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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
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BOWMAN.

The death of prominent and tigh
ly respected citizen never fails to
cast gloom over the entire COM
munity which has learned to love
him through daily association for
years gone by. The fact was dem
onstrated strongly at Pawnee Rock
last Wednesday when William Henry
Bowman was called upon to answer
the final summons.
Mr.. Bowman was one of the oldest
settlers Of the Pawnee Rock neigh
borhOod and among the first in the
entire section of the state, he hav-
ing settled in that section in 1873.
Since coming to Kansas he has had
much to do with public affairs of his
community and has been known as
q man Of sound judgment and a wise
counsellor. Combined with a sound
ness of judgment he was possessed
OF an outspoken temperament and
keen sense Of justice which eminent
ly fitted him to perform his duties in
the establishment of a high standard
Of morals and in the framing of pub
lie opinion in connection with the
various matters which must be dealt
with in the infancy of great CON-
menwealth such as the state of Kan
sas today is, which condition is large.
" due to the pioneers which may yet
be found in almost every community
and who are, as was the deceased,
among the best loved and most high
~ honored men of the state. From
the trials and Vicfssitudes of pioneer
life, beginning as a homesteader, Mr..
Bowman had gradually acquired a
comfortable competence which he
has always shared with his family of
six children who now farm his ex-
tensive holdings of Barton county
land. He had lived long and it may
truly be said he had not lived in
vain. His illness had extended over,
a period of several months during
which time his sufferings had been
made easier to bear by the loving at
tenton of his wife and children, som
of whom were in constant attendance
at his bedside. e~ r
Funeral services were held from
the family home on Thursday after
noon, conducted by Rev. E. L. Mich
olson Of Burdette, and the body laid
to rest in the cemetery adjoining the
town in which he had lived long and
labored faithfully.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
BASE BALL.

Owing principally to dissatisfaction
OF the Great Bend management who
had been double crossed to a slight
extent In the arrangement of the
schedule for the. State League ball
games this season a special meeting
was held at Salina last Saturday
night to readjust matters. The un-
satisfactory portions Of the schedule
so far as the Great Bend dates were
concerned were corrected to an ex-
tnet which will be reasonably agree
able to the local management, al.
though not so suitable as was the
original agreement which was slightly
changed to our detriment after the
adjournment of the committee having
the matter in hand.
Under the late readjustment Great
Bend will open the season at home
May 10, the day before the season
opens for the other teams. The game
that was scheduled for August with
Lyons has been transferred ahead so
that Lyons plays here on the 18th.
August 4th will be an off day with
Great Bend and Lyons. The game
scheduled between Junction City and
Great Bend for May 18th has been
transferred to July 2Oth, giving us a
Sunday double-header. May 18th was
TO have been the opening day here
but owing to the game the 18th the
date was changed. Tuesday, May
20, will be pennant raising and boost.
er day. Great Bend will finish the
season three days before the other
teams of the league by playing dou.
Dle-neaders with Manhattan June 13,
July 1S, two there and one here, Aug
ust 6, saving $3.50 expense by avoid
ing the extra trip.
The locals will go to Lyons Satur-
day for an exhibition game and Ly-
Ons will return with them for Cun-
day game here next Sunday, after
which there will be nothing doing in
the way Of games until Thursday,
May 10, on which date we open the
season with Lyons on the home
grounds.
Booster Day, May goth, will be the
big day. Make your plans now to be
present on that occasion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

on the laying Of the big outflow pipe
as followsa =.
Morrison Bros. =. =. E. ....$l6494.O0
Bash & Gray, cost plus Is per cent.
Kansas Construction Co., cost plus
IL per cent.
Fankhauser & Koopman, =. 1S264.O0
Beebe Construction Co., =. 24679.00 .
or cost plus 10 per cent.
The Morrison bid was subject to
a reduction of $500 II second grade
tile was used and the Bebee people
offer a reduction Of $S94S.OO II use
Of cement tile is permitted. They
strongly favor the use Of cement tile
as do the Kansas Construction Co.
After a short public discussion as
to the merits Of cement tile the coun-
ell went into executive session where
they remained until adjournment and
met again on Thursday morning. Up
to the time of going to press today
Thursday no decision had been
reached, principally due to the tact
that the council wish to thoroughly
investigate the merits of cement TIE.
If it is deemed practical to use this.
1t means saving Of approximately
$1,000 in the cost Of material.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
MRS. RUDlGER.

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rudi-
ger, which occurred at her home near
Dundee on Sunday, May 4, has left
vacant in the home circle and in
the community a place which can
never be filled. She was a woman
universally admired and respected
by all who knew her and her many
acts of kindness and charity will long
be remembered by a host of loving
friends. Left a widow many years
ago, the care and training Of a large
family of children was left to her
alone.
Funeral services were held on Tues
day at one O'Clock in the school
house at Dundee and the body laid to
rest in the cemetery at that place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
JURORS DRAWN FOR JUNE
TERM OF DISTRICT COURT

Albert Strobe, Great Bend City.
]. V. Stevenson, Walnut township.
A. H. Werhahn, Greaat Bend City,
L. L. Scott, Great Bend City.
Ed Grunewald, Walnut township.
John Dannebohm, Comache twp.
W. H. Goatley, Pawnee Rock twp.
A. L. Klug, Beaver twp.
F. S. Herthel, Independent, Claflin.
F. B. Geer, Albion twp.
Earl French, Pawnee Rock twp.
W. E. Hayes, Great Bend City.
Leo Kern, Great Bend City.
Jos. Becker, Homestead twp.
Walter Lindsay, Walnut twp. ,
T. B. Cenelly, Union twp (
c. S. Quinn, Hoisington.
Anton ]. Ref, Cheyenne twp
c. J. Gleadall. Hoisington. -. 1
Louis Hans, Great Bend City.
Reinhardt Moeder, Cheyenne twp
T. H. Boese, Liberty Twp.
John Ludwig, Ellinwood City.
Dan Tullis, Wheatland twp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
547 AUTOMOBILES.

There have been turned in for
taxation the above number of cars
for Barton county, together with 80
motor cycles. This is a fair indica.
tion of the general prosperity of the
inhabitants and will, we believe, com
pare favorably with returns from al
most any territory of equal size con
tanning no large cities. Of this mum.
Der of machines probably 50 per cent
are owned by farmers.
Lakin is the banner township in
this respect, they having turned in
40, outside of the city of Ellinwood,
which reported 40, making total Of
eighty for the township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
PRATT MAN FOUND DEAD-MAY
BE MURDER.

Pratt, Kans., May 6.-George Kel
ley, laborer working for Randall
Moore in Lincoln township in this
county, was found dead in the Moore
barn yesterday by Mrs. Moore. Cor.
oner Walker of this city was called
and he and Sheriff Baker went to
the scene and had the body removed
to the Rosser undertaking parlors in
this city.
The officers will not give out any
information, but are working hard
on the case. Kelley, when found,
was lying on his face with a pool of
blood beneath him. His head and
face is badly bruised and his nose
broken and one finger out of joint.
He was out riding with two friends
the night before and they say that
they brought him home the night be-
fore at nine o'clock and that he was
drinking some but not to excess and
was able to walk from the road to
the barn.
His shoes were not muddy, how
ever, and he could not have walked
from the road to the barn without
getting into the mud.
1t is believed that Kelley was mur-
dered, as no accidental injury to
which he might have been exposed,
could have inflicted the injuries he
has received. The inqust was held
today, but the verdict was not made
known. 1t is believed that the local
officers have some important clues
that they are working on that may
reveal the mystery of Kelley's death
Kelley carried some life insurance
in favor of half sister in Missouri
but the officers have been unable to
locate her yet. Kelley has lived in
this neighborhood for nearly eight
years and has been well liked and
although he drank considerable hi
was never in serious trouble.
A dance in the neighborhood Sat
urday night, at which several free
for all fights were pulled off anC
in which Kelley figured a little, ma!
be the cause of his death, is the sug
gestion of some Of the neighbors.-
Hutchinson Gazette.
Later reports are T. he effect tha
upon investigation the corone
the facts in the cas- EN- to warran
the arrest of Fred Kolfe aand Bol
Hensley, who are now in the count.
Jail charged with murder.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
KEEP AT 1T.

One step won't take you very far;
You've got to keep on walking.
One word won't tell folks who you are
You've got to keep on talking.
One inch won't make you very tall;
You've got to keep on growing.
One little ad. won't do it all;
You've got to keep them going.
The Novelty News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. jill Clark were here
Wednesday for visit with Jim's sih
ter, Mrs. Will Vollmer, and family.
They recently returned from califor.
mia, were they have been running .
restaurant, but have sold out and
are now looking for another location.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

F. G. Smart, formerly manager Of
the A. & A. Drug Store here, will
go to Ellinwood, where he will be for
a short time at least, connected with
the company's store there. He will
probably move his family to Elm
wood when school is out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Harry Christner went to Kansas
City the first of the week to visit
with his wife who is in the hospital
there. He will remain with her until
she is able to return home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Lee Frazier returned home from
the hospital last Friday. His sister,
Nina Remspear, was able to return
home the day before. They are both
getting along nicely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Col. Mclaughlin, manager of the
Mclaughlin Nero. Co., has recently
added to his equipment by the pur-
chase Of a big auto truck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Iotal E. =. =. -. =. E. =. ..$lOf4 6d
The light COMPANY had a bill for
$3.50 for water used for sprinkling in
1912 which was rejected and held fof
investigation. The franchise grants
the company pay for water used in
excess of 100000 gallons. AS there
are no meters at the hydrants where
the sprinkler is filled the council
wanted further information as to
what method is employed in ascer-
tanning the number of gallons used.
An old account of Lou Delplaine's
for balance due on road machinery
was discussed to a considerable ex-
tent and as no one present was able
to give authentic information in re-
gard to the items mentioned the mat
ter was, on motion of Capt. Lewis,
referred to the Improvement commit
tee, who are to secure necessary in
formation and make report to the
council.
There was also presented bill
from Fred Sieverling for repairs,
principally on machinery at the sep
tic tank. In this account no one was
present to verify some Of the charg-
es and the bill was referred to the
sewer committee for verification.
During the auditing Of bills the
fact developed that the cost at the
septic tank amounted to almost $S75,
part Of which is due to the breakage
and adverse conditions.
Bids were received from the three
plumbing companies for the installa-
ton of a non-freezing closet in the
city hold-over, and contract was let
10 Fankhauser & Koopman, for $27.
Communications relating to the in
stallation Of the big pipe line were
read and discussed. These letters
dealt largely with the kind OF tiling
to be used, and entered into a dis
cussion of prices, present and past,
and in one from the State University
the question Of cement tiling was dis
cussed to some length. None OF the
three letters presented matters which
called for any action at the present
session.
After considerable time had been
consumed in a useless discussion as
to what should be done with garbage
slops, etc., Councilman Ewalt suggest
ed that it is up to the people Of the
city to dispose of their own refuse
and that the city is under no obliga
ton to furnish a dumping ground
This opinion was confirmed by the
mayor and the question was throw
in the discard. Council adjoured t
meet Wednesday evening, at which
time bids for the laying of the bis
tpipe Inc vii be opened.
Special Meeting Wednesday Evening
At this meeting bids were submitted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Messrs. Clink and Seward Of e.
linwood were here Monday evening
to assist in the recital given by Dan
Worth Banta. They remained over
night with friends in the city aud
returned home on No. 6 Tuesday
morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Jake Alefs was in from west Of
town visiting and looking after bust
ness matters on Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

E. E. Wagaman returned Tuesday
from a short business trip to Hutch.
inson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Mrs. J. W. Mering returned the
first of the week from a visit with
friends in Wichita. :.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

John Dicus came up from Hutchin.
son the first of the week for a visit
with friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09

Ark. Val. Tele. Co., services 3 50
Bondurant. Supplies :. :. :. 4 %
Ct. Bend Hdw. & Imp. Co. :. 95
W. D. Gould, repairing clock 1 25
Tribune, printing :. :. :. :. 3 80
ct. Bend Fur. Co., supplies. 2 Is
E. L. Chapman, treas, salary 3S 90
E. R. Moses Nero. Co., sup 4 20
G. W. Thatcher, truant off. 16 90
C. E. Dodge, sal. & ex. paid 1O1 92
Kontinental Kompound Co... 10 95
D. F. Shirk, book :. :. :. :. 38 90
Ct. Bend Transfer Co. :. :. Q so
Election expense :. :. :. :. Is 90
T. c. Cork, on certificate :. 26OO 90
1t was, on motion, decided that the
operation and maintenance of a sum-
mer term of school be left to the su-
perintendent and teachers committee
of the schools. The board decided to
employ a special teacher of music,
for which Miss Glenn was elected by
unanimous choice.
The building committee was en-
powered to arrange the details in
the matter Of plumbing and heating
the new school building with the E.
R. Moses Mercantile Co., to whom
the work has been awarded.
Beyond the facts as stated here no
definite action was taken although
general discussion of different mat
ters in connection with the welfare
of the school work in general was in
dulged in.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.

At regular meeting Of the Board
of Education Monday evening, the
following bills were allowed:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-05-09
MEETINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular ses
sion on Monday night, all councilmen
being present with the exception Of
Deal, Of the third ward. No matters
o, particular importance came before
the council at this session and at all
stages Of the procedure all was Sc
rene. The following budget Of bills
was allowed:
Sunflower Oil Co., gas for
septic tank =. :. =. >. ..s114 IS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-08
.E4azza NNAD q -4SSaao


,arror,no ocean and finally found their way to
the American continent over land that has since
disappeared beneath the waters OF the racinS'
This theory important If true. Is, however, SUI
ject to objections. In careful STUDY Oh inc
Malaga olynesian archaeology and LANGUAGES,
embracing a period Of nearly 30 years tne no'ea
botanist and ethnologist Prof W. E. Sanord' OF
the United States department of agriculture,
makes the unqualified assertion that In all MS
attempts to trace a connection between the an
cient relics of the Incas and Aztecs with tnose Oh
the Polynesians. he has failed to nnd sumclent
points of similarity to justify even such posi-
BILE relation So the mystery continues and the
origin and workers of Easter Island are yet to De
learned
Wooden tablets have also been discovered In
cised with hieroglyphcs. These are Of especial
interest because Of the remarkable skill WIN
which they were executed The writings READ
from left to right; then 1t is necessary to turn
the tablet upside down and continue reaolng
from left to right, repeating this process until
the inscription is concluded Figures OF men,
animals geometric designs, constitute the alpha
bet Though these incised tablets have not been
deciphered, there is a general belief that they
contain the ancient myths OF the race which In
habited the land Some assert that 1t Is not so
very long ago that there were those on the island
who might have been able to read them 1t
should be recalled that up to 1854 there were
but large numbers of them were taken from
there and put to work in the guano diggings on
the Chincha Islands. Among those 1t is thought
there were manyw knew the written language
as appearing on the tablets. But the present in
habitants. less than 200 In number, know nothing
of them except in vague way
One particular feature was emphasized by
Professor Stafford in an interview which the writ
er had with him on the subject Of the language
of the island He declared that careful study
of the language Of the modern natives shows 1t
to be essentially Polynesian without any vestige
of foreign domination. but the most remarkable
thing is its very close similarity to the language
of the Hawaiians. Nearly all Of the words. by
certain fixed laws or changes, could be converted
from the Easter Island language to that OF
Hawaii with similar meanings; even some OF the
ancient gods Of Easter Island bear the same
names as Hawaiian gods. And yet there has
been no connection between these two islands
at least not in historic times. and what Is
stranger still. these two groups are separated
from each other by an interval OF 1000 miles
This unusual constancy in the language OF both
is probably due to the fact that they had no neal
neighbors and no intrusions of people speaking
a language different from their own. He also
expressed the opinion that the caryers OF the
images were the ancestors of the modern In
habtants and that all the elements OF the arch
aeology OF the islands except the wonderful
hieroglyphics Enthusiastically Polynesian.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-08
TYPHOID SPREAD BY MAN
Thirty Cases Of Disease and Three
Deaths Since August, 1903, Are
Traced to a Sailor.

Sacramento, Cal.-Harry Olsen.
perambulating typhoid incubator, is
still Matching deadly germs. To his
record of having caused thirty cases
and three deaths, another death has
Just been added. This beats, it is
said, the record Of Typhoid Mary" ia
nous in her day in New York.
Between August, 1908, and Febru-
airy 2, 1912, when he was sailor on
the ship Acme, 26 men contracted ty-
phoid fever from him and three died.
Olsen was detained and isolated at the
United States Marine hospital.
Last October the doctors thought
they had conquered the army of organ
isms and Olsen was free on probation
He got a job on the steam schooner
Noyo, but not a month had elapsed be
fore two men were attacked by ty'
phoid fever. One of them died. Olsen
was discharged to prevent a mutiny
among the crew, and he must now &c
back to the hospital for further treat
ment.
Olsen may be subject to an opera
ton for the removal of the gall blad
der. which has been found to act al
an asylum for germs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-08

they are made of ard how they were wrought
BY actual count there have been found no less
than $50 OF these images, most OF which are cut
out Of gray trachitic lava OF this number. 40 are
standing inside the crater OF one OF the vol
canoes and as many more outside. at the foot OF
the slope, where they were placed ready for re-
moval to the different platforms. These statues,
moreover represent various stages of formation
some of them finished others nearly completed,
and still others barely commenced. In size they
range from or feet to nearly so feet in length
The largest image. found in unfinished state,
measures 20 feet in length; the smallest is little
short of feet in length. Although these figures
range in size from the colossus Of 20 feet down
to the pigmy of feet they clearly are all OF the
same type and general characteristics The head
is long and the eyes close under the heavy
brows; the nose large, low bridged, and very
broad at the nostrils the upper lip short and
the lips pouting. The head is nearly always tilt
ed backward. The lower part Of the fact is broad
and heavy but imperfectly formed, the ears are
long and pendant. The forms generally ended at
the shoulders at the waist very little work
being done below these points. One Of the lesser
statues has been brought to the National Museum
at Washington, d. c.. while another is exhibit
ton at the British Museum in London.
The striking feature about these figures is the
strange facial expressions described as PRO
foundry solemn" "disdainful" and with look of
supercilious scorn."
accommodate an immense crown Of red vascular
tuff many Of which were found at crater eight
miles distant from the cone, where the statues
themselves were formed. Subsequent discoveries
the island have brought to light headdresses Of
real feathers, made up crowns, coronets, and
other shapes The finding Of these feather deco
tons which were used for ceremonial purposes
has given strength to the belief that the immense
stone crowns which we're superimposed on the
heads of the statues were intended to represent
these feathered ornaments.
How these immense statues cut out OF
their position inside the crater of the volcano and
transported several miles to their respective
platforms is of the mysteries left for US to
puzzle over. AS for tools, a rude form Of stone
chisel is the only kind of ancient implement thus
far found
It is also remarkable that of the many hun
dreds of images scattered throughout the island
there is but that stands in its original posi-.
ton upon a platform. while the others are heed
lessly strewn about To some this fact seems
conclusive proof that work on these huge pro-
auctions ceased suddenly. But what caused the
work to be suddenly arrested? Did some vol
canic eruption overtake the island? Such
lecture is, indeed, not unreasonable. for closer
investigation shows that some of the largest
statues are buried to the neck in ash and scoria
But who can say with certainty?
Viewing the relics on the island in their en-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-08
Ancient Prairie Schooner.

pieces, but continues to hold togeth-
er. bound by its strong iron rivets and
chains. as proudly, perhaps, as when
1t bore in its capacious bed the sturdy
settler and his family travelling from
Kentucky to the then far-Off prairies
and forests of North Missouri. The
descendants of this pioneer family are
among the leading and highly respect
ed people of Macon and Randolph
counties, and family pride is nowhere
more justly in evidence than when,
once a year, to the delight of neigh
bors and other visitors, odd Missouri"
is placed on exhibition at the fair at
Jacksonville. nearby village, where
1t becomes the center OF attraction.