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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
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J. E. De MoTTE

]. E. Denote died at the home Of.
his daughter, Mrs. John McMullen,
N this city, early Wednesday morn
ing Of an attack of heart trouble with
which he had been a sufferer for
some time, aged So years, months
and 19 days. The body was taken to
Great Bend, the former home of the
family, this morning, and funeral SER
7 vices will be held at the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. Clyde Carson, a = /.
place, tomorrow, Friday, morning at
10 O'Clock and interment made in the
Great Bend cemetery.
Mr.. .DeMotte had been a resident
of Barton county and Great Bend
for the last twleve or thirteen years,
where he was engaged in farming.
For mary years he was in charge of
the rooms and grounds at the court
house until an injury about a year
ago forced him to give up his work.
About two months ago, he, with his
wife, moved to this city to make their
home with their daughter and family,
and was in hopes that with a CON-
plete rest his health might be. i'm
proved. The day before his death
he had been around town the greater
part of the day and seemed to be
feeling better than for some time,
and death came mercifully while he
O quietly slept.
He leaves to mourn his death his
wife, two daughters, Mrs. McMullen
) of this city and Mrs. Carson of Great
Bend, son, Lloyd, living in Great
Bend and another son, H. R., who
lives in Kansas City, besides a sis.
. ter living in Nebraska and a brother
in Colorado. Mr.. Denote was Quie'
unostentatious citizen who. believed
In deeds rather than in,owordS and a
man who was a man indeed, and the
world is always better that men such
as he should have lived. q He was q
man worth while.-Leader, Nov. Z
1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
NoaoEs 10 STILL LEADING ~ A
SMALL MAJORITY,


Wednesday night the secretary Of
the Democratic State Committee with
the official figures certified to the
Secretary Of State from 5S counties
and the semi-official reports from
the remaining 1O5 counties gives
Hodges substantial lead.
Arthur Capper still claims that he
will have a majority when the returns
are all in, but he admitted Wednes-
day to dropping from lead of 26 in
the morning to Z at night.
) It is generally believed, however,
that whether the certificate of elec-
ton is awarded to Capper or Hodges,
there will be a contest. 1t is thought
2 that there has been some juggling
d the returns to change the result in
CapDer IS favor. also in some counties
mistakes have been found in the com
missioners' work. as in the case Of
this county, where fifteenf straight
q Democratic votes were found after
the commissioners had finished the
work of counting and after report
had been sent in to headquarters.
However, the poll books had not beer
closed nor the report signea by the
comfy clerk.
With all these changes considered
rs far as possible. Hodges. is still in
the lead and it Is doubtful if'a con.
test by Capper could change the re.
suit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
SUICIDE AT eAuATlA.

/ Ben Karst, the blacksmith at Gala
tia,> attempted to kill his wife Sunday
shooting her in the arm, and then
killed himself. The suicide was the
result Of a quarrel. 1t is reported here
that Karst and his wife had not been
getting along well together the last
two. years and had had numerous
family. Quarrels. Sunday morning he
engaged in another quarrel with his
wife, and pulling a revolver, he shot
her through the arm and then turned
the weapon on himself, shooting him
self in the head, death resulting in
stantly.
The Karsts had been married about
22 years. Karst was about As years
of age. She was his second wife
and they were the parents Of nine
children. They lived a number Of
years ago in Rush and Russell coun'
ties and in Barton county. A few
years ago he located in Galatia and
took charge of the blacksmith shoI
there, later buying the Geo. Barrows
property in Galatia. He owned thai
small piece of land, a considerable
amount Of machinery and some stool
and was farming about 200 acres o
wheat land which he rented. The fun
eral services were held MOnda.
: morning in Galatia,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
Extension Will Work Wonders
for Real Hustlers Who Promise
TO Make Week Spell Success
Time TO GATHER IN PROMISES
No More 2S.VOte Coupons After this Issue, and
They Must be in this Office by
Next Thursday Night.

Two weeks from tonight the win
ners of the valuable awards to be
made in the Barton County Demo
Gratis Voting Contest will be enjoy
Ing the fruits. of their labors of the
past few weeks and many arms will
be sore receiving the congratulations
of their friends and admirers on be-
ing winners among winners.
After careful thought, and finding
that Thanksgiving day comes in the
middle of the closing week OF the
contest, it. has been decided that the
fitting time for the final close is on
the night before Thanksgiving day.
so that the winners can enjoy the
prize they have won on this day.
The contest will POSITIVELY close
on wednesday night, November q.
at O'Clock. This will give. you prac-
tically two weeks to do the work that
will be necessary for you to be a
winner.
The one who has the greatest vote
at the final close will be awarded the
best prize of the contest, and will
have one of the handsomest machines
in this locality, and there is no
doubt but what the winner of the
car will have little trouble in secur-
ing company to ride with them on
Thanksgiving day.
II you are in the race TO be a win
ner and you naturally are, otherwise
your friends who have assisted you
in the past would have given their
support to others. more aggressive,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
scHaANk FOUND GUILTY.


Milwaukee, Nov. l2.-John Schrank
pleaded guilty today to shooting Col.
Roosevelt. The court then decided tC
appoint commission to examine the
man as to his sanity, The defendant
appeared quite unconcerned.
schrank's plea sougI to distin.
guish between the assault upon Mr..
Roosevelt as menace" and an at
tack upon Roosevelt as a citizen
Scarcely one hundred and fifty per
sons watched the proceedings
Twenty detectives scanned. the. court
room for suspicious personages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
SCHOOL SITE IS SETTLED.

The much talked of settlement OF
the question of. a school site in Great
Bend was settled. for good Saturday
by the supreme courts of the state Of
Kansas in a sweeping decision which
ends the matter effectively and cuts
out any opportunity of starting any
more proceedings against the board.
The decision of the court is that
the people voted to invest the board
with power to build a new school
building and that they also voted
bonds for that purpose. When the
board decided to erect the new build.
ing on the central or high school
grounds in this city there was consid-
cradle opposition to the move and it
finally crystalized in the employment
of attorneys who brought legal pro-
ceedings to enjoin. the board from
putting the building on the site men
toned. Judge Branine, in this district
court, after hearing the evidence in
the case, decided that the board was
acting within its rights and the at
torneys fighting the case then ap-
pealed to the supreme court Of the
state with the result above mentioned.
The citizens of the town voted on
two questions. One was for bonds
with which to buy school building
site and the other, for bonds with
which to erect a new building. No
provision was made in the two state
merits that the new building should
be erected on a site bought by the
bonds voted for such a purpose.
The school board, after talking the
matter over at several meetings, con.
cluded the best results would be OBJ
tained by the erection CT a supple
mentary high school building on the
high school grounds; that better worl
would be done by the. students and
that the expenses of carrying on the
work would be- much less than if the
building was in some other part Of
the city; that it would be better for
students, teachers and tax payers.
Then those citizens opposed to such
a plan and who favored another WARD
building in some part of the city got
together and organized the fight
against the board with the result thai
the board decided to wait until the
legal aspects Of. the question were
thoroughly disposed of before they
started to work.
A member Of the board stated that
It is very probable that a contract
] for the new building will be. let with
out further delay, as the work cal
4 be done much cheaper now than IL
the spring when there is 50 much
building going on. 1t is probable
from the talk among those acquaint
ed with the case that the building
will be erected on the high schoo
grounds as planned, and that it viii
contain in addition to the schoo
rooms proposed a fine gymnasium
: which will make the Great Benz
school the finest in the state, witt
. few exceptions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

All Of the banks Of this city were
closed, Wednesday. on account of a
meeting Of the bankers Of this dis
trict.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates of Newton are
here visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harl
and Mr.: and Mrs. Fred Hans.
Mrs. J. Al, Morse and. daughter Of
LACROSSE visited Rev. and Mrs. BE
Parker Saturday and Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

Mr.. and Mrz. James McGinnis be-
came the parents Of a fine nine pound
girl Thursday f last week. Mr.. Nc
Ginnis is the Presbyterian minister
at ateEliinwood and his wife was form
erly Miss Cora Schaffer Of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

Miss Helen MINIS and Miss Moor
man, teachers in the EllinwOod schools
were here Saturday shopping. Miss
MINIS visited with friends until Sun
day evening.
John Wolf Of. Ellinwood was here
on business Thursday Of last week.
The Carnation club held a. dance
in the Library Hall last Friday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
WEATHER REPORT.

Following Is a record Of the meteor
illogical observations taken by the
as a cooperative observ'
er of the Weather Bureau Of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture during
the week ending November 10, at
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

Mrs. ThOs. Gilmore is in Ford couD.
y visiting her daughter, Mrs. Oscar
Rsigei.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

Bliss HOlgate was in Larned satur-
Iday on business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERN
MENr.

The council met last Friday night
and canvassed the vote on the com
mission form of government and found
that it carried by total majority
Of SOL. The vote by wards follow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

The election OF the mayor and two
commissioners will take place at the
regular spring election.
1t was announced at this session
that the sewer system would be turn
ed over to the city in a short time
and after much discussion It was de-
cided to retain Mr.. Hillyer, the pres
ent city engineer, until the first Of
the year to see that the sewer is in
proper working order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

Elevation above sea level, #. 1858
Latitude. degrees 1922
Longitude. degrees sS.45
Central Time.
ISAAC PRrTCHARD.
Cooperative Observer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-15

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Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
Food And Temperament.

And now comes along Science and not anly glDvely indorses the dietary fables of our grannies, but, moreover, goes a step further and tells us that we may do over our temperaments and dispositions to any desired style by the simple practice of leguminother- apy.
 Leguminotherapy is the latest scientific novelty 1t is a big name for vegetable diet-not, however, the or dinary, helter- skelter vegetable diet, but scientific diet, whereby the exact physiological and temperamental re- lations of each vegetable to the human system are carefully determined.
 Green peas, for example, according tC this new science, cause tfiNclity, ana should be withheld from young women with a congenital tendency to flirt. .Jn the other hand, they are eNcelleiI for wall flowers and pessimists and should be given in generous heipings to bashfuI boys Carrots develop good temper and amiability, and are parti- cularly recommended for janitors, car conductors and tic6er agents The rotate develops reason, as well as calmness and reflection, but care must be taken less it induce apathy and Indifference, or that Iisincliaation to work which is observable among
 boys fed daily on fried potatoes
 String beans stimulare the poetic and ar,,,tic faculties Wi!,e Clbua ,A aut cauHnower, nourishing thouSh they are, excite to vulgarity of thought and manner and are therefore to be summed by those in training for tho parlor
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
RaiIrnads Fiftv Ysars Aao.

A curious relic of railroad operation fifty years ago, down in Tennessee and Georgia, is exhibited in the following extracts from the rules then in force;
 Each engineman will keep watch which must be registered by the time of his conductor at the commencement of each trip, and will always have in his possession the current schedule book
 Should any stock be killed which may be likely to endanger the safety of the next train passing, the engine man will stop his train until track IS cleared
 As a general rule, when trains meet between stations the train nearest the turnout will run back. Any dispute as to which train has to retire is to be determined at once by the conduc- tors without any interference on the part of the enginemen.. This rule IS required to be varied in favor of the heaviest loaded engine or the worst grades. If they meet near the center, in case of backing, man must be placed on the look out so that the train may be seen and the engineman at once receive notice. The backing must be done cautiously. 2
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
AUTO ADVICE
Given to Business Mems Association
 by Corporation Counsel.

Tn the reported advice given by Cor poration Counsel J. T. Tanning to the Norwich Business Mems association he was wrongly quoted upon some points relating to auto speed laws.
 He read the latest state law to them of which the first section is as follows:
 No person shall operate a motor ve- hicle on the public highways of this state recklessly or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the width, traffic and use of the highway, or so as to en- danger the property or the life or limb of any person.
 He told the business men that no city could pass an ordinance that would conflict wit hit and he read the section which stated that it is prima facie evidence that the speed is reck- less and dangerous if 1t exceeds the rate of 25 miles an hour for an eighth of a mile, and that the speed shall not exceed three miles an hour when ap- preaching a trolley car about to stop on the side on which passengers are ordinarily discharged. There are ex- captions which apply out side of city limits, but not in city limits, where the speed must not exceed ten miles an hour. if the road is obstructed or the view blocked or in other cases.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
REQUIEM MASSES
Celebrated Monday and Tuesday for Deceased Members of A. o. H. Di- visions.

requiem mass for the deceased members of Division No. 1, A. o. H., was celebrated on Monday morning at o'clock at St. Patricks church and on Tuesday morning for those of Di- vision No. ?. Rev. Hugh Treanor, the rector, was the celebrant of both mass eS.
 The following are the deceased members of the First division:
 Jeremiah D. Duggan, Patrick Kivlin, Henry Hughes, Michael D. Murphy, John Gilmartin, Thomas W. Shea, Philip Barclay. Bernard Carroll, Will jam Doyle, Frank Murphy, John Sull- James w. Farrell, James Kirby, Dan iel J. Devine, Patrick w. Pratt, Mi chael Davitt Thomas Downey, Robert Swanton, William Hayes, Patrick D. Murphy, Patrick Devine, John Murphy, Patrick J. Welch, James H. Quinn, William $. Shannon, Patrick Maloney, William Allen, John Welch, Patrick Daley, Patrick McMahon, Thomas Sullivan, John Sullivan, John J. Ward, Timothy Sullivan, Dr. P. H. Hartman, Michael Kane.
 Of the Second division the members are:
 Benjamin Sullivan, J. J. Twomey, Patrick Daley, Thomas Mahoney, Will liam F. Corkery Thomas Greiley, Mi chael SIlelley William Mahoney, Dan iel Coughlin, John Caffery, William J. O'Neil James Cotter. William H Gernhart, Michael Mahoney. Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Pat rick J. Mahoney, Michael Finnegan.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
Colored Rain.

Black rain recently fell in Hamp- shire, England, but such thing has been known before. In November, 1919, ink black rain fell steadily for several hours in New York, and at least twice during the last century a similar phenomenon has been observ- ed in England Red rain is fairly com mon, and in May, 1885, there was a heavy fall of blood red hail at Castle wellan, County Down, Ireland. The red hue was not merely on the sur face: when one squeezed the pellets the fingers were deeply stained.
 A remarkable red rain fell al The Hague in the year 1870. The town was in uproar one morning upon finding lakes and ditches which had contained water overnight now full of blood" A physician, however took some of it from one of the canals, put it under his microscope and found that it was due to swarms of tiny red animals, all in state of lively com motion.
 This. however, by no means reas- sured the populace, who thought such a. prodigy no less awful than actual i blood.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
REMOVING OLD BREED ELM
Washington Square Landmark Must Go-In Weak and Dangerous Condtion-To Be Replaced by Maple Plant ed in the Enclosure

In such a weakened condition as to be dangerous. the old Breed elm, a landmark on Washington square for generations, must come down, and on Tuesday, under the direction of Tree Warden E. c. Lillibridge, and with Henry B. Davis in charge the work of taking it down was begun It is all to be removed, and it is expected that a maple will be planted in its place in the little triangular plot where the so-called Breed elm has stood for so many years.
 In it's best days. the old tree had magnificent spread and was prized ornament in this spot At different times when its removal was advocated for one reason or another, different citizens constituted themselves its guardian, and raising a vigorous pro test succeeded in having the sentence
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATORS.
What Men from This State Are Doino
 In and Out of Washington, D. c.

Senator Brandegee is expected to back to Washington from Chicago to take up the Panama canal bill now pending before the senate.
 Representatives Hill and Henry have been at the capital during the Chicago convention. Representative Tilson went away fishing" he said. Representa- tive Higgins has gone to Seattle from Chicago to investigate the case of Judge Hanford. Messrs. Hill and Hen ry are expected to return home during the democratic convention.
 Representative Reilly will attend that gathering. He paid a visit to Baltimore the other day At the head quarters of Chairman Mack of the democratic national committee the congressman met his old friend. James W. Reilly, formerly a Connecticut neWspaperman.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
PERSONAL.

Miss Mollie Shekter came from Ban gor, Me, recently to visit MT, and Mrs E. Halpern.
 Miss Gladys Holmes of New London has as her guest Miss Gladys Miner of Norwich.
 Miss Flora Spalding has returned to Leonard Bridge after visiting Miss Geraldine Oat of Pearl street
 Miss Helen Pomeroy. who has been in Norwich since early in the spring, has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mrs. c. F. Bartlett and Miss Marian c. Bartlett of Whitaker avenue have returned from trip to New York.
 Mrs. J. H. Allen of Church street is visiting at the home of her brother, Christopher G Newbury of Water ford.
 Mrs. William c. Semple and two children. Flora and William, are visit ing with relatives in Hartford and Manchester.
 Mrs. Rose Powell of Church street and her little nieces, Evelyn and Angie McKenna, of Boswell avenue, returned Tuesday morning from several days stay in New York.
 Mrs. J. c. Darby of Mckinley ave nUe, who was to sail on the steamer Oceanic on the 18th for England, will sail July on the Olympic. the sailing of the Oceanic being cancelled on ac- count of the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26

of death against the old elm com muted. Since the ravages of the elm tree beetle in recent years, the stately old tree has gradually lost it's beauty and at times has become something of a nuisance through the fact that pigeons roasted in it. At one time ex- Mayor Thayer brought the old elm in to prominence by giving it the sobri- quet of the public pigeon roost."
 Although the tree now stands in the middle of Washington suare, it orig finally stood in the yard of Mayor Breed, who lived in the house owned by the late Mayor Calvin L. Harwood on Washington square. It was in the Breed yard up to 1870, but during the mayoralty of the late James Lloyd Greene. the fence was taken down and a roadway built to the west of the elm. This made the tree the central object of Washington square.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
Manv German Women Work.

In 1882 the women of Germany em- ployed in occupations other than do nestle service were over 100000; twenty five years later the figures stood at s,0O0,O00, which is an in crease relatively much greater than the gain in population. While the em- ployment of the men has increased 20 per cent. during the last twelve years, the employment of women has in- creased 57 per cent. during the same time Al present a full third of the economic labor of the empire is being carried on by women. Statistics re- gently published show that there are 9.500, ,o00 wage earning women in Ger many, which means that nearly every second adult woman is earning her own living and directly contributing to the wealth of the country,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
sEAsHoRE LIMITED.
Central Vermont's New Train Passes
 Regular Here at ThamesvlIe.

What is called the Seashore Limited, the new train between New London and Montreal on the Central Vermont road, which made it's first run Mon- day night, pulled out on the dot of S,O5 p. m. It passes the southbound 8.30 train here regularly at Thames vile.
 It is the train de luxe of the line, and is greatly admired with its new Pullman sleeping cars and parlor coach. The train consisted of bag gage car, a coach and three sleeping cars. The cars are electric lighted, with reading lamps as well as over head light. They are luxuriously equip ped and no detail is spared for the comfort and convenience of patrons. On the first trip Conductor Harry Remmert and Engineer A. E. Little field were in charge of the train. D. Ritchie is the Pullman conductor and the porters are L. H. Washington and Ira w. Taylor. F. w. Golden is the baggagemaster M. Bry ant the brake man and John Casey the fireman.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
Manal,lav Was PrscoeIeus.

Macauley, the historian. was pre- cocious child. He read necessarily, and by he had begun a compendium of universal history. At he wrote q treatise designed to convert the ma tfves of MaIabar to Christianity, and about the same time composed his first poem. Browning, too. had completed a whole volume of verse by the time he was 12, but his earliest artistic eff fort was a painting of cottage and rocks. which he painted at the age of ? in lead pencil and black currant Jam juice.