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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
WILLIAMS.

George A. Williams, the IA year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar vii.
hams, died at the home Of his par
ents October 3Oth. The funeral ser
vices were held at the Baptist
church Saturday morning at 10 o..
clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev,
Mosher. Thus over a happy home the
shadow of another grave has fallen,
He was not a member Of any church
but his friends testify to his Chris.
tian character and life. The relativ
es and friends one and all express
their sympathy to the bereft fam
lily. Indeed Mr. and Mrs. Williams
are passing through the deep waters
About two weeks ago they laid theil
sweet baby girl away. May the Goo
of all grace sustain and comfort
them in this sad hour.
There is no death, the stars
go down,
To rise upon some fairer shore,
And bright In Heavens jeweled
crown,
They shine for ever more. "'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
SUFFERED BIG LOSS.

The heavy freeze Of last week, a
thing very uncommon for this part
of the country so early in the seas
on, caused a big loss to Amos John
son and Geo. Koontz, who hves ON
his farm at Dartmouth. Mr.. johnson
has one Of the largest and finest
apple orchards in this part Of the
state, and as Mr.. Koontz was not
looking for hard freeze so early IN
the season there was a good per
cent of the crop, which was a very
fine one this year, that had not been
picked, and it is estimated that close
to 5000 bushels Of fine apples were
ruined by the hard freeze. About
$1,000 worth had already been pick
ed and sold from the orchard this fab
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
WILLIAM 5oGER.

William Boger was born. ON the
farm northeast Of Hoisington Febru
AIRY %, 1894, and died at 4:SO p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 2S, 1913, at the age oi
ls years, 8 months and 5 days.
He was the son of Gottfried and
Louisa Boyer, and had been a suf-
ferer for years with diabetes, which
caused his death.
He was an ambitious young man
of good habits and chaEacter, very
studious and eager to obtain an ed.
ucation that would fit him for the
business world, having been a stud.
ent Of the Salina Business College
Returning Just this fall to complete
his course, he was compelled to give
up on account of his weakened condi
ton and return home, where the an
gel of death visited and took him
away.
He leaves his mother and foul
brothers and two sisters, besides q
host OF friends and other relatives
mourn his loss.
Funeral services were held at the
German Lutheran church in this city
at 10 O'Clock this morning conduct
ed by Rev. Hebestneit and the body
was laid to rest in the Lutheran Gem
etery eleven miles north OF town
beside his father who died May 8
1909.
He was a good boy and will b
missed in the community where II
lived. We join the many friends il
extending sympathy to the mother
brothers and sisters. H0isington Dis
patch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Nlit Simpson, for mary years a res
ident of this county, came in last
week for a visit with his many old
friends and to look after business in.
terests here. THE Simpson family
are now residents of Colorado, Div.
ing at Colorado Springs, and Mt,t
says they all like their new home
fine. Fred and his family are also
residents Of the Springs, Fred being
employed as chief deputy in the Of.
flee Of the county treasurer. About
a week ago while cranking the auto
the bIoomin' thing kicked back and
as a consequence Fined now has q
broken arm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

routing Of the same, and the chances
and that if SharTow is caught as he
probably will be, it will be the unan-
imous request Of the merchants that
the honeymoon trip will not be com.
plete without a visit to Lansing.
1t will be pretty tough ON the girl
bride, who is but Is years of age
but the chances are, although she viii
not believe it, that she will be a
thousand times better off if they
would capture aSd keep him in prs
for the rest Of his life. Just com.
mon ordinary penitentiary is far too
good for fellow who is low down
ornery enough to start out his mar
ried Life in that way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

JuStis .Sandrock hitched up the fam
lily horse Sunday morning preparatory
for little ride out into the country,
but the aforesaid animal evidently be
lieving that the Biblical injunction 10
that the Sabbath was a day Of rest
for beast as well as man, objected to
the proceedings in a most strenuous
manner. and proceeded 10 run away,
scattering sections Of the buggy over
good portion Of the east part Of
town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
cLAFLIN TEACHERS MEETING.


urday was a decided success both n
point Of numbers and In the quality
Of the program. Sixty-eight teach.
ers were in attendance, besides a
large number Of pupils and patrons.
The morning program consisted Of
questions and answers on Chapters
3, 4. and 5 Of Carney's Country Life
and the Country School,. These chap
ters discussed the country church,
the Grange and Farmers Institutes.
For Current Events. Miss Mathewson
discussed the Mexican situation to
date. Miss June Turley gave an &C.
count Of the Panama Canal and
Miss Hume a summary Of the Bal
kan War.
Dinner and supper were served by
the ladies' Of the Christian church.
These fine dinners are one of the
chief drawing cards to Claflin meet
ingS, and the teachers did ample
justice to them.
The general program was held in
the opera house. The entertainment
program was especially fine and it
spoke we'll for Chfhn talent. Owing
to an oversight ON the part of the
reporter, some Of the names of the
participants were not secured. The
Great Bend people especially enjoy.
ed the reading by Miss Clara Griz.
zel ON The School Mistress Sleigh
Ride"
The lecture by DR.. Campbell Ci
Cooper College ON Psychology d
Teaching" was unusually practical
and helpful. DR.. Campbell believes
that breaking a left handed child
from writing with his left hand ne
suits in some form Of physical dis
turbance, generally suffering. Ht
said a teacher cannot teach ,what
ne does not clearly understand anL
that a teacher should hold the eyt
Of his pupil, the eye being the win
dow Of the soul. He believes tina
a better working knowledge of psy
chology would greatly lessen th'
number of failures in our schools.
The Round Tables, with the e1cer
ton of the primary, were carrie'
out as given. In the grade ROM,
Table, special meltion should be civ
en- the art lesson by Miss Bailey
of Great Bend, and the model les
son by Miss Halleck, of ClafIin.
In the rural department, the for.
eign speaking child, primary number
and busy work we've discussed. THE
agreed to hold an experience NEE
ing at the next meeting, each teach
er telling what work along this lin
proved most practical to him, ais
the rural teachers agreed to brini
specimen pages of primary writing
spelling and numbers.
The next meeting will be held d
Hoisingtn, December 18th. Prof. "
H. Johnson, High School Visitor TO
the University, will lecture and hol
a special High School Round Table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

The Board OF County CommissiOn>
ers of Barton County, Kansas. viii
receive sealed bids at their next
regular melting on Monday, December
/, 1913, for the electric wiring Of
the court house, county jail and the
sheriff's residence. Plans and spec
Kications are now on file and can be
seen at the office of the county clerk.
All bids must be in by 12 noon Mon;
day, December /.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

John Doherty, Lou Johns, Char
ley Spanier and Dave Thornsberry
were among those who we're here
from Ellinwood Tuesday to assist II
possible in the capture of the assail
ant of Mrs. John Turner. The Turn
er family were very highly regarded
by all the people of Ellinwood where
they resided before coming to thif
place, and it would go pretty hard
with the person who committed tbs
deed should they be apprehendet
by crowd of the Ellinwood people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Mrs. Jack Davis was here from
Newton last week for a short visit
with her sister, Mrs. H. ]. Remmert
and family, OF west Of town. Mrs.
Remmert accompanied her home Fri
day morning for few days visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Oscar johnson has been ON a long
auto trip the past four weeks. He bas
been driving a drug salesman and
has covered about all OF the towns
in the western and southwestern payt
Of the state. He is expected hume
tomorrow and in a few days win
leave on a trip through the eastern
part Of the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
AN ENTERPRIsINe YOUNG MAN.
Oscar Sharrow Makes Good Provis-
ion, For Honeymoon Trip.

Oscar Sharrow and Miss NDie Stew
ems were united IN marriage at the
office OF Probate Judge Hall Satur-
day evening, in the presence Of a
few intimate friends, departing i'm
mediately thereafter ON honey
moon trip. Several of the merchants
Of the city are hoping that their
stay may be Of but short duration,
but they have recently formed a de-
cidedly close attachment to Mr. Shar-
row. So close, in fact, that they
have asked for the assistance Of the
officers IN seeking the young gem
tIeman, for they are extremely soh-
citious OF his well being and they
desire that he be put some place
where his suddenly formed tendency
to sign the names Of other people
10 checks will cause him no harm.
For be 1t known that Oscar was
a very enterprising young man. He
had decided to take unto himself a
wife, but search Of his cash capital
and surplus had revealed the Treas
ury as empty as the proverbial Moth
er Goose cupboard. But Oscar was
not the kind Of a fellow to be in
the least daunted or discouraged by
q trivial matter such as that. He
had made his arrangements to get
married, and it was not fitting that
be should do this without having the
means whereby to HE away for a
E Atte honeymoon "trip, and Oscar al
so realized that the old saying that
two cam live as cheaply as one" hat
BEEN busted sky high BY the reason
0 the increased cost Of high living.
Therefore it was up to him to get
some money, but to a financier of
Mr.. Sha,row's 8 calibre this was but
the work Of a. few minutes.
To begin his operations, Sharrow
went to the Trout Bros, produce es-
tabhShment. close to the Daley NV
cry barn where he had been employ
ed, and proceeded to borrow a mum
Der Of blank checks, which me fill
ed out to his own satisfaction and
proceeded to prepare for the nup-
tials. He first went into the Marx
& Berscheidt store where he purchas-
ed suit and oVercoat, rendering in
payment a check for $35 which was
signed with the name Of W. C. STAN
hey. At Born's store he made some
small purchase and gave a check for
$50 bearing the supposed signature
Of Jim Mcdonald, and got the bail
amce in hard cash. c. A. Hooper
.Was let off easy, $12 being the size
Of the check cashed at his store,
and Hunts Department Store have
SIS worth of experience secured al
the same session of Mr.. Sharrow S
school Of signature copying.
That is the reason why these var.
iOus business men are so anXioUsly
inquiring as to the whereabouts Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ShaTrow. They rightly
feel that as long as they put up the
money for the wedding trip it is
no more than right that they should
have something to say about the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

The city commissioners have made
arrangements for the purchase of sew
eral hundred feet more hose fer the
city fire department. 1t has been
demonstrated lately that the equip
ment of the department is most
woefully lacking in this respect and
the city commissioners are going to
see to it that the matter is rene
died.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

John Widen, a former resident Of
Pavuee Rock but who has been Nv.
ing in Oregon for the past few
yeas, returned to Pawnee Rock Sun
day to again make his home, and
was here on business with the coun-
ty officials Wednesday regarding a
tax sale which had been made out
against some Of his Pawnee Rock
property. He had sold a portion Of
"a 200 foot lot, but the deed had new
er bemrecorded. He had paid his
tax each year and the man to whom
he had sold the lot had paid his tax
Is each year except 1910 and thai
years taxes had been charged t.
Mr.. widen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hagen and fam
lily Of south of Ellinwood, and Miss
Bessie Noll, who teaches in the
Hagen district, were up Saturday oil
a shopping trip and for a visit with
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Useful gifts are the vogue now.
What is more useful than hardware!
You will find more sensible, useful
gifts in hardware than elsewhere
Let US help you decide those gifts
Time to begin thinking. Bondu'
rants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
Remember That The Special Demonstration and S Train VIII Here Saturday Afternoon Plan To Hear The Lectures
500 REWARD.

The County Commissioners Of Bar
ton county will pay a reward Of 800
70 the arrest and conviction Of the
assailant Of Mrs. John Turner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Dick Holman. formerly engaged
in the Livery and stock business here,
came up from Peabody this week for
a short visit with friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

S. ]. Williams was a business WIS.,
itor from Pawnee Rock Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Miss Dean Hood is now employed
at the Born's store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
Calhoun.

Wheat harvest is on and the
winter wheat is making a good
crop.
Calhoun township trustees
met Monday at the home Of
John Hannanan.
Mrs. Marie Beckwith and two
children of Carroll, are here
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Tierney, and other relatives.
Miss Daisy and Kate Fitz
gibbon returned from Grinnell,
Saturday, where the spent two
weeks with their sister.
Mrs. Margaret Meyers of
Mo. Valley, spent a few days
here the past week visiting her
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Fullap al
and son of Lincoln, Neb, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Donaldson the past week. They
made the trip in an auto.
Mrs. w. D. Landon came uI
the latter part of the week IL
get acquainted with her new
grandson at the home of MIR
and Mrs. Webster Landon.
Mrs. E Morrison and daugh
ter Estella of Nicola, spent /:
few days with the family O
John Donaldson.
Chas. Russell of near Bristov
is visiting his parents here.
| Misses Clipsey, Hepsey ant
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
Modale News Notes

Clifford and Otto Hiddleston
of Omaha were callers in town
Thursday.
Mike Elias leaves this week
for an extended visit at his old
home in Assyria.
Among the out of town folks
who celebrated with US were,
Carl Harmon of Joplin. Mo-,
Mrs. Chas. Morrow of Airs
worth, Neb., Miss Hartsock of
Lynch, Neb, Mrs. p % Gam
mon of Council Bluffs, Frank
Mcqueen, wife and sons, Geo.
and Harry of Omaha. Mrs. IDA
Jones of Council Bluffs, Martin
Wood and family of Pisgah,
Frank Lightell and wife of
Omaha, w. A. Sharpnack of
Alma, Neb., Mrs Frank Benin
of Denton, Mo, Mrs. futile of
Florence, Neb Mrs. McCurchey
|of Tekamah. N-b, Mrs. Bell
vile of Arlington, Neb., Mrs
Chas. Beebee and children of
Woodbine.
Walter Drake and children
spent the week end with relat-
ives at Blair, Neb.
Mrs. Arthur Zahner and
children of Council Bluffs were
in town ever Sunday.
Joe johnson left Sunday for
Wellport, Oregon.
Mrs. V. N. Swinnerton of Oma-
ha is visiting her sister, Mrs. j..
| N. McManimie.
Mrs. Will Hanson of Ute wss
in town the first of the week.
Walter LaViollette of Oma-
ha was in town over Sunday.
Miss Rena Day is spending
her vacation at Colfax, la.
Mrs. Pearl Dick of Fremont
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. z. Hammer.
Rag Sharpnalk and l.. G
Kelly have organized a grain
and coal company, and will buy
grain in competition with the
elevators.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
Have Yau Ever Had This
Said OF You l1,esause Of
Grey Illirs

1t is most embarrassing to Iave fienl
remark that yea are looking Older
Grey hairs are not becoming people may
tell you 50, but they don mean it,
There is one quick. sure, easy way of
getting rid of grey or faded hair simply
use Hays Hair Health.
Benefit by the axpsleace of thousands of
others, who arc using Hay Hair Health.
1t brings back the hne. glossy. brilliant
color Of yonr hair restores the prey hairs
to their natural color Immediately, and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
Jennie Jones spent Sunday with
their sister, Mrs. Frederick
Barnhart of Magnolia twp.
A very severe electric storm
passed over this place Sumo ay
evening, with but little rain.
A Big Tractor Exhibition.

Fremont, Neb., July S 1t is
beginning to be felt, what in
a few years will Re positively
knowa to be the fact, that
farming with mechanical power
is more economical, all things
considered, than farming by
horse power. The time is not
/ far distant when every farmer
will have a general utility en-
! CINE that he can use in blowing
and cultivating the soil, in haul
ing loads to market, in perat-
ing lhreshing machines and
corn shelters and do an immense
amount of work for which, at
the present time, horses are the
only means available. Mechan-
ical power is certain, in the
future, to supplant horse power
in many farm operations.
Mechanical power will be
found to be more economic than
horse power. 1t is estimated
that in the Missouri valley it
costs $72 to keep a horse a year
and the horse eats three times
a day. The horse is a short
lived animal, must be protected
from too severe work in hot
weather, and is liable at any
time to disabling accidents.
The engine eats only when
it works and can work all the
time. Farmers will soon learn
that the most economic power
for ordinary farm operations
is mechanical power.
The Fremont people are to he
commended for their enterprise
in promoting a demonstration
of what may be done upon the
farm with an engine This viii
not be a contest. There are
too many unpleasant thing:
connected with a contest Il
make one desirable at this time
1t will merely re an exhibit, I
or demonstration of what may
be expected from the righ'
kind of an engine and ever!
farmer is to Judge for himself
q what machine will be best a
dapted to his needs. 1t is to b
hoped that the wide awak'
. farmers of the state will tax,
0 this occasion to inform them
' selves with reference to a mat
:. ter thai very nearly concern
them ard their work.
i Many machines will be o.
a exhibition. The city of Ere
f mont will entertain. and it i
hoped tibet the farmers of tn
y state will turn out in larg
numbers to witness an exhib
i ton designed solely for thei
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
j. D. Brown & Son

benefit. Plenty of land avail
able for the purpose has been
found in the immediate vicinity
of Fremont.
The exhibition will be held
under the auspices of the Ere
mont Commercial Club. 1t will
begin on September 9.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10
A Big Success

If you wanted to see crowds
you should have visited Fan
gers Bankrupt SaI.= Friday ard
Saturday. the store was jam
med from morning until hight
and twice during TIE day Sat.
urdsv, it was necessary to lock
the doors until few of the
customers got ont. The crowd
in there was suffocating. The
people of this vicinity know
bargains when they see them
and the bankrupt sale of the
Valley Department Store stock
is sure " Offering the bargains
The sale will continue until
everything is sold ard from the
rate thirgs are going, that
won't BIZ long
Mr.. Fanger has closed the
Dickman store and removed
the remainder of the goods to
Omaha.
Three of the leading stores
Rave decided to close their
places of business at Z p. NJ.
each evening during the hot
weather, except Saturday and
pay day. Why can't the rest
of them do likewise. Let your.
self and clerks get out even
ings and get little fresh all
and everyone will do better
work the next day; all of the
merchants ought to join this
movement. Get busy.
Word has been received from
Aulg. Brothers that they are
enjoying one of the best seasons
in the history of their organi.
zation and that, outside of on
week of rainy weather in Mimi
they have experienced thu
finest kind of weather. They
are now in Wisconsin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-10

Perfect Confideoce
Missouri Valley people have
good reason for complete re.
lance.
Do you know how
TO find relief from backache;
10 correct urinary ills;
TO assist weak kidneys?
Many people in this vicinity
know the way
Have used Doan's Kidney
Pliis::
Have proved their worth in
many tests.
Here's grateful testimony.
Addison Young, Eighth ST.,
Logan. Iowa, says: | have TAX
Ell Doan's Kidney Pills and they
have rel.tved me of pain and
other troubles, caused by disor-
dered kidneys. | have found
herefit from Doans Kidney
!, Pills after taking other medi-
c mes without effect.
| For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents Foster Mil!burn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole gents
for the United States.
r member the name-D oan's
and take no other.
Word was received here to-
day of the death of w. G. Bos.
ton in Hastings, Neb. Mr. Bos-
ton came here ssabout 1868 and
was in business here for about
ten years, afterwards moving
to David City, Neb, where he
engaged in the hardware bust
ness. He has been retired
from active business for about
ten years.
/ It's just as easy to have the
best, order of F. A. Heath's
Grocery ard you'll be sure Of
the rest.
Rev Cross has notified his
congregation that he wished ia
be relieved as pastor of the
Presbyterian church in this
city by October LIST. In the
future he expects to devote all
of his time to teaching fol-
which he seems to have a natu,
raj ability. We are sorry to
! lose Rev and Mrs. Cross anC
both have made a large circle
J. Of friends since coming here.
Mrs. R Newton received
word from her son Jesse today
that he was feeling ever Sc
! much better and that he had
gone back to work. He alst
said that f. L. Davis had spe nj
the Fourth with him and woul(
remain few days more.
: Just arrived at Gilmore's
grocery part of car of the fines
!, watefmelons we have had herr
this season.
Last night was the no ties
on record for some time. Their;
was not a breath of air stirring
ard the thermometer huns
) around the ninety mark all tn,
Of the fore part Of the night
: About q o'clock this mornir,
a fine breeze sprung up in tn
north and from then on lif,
! was worth living.
Starting this evening tn,
Times will publish each evenin,
the tine the automobile light
should be lighted to compl,
With The law. All automobile
on the highways Of the stat
are required to carry light
tr1m one hour after sunset til
une hour before sunrise.I
r Children Cry
/ FOR FLETCHER'S