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point Just now. bon voyage parties
are being given for Mrs. Ingersoll
and her husband. and they VIII leave
Atlanta some time this week, with
the best wishes Of their many friends
A good bye visit VIII be made 10
relatives in Laporte. Ind. after which
the long journey win begin with
train trip across the continent and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING.

The Barton County Business Mems
Association, at its regular monthly
meeting, Wednesday night, held a
very interesting session. President
Fred Zutavern Of the Association,
brought up a number Of matters
which will come before the legisla-
ture this winter, and asked for a free
discussion of the proposed laws which
would be for the benefit Of the Kan
sas retail merchant and professional
men. Several Of the proposed bills
were enthusiastically endorsed. Mr.
Zutavern was given to understand
that the business men Of Barton
county were with him to a man, and
had full confidence in his ability to
look after the interests Of all the
people.
At the next meeting Of the Associ'
alton the matter Of increasing the
monthly dues, to create an emergen.
cy fund, will be acted upon. Every
member should be present, the out
of-town members as well as those in
Great Bend. The matter of the
spring election Of city commissioner
will also come up on that evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
MRS. H. M. WILCOX

Mrs. H. VI. Wilcox died at hel
home in this city early New Years
day after an illness of but a short
time. The funeral services were
held from the Cox undertaking par
lcrs last Thursday afternoon at 2:SC
O'Clock, being conducted by Rev
Cockerill of the NJ. L. church. and
interment made in the Great Bend
cemetery. Mrs. Wilcox had been a
sufferer from BTight's disease and
heart failure for a long time but
had been in apparent good health
until a few days before her death.
She had been a resident of this city
only couple of months, coming here
from Partridge, and had been mar.
ried but a short time before coming
to this city. She was a woman high.
ly spoken of by all who knew her
and her many friends sincerely re.
gret her death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
BESSIE MERTEN DEAD

Miss Bessie Merten died at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Merten, near Heller, Monday
evening, Jan. 6, after an illness Of
but a few days, and the news d her
death was a great shock to her
many friends for only a few knew OF
her illness and these did not consider
it OF a serious nature as yet. She
had not been feeling well for some
time and her parents brought her to
town to consult a physician, although
she did not appear to be feeling a
great deal worse than usual, but on
Saturday she was compelled to 10 to
her bed, growing rapidly worse, and
Monday evening she passed away.
Miss Merten was sixteen years old
and for the past two years had been
a student In the hign school Lera
making her home with her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Merten. while
in the city. She was an EXCEPTIONAL!
bright and lovable girl and was an
especial favorite with all of her
classmates and acquaintances and heI
untimely death is indeed sad blow
to her parents. She was a grand.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Merten
of this city, who are especially sad
dened by her death, as this is the
second of their grandchildren to pass
to the better world during the past
few days, Frank Campbell, whose
death occurred only last Wednesday,
being another grand-child.
The funeral services of Miss AIer-
ten will be held at the family home
near Heizer this morning at 10 o.
clock and later at the Methodist
church in this city, and interment
made in the Great Bend cemetery.
With the many friends Of the fam
lily the Democrat joins in extending
deepest sympathy to the family in
their sad bereavement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
TAKE CORN PRIZES.

Barton county is well known as the
big wheat raising county Of the
state, and the young farmers of the
county have also demonstrated that
1t can raise fine corn as well. At
the annual corn show held in con-
Junction with the State Farmers In
sutute at the State Agricultural Col
lege at Manhattan last week, two
Barton county boys took down prizes
Tor the best corn raised in the west
ern district. Milton Schrepel, son
q Fred Schrepel, of Ellinwood, took
first prize, $40, for the best yellow
Dent corn shown, and Albert Tucker
Of south of town, captured fifth prize
81. A very significant feature of this
contest was the fact that the bulk
Of the prizes in the different depart
ments went to the counties where
county institutes had been held, which
shows that the interest and enthusi
ssm thus aroused is Of great benefit
to the farmers and consequently t.
the community a. a whole.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
BOYCOTT MISSOURI PACIFIC.

The business men and citizens of
Clafhn have contended for some
time that the Missouri Pacific de-
pot at that place is entirely made
quates to meet the demands of the
place in the way of handling the
business of the town in satisfac-
tory manner, and they also contend
that the place is an old rat trap, un-
sanitary, and generally not in keep
ing with the other business houses
of the town. They have time and
again sent in petitions to the Off
cials in charge asking that the town
be given the depot building that it
deserves, considering its Importance
as shipping station, but their re-
quests have either met with REFUSAL
or else they have been put off until
a later date. But they have finally
become tired of this monkey bust
ness and have now organized a boy
colt which they say will continue for
ever unless the officials give them
sdefinite information that they will
have a good depot erected in their
town and that in a reasonable length
Of time. The different merchants Of
the city, in ordering or shipping goods,
are. having them routed so that the
Pacific will get only small per cent
OF the hauling, and, according to the
Clarion, in one week only over $1,000
worth of business was thus taken
away from the road. Anyhow it was
enough so that the officials of the
road are beginning to sit up and take
notice, and one of them was in Claf-
lin last week to see if the matter
could not be adjusted to the satiSfac-
ton Of the business men and citizens
generally.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10

the back stairs Of the Tyler Millinery
store, where the Krause Shoe Store
now stands, and rushing into the
rooms asked for protection, saying
that gang of men were trying to
kill him. Mrs. Tyler ard an assist
ant were in the shop at the time and
were pretty badly scared when they
learned that the man had robbed a
bank and was being pursued, but the
rObber finally let them leave the
rooms and proceeded to barricade,
himself for a siege, but after a num-
Der Of shots had been fired into the
building he finally concluded to give
himself up and notified the officers
that he would do so provided they
would promise to keep away the
crowd as he was afraid Of being
lynched.
During the time he was barricaded
in the Tyler building a number OF
shots from rifles, revolvers and shot
guns were fired into the building in
the hopes Of dislodging him, and one
of these, a ball from high power
rifle, glanced off some object in the
room and went down through the
floor, striking and instantly killing
Mr.. Westfall, young man in the en-
ploy of the Wells Fargo Express Co.
This incident so enraged the large
crowd that had gathered that there
was grave danger of lynching had
not the officers placed strong guard
around Kearns while taking him
from the building to the Jail.
After being placed in Jail Kearns
talked freely Of his plans for the
robbery and his escape afterward. He
said that he had intended following
the same plan as at Newton, that Of
running down the alley and then
coming up from the other side and
mingling with the crowd which wa
sure to gather and before the excite
ment died down leaving town quietly
After the robbery at Newton he min
gled freely with the crowd and also
pretended to help search for the rob
Der, but Brinkman's presence of mind
in turning in the alarm spoiled his
plans here. He complimented Brink.
man on his nerve in turning around
and giving the alarm after being or
dered to hold up his hands, and said
that he, had been strongly tempted
to shoot him when he turned to en-
ter the vault.
1t is said that Kearns comes from
good family, but that his habit d
spending more money than he could
earn in a legitimate way was the
cause of his downfall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
FRANK CAMPBELL.

Frank Campbell, the second eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Campbell,
of near Heller, passed away last
Wednesday morning without regain
ing consciousness from the injury
received several days previous while
driving bunch of cattle from near
Rush Center to his fathers farm
near Heller. While bringing the cat
tie home calf broke away from the
bunch and while chasing this the calf
fell and the horse Frank was riding
fell, the boy falling underneath and
being rendered unconscious. He was
picked up and carried to a nearby
house where the best Of medical aid
was secured Immediately and every
thing possible done for him but to
no avail.
Frank was Il years, / month and
"a days Of agee and was a young
man of whom his parents and friends
might we'll feel proud. He was an
industrious young man, Of good bust
ness ability and had a bright future
before him. He was an especial ia
vorite among all Of his acquaintances
and with the hosts Of friends we
join in extending sympathy to the
bereaved family IN their time Of
great sorrow.
! Funeral services were held at the
Campbell home Friday morning and
at the Presbyterian church in this
city in the afternoon at 2:3O, and
interment made in the Great Bend
cemetery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
HOW ABOUT THE BRIDGE?

Today, Friday, the matter OF let
ting bids for a new concrete bridge
across the river at this place, comes
before the board Of county commits
sioners. Under the law passed some
time ago the board of county COM
missioners have the power OF appro-
priating $4,000 for the purpose a
erecting this bridge. To this they
may add thirty per cent il the bridge
is to be built Of steel and concrete
This would make about $4,000 thsy
may appropriate Tor the bridge at thia
place, and It is estimated that ths
bridge will cost from thirty-four tn
lthirty-five thousand dollars. which
means that the people OF South Bend
township and Great Bend city win
have to raise from eight to ten thou
sand dollars, or at least pledge that
amount to the commissioners before
they viii let the contract for the cons
struction. One of the commissioners
has informed US that he understands
nothing has been done in the matter.
and he says that II the people do not
get busy by the time for letting the
contract, today. the matter VIII have
to be dropped and the people win
have to get along with the old bridge
as far as he Is concerned. There h
no question but what the bridge b
needed badly and the people are an
txious to have 1t, but 1t Is time for
quick action or the matter win be
laid over for another indefinite pr.
Ifnd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
TEACHERS TO MEET


The Central Kansas Teachers As
sociation win meet in annual session
in Hutchinson, February 20 and 21.
The executive committee has been
busy for several weeks arranging an
attractive and helpful program.
Among the prominent educators Of
TIE state and nation who have been
secured 10 address the several depart
ments are: DR.. Lotus D. coffman.
Department Of Education, University
Of Illinois; Dr. c. Wilcox, Univer-
sity Of Iowa; State Supt. W. D. Ross;
Prof. J. W. Searson. Department Of
English, State Agricultural Col
lese; Ffske Allen. head Of the De.
partment Of Mathematics, stats Nor.
nal School; Prof. Kent, Departne1t
Of Agriculture, State Agricultural Col.
lege; Prin. Z. G. Foster, author Of
Fosters History Of the United
States; Mrs. Emily Kittheus- Hoelcel,
Model Rural School, Emporia; Anna
p. Arnold. author Of Civics and Citi-
zenship; Supt. c. E. st. John, Mar
ion; E. ]. Daiglee, Hutchinson, and
Supt. L. p. Breeder, St. John.
The committee is in correspondence
with other speakers Of prominence Of
the state, who will be announced I'd a
preliminary program to be mailed in
few days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
L You Want hKe Thoroughly Posted he Work The Coming Session The LEGISLATURE Read the Dunm
REAL WINTER.

Kansas, and the entire western
section of the United States, has
been experiencing some real winter
weather the past few days, which
seems doubly severe after the fine
weather we have experienced all win.
ter and up until last Saturday.
Saturday the wind was raw and
cold all day, but from the north
aset with indications of moisture.
During the night the wind became
stronger, accompanied by fine drift
ing snow, which continued all day
Sunday and the greater part of Mon
day, and the temperature made a
quick drop and heavy clothing and a
full coal house were much in demand
Tuesday the skies cleared but the
mercury continued to drop until
Wednesday morning some of the ther
mometers registered as low as 21 de-
grees below zero. There is some ar
gument as to whether that was the
correct temperature or not, but ev-
eryone is willing to agree that palm
leaf fans and lawn swings were not
IN demand to any extent.
Reports from all other parts of the
country show that the sorm was a
general one. California and some of
the southern states experienced freez-
ing weather and orange and other
fFnit growers will suffer heavy loss
es by their crops being totally de-
stroyed. Railroad traffic has been
delayed to a considerable extent, but
the stormdid not last long enough to
cause any loss among the stock on
the western ranges.
About four or five inches of snow
fell here, but on account of it being
light and dry the wheat will not be
benefited a great deal for most of
1t drifted off the fields except in
the stalk fields or where the stubble
and trash had been left on top of
the ground.
The weather has moderated greatly
In the past two days and the indica-
tionss are that the storm is over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
FARMERS ORGANIZE.
viii Petition Legislature to Have u
tie to River Land Settled.

/
A meeting OF the farmers whose
lands are adjacent to the Arkansas
river was held in the Ellinwood Com
mercial Club rooms last Saturday a.
ternoon, and 1t is said that practicalH
every farmer along the river between
Dartmouth and the Rice county linz
was present, only three OF the wholi
number being absent and these were
unable to be present.
The meeting was called to organize
an association similar to that formed
In several 6 the other counties
through which the Arkansas runs, an,
was for the purpose of perfecting
plans and means whereby the legisla.
ture soon tocoaFene could be brought
to see the necessity Of taking immedi
ate action to have the titles to tAA
made lands, OF accretions, along TIE
Arkansas river Strengthened out %
that the owners would not be further
annoyed by settlers filing on the sane
land and thus causing the owners II
! the property not only annoyance but
expensive litigation as well.
An organization of the farmers as-
sembled was perfected by the eIec.
tion Of ]. F. Strothman as president,
and d. c. Johnson as secretary and
treasurer. An executive committee
was also selected, composed of the
following: G. H. Ernsting, Martin
Musil and ]. F. Strothman. In order
that the work might be carried out In
more expeditions manner and with
the least expense, motion was made
and carried that each member OF the
association subscribe $40 towards a
general fund, and in a very few min
utes almost $500 had been subscrihr
, ed to the cause, and a unmber OF 9th
ers have signified their intention Of
Joining with the association, which
will give the organization a good
working fund.
/ 1t was the sense of the meeting
that they could work together to q
much better advantage and at a less
expense as an organization than they
couh as individuals, and committee
of probably three members win be sa
lected to go before the legislature
as representatives of the association
and ask that the island matter be
brought up and settled at an early
date. There is no argument about
the real islands in the river, and none
of the farmers are objecting to the
settlers filing on these, but they
claim that it is the river law In all
countries, that made land, or accre-
tions, belong to the abutting property
owners. Should the legislature and
the courts decide that this land be-
longs to the state and is open for set
tlement or purchase as school land,
then they feel that they should have
prior rights in the matter and should
be allowed the first chance to pur-
chase the same at nominal price.
Much Of this made land is very valu-
able and highly productive while other
pieces are seemingly worthless ana
valuable only as pasture lands to the
farmers who own the adjoining prop
.erty.
The Ellinwood organization is q
very strong one and the members arc
determined to put up a strong fight
for their rights in the matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10

Probate Judge Harry Hall is no
more an outcast without home and
without friends. For over four week.
he had been quarsntined away from
home on account Of one Of his child
rem having scarlet fever, but the
quarantine was lifted last Friday
and he was permitted to return home
that evening. Harry says he felt like
lost .sAeep the psst -four wseks and
1t seems mighty good To get home
once more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10
THE CALL OF THE STREET.
As We Hear It Through Former
President Of the Stock Exchange.

Come join in our gamble! Ye guEhbIe come!
But do not forget ye must pay and be dumb
In order o lambs to secure US,
Deposit your holdings Of stock
But utter no language suphurous
We should be pawning block
Remember the fact is
Legitimate practice
Is putting your Hooking in hook!
Come, play with the ticker o populace tamel
But do not object to rules Of the game
If Washem keeps buying and selling
stock that is held in his hat,
What reason for public rebeing
Can critics discover in that
Such counterfeit action
In mines in traction
May bring in some customers fat.
Come, see our stock-hggling! It's proper in
trade
Provided our members commissions are paid
stock to a frazzle is beaten
BY who profits are bent.
The foolish investor is eaten
(His savings are swallowed meant)
Such work isn't ochre
Provided the broker
Has raked in his proper per cent
Come into the market o Mr. E. Mark!
But do not forget that work in the dark
Our secrets sacredly guarded
AS those of the Council of Ten;
Who tells them rudey discarded
And ne'er is a brother again.
By all that's admitted
He's wholly untitled
To live with particular men.
You Born0Ice-a Minute come deal with usl Do
You certainly know what waiting for you
John o'Keee in the New York World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10

Mrs. Herd has returned to Pitts
burg after a visit here with her SIS.
ter, Mrs. Dr.. Smith.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-10

c. R. Thompson returned Saturday
from a business trip In Wichita.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-21
TORTOISE SETS CHURCH AFIRE
Pet of Denver (coIo.) Pastor Upsets
Lamp and Threatening Blaze
Follows.

The average fire in church edifces
Is either the result of a defective
furnace that was "all right last spring"
or the work of an insane or revenge
full incendiary. 1t is rare that church
fire originates in any other manner.
But now from the west, which ever
seems to be like the ancient people OF
Athens, seeking "elther to hear or
tell some new thing" comes the start
ling and we'll authenticated report that
q harmless and unassuming tortoise
has set fire to st. Marks church, Den
yer, Colo, and that a disastrous con-
flagration was all but averted. Wheth-
er the recent missionary convention
and the influx of ecclesiastical digni-
taries into Denver excited his tortoise
ship and made him temporarily non
compos mentis, or whether the wor.
shippers in the church disturbed his
Elumbers by uniting too heartily In
the singing Of the hymns and the read
ing of the responses or the Psalter
we are not informed, but whatever the
cause, the tortoise upset a lamp and
the fire resulted
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-21
Why Your Nose Is Small.

Your nose may not be SO small as to
attract undue attention, but at least
1t Is not so large and noble as 1t
would have been had you been living
In the days of Caesar, London An
swers asserts.
The insignifcance of the present
day nose is due to the introduction
and general use Of the handkerchief.
dkerchiefs-which are very mod
ern indeed, as things go-were never
used by the Romans, and they were
less liable to colds and the still more
troublesome complaint, influenza, than
we are now. As result, they were
possessed of the largest and very best
shaped noses possible.
When civilization, which started in
Rome, spread to the northern coun-
tries of Europe the inhabitants OF
these changeable climates found they
had continually to rub their noses,
and thus they fell below the Roman
standard.
This explanation, Of course, sounds
somewhat far fetched, but it is well
known psychological fact that any
part Of the body which is continually
i'll used will eventually deteriorate.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-21
AUTOS VALUE IN WARFARE
Recent Maneuvers Have Shown That
IL Ia a Power That Must Be
Reckoned With.

In the interesting presidential adj
dress before the Institution Of Auto
mobile Engineers, at London, T. B.
Browne stated that In the recent army
maneuvers held on a large scale In
this country the automobile proved
itself Of the greatest advantage. The
Invaders and defenders, each consist
Ing >of one cavalry division and two
infantry divisions, were furnished
with approximately 11e petrol vehicles
and SO steam vehicles, which, working
In conjunction with the railways, un'
dertook the, whole Of the supplies to
the armies. Where roads are avail
able the gain by the use Of automo-
hiles over horses for this purpose Is
enormous, as it can easily be seen
that where the latter cover 40 miles
In two days the same distance would
be covered in four hours by the for
mer. 1t takes four motor lorries to
carry one days supplies for brigade
of about 1000 men, and each lorry
takes a three-ton load. which is equiv
alent to three horse wagons. More
over, the motor vehicles take up only
two-thirds of the road space required
for the horse vehicles.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-21
OccupatIons Of COLLEGE Men,

Occupations of college graduates in
this country, as indicated by returns
from 81 colleges and universities, cov-
ering the period from 1642 to 1900,
have been studded by the federal bu-
reau Of education, and the data OBJ
tanned has been analyzed by William
B.. Bailey of the economics faculty at
Yale for the next issue of the 1nde-
pendent. Teaching, it appears, now at
tracts one-fourth OF the graduates, a
proportion much larger than that OF
any other profession, though 1t was
engaged in by comparatively few down
to 1926. Formerly most of the sradu-
ates became clergymen; at the close
of the seventeenth century the minis
try was chosen by about two-thirds OF
all the graduates. One hundred years
later only about one-ffth adopted this
profession, and by 1900 the ministry
was receiving less than six per cent.
Law drew to its service more gradu-
ates than any other profession at
about 1900, but since then 1t has lost
in relative Importance, although the
actual number Of graduates entering
this field has increased. Business
claims an increasing proportion OF
graduates; at present nearly one-flfth
enter commercial careers.-Columbia
Is. CO. State.