIes~ % -Siterfpsrgfsi- totes 8 9sni5
pr. Orb, Eaon 90 ssresfs ibereenst. FOR boes
ore erc so Gents. Eetae mnn ufrnciseiia
rreofslee ane Hcfttlineer. let ISnRer ne
tffe at bos'sre fan fmaa Summer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
First Published in the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat June Z, 1922
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
State of Kansas, Barton County, SIS.
In the Probate Court In and for said
No,tnfv

State of Kansas, Barton County, SIS.
In the Probate Court in and for said
County.
In the matter Of the estate Of G. L.
Chapman, Deceased.
Creditors and all other persons in
terested in the aforesaid estate, are
hereby notified that the regular term
Of the Probate Court in and for said
County, to be begun and held in the
Probate Court room in Great Bend,
and County Of Barton, State Of Kan
sas, on the first Monday in the
month Of August, A. D. 1912, and on
the 9Th day Of said month, l shall
apply to the said Court for a full
and final settlement of said estate,
and at such time application will be
made for an order Of the Court find
ing and adiudging who were the
heirs Of the said deceased.
OLA B. CHAPMAN,
Administrative
Of the estate Of G. L. Chapman, de-
ceased.
Dated, June 1. 1912. 4w.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

The remark was made by one OF
the patriots of the Revolutionary war,
'"If we don't hang together, we shall
all hang separately" How true this
is in the business field!
The buyer Of any commercial hous
finds a great advantage in making
his purchases with some continuity
and regularity. If he buys first in
one city and then in another, no one
gets interested to give him any trade
advantages, no one looks out to see
that he is. we'll cared for. If he
hangs" to no one, no one hang"
to him, and as a mere drifter, he
hangs separately" in business life.
Precisely the same thing is true Of
every family in the purchasing Of
supplies for the home. If certain sup
plies are bought by mail order, others
on trips to some more or less distant
city, no one gets interested in attend
ing to that family's needs II the
family buys everything possible Of its
home merchants, it makes business
friends in dts home stores who will
protect 1t from receptions, and see
that 1t gets its moneys worth.
The whole business LIE Of a city
like ours depends on the development
Of a community spirit II a feeling
pervades our people that in the long
run we get the most through the spi
rh Of cooperating, money will stay
at home, and all our enterprises will
advance If this spirit does not pre-
vail, all our enterprises will languish
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
NJ. DALEY

Sheriff Of Barton County, Kans.
Banta & Allphin, Attorneys. st.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
First Published in the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat June 7. 1922
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

State Of Kansas. Barton County, SIS.
In the Probate Court in and for said
County.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Phil
lip Litzenberger, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary have been grant
ed to the undersigned, on the Last
VIII and Testament Of Phillip Litz-
berger. late Of said County, deceased,
by the Honorable, the Probate Court
Of the County and State aforesaid,
dated the Ord day Of June, A. D.
1912. Now. all persons having claims
against the said Estate, are hereby
notified that they must present the
same to the undersigned for allow
ance within one year from the date
Of said Letters. or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit Of such es-
tate: and that II such claims be not
exhibited within two years after the
date Of said Letters, they shall be
forever barred.
PETER BRACK,
Executor
Of the Last VIII and Testament ol
Phillip Litzenberger, Deceased.
June 3, 1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
KANSAS CONGRESSMAN
DOES QUICK WORK.

Congressman Geo. A. Neeley Of the
Seventh District of Kansas, made a
record breaker for quick work after
the passage of the new pension bill.
The bill was signed by the President
at midnight, Saturday, May IL, and
the following Monday Mr.. Medley
was writing letters to the old soldiers
in Kansas, and sending the applica-
ton blanks for increase in pension.
In some Of the towns where he did
not have complete list Of the old
soldiers, he wrote to the Command
ers Of the G. A. R. Post, and the fol-
lowing week he also had notices in
nearly every newspaper In the dis
trict, giving the details Of the new
law, also the age and service required.
He states that in doing this he wrote
about six hundred letters the first
week, and before the end OF the Sec
ond week he had received and filed
about three hundred applications for
an increase, which meant the saving
Of hundreds of dollars to tire old sol
diers. The increase of pension, un-
der the new law, starts from the date
Of filing, and tire Kansas Congress
man lost no time in getting the appli-
cations in. An told, something like
fifteen hundred applications were fiji
Ell in about three weeks after the bill
became a law.
An interesting little incident in re-
lation to handling the matter as quick
y as possible, was the way in which
Mr.. Neeley got the law and facts be-
fore the public. He wanted all the
papers in the Seventh District to pub.
lish same, but was at loss how to
reach all the papers in time for the
next weeks issue. He finally decid-
ed to send one article by telegraph
to Harvey Eckert, editor of the Lar
ned Til'ar and Toiler, and who is
near the center of the district, and
have him set the type, then take
proofs, and mail the article to the
other papers from Larned. This was
done, and the other papers in the
district received it in plenty of time
to handle it the following week.
Congressman Neeley does this kind
Of work all the time, and it is his
energy and everlasting perseverance
that is making him famous in Wash
ingtOn, as we'll as in his own dis
trict.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28

on the fourth floor OF the House of.
flee building, where Mr.. NesGey's Of.
flee is located, that his office is al.
ways the first one open Of a morning
and the last one to close at night.
Neeley works like they do in the
harvest fields Of Kansas. 1t is the
custom to start business in most plac
es in Washington at nine O'Clock in
the morning, and close at four-thirty
III the afternoon, and observe any.
thing like the slightest semblsnue Of
a holiday. Mr.. Neeley didn't observe
a single holiday, and never was off
duty in the day time.
The Congressman from Kansas is
considered one Of the best posted
men on national affairs in the House
Of Representatives. and his opinion
OIL matters is considered valuable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28

well-necognized rights which they
have exercised either in their sover.
eign or municipal capacity, without
giving them ample protection for the
rights so taken, as has been done
by our public utility law, which plac-
les this power in the hands Of official
at the state capital.
8. If We say all officers shall be
elected by direct vote of the people
we should be consistent if We expect
tC inspire the people with confidence,
and not work and vote to take the
board of railroad and public utility
commissioners. from the people and
place their appointment in the hands
of tire governor, as was done by the
last legislature.
In seeking to regulate competition
VIE must be mindful that, while indis
criminGte competition has at times
been hTtful, yet the want of cOmpe
titiOn has made the few Immensely
wealthy and left the many TO simply
struggle for an open field and a fail
fight.
6. We must not be so strenuous TO
the progressive cause as to hurt thost
whom We should protect; in seeking
to strike the interests" let no mis-
guided blow fall upon THE widows Of
orphans as in our inheritance tax
We doNot claim swollen fortunes il
this state, and We should not be 81
envious of the thrift, industry anC
frugality of him who leaves his wild
ow and children an estate of at leas
$1,000 by charging them an addition
al tax for the joint savings Of thu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
JAcKsoN's PLATFORM

Judge A. NJ. Jackson of Winfield,
Democratic candidate for nomination
for governor of Kansas, has issued
the following as his platform:
l. l stand for the progressive
principles and endorse the national
and state Democratic platform, which
provides, among other things, for a
lower tariff, the recall, the initiative
and referendum, and the election of
officers by a direct vote Of the peo-
pie.
2. The duties of the governor are
clearly defined by law, and l be-
leye that he should faithfully per-
form them and honestly enforce all
laws.
9. ResubmissiCu, prohibition and
woman suffrage ale not party Ques-
tons and should not be injected in
to politics. 1t is unfair to our party
TO nominate any man who even sug-
gests any one Of these question as a
political issue. We have many great
economic questions which distinctly
involve governmental policy, and we
should not sidestep, but labor for a
united party upon Democratic princi-
pies and a glorious victory.
f. In advocating the cause of the
people aAd in proclaiming that the
people shall rule, let us not take the
voice of the interests" for that of
che people; let us not establish a tri-
bunal or confer power upon one al,
Seady established, which will arbi-
trarily take from the people certain
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
HOW A CONGRESSMAN WORKS.

81 wish l had a picture Of you pull
ing that mail sack" was the saluta-
ton given Congressman Neeley, of
the Seventh District of Kansas, by
one of his neighborly Congressman,
ore day this spring Mr.. Neeley was
just in the act of placing a sack Of
mail in the hall to be picked up by
the mail man. THAT makes 250
sacks that l have sent out since the
first of February" replied the big
Congressman.
The above conversation started Mr..
Neeley's secretary to thinking and
figuring, who is authority for the fol-
lowing statements. Up to the Thrift
eth day Of May, just four months
from the day that Mr.. Medley took
his seat in Congress, he had pre-
pared and sent out $50 sacks of mail
to his constituents in Kansas. These
were all regular U. S. No. 2 mail
sacks. 1t is estimated that each sack
would weigh at least 100 pounds,
which would make a total Of II IL
tons Of mail matter. This consisted
Of farmers bulletins, government
seeds, government publications Of all
kinds, a total OF about $4,000 regular
letters. All Of these sacks were fill
ed in Mr.. Neeley's office, where the
mail in them was addressed. In
handling this work, Mr.. Neeley had
the assistance of two or three stem
ographers, whose salary he paid out
of his own pocket. The stenogra-
pliers were kept busy a part of the
time addressing, as that part of the
work alone is no small job. For the
first six weeks the Congressman and
his secretary worked until nearly
midnight every night. Mr.. Neeley
did not even get chance to visit
the business section Of Washington,
and had not even visited the Senate
wing of the capitol. 1t is one of the
Congressman's boasts that every let
ter written to him received personal
attention in as short time as 1t was
possible to handle it, and when II
is taken into consideration that fire.
uuently he would receive as many as
three hundred letters in one day
the reader will realize that he had
something to do. If anyone ever fail
ed to receive reply to a letter, II
was because the letter either failed
to contain the proper address, or wa
not received at all.
In addition to taking care Of tht
demands made on the Congressman
through the mails, he had to attent
the sessions Of Congress, attend com
Imittee meetings, study the various
bills under consideration, prepar,
speeches, assist the old soldiers II
fixing up pension papers, besides I
lot Of private matters to look after
An old time Congressman who recen
ly paid Congressman Neeley visi
made the statement that the KansaH
had done more work in three month
than the average Congressman di'
in three years.
J.. It matter Of common knowlede