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The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
The indifferent Electors.

Frum Columbus tohio) Dispatch und)
IL there Is anything to be deplored, IN
the matter Of the charter commission
election. II Is the small vote by which
a commission was chosen to draft a new
form OF government As far as an ex-
preston Of the will of the people was OBJ
tained. IL was emphatic enough. for the
affirmative vote was nearly three times
the negative But less than one-fourth
OF the total number OF registered voters
took the trouble to go to the polls at
all. Their Indifference is a grave mat
ter. No harm has been done this time,
but there Is the certainty that il the
same indifference is extended to other
matters in which the Judgment of the
people Is sought. the wrong thing will
some time be done. At any rate. it Is
not popular government when one-fourth
Of the people determine what shall be
done. The need is that all qualified vot-
ers shall vote. That may not always
bring us to the best. but it will bring US
to what We in this country accept as the
best-the win of the majority Anything
short of that establishes minority rule,
an oligarchy, bossism-things which We
detest even while We refuse to take pre-
cautions against them
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
How Cleo "Came Back,

Cleo de Merode is. perhaps. the most
famous dancer that the Paris opera
ever had. Her figure was perfect in its
perfect roundness and the long. beautiful
throat and fine. small head of the dancer
were copied many times by artists. Then
OF sudden she began to show an /, In
crease of flesh. She did not dance as
lightly nor look as young and fairylike
Her pictures no longer brought a ready
sale on the boulevards; artists no longer
beseeched her to pose for them She
was. in fact. losing her vogue Then of
sudden she disappeared.
She dropped out Of the public view
as completely as II she had died, and
no one saw her for a year. Then she
as suddenly returned. years younger in
appearance. slender and graceful as a
fawn. and radiant with a new kind OF
freshness. She created yeritable SEN
sation last October in Paris, and every.
body, of course, wanted to know her
secret. 1t was simply that she had
adopted vegetarianism and had dieted
for year without a mouthful of flesh
food Of any kind. Her appearance told
the rest Of the story. She looks exactly
as she did twelve years ago, when she
first became famous as beauty and a
dancer.
August Rodiu. the sculptor. became a
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

Miss Anne Henry. Miss Daffan's chief
aid is . daughter Of Gen. Patrick Henry.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

The Laetare medal. presented annually
for thirty years by the University OF
Notre Dame to some Catholic distin-
guished for eminent service to the
church, to the country. art. or science,
has been presented to Charles g. Her
bernan, editor-in-chief of the Catholic
Encyclopedia.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

carrett Biblical Institute, under Meth
odist auspices. had its annual commence
ment In Chicago the past week. DR.. w.
! Davidson. professor of religious edu-
cation, has achieved marked success In
teacher-training class work for Sunday
schools. Forty-five. of these classes have
been in evidence in Chicago the past sea-
son. with a membership of $40. In
eighteen of these classes certificates have
been recently awarded on quite elaborate
written examinations. The Methodist
Church claims 20 have 1900 teachers pur-
suing similar courses,
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Miss Marie SwartZ, who has been
spending the summer in Colorado,
stopped off in the city last Thurs
day evening for a short visit with
friends here while on her way to her
home in Hutchinson. Miss Swartz
has been in very poor health for a
long time, and on this account has
been forced to take vacation Of a
year from her duties as teacher in
the Hutchinson schools. She expects
to leave shortly for Wisconsin where
she will enter a sanitarium for treat
ment.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

John Hoge was in from South Lib
erty Monday on a business trip. He
says on account of the damp wea-
ther-at least it sounded like damp
it is just about next to impossible
to do any work out that way. John'
as usual, has quite bunch of cattle
and other stock, but he is also lucky
in that he has some extra good hay
ground and will probably have feed
enough to get through the winter all
right, but he says that he is in dan
ger of being held UP at the point Of
a shot gun and forced to sell some Of
his hay to his neighbors who are moi
so lucky in that respect.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05


Orr Patterson came in from En-
poria the first of the week for a Wis
it with home folks here. Mr.. Patter-
son has a bunch of 100 fine steers on
pasture north of Emporia a few miles
and says they are getting along in
fine shape. The are on a meadow
that has not been paStured all sum-
mer and are putting on fat every
day. A little later, in addition to the
pasture, he will put them on a ration
Of cottmseed cake and green corn FOL
a few weeks, and thinks they will
then be in fine condition for the mar
ket.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05
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August CARING, proprietor Of the
German-American Nursery in this
city, has a certificate from the state
board which entities him to do all
kinds Of nursery work in the greater
part Of Kansas. He has, by exper-
ience, proven that he understands
the varieties Of trees which are best
suited to the soil and climate Of this
section, and knows how to plant ard
care for them in a manner which will
give the very best results. He also
guarantees that all the trees sold by
him are free from disease Of any
kind. He is also an expert in pre-
pairing and beautifying lawns and gar
dens and most Of the fine lawns in
this city and vicinity have been fixed
up by him. He has an abundance Of
testimonials from the best people Of
the city in regard to his work in this
line and will gladly show them to
anyone interested.
AUGUST GARLING, Box 645.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

egg baskets filled with less expense
than any other kind. He is very
careful in gathering and marketing
his eggs and has several cases on
the market every week, always real
izing the best prices. He is milking
six cows at the present time and has
three heifers that will be giving milk
in few months. He Is Of the opin>
lon that considering the extra work
involved it pays the best to sell the
milk instead Of separating the same
or making butter, and disposes Of all
his milk to the creamery and some
Of the restaurants, the six COWS at
the present time bringing in q check
for around SIS every month, and that
on grass pasture without extra feed.
He keeps a number Of hogs, and a
good portion Of their ration is butter
milk which he purchases from the
creamery at one cent per gallon. His
entire revenue each month is consid-
erably more than that realized from
a wheat farm in good years and
there is never a chance for a CON-
plete failure that there is with grain
crops alone. It means more work
than farming for grain, but the
steady and increased income is more
than worth the difference.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Oscar Johnson took Lee Smell TO
st. John in his auto last Friday to
bring back Mrs. Smell and the child
rem after visit of few days there
with friends. Lee gives it as real
fact that it is impossible for him to
go to St. John without an accident Of
some kind, and this trip was not an
exception to the rule. After getting
five or six miles out of town they
blew out a tire on the car and had
to return to town for another casing,
but at that they finished up the trip
all right.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Reg Russell, Of north Of town, has
engaged in the dairy business quite
extensively of late and is finding
that it is a profitable business. He
has purchased a number of fine Hol-
stein COWS from the Merritt ranch
and is now milking seventeen head.
He has an abundance of fine alfalfa
and other feed and realizes a good
big income each week from his
cream and butter receipts.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Commissioner G. W. Land is an
other Of the Barton county farmers
who is lucky enough to not only have
a silo, but also to have it filled with
feed for winter use. In addition to
having quite an acreage Of corn,
George had about one hundred acres
Of listed kaffir corn and cane this
spring and estimated that he would
have an abundance of feed to fill
two silos, but the drouth put an end
td the feed question as far as the
kaffir and cane were concerned, and
he had just about enough corn off the
patch Of about sixty acres to fill one
silo. He had two silos already erect
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Cole returned
Sunday from an outing Of several
weeks at Cascade, Colo, and report a
most enjoyable time. Mr.. Cole says
they lived the simple life in reality
and Judging from his appearances it
certainly must have agreed with him.
He entirely forgot matters Of Ousi'
ness and put in the time tramplng IN
the mountains, fishing, sleeping and
eating, all Just as the notion woulo
happen to strike them. One would
be apt to Judge that his healthy coal
Of tan was acquired while at work in
the hay field, but it was anything
but work on this trip.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Harry Diffenbacher, who lives just
southeast Of the city on the south
side Of the river, is one of the Bar.
ton county farmers who believe that
the Kansas hen and the old muley
cow, coupled with a few hogs as a
side line, have grain-raising beaten In
several different directions and he Is
having the experience that is proving
that his contention is correct. Mr.
Diffenbacher keeps about five hun
dred chickens on hand the most o.
the time. He raises the White Leg
horns exclusively as he finds tha
they are better rustlers and keep tn,
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

P. E. Murphy returned Saturda!
from Chilicothe, Mo-, where he was
called several days ago on account
of the sudden death of MIS-. Jonn
Murphy, wife of his brother. Mrs.
Murphy, who accompanied him on the
trip, will remain for some time long
er ON account Of the very poor
health Of Mr.. Murphy's father, VINO
is now eighFseven years Of age. In
spite of his advanced years, MI. Mur'
ply, sr., has been enjoying goOo
health until the time Of his daughter
inlaw's death, which was grea'
shock to him, and he has been IN a
serious condition since that time. MI
Murphy 8 mother, who is now eighty
five years Of age gets around as live
iy as any Of the young folks and II
enjoying better health at the presen'
time than for several years.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Floyd Smith, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. NJ. Smith Of this city, has gone to
Burlington where he has accepted a
position as head engineer at the mill
at that place owned and operated by
Earl and Arthur Moses. Floyd has
been assisting his father in the oper-
alton of the power plant at the Moses
mill at this place for some time, and
some weeks ago when his father was
overcome by the heat and was fore
ed to go to Colorado for a vacation,
stepped into his place as head engi'
neer and handled the big 600 horse
power Corliss compound engine in
such an able manner that during the
two weeks that his father was gone
it was not necessary to shut down
the mill for a single moment on ac-
count OF any engine trouble, a record
which would be creditable for many
an old engineer, but which is an es-
pecially creditable performance for a
twenty year old boy. On account Of
his good showing here he was i'm
mediately Offered the position as head
engineer in the Moses Mill at Bur
lington, and left for that place as
soon as his father was able to re
sumo his duties at the plant here.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

C. A. Cooper and Will Metcaf'
two of the big horsedealers OF Lyons
were here last Friday trying to pick
up a car load Of stock in this vicinity
and succeeded in purchasing several
head Of horses and mules. The man
who has stock to sell at this time is
considerably on the fence as to what
to do in the matter. Prices on botn
horses and mules are away off now
and it looks like a shame to have TO
sell but ON the other hand feed is
very scarce and high in price, ana
the average man cannot afford to
keep more stock than he absolutely
needs. It's a case of lose money
either way, right now.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

For the purpose Of the drama, it is
announced, a genuine old time Dead
wood stage has been secured. The
driver is one Of the original Wells
Fargo messengers, who, in the Ian
guage of his time, would rather fight
than eat Some Of the old scouts
and frontiersmen who ride in the
coach have actually had the expert
ence Of being held up by border ban
dts. The stage, drawn by four army
mules, comes dashing down the arena
AS it turns the corner, ON the second
lap, band of marauders dashes out
Of ambush, surround the coach, shoot
the driver and compel the passengers
to alight. It is all done so quickly
that there is no chance for defense.
The passengers are relieved of their
valuables, and the safe, containing an
express shipment of gold, is thrown
out upon the ground and blown open
Just when it seems that the bandits
will escape with their il-gotten plum
der, there is the sound of many
horses feet, and a band of scouts ana
cowboys, led by Col. Zack Mulhall
the famous Oklahoma ranchman. IL
the role Of the sheriff. get into the
picture. There is a short, sharp ex
lchange Of shots; those of the bandit
who do not fall are captured, anoth
er driver Is substituted and escorted
by the sheriff and his posse. with tn
prisoners held at the ends Of tn
riders lariats, the coach starts d
its journey again. This is not tn
reproduction of a figment Of the in
aginatiOn, but. It is declared to be a
J actual representation Of scene e1
t acted hundreds Of times in the ol
days on the plains.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Alois Krosska and son and Albert
Brown of West Comanche township,
were in the city Tuesday for a visit
with friends and to attend to bust
ness matters pertaining to the erec-
tion Of new school house in their
home district-No. 55-both Of the
gentlemen being members of the
school board. The frame work for
the new building is now up. but the
structure will hardly be completed
before the time school commences
and they will probably hold school in
the old building for a few weeks.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

ed, both being Of he wood stave kind,
but Fred Newcombe was glad to
purchase the one he did not need
and had it taken to his farm south of
town and filled with corn. George has
not near as much feed as he estimat-
ed he would this spring, but he has
between 100 and $50 tons of the very
finest kind safely put away in the
one silo, and is just about that much
ahead of twenty-four out of every
twenty-five farmers in the county. A
man with that much good feed this
winter can safely consider himself in
the aristocratic class.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

From a dramatic as we'll as his
tOric standpoint, however, the Dead
wood stage coach hOldup holds a fas-
cinating interest to the public of thest
more prosaic days, and the reprOduc-
ton of one of those thrilling events
in the performance of the Oklahoma
Ranch Wild West, which exhibits i'm
Great Bend Saturday. September 1S,
is said to create a sensation.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Tn store Of j. E. Weaver, at Holy
rood, was broken into last Sunday
night and goods, consisting principal.
Of mems and womens wearing ap-
parel, to the value of about $1,000
were taken. As yet there is no clue
to the robbers, but reward of $3.50
is offered for their arrest and the
chances are that they will be appre-
hended,
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

fThe Democrat is in receipt Of a
letter from Frank Wolf, for several
years one Of the millers at the Wolf
Mills in Ellinwood, asking that the
address Of his paper be changed to
Louisville, KY Frank resigned his
position in Ellinwood several months
ago and went to Chicago where he
has since been taking a special
course in chemistry and in the analy-
sis of wheat and flour and their pro-
ducts, a knowledge which is essential
to the miller in these days who de-
sires to rank at the top of his trade,
and Frank has the deserved reputa'
tion of being one of the very best
millers who ever operated in this
part of the country. He has now ac'
cepted a position as head miller at
the Washburn-Crosby Milling Co.
plant at Louisville, Ky, and is in
charge of a mill of 1900 barrels capa'
city daily, where nothing but the ia.
nous Gold Medal flour is made. He
says that Louisville is a fine and live
ly city and he likes it there very
much, but it still seems good to heal
the news Of his many Barton county
friends. Frank is one of the fines
young men who ever lived, and hi
many friends here, and especially n
EllinwOod where he was better &C
quainted, will be glad to hear tha
he is rapidly advancing to the from
ranks in his line.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05
Business must be mighty good with

Business must be mighty good with
Frank Baiiy, for several years con-
nected with the Democrat office, but
now publishing the Taney County
Republican at Forsyth, Mo. In last
weeks paper he had three solid
pages Of legal notices and then had
enough left to fill two COLUMNS more
on the first page. That's what a
printer would call fat doings.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Mrs. Ed Gates, a former resident
OF Stafford county, but now of Col.
lege Port, Texas, came in from that
place last week for a visit here with
her sister, Mrs. John Bales, and her
son, Chester Gates, who is at the hos
pital recuperating after undergoing
an operation for an attack of appen'
dicitis.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Mrs. Don Dodge and daughter, Don
ma, and Mrs. E. ]. Dodge left on Mon
day evening Of this week for Long
Beach, Calf, where they win remain
until next spring, the climate at that
place being very beneficial to Mrs
Dodge's health which has been very
poor for a long time. Mr.. Dodge and
son will remain here and keep bach
elor's hall during the winter.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Miss Grace GrOty was in the city a
day or two last week for visit with
sher many friends while on her way
to her home at Emporia after an out
ing spent in the mountains of Colo
RADIO, the greater part Of which time
was spent at the Moses cottage at
Cascade. Miss Groty was for several
years employed as stenOgrapher IN
the Moses mill office in this city
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

You'll like to trade at Bondurants,
the Quality Cash Hardware store
where you pay nobody's bill but your
own. You'll get waited upon prompt
ly, treated politely, and we'll do our
very best to please you. We earn
estly solicit your faYors.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Jackson and
son, viii, were up from Comanche
township Tuesday visiting with their
many Great Bend friends and looking
after business matters. They report
most Of the gorund prepared in good
shape for wheat sowing down in theil
locality, but are of the opinion that
Il the dry weather continues it will
be lust as we'll to save the seed.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

DR.. W. L. Amend returned to his
home in Alva, Okla, on Tuesday Of
this week after a visit of a few days
here with his mother and brother,
Drs. W. A. and E. R. Amend Of this
city. His two little sons who accom-.
panied him on the trip, will remain
Tor a month Is visit with their grand
mother here,
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Joe Komarek and George Wolf mo-
torcycled up from EIlinwood Sunday
afternoon for a little outing and a
short visit with Great Bend friends.
From the number Of clouds that were
floating around about that time the
boys were Of the opinion that they
would get a wetting before they
reached home, and their only worry
was that such would not prove to b
the case.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Henry Rohrbacker, Of the South
side. was a business visitor in the
city on Wednesday and made a pleas
ant call at the Democrat office. He
has lately returned from a trip to
the southwestern part of the state
where he has a large amount Of
land and says conditions out that wa.
are much the same as here as far as
lack Of moisture and feed are con
cerned.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Mrs. Lena Wilsey and son return
ed to their home in Hoisington We'd
nesday evening after a visit Of sew
eral days here with her sister, Mrs.
J. E. McMnllen and family.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Good twofoot steel carpenters
square Is cents; 6-foot rule 25 cents.
Keen Kutter saws s1.6O, genuine
Disston saws $1.S5. Ask us when
you need good tools. Bondurant's
Cash Hardware.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Con Ochs, sage Of Olmitz, was in
the city Wednesday for short visit
with his many Great Bend friends
and to attend to some matters of bus
ness.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Solid nickle silver teaspoons 40
cents set; tables rs cents set. War
ranted ten years. Knives and Forks,
solid handles, $500 set. Bondurant's.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Afford 0pie was down from the
farm north Of Heller wednesday,
visiting with relatives and friends and
slooking after business matters.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Joe Walter, of this city, and his
son, Ed, Of Alexander, were in Hutch
inson this week looking after land
deal and other matters of business.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05

Solid copper harness rivets, large
boxes, all sizes, 20 cents. Tubular
rivets, all sizes, 8 cents a box. Bon
durant's Cash Hardware.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Geo. Wilson was over form Eureka
township Wednesday visiting with his
many Great Bend friends and attend
ing to business matters.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-12-26
Showing the Queer.

New counterfeit 81 and $40 bills are
on the market, according to warnings
sent out by the government secret
service. Tie s. bill is a good imita.
tion Of the genuine bill II is print.
ed on bleached OIL bill and the coun.
terfeit is OF the series Of 1899, letter
&C. plate No. 1903. with the names
j. e. Napier. register Of the treasury,
and Lee McClung, treasurer OF the
United States, on IT,.
The 80 bill is said to he Of very
crude workmanship and is printed on
ordinary bond paper. The silk tibers
" the genuine note are initiated with
pen and ink, while the color OF the
seal and counter Is brick red.
There were 36j persons arrested fol
counterfeiting In the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 10
last, according TO the annual report
OF ". I. Flynn, chief Of the sccre,
service division Of the treasury de
partmeni The amount Of counter
feited and altered notes contiscatet
aggregated ar III and the amount o.
counterfeit coins totaled slp,ssi.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-12-26
Sings at His Work.

Tie Continental and Commercial
National Bank Of Chicago has acaged
songster-an emplo,e who is usually
humming to himself a cheerful little
song. The other day a depositor
laughed at himgood.naturedly for the
habit and also spoke Of 1t to a veteran
employe In the next cage. said the
veteran In reply:
"The man IN the next cage has been
great help TO me for two years. lie
is usually singing softly To himself
| hayer seen him irritated or cross
and lie always has cheerful word fol
every customer at his window"
A CHEEKY nature and disposition tc
look upon the bright side Of life In 1t,
round are Jewels beyond price. Theil
lucky owner radiates good cheer ant
lodges lots OF trouble.
Give Us, oh, give us the man wlt
sings at his work. lie will do more
in the same time than the crouch
aud lie will do 1t better.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-12-26
Church Is Sold.

r. &. shepherd. president Of the
board Of trustees Of tie Mound City
Free Methods, church, was here the
latter part ofthe week and sold the
old Free Methodist church building
and lot IN the east part Uf town to A..
T.. Brown, WHO expects 30 remodel the
building intoa residence. Tie con.
Sidcratiun was $2'n
THIS building Wa> erected IN lSlLI.
The dcnJminat Ion vas not suiliient is
represented IN this city To maintain
regular services during tie past few
years, and At the last session of con.
ference tie property waS urdered sold
and the funds received To he applied
on the debt ~ TIA. ST Joseph Ere,
Methodist church MoundCity News
december l..