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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
ANNUAL MEETING

The members of the German Mu.
tual Insurance Co., a company insur-
ing against fire, lightning and cyclone
will hold their annual meeting on Sat
urday, January II, 1913, at 1 O'Clock
p. m. sharp, in the Maennerchor Hall
at Ellinwood, Kansas, and every mem.
Der is requested to be present.
Farmers who are not members of
our organization are especially invit-
ed to this meeting to learn for them
selves that it is to their interest to
become a member Of our order and
get their buildings, grain, horses and
cattle insured in a company which in
its sixteen years of existence has
paid all losses promptly and salts
factorily, and at rates about one-half
cheaper than most insurance compan-
les doing business in our state.
Any questions concerning our in
surance business will be gladly an
swered. BERNARD KRAMPE
President.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
DEATH OF MRS. pRopEs.

Nickerson, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Emily
Avery-Propes died at her home here
early yesterday morning. She was
married New Years day of this year
to Robert Propes, young merchant
here and leaves a week.old baby.
Mrs. Propes was one of our bright
est and loyliest girls, having grown
up here and was a leader in musical
and church work amoung the young
people.
She was a sister of Mrs. Guy Ohm
stead Of Hutchinson. Her parents, MI
and Mrs. Geo. Avery, of Biloxi, Miss,
have been notified and the funeral
date will be set as soon as they are
heard from.-Hutchinson News.
! The many Great Bend friends Of
Mrs. Propes were shocked last Thurs
day to learn of her death. She was
formerly Miss Emily Avery and has
often visited here with the Misses
Clark and Hammond.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
PAYING QUEER BET

Oscar Lewelling, of Kansas City,
was in the city a couple of days the
first of. the week visiting with his
friend, Oscar Clink, and left Tuesday
morning for Larned and other points
on a westward trip. Lewelling has a
rather unique mode of travelling, as
he rides in a big wooden box affair
with hole in the top just large
enough for his head to protrude
through and another at the bottom
for his feet, the box being locked on
him and the only time he leaves the
bon Is at night. He is making the
trip from Kansas City to San Fran
cisco on a wager and must reach the
latfer place by May l of this year,
paying the entire expense with what
he can earn on the trip or what is
donated him, but Just now mucn ne
is to receive should he win the freak
wager he did not state. Clink's les,
taurant will be we'll advertised on
his route from here to the coast, for
Oscar had a sign painted on one side
of the box. extolling its merits as an
eating house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
JAY f. HOUSE.
HAD A LOAD.

Frank Wells and Charley Pfister
were in Silica on business Yesterday
and when they returned they surely
carried some load, but not the kind
mat is carried by some people on
New Years day. Frank, while in Sill
ca, made a purchase of a large stock
of shoes from the store at that place
and he and Charley decided that they
might as well bring a part of the
stock back with them on the car so
they loaded on about five hundred
pairs of shoes and the picture they
presented when they arrived here
looked more like a travelling caravan
than an automobile, about all of
the machine that was visible being
the bottoms of the wheels and the
headlights. Frank is putting on a
big special sale and invites YOU to
come and see his goods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
brown out by election boards. No.

thrown out by election boards. No
BODY knows exactly for whom these
oailots were cast. They may have
been thrown out because the voter
double crossed himself in attempt to
reach from the Republican ticket 10
the Roosevelt electors. Or thew NAV
nave been cast by voters who marked
IN the Republican circle, peregrinated
over to the Democratic column and
tnence back into Republican byways.
Either act would have rendered the
ballot void in the instructions under
which the election boards were
working. AS a matter of fairness and
equity those ballots should be counted
But so far as the writer has been
able to learn, there is no authentica.
teT case of corruption or dishonesty
at the polls. Mr.. Dolley's swan song
Is the lay of defeated politician
nothing more. Within the past few
days there has been a recurrence Of
talk of a contest of Hodges title
TO the governorship. 1t has not vel
taken any definite form b,+ +bor,
should be such a contest. As the
matter stands Mr.. Hodges title j,
clouded.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
WAS SOME WIND.

What was thought to be small
part of cyclone or tornado struck
the Harry Holmes farm Monday even
ing of this week, about 5 O'Clock,
and for a time Harry said he thought
their house would be blown from its
Foundation on account of the great
force of the wind. The blow was &C.
companied by a great dust cloud, the
dust being so thick that for time
after the wind passed it was almost
impossible to breathe, but there was
no twist to the wind, it being only
straight, hard blow. So far We have
heard of no damage being done. A
couple of trains came along by the
Holmes farm in the wake Of the blow
and the crews stopped the trains and
examined the tracks, as they had
seen the great dust-cloud and thought
It was a cyclone and that the tracks
would be damaged. as a result, but
they we're all right.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
ENGLEMAN-TUCKER.

On Christmas day, at high noon,
there occurred the wedding of Miss
Elsa May Tucker and Mr.. Ollie D. En-
gleman at the brides home in South
Bend township. The house was taste
fully decorated for the occasion. The
bridal party marched in to tie parlor
to the wedding march PLAYED by Mrs.
Charles Schaefer and stood under a
large arch of green and white.
where Rev. John S. Rees of Fells-
burgh, Kansas, spoke the solemn
words which pronounced them hus-
band and wife.
The bride is the eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Tucker, has
grown to womanhood in this CON-
munity and is known and loved by a
large circle of friends. She was
dressed in white satin trimmed with
embroidered net with veil and wreath
of narcissus. She carried a shower
boquet of brides roses and narcissus.
The groom is the eldest son of Geo
W. Engleman, of South Bend town.
ship, and is one of the widely known
and highly respected young men of
the south side and is popular with all
who know him.
After the ceremony the guests par
took Of a bounteous wedding dinner.
The young couple left the same even
ing for Indiana for an extended we'd
ding trip.
The best wishes of a host of friend
go with them for long, happy and
prosperous married life. 80
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

The members Of the 0lmitz band
held sort Of social reunion at the
Florian Hlavaty home, Just north OF
Olmitz, on the afternoon of the 2sth
of December. The elegant and com.
modious Hlavaty house was fiued
with a jolly bunch of farmers and
townsmen and their wives and child
rem, and the refreshments served
We're plentiful and satisfying. Repre-
sentative Fred Zutavern and SON.
Louis, Judge L. c. Breeder and VIII
E. Stoke were Great Bned men pres.
ent, and they are loud in their praise
of the cordial welcome they received.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

> The selection by Governorelect
Hodges of Charles N. Sawyer, of Nor
ton for state bank commissioner,
seems to be meeting with approval
in all parts Of the state. There was
some little opposition to the appoint
mnet at first because of the fact that
Mr. Sawyer was connected with ma
tional bank and some of the state
bankers thought on this account one
Of their own number should have
been selected, but all seem satisfied
now that Mr.. Sawyer is the man for
the place. Besides being connected
with a national bank he is also inter
ested in several state banks and is
thoroughly conversant with every
branch of the work, and the change
from Dolley to Sawyer will be a vel
come one, for Sawyer will devote all
his energies to the work of the Of
flee without trying to build up a pO-
litical machine, which has been the
principal work of Dolley in the past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
BARTON IN THE LEAD.

Barton county again leads the state
in wheat acreage, sown last fall, even
though several thousand less acres
were sown last fall than the fall pre-
vious. The total acreage in Barton
county is 274,5S1, and Reno county is
second with total acreage CT 253, $50.
Although it is a little dry right at
the present time, most of the farm
ers of the county report the wheat
as being in fine shape as yet, and if
there is no severe freezing and the
weather man gives US fair show
next spring, the chances are that old
Barton will lead the state in the pro-
duction of the great staple crop. Most
of the ground was prepared in fine
shape last fall, farming less acres
and farming it better seeming to be
the idea of most of the wheat grow
ers, and the plant is in better shape
to stand dry weather than for sever
al seasons past.
The total acreage sown in Kansas
this year falls short of last years
acreage according to the report but
Secretary Coburn points out that the
estimates were made in November
and that in some localities farmers
are still sowing wheat because of the
warm weather. The total acreage
this fall is 7,636,OOO, a decrease of
$4,000 acres from last year.
Twenty-siX Kansas counties sowed
more than 100000 acres of wheat
each this fall. Six have over 100000
acres each in wheat.
Fifty-three counties sowed less
wheat this fall than last, forty-three
sowed more and nine sowed the same
acreage. If it had not been for the
northwestern counties the acreage
this year would have been greater
than last. But three poor wheat
crops in succession have discouraged
the wheat raisers in the extreme
northwest and they have turned to
other crops this fall. Very little
wheat has been sowed in five or six
of the northwest counties.
The big increase has been in the
central part of the state. Reno,
Pratt, Stafford, Harper, Sedgwick,
Kiowa and Sumner counties all have
increased acreages. That is the big
wheat-producing section of the state.
Sumner. Barton and Reno have all
been banner wheat counties at diff
ferent times and other nearby coun-
ties have given them a close rub
several times.
Here are the acreages in the first
six counties as shown by the Coburn
report:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

The women are coming into their
own in good shape and are showing
that they can make good in whatever
capacity they may be placed, no mat
ter what the work may be. This year
in the Oklahoma boys corn growing
contest the first prize of $500 was
won by Miss Esta Beaman, girl
seventeen years old, her corn yield
ing 95 Bushels and 10 pounds per
acre by weight. Of course, Miss Bea
man is formerly of Kansas" girl,
getting her agricultural education on
a farm in the southern part of this
state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

John Komarek, of Dartmouth, and
son-in-law, Ed DOherty, of Belpre
were in the city Monday on business
and for a visit with friends. Mr.. and
Mrs Doherty and family have been
visiting with the Komarek and Do
herty families at Ellinwood during
the Christmas holidays, returning to
their home near Belpre this morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

j. S. Elliott, of the Elliott Auto
Supply Co., has leased the lots now
occupied by the }. AirdOme Theater
and will have the same remodeled
and fixed up for a garage, work on
the same to commence at once. Leo
Kern, who owns the building now &C.
cupied by Mr.. Elliott, will occupy the
same with a garage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Peters have
been packing their household goods,
this week, for shipment, preparatory
to moving to Texas. Mr.. Peters has
been located here for several years
as the representative of the Advance
Thresher Co., for this vicinity, but
has resigned his position with that
company and accepted one with the
Avery people, with headquarters at
San Antoine. The many friends of
the Peters family here greatly regret
their leaving the city and hope they
may see fit to make this city their
home again sometime in the future.
They left for their new home today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Al Renner. formerly connected with
the }. l. Case Co.. in this city, but
who has been representing the firm
in Denver for the past year, came
in from the west Wednesday for a
visit of a few days with his many
friends here and to look after some
business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

It is reported that Allen Curry,
one of the old settlers of Barton
county, is seriously i'll at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Hopkins, Of
north Of town. He is unconscious the
greater part Of the time and is said
to be in q very critical condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

George Weirauch came up from.the
farm near Radium Tuesday evening
for a visit Of a few days with home
folks here. George reports it as be-
ing pretty dry over his way and says
that the wheat is needing a good
rain or snow badly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitcomb, Of
Hutchinson,who have been here on q
visit with relatives and friends, left
for Dodge City Tuesday evening for
a short visit with friends at that
place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

]. H. Shinnick, who for the past
two years has been in charge Of the
sales department of the Walnut
Creek Mills, has resigned his position
and with his family will leave the
last of this week for Kansas City
their former home, where Mr.. Shin.
nick will be employed by the United
States Stock Food Co. Mr., and Mrs
Shinnick have been very popular
among their acQuaintances here, and
their many friends regret to see then
leave Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

The Larned Chronoscope Of last
week announces that 2. NJ. Bardwells
of this city, has leased blacksmith
shop in that city and will conduct. the
same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mrs. Oscar Johnson WIS on the
sick list a part of last week ard this
with a severe attack of lagrippe, be,
ing confined to her bed for several
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Township officers should remembers
full supply of legal blanks on hand
at all times, and can fill their wants
with whatever they may need.in this
line.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gwinn returned
Tuesday evening from holiday visit
Of several weeks with Mrs. Gwinn's
parents and other relatives near To-
paka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

All members of the Modern Wood
men of America should remember that
next Monday night is Installation
night. A full attendance of all the
members is desired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Miss Gladys Smith Of Nickerson, Is
spending a few days of her holiday
vacation, the guest of Miss Pearl Da.'
Wis, north of town. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Wilbur Aber. son Of L. p. Aber,
was called here from Wichita the
first Of the week on account Of the
death Of his brother, Robert, in Cali
fornia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mrs. T. L. Breese is here from To
peka for a visit with Miss Ethel Da-
Wis. Mrs. Breese is matron at the
Washburn College.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Cheapest accident insurance Dr.
Ihomas' Eclectic Oil. For burns,
Scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell it. 25c. and SOC.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

F. c. Woodbury., the banker, ana
Ben c. Unruh were here from Paw.
nee Rock Monday on business and
for a visit with friends. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Healzer,' Of
Garden City, went to Lacrosse. Tues,
day for a few days visit with HIS
brother.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

The chairman of the new "progres-
sive party in Kansas is Sartin, but
the ultimate success of the party is
very onsartin. Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Woolf and SON
were here from south Of Eliinwood
on business trip Monday. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Frank Haynes, Of The Tribune Of
flee, returned Sunday from a holiday
visit with home folks in Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Sam Hagins was in Ellinwood on
business one day the first Of the
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Miss Lois Chambers is here from
Topeka, the guest of Miss Ethel Da-
Wis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Oscar Johnson has purchased one
of the Wall Dodge houses on North
Main street and will move into it in
few days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03

Mrs. ]. George Spencer was visit
ing with relatives and friends in Claf-
lin Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
OLD YEAR oUT-NEW YEAR IN,

The Berean Bible Glass of the
Christian Sunday school held a waite
party, at the home of Miss Mary
Omer, the class secretary, Tuesday
night. The, members of the Baracca
Glass, of the same school, and some
of their friends, we're invited guests.
The early evening was devoted to
business session of the Bereans,
after which various forms of amuse-
ment were INDUCED in.
The two classes have done very
creditable work during the past year
and are hoping to attain a higher
standard of efficiency during the year
of 1913. Father Time has dealt kind
ly with the two classes and they are
enthusiastic in their work. The old
adage that Opportunity knock but
once at each man s door" is not con-
sidered by the Bereans as their mem
bership is made up of ladies only"
They believe that opportunity is con-
tinually knocking and are going to
see to it that opportunity knocks not
in vain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
+

Will FEEDER, Jr., held a watch party
Tuesday evening at his home on West
Sixteenth. 1t was an informal affair
at which the following persons were
entertained: Misses Lucille New
eombe, Flora Clark, Pauline Hirdler
and Jessie Dodge; Messrs. Frank Nc
Cormick, Merrill Spencer and Horace
Smith.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-18
"SOCIAL MAIDS" WIN
APPLAUSE AT CAYETY

With an excellent aggregation of
specialties Joe Hurtig's Social Maids,
headed by George Stone, presenting
a two-act musical farce entitled
"The Boys from Home" opened a
weeks engagement at the Gayety
Theatre yesterday.
Stone kept the audience in a con-
tinuous uproar of laughter during
the entire time he was on the stage,
and in the producing end he was
ably assisted by Billy Baker. They
were both full of action and capably
assisted in the musical numbers.
Among the feminine members of
the company Miss Eta Pillard shines
in class all her own, She proved to
be one of the cleverest dancers seen
in Newark this season, burlesque or
any other stage. In her work with
Mr.. Stone in the "Barbary Coast
Dancers her work was particularly
deserving of the tremendous applause
given her. She was encored time and
time again, and finally through ex-
haustion had to decline to respond.
The others of the company partici-
pating in this dance were all artists
and were generously applauded
There are sixteen musical numbers
in the production, and others deserv-
ing of praise are Miss May Williams,
Miss Augusta Nathan, WILDER
Dobbs, Jimmie Conor, Jack Pillard
and George Snyder.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-18
"CE1ERRY BLOSSOMS" IN
FULL BLOOM AT MINERS

1t would be difficult, indeed, to select
favorites from among the Cherry
Blossoms Company, which opened for
q weeks engagement at Miners
Theatre yesterday. At the rise of the
curtain one Immediately makes up his
or her mind that nothing on the bill
can outrival the large chorus of pretty
and beautifully costumed girls. Ethel
Hall, the girl with the wonderful
figure, appears, and from that moment
on the audience is interested. Lillian
Perry, Clara Raymond and Theresa
Payne follow in quick order and are
all favorably received and encored for
their clever dancing and singing. So
much for the girls.
Among the men let it be said now
that one would have to wait some
time before another Frank Dobson
would be seen. AS the eccentric fell
low he surely is the limit Not only
during the first and second acts does
he keep the audience laughing, but
during speciality in the olio the au-
dience held him with encore after
encore.
Jack Rose, a native of Newark,
makes his presence known in a way
which leaves no doubt in the minds of
his audience as to his singing ability.
Ce'Dora, the daring girl who rides a
motorcycle on the inside of a metal
globe, formerly of the Hippodrome,
made the audience hold its breath
as she sped around the enclosure
going at about fifty miles an hour.
The show is in two acts entitled
What Happened to McGuirk'' and
widow McCarthy's Boarders." The
performance concludes with an ex-
hibition of living models. Contrary to
the usual run of exhibitions of this
Sort the groups are larger in size and
numbers.
The usual country store will be open
tonight. with cabaret night Thursday
and amateur night Friday. The three
leaders in the conductors popularity
contest are; Jack Brown, Clifton line,
652 votes; F. Weingarth, 236, and Dan
Kelly Sd
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-18
N. RICH TELLS
OF EXPERIENCE
Newark Man Talks interest
ingly of Surprising
Results.
HE GIVES ALL CREDIT
Frankly Acknowledges That New
Remedy, Vim Hepatica,
Did Work.

81 can't" is the expression of the
brain that is harrassed by sickness,
whereas 81 cam is indicative of a
strong, healthy and ambitious mind.
Health is the element of success, and
hundreds of men and women in. New
ark are having their health restored
by the great tissue builder, Vim He
patica.
The other day Moe Rich, Sc Prince
street, Newark, made the following
statement:
"A catarrhal condition, which have
had for many years, has brought on
a complication of stomach and liver
trouble. / have tried many different
preparations, but none have given me
the. satisfactory and quick relief that
Win Hepatica has. These ailments
have all disappeared, and I give all
credit due to this new catarrhal
remedy"
Mr.. Rich suffered from catarrhal af-
lection of the mucous membrane. This
trouble may also be recognized by any
one of the following symptoms a
dry cough, drowsiness, a heavy feel
ing about the bowels. pains in the
side. numbness in the arms and limbs.
q dryness in the mouth and throat,
kidney and liver trouble, impure
blood, poor circulation and cold feet.
This state of health. if neglected
ia liable to lead to severe organic dis
eases.
The exclusive agents for this terri
tory are Menk's Pharmacy, and the
onlv nlace in town that Vim Hepatica
can be obtained is at their store.