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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

D. F. Morris, proprietor Of the Tea
and Coffee House here, has gone to
Sacramento, Calf, where he is a
witness in a railroad damage suit.
He will visit at other points on the
Pacific coast before his return.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Harry Engle returned to his home
in Wichita Monday evening after be-
ing here to attend the funeral of
his step-father, Willis Howerton, and
for short visit with his mother and
little daughter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

George Durand and son were here
from the north side Saturday visiting
with their many friends and looking
after business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Miss Lille VanAtta left for her
home in Kiowa Monday after a visit
Of a couple of weeks here with her
sister, Mrs. D. C. Martin and fam
lily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

0rah Fair was here from Kansas
City a couple of days the first OF the
week for a visit with relatives and
friends and on business trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Morrison
came in from Kansas City Sunday
evening for visit Of few days
with relatives here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Mrs. Ed Sterling was here from
Heller one day the last Of the week
Tor a visit with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Bos1el! and family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Charlie Carroll left Friday night
for combined business and pleasure
trip to Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Mayor Charles Hall was here from
Hoisington Tuesday looking after
business matters and visiting with hi
many Great Bend friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Mrs. Ben Hughes went to Film
wood Tuesday for visit with Mrs.
J. C. McCracken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

First Published in the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat Jan. 81, 1872
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE OF
HEARING PETITION TO SELL
REAL ESTATE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Miss Bessie Sterling was here
from Heller last Saturday and Sum-
day visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coss and family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

DR.. H. E. Lindas returned last
Thursday from a business trip to
Larned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

George Schumacher was here from
Radium Sunday for a visit with
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

Deputy Oil Inspector Blaine Bunt-
ing was in Ellinwood on a business
trip the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

John woK was here from EIlinwoOd
Tuesday visiting with friends and
looking after business matters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

IEOIOIOO III 1DtIIIIA1 q = W :
Wichita, Kansas, Feb. 26, 1913.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-28

By JAMES W. CLARK Attorney.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
PUBLIC AUCTION.

Public Auction-On court house
square. Marshalltown. Iowa, Saturday.
Oct. 25. 1913. at 1 o'clock sharp. closing
out sale. l am leaving the city. will sell
all the following personal property to
the highest bidder: Sanitary couch.
good gilt bed, springs and mattress /:
rockers. chairs. dining table. good Mac
Dougal kitchen cabinet, library table.
dressers. commodes. No. IL hot air
blast heater. burned one winter: good
Garland cook stove and reservoir. blue
flame oil stove and oven; rugs. lino-
leum, new washer and wringer: tubs
boiler. pals, stone jars. crooks. good
refrigerator. fruit jars, push cart. tools
one horse cultivator, lawnmower
stable and garden tools. one good
spring wagon. tongue and thills: one
good two seat surrey. tongue and th1lls:
single harness, one bay mare. years
old. well city broke. sound except
wire mark. weight about 1.150 pounds
One good red Durham milk COW.
years old. giving two gallons Of milk
day. 100 chickens. eleven pure bred
White Wyandotte hens. three pure
bred roosters. and many other articles
too numerous to mention. Terms cash;
no property to be removed until set
tied for. Don't miss this one. Sale
begins promptly at l o'clock. Mr.. Rag
en-, owner: Col. Kendall. auctioneer:
George Pitcher. clerk.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
Classified Advertisements

Oct. %. 1913. 2:so p. m. fne
nine room house. four rooms up
stairs. five down. three good
rooms in basem ent, city water
sewer. gas light, gas for cooking. This
house Is all we'll finished In hard pine.
Owners have lived In It ever since 1t
was built and It Is In excellent condi-
tion. Large lot. 60x180. good large
barn. cement walks all around house.
running to barn: handy to Click school
and churches and depots. and Is within
a few feet Of new proposed street car
line which makes it a very convenient
home, we'll located in a good part OF the
city where the most OF the residents
own their own property. You can sec
this property any day. Look It over
and be ready 20 bid oii 4. as * mus:
sell: $1,000 down. balance long time at
Z per cent. Don't overlook this one. it's
Q dandy. Mrs. Hansen. owner. Colonel
Kendall. auctioneer.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
IOWA LANo BARGAINS.

Four hundred ffty-on acres. well
improved, all tiled, three and one-half
miles from town. Price S1l2bO.
Five hundred twenty seven acre
farm, extra improvements, $50 acres
tiled. deep black soil. Price $l21.o0.
One hundred sixty acre farm. splen-
did soil, eair improvements. four and
one half miles out. Price S117.50.
Eighty-one acre farm. good improve
ments. three 10 town. close to school.
black soil. Price $132.50.
Twenty-Five other good bargains
from eighty 10 640-acre farms. I can
suit you, anything you wish IN Iowa
lands on terms. price and quality. See
me before buying. will save YOU
money II you will let me. Write me. or
better still. come and see for yourself.
You will ind me on my west side farm
feeding pigs when not out selling a
good old Iowa farm. Yours for a square
deal in every particular. J. r. Carr,
Popejoy Franklin county. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
FAMILY pEoENERArEs.
lnvsstia alton Shows Murderer Comes
Of a Family sf Criminal 0sssnsrates.

"
Chicago, Oct. 22.-The case Of Henry
Spencer, Chicago murderer now In
Wheaton Jail awaiting trial for killing
Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, has
aroused widespread interest among
students Of criminology and degener.
acy. An investigation into his family
antecedents yesterday brought to light
these facts:
That Spencer comes Of family OF
criminal degenerates.
That his father, a lifelong victim
Of alcoholism, died q suicide.
That three years after his father had
killed himself Spencer's only brother
took his own life.
That one of his sisters killed her.
self out Of dependency after Spencer
had been sentenced to his first term
in prison.
That a third sister married and.
after bearing two children, died Of
tuberculosis.
Spencer's fathers name was Martin
Skarupa. He was a Pole. Up to eigh-
teen years ago, when he committed
suicide by taking paris green. he lived
at 753 Bunker street, the heart of the
west side tenement district. He was a
dock walloper. He was given to fits
of drunkenness and the residents Of the
district who still remember him say
that he had periods OF insanity. He
killed himself while intoxicated.
SSkarupa was married. three times.
The wman whom Spencer recalls his his
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
Daddy 'sBedtirne
q. Pete, the Plucky
)T0YV- Pet Rooster,
And the Snake.

said daddy IT going to tell you about little boy whose
~ probably saved his life"
opened wide their settled down
fotaby listen.
little boy named
and with
Pete showed that he fond
title char b wherever
frankie out to the yard with his little spade and pail
the little boy down the
sand in oneo Of to dig
himself
delicious
worm when ehearda a frankie
startled him
feet black
Frankie nd chase it
4 a Of fsnak kill
with his BILL After
was n
when reached
bad noth a o him.
had Pete dodged the snake that struck
the Of all chickens into the
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

mother was Mrs. Marie F1aska ekar-
upa. Marie F1aska was Bohemian
Up to year before her marriage to
Skarupa she had lived with brother,
John Flaska, near Maple CITY. Mich.
having como to this country . few
years before. She has . brother.
Frank p. Flaska. a molder. living at
1886 South Sawyer avenue. Marie
Flaska. however. was not the mother
OF Spencer. He was the child Of one
Of the first two wives: the history OF
whom IS lost in obscurity.
Besides Spencer. Skarupa had -FOUR
children. One OF them. Adam Skarupa.
killed himself three years after his
fathers death. A little later Mrs.
Flaska- Skarupa. unable to carry the
burden Of supporting tho family. died.
The family at this time was broken
up. The children were sent to various
charitable institutions. 1t was In one
OF these places that Spencer got the
name he now bears. Spencer. himself,
knows little about his early history.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

S5.745,OO0 over the previous year. The
road spent 33.l62.O00 for maintenance.
The balance remaining In the treasury
for dividends was 34.060.00 in round
numbers.
The road carried 2I,102.000 tons OF
freight the past year, an increase OF
nearly IL per cent over the year before.
1t carried lS.775,000 passengers. a gain
OF a little over per cent FOR the pre-
yiOus year.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
A Smiling countsnanea.

A tired man sat on the upper deck Of
a ferry boat that was fighting hard to
get into Its slip against contrary wind
and stream. and he glanced with kind
OF mournful curiosity mt two fellow
passengers. Things had been going
wrong with tho man: there was an ebb
tide in his business. as on this gloomy.
greasy river below him, Hs was weary
Of trying to paddle the poor little
fiimsy canoe OF his own life against the
strong current that was pulling him
relentlessly toward the sea. He over
heard the conversation OF the pair BE-
side him.
'Jane." that other man was saying.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

rent coming duo and the baby stoL ADo
the coal most 90ne?' SA
"Yes. Jim." she answered. hist ee1l
we've got each other!" Ana Win tAe
words there went q smiie. anA ~
brave little woman pattsd her huD-
bands hand and he smiled back q hes.
That night the tired man corfse4
flowers home to his wife-not many q
them, for he couldn't afford an expea.
sive bouquet She smiled and kiaoea
him. and by . singular coincidenes -
used tho same words the womaa sn
the boat had used: We've got each
other. dear, haven't we?'
How tho words lightened the load. -
the tired man answered: "Yes. thank
God, we 7"-Life.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

The private once possessed the st-
mosphere Of oold-storage vault -Four
men occupied it. At the desk was
seated the mayor. leaning forward in
an attitude of attention, his triple
chin on one clenched hst, his heavy
face scowling in concentration. Op-
posite him lounged two men, one lean
ing against the table. tho other
against the wall. One had his hand
raised in argument. and his mouth
open. The other was watching. an ex.
preston of alertness on his sharp
countenance. At typewriter lolled
his clerk, his hand fumbling among
some papers.
The group was exceedingly lifelike,
moro so. Darrow thought, than any
wax figures the Eden Musee had ever
placed for the mystifcation of its
country visitors. Indeed. the only in.
dication that the men had not merely
suspended action on the entrance of
the visitors was a nne white rime
frost that sparklsd across the burly
remembered that. summer and winter,
that dignitary had always perspired!
Burns stood by the door. rooted to
the spot. his Jaw dropped. his eye
staring. DarTow quite calmly walked
to the desk. He picked up the ink
stand and gazed curiously ct it, solidi-
fed contents. touched the nearest
man, gazed cur!ously at the papers on
the desk, and addressed Burns.
"These seem to be frozen, too. This
is a sweet gang to be getting together
on this sort Of job:"
Quite calmly he gathered the pa
pers on the desk and stuffed them into
his pocket He picked up the desk
telephone, giving a number. "Ouch.
this receivers cold," he remarked to
Burns. Hello, Despatch. Is Hal
lowell in the Office? Just in? Send
him over quick, keen jump. City Hall,
mayors second-story Office. No. right
now. Tell him it's Darrow."
He hung up the receiver.
Curious phenomenon" he remarked
to Burns. who still stood rooted to
the spot. "You see, their bodies were
naturally almost in equilibrium, and.
as they were frozen Immediately, that
equilibrium was maintained. And the
color. I suppose tho blood was CON
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
CHATTER Xxx.
The Plaque sf Cold.

The Piaaue q Cold.
without pause, and three steps ae
u time, Darrow ran down three flights
of stairs. Then. recovering from his
initial excitement somewhat, he
caught the elevator and shot to the
street. There he walked rapidly to
the subway. which he took as far as
City Hall Square. On emerging from
the subway station he started across
for the Despatch Office as fast as he
could walk. BY tho entrance to the
City Hall. however. he came to an
abrupt halt. From the open doorway
rushed his friend. Of1cer Burns. OF
the City Hall Station.
The policeman's face was chalky
white; his eyes were staring; his cap
was over one side, he staggered un-
certainly. As he caught sight Of OAR
row he stumbled to the young man
and clung to his neck. muttering in.
.coherently. People passing in and out
Sooked at him curiously and smiled.
my God!" gasped Burns, his eyes
rowing. II says to him, Mike. I don't
wonder you've got cold feet And
there he was, and the mayor-Heaven
save-and his secretary! My God!"
Darrow shook his shoulder.
Here" he said decisively, what are
you talking about? Get yourself to-
gether! Remember you're an officer;
don't lose your nerve this way!"
At the touch to his pride Burns did
quill himsef together somewhat. but
went on under evident strong excite
ment.
'I went In tust now to the mayors
Office minute" said he, "and saw my
friend Mike Mallory. the doorkeeper.
settin' in his chair, as usual. It was
cold-like, and I went up to him and
says, Mike. no wonder you get cold
feet down here Just by way of joke;
and when he didn't answer, went up
to him, and he was dead. there In his
chair!"
''Well. you've seen dead men be-
fore. There's no occasion to lose
your nerve, evea II you did know him."
laid Darrow.
The brutality Of the speech had its
Intended effect. Burns Strengthened.
"That's all very we'll" said he moro
collectively. "But the man was froze!"
"Frosen!" muttered Darrow, and
whistled.
Eyes, and what's more. his little dog.
setting by the chair. was froze. too;
80 when I stepped back sudden and
hit against him. he tumbled over bang.
like cast.iron dog! That got my
goat! I rant"
"Come with me-" ordered Darrow de-
cisively.
They entered the building aud ran
up the single flight of stairs to the
second-story room which the mayor of
that term had fitted up as sort Of
private ONCE of his own. A sharp
chill hung In the Railways; this in
creased as they neared the executives
once. Outside the door sat the door,
keeper In his armchair. Beside him
was Z dog, In the attitude Of an anil
NAL seated on its launches, but lying
on its side, one fore leg sticking
straight out. Darrow touched the man
and stopped over to peer in his face.
The attitude was most lifelike: the
color was good. A deadly chill ran
from Darrows' finger tips up his arm.
He pushed open the door cautiously
and looked in.
"All right, Burns" said he. "rhe
atmosphere has become gaseous again.
We can go in" With which strange
remark he entered the room, followed
closely. but uncertainty by the officer:
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
WANTED
POUND
LOST

one-half what farm produces une1l DaSd
for. Ono hundred ten acre farm two1vo
miles from Syracuse: splendid land;
price $50 per acre. $500 cash Gown,
Free showing. railroad fare 20 pur.
chasers. Il. Munson. 3l3s q. 0Alina
street. Syracuse, N. r.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
ROCK ISLAND ROAD SHOWS GAIN.
Has 10000 Surplus After Paying
Per Cent Dividend.

Topeka, Kan. Oct. I.-The annual
report Of the Rock Island railway lines
shows an increase in operating reve-
nues, a gain in operating income and
enlarged balance for dividends and the
payment Of dividend OF 8 per cent,
with a 100000 surplus.
The report shows total operating
revenues of $71 1.365,00O, an Increase OF
$6,6520 over last years report and
on operating expense $52,604,00o. or
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
n. shev,d Nsmss~>se u

Ne 0hould NosResNoee e
Scientists should rsme0a0of t10e .
grasshopper can Jump 800 ti1ss -
own length. This fAo4 shoulA - -
msmbsred BY the collegiaa ~
thinks he 10 going 70 b nss1sd = -
world because As has bsoksa -
Jumping ssoerd-Chioa0o 1seee88oBs
old
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
LAND BAR0AlNo,

Why rent farm landi You can DO
better! Stop renting: you don't Get
ahead that way: can tell you how to
get farm OF your own and start II
right with very little money. Govern
ment land. small cost-easy payments.
The c.. B. Il Q. railroad pays me to
help you get q farm without much
money. Write today 80 I can tell you
about II. u. Glenn Deaver, immigration
agent. 362 Q Building. Omaha. Neb.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
OKLAHOMA LAND.

Five thousand aoses In large Aa1
small tracts Of Pittsburg county coal.
bearing. farming and pasture land =
the prospective mineral. oil and gas
belt. SO acre. For particulara. write
John f. Cavanagh. McAlester, Okla.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

Chronic Constipation Cured.
give years ago l had the worst case
Of chronic constipation I ever knew Of
and Chamberlain's Tablets cured me-
writes S. F. Fish. Brooklyn, Mich.-
Adv.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
MINNESOTA LANDS.

For Sale or Trads-My 234 acre farm.
four miles from Spring Valley. All good
dry land. good as the best in southern
Minnesota Would take in trade a
small farm in Marshall county. X. Bot
men. Spring Valley. MINI.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

Want Something to Exercise On.
Somehow or other the women who
feel that they were born to command
always get married.-Excbange
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

gealed in the smaller veins, and did
not, as in more gradual freezing, re-
cede to the larger blood-vessels. I'm
getting frost bitten myself in here.
Let's get outside
But Oh1cer Burns heard mona Of
this. As Darrow moved toward the
door he crossed himself and bolted.
Darrow heard his heels clattering on
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

Southwest lowa IL Z fertile Held fee
the man with anything to sell that
has merit. 1t 10 thickly populated and
prosperous. Seventy-flve thousand poo.
pie In southwest Iowa read the dA1fy
Nonpariel. It 10 the great want ad
medium of this section. It 10 knOWn
far and wide ~ . producer Of resutts.
II you have land or anything eloo -
sell or trade. get in touch with oosth-
west Iowa thru the NonpafieL Write
for our special offer. Nonpafeil. Ceun.
Gil Bluffs, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

Choice Wisoonsin earme-ChtppeW0,
Clark and Taylor county lands, in tAo
heart OF the famous clover and dairy
belt. Good improved farms at veasoa.
able prices. ana unimprovsA lande ae
Slb to SIS an acre. Good settled nelgh.
borhood: near nve big markets. schools.
churches. roads. transportation. wrsao
or call on Moore 4 Green. Stanley.
Wis
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
WISCONSIN, LAND.

Can furnish retired business ~.
clerks. bookkeepers and cthess -
farms. dre acres and up 70 1.eee. naae
railway stations and good masasAa
cheaply and on easy paymsnss. Wr4es
for particulars to Stephenson IAad -
Lumber Company. Oconta VIA
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
FOR SALE
TO RENT
TO EXCHANGE
WANTED.


Wanted-Ashes, manure and rub
bish to haul. Phone sol green.
Wanted-Young chickens: weight.
one to two pounds. Phone S64 yellow.
Wanted-Before getting your cleo
trical work done. phone 901 white. W..
Fl. Cover.
Wanted-Some one to take black dirt
for the hauling, from new Consrega-
tional church. c. F. Reimer G. Co.
Wanted-Tou to know D. Il. Moore
cleans wall paper. Phone 1851 green.
Wantsd-washings and ironings. 2ol
North Sixth street.
Wanted-Let your wants be known
to w. E. Crawford, real estate end en-
ploynent agent. Phone SSS. over 7lS
East Main.
Wanted-Let your wants be known.
Fred w. Carl, employment and real
estate. Phone $50.
Wanted-Everyone to know that the
services of the visiting nurse employed
by the Visiting Nurses Association are
to be had at what patients are able
and willing to pay or without pay. by
those in straitened circumstances.
Telephone Susan I.ampman. 20S West
Main or phone All.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Send all your broken parts. engine
cylinders. crank cases. examinations
and rear axle housings Of cast iron
or aluminium. We can weld them. Work
guaranteed as new In strength and ap-
pearance Average cost half that OF
new parts. Hobbies garage. HamptoA
Iowa
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

class order; not run 1900 miles. Will
sell cheap II taken at once. Address
p. o. Box 275. Clarion, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
POULTRY,

POULTRY.
Join the Marshalltown Poultry Asso-
citation. Help boost the big December
show. Premium list ready early in
November Quarter page ad. 81. Send
copy quick. c. c. Lounsberry.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For Sale - New and second hand
carom and pocked billiard tables. and
bowling alleys and accessories: bar
fixtures Of all kinds: easy payments.
The Brunswick Bake Collander Com
pany, 113 Walnut street, Des Moines.
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For Sale-tHard coal burner. cheap.
lot South Second street.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For Sale-Child's iron bed and mat
tress. Mrs. f. A. Tuffree, 2l0 North
Third avenue.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

REAL ESTATE AUCTION.
On premises at No. I07 East Linn
street, Marshalltown, Iowa, Wednes-
day. Oct. 22, 1919. at y. M. four-room
house. pantry. cellar. well, coal house.
lot 6Ox1sO feet, alley lot. handy to fac
tories, school, and churches. two blocks
from car line. half book to paving.
Here is a chance to buy good little
home. Buy now, as property Is ad-
vancin9 in price right along. Look this
over any day, II must SELL Don't miss
it. Terms reasonable. Mrs. John Mer-
rincn, owner. Colonel Kendall. auc-
tioneer.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For SaIe-Shank tile machine 40
in. 8 h. p. engine. block machine. mixer.
frame building 32X4S In good running
order Will sell right. Box 81, Hamp-
ton, Iowa
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For Sale-Indian motorcycle, 1913
model used three months. Best OF
condition Price means business; terms
IL desired. Bob Booth. phone 1881 yell
low.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For eale-one pair Maker fox
hounds. 8 years old. VIII take in trade
.22-caliber high power Savage rifle in
good condition. James II. Smith, Ell
dora, Iowa, Route 1.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For Sale-American Credit System,
420 accounts complete with equipment.
Used six months; has roll top in two
compartments. Make US offer. La
Plant & Son, st. Anthony. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22

For SaIs-Potatoes. in lots to suit
buyer. Good smooth. white stock. Quail
ity fine, good size. At farm seven miles
northeast Of Whitten. Price 65 cents
per bushel A. 8. Beary, Eldora. Iowa.
Phone 1114.