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Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
GEN ERAI.

The. jury trying the case of Anthony
Petras. charged with the murder OF
Theresa Hollander, reported to Judge
Irwin at Geneva, H.. that 1t could not
reach an agreement, and was dis
charged.
An eye witnes to the murder of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, who was shot down in
the private office of DR.. Edwin Car
man at Freeport, has been found by
District Attorney Smith. it was report
ed at Mincola, N. Y.
Foreclosure of mortgage of $685.
GGG,000 on the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad was asked in the United
States District Court at st. Louis by
the Guaranty Trust Company of New
York. The Frisco Is now in the hands
of receivers.
Two hundred passengers, more than
half of them women and children, on
board the excursion steamer Rose
dale, aground en- Jamaica bay sand
bar. were taken off that vessel in life
boats and transferred to police boat
which took them to New York.
heavy set man with broad smile,
who sat comfortably in big lounging
chair in Denver hotel lobby during
the Elks' convention, had lot of fun
being taken for someone else. He Is
Augustus Sharpe of Coffeyville. Kan,
double" of William jennings Bryan.
a personal friend of that notable, and.
like Bryan. Democrat and grapejuice
refreshment taker.
That at least fifty girls have been
lured from their homes and held pris-
oners by white slavers who made their
headquarters in the Bronx and West
chester county, that these girls have
been delivered at $40 head by agents
and sold as so many cattle, was some
of the testimony given by detectives
before the Bronx grand Jury in New
York.
The Washington State Minimum
Wage Commission adopted rate of
80 week as the minimum for tele-
phone girls throughout the state, ex-
cept in small exchanges.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
FOREIGN.

The collier Storstad is held to blame
for the Empress of Ireland disaster, in
the findings of the wreck commission
at Quebec.
Two hundred and thirty persons
were reported executed in Mexico City
by Huerta, according to news from the
south received at Saltillo by Constitu-
tionalists.
Gen. Pedro Muniz, Peruvian pre-
mier and minister of war, and Hide
brando Fuentes, minister of the inte-
rior, resigned from the cabinet at
Lima. Peru.
A bomb was discovered in the IA
nous old church of st. John the Evan
gelist, Westminster, and Annie Bell, a
woman who has figured several times
in militant activities. was arrested.
The Austrian government has with
drawn the prohibition imposed upon
the Canadian Pacific railway with re-
gard to carrying on emigration busi-
ness. and its agencies are now free to
resume the traffic.
General Venustiano Carranza, inter-
rogated by Huerta agents regarding
the acceptability of Francisco Carbajal
as provisional president of Mexico, re-
piled he would not recognize Huerta
or any one chosen in this way to sue
ceed him
Thirty-five naval cadets were killed
by terrible explosion aboard the
Chinese gunboat Tungchi while the
vessel was lying abreast the Kiang
Nan arsenal at Shanghai. The explo-
sion took place underneath their
sleeping quarters
That 80 per cent of human beings
are afflicted with consumption in a
greater or less degree is the startling
statement of William Osler, former
exponent of the useless at 40" dictum
at conference for the prevention of
consumption at Leeds, Eng.
listers greatest festival, the ami
versary of the battle of Boyne, was
celebrated throughout the province
with greater solemnity than ever be-
fore by the people whose religious
feelings have been profoundly stirred
by counsels of loyalty to the cause.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
Golden Pioneer Commits Suicide.

Golden.-Grieving over the death OF
his wife, which oucIrred a year ago.
Christopher Koenig. pioneer OF
Golden, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the mouth with .32-caliber
revolver Koenig lived alone and his
body was found by the milkman. Koe-
mig left note to his cousin, Nicholas
Koenig. former mayor of Golden, stat
ing that he could no longer stand the
lonesomeness caused by his wife's
death. Koenig was veteran of the
Civil war, having served as first lieu
tenant of Company A, First West Vir-
ginia artillery. He came to Golden
shortly after the close of the rebellion.
He leaves brother, DR.. Koenig of the
Pennsylvania State Medical Board.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
BURNED AS OIL is FOUND
WELL FLOWING 500 BARRELS
DAILY CATCHES FIRE.
Experts Declare, Debeque Product
High Grade and New Field Elk.
pected to Be Ono Of Best.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Debeque. Colo.-The town of De-
beque, Colo. is filled with excitement
mile west of town, which has a flow
of 500 barrels day Oil experts say
the grade is high and the Debeque
field is expected to become one of the
most important in the country.
The oil shot sixty feet into the air
when 1t was first struck. and on COM
ing in contact with a red-hot drilling
bit at the surface OF the well ex-
ploded. causing fire which destroyed
the derrick and tool houses of the op-
Grating company. Vern Harris. drill
Ing foreman, and other workmen were
burned about the face and eyes when
the explosion occurred. The well will
be capped.
The we'll belongs to the Grand River
Valley Gas and Oil Company. a cor
poration composed of Denver men. 1t
is 2,O10 feet deep. 500 feet deeper
than any other we'll that has been
driven. 1t is situated in the heart of
an anticline twenty miles long, which
biologists believe suppresses great
bodies of the finest oil.
Tests of the new oil show paraf-
fine base. 1t Is green in color and can
be burned in kerosene lamp without
refining.
refinery will be built at Debeque.
for which machinery from the fields
near Florence has been, secured. All
the efforts to develop the Debeque
field have been discouraged in the
past. say local men, by the big oil In
terests.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
WRONG BREAKFAST.
Change Gave Rugged Health.

Many persons think that for
strength. they must begin the day
with a breakfast of meat and other
heavy foods. This is a mistake as
anyone can easily discover for him
self.
A w. Va. carpenters experience
may benefit others. He writes:
II used to be very heavy break
fast eater but finally Indigestion
caused me such distress. l became
afraid to eat anything.
my wife suggested q trial of Grape
Nuts and as l had to eat something
or starve, concluded to take her
advice. She flxed me up a dish and
I remarked at the time that the quail.
ity was all right, but the quantity was
too SMALL wanted a saucerful.
But she said small amount OF
Grape-Nuts went a long way and that
must eat It according to directions.
So I started in with Grape-Nuts and
cream, two soft boiled eggs and some
crisp toast for breakfast.
II cut out meats and a lot Of other
stun had been used to eating all
my life and was gratifled to see that
I was getting better right along.
concluded had strucis the right thing
and stuck to It. had not only been
eating improper food, but too much.
II was working at the carpenters
trade at that time and thought that
unless had hearty breakfast with
plenty Of meat. I would play out be-
fore dinner. But after few days OF
my new breakfast" found i could
! do more work. felt better in every
way, and now am not bothered with
indigestion"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville." in pkss. There's Reason"
Ever read tho above Ietters A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
WASHINGTON.

President Wilson will continue the
conferences with business men,
Secretary Bryan issued statement
defending the proposed treaty to set
tie differences between the United
States and Colombia over the separa-
ton of Panama. The treaty has met
vigorous opposition in the Senate, and
former President Roosevelt has at
tackled it as a vehicle for the payment
of "blackmail."
"One of the most glaring instances
of maladministration revealed in all
the history of American railroading"
is the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's Characterization of its findings
in the investigation of New Haven
railroad financial affairs, reported to
the Senate.
Discussion as to whom President
Wilson will appoint to fill the vacancy
on the Supreme Court bench caused
by the death of Associate Justice Lur-
ton continued in Washington. The
names of those mentioned in connec-
tion with the vacancy include former
President william II. Taft members
of the cabinet, and others.
United States Treasurer Burke has
completed his investigation into the
charge that advance information was
given to certain New York bankers
about the shipment of gold bars from
the Denver mint to the New York
subtreasury by which the bankers are
said to have made large profits. Burke
reported to Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo that the advance information
was given out at the sub treasury in
New York to inquiring bankers in the
regular course of buhiness, and not at
Denver.
Joseph f. willard, American ambas-
sador to Spain, has obtained permis.
sion to return to the United States on
a short leave to attend to personal af.
fairs.
Representative Good. Republican of
Iowa, made an attack in the House on
the use of government revenue cutters
as pleasure craft" by Secretary Nc
Adoo.
Gypsum, the rock that makes plaster
of Paris, was mined in the United
States in 1913 to the extent Of $780,
sos short tons, an increase Of 9S,751
tons over the production OF 1912.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
Auto Kills Woman; Body on Track

Colorado Springs.-The driver Of an
automobile. after running down Mrs.
Daisy Antrim and dragging her for
nearly block. stopped his car, threw
her lifeless body into 1t and drove to
the edge OF town. where he placed the
body across street car track, in an
effort to conceal his crime by giving
the impression that the woman was
the victim either of suicide or acci-
dent. Three hours later Charles N.
Brinson, a negro chauffeur. was ar;
rested on suspicion.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16

Grand exalted ruler-Raymond
Benjamin, Napa, Cal.
Grand esteemed leading knight
Lloyd Maxwell. Marshaltown. Iowa.
Grand esteemed loyal knight
Edward M. Diegerman. Tucson.(
Ariz
Grand esteemed lecturing knight
William f. Schad. Milwaukee,
Wis.
Grand secretary-Fred G. Robin
son. Dubuque. Iowa.
Grand treasurer-Chas. A. White.
Chicago, Ill.
Grand inner guard-Thomas L.
Donahue. New London. Conn.
Grand trustee-Calvin Kingsley,
Waterloo. Iowa
Grand tiler-B. f. Koperlik. Pu-
eblo Colo
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
A RouQh Road.

MY dear sir" said the philosopher
when we look about US and see the
troubles that afflict other people. we
ought to rejoice that our own paths
through life are made smooth"
Your path may be smooth" sighed
the pessimist, but laundering big
steam roller would have to make q
great many trips over mine before
the bumps In It were pressed out"
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
Denver Aviator Falls 400 Feet.

Denver.-Losing control of his ma
chine as he scared 400 feet above the
ground over the Aurora district. Chris
Petersen, aviator, plunged to the earth.
He jumped clear when the plane was
Just about to strike the ground and
landed free of the wreckage. He was
severely stunned, his face and hands
were cut and his body bruised in
many places.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
Marriage Causes False FIre Alarm.

Seven minutes Of blasts from the
whistle Of the Passaic Metalware com.
pany, in honor of the marriage OF the
daughter Of the superintendent, re-
Gently turned out five volunteer fire
departments. The fog made the whis-
tie audible In Rutherford. Nutley.
Belleville. Garfield and Clifton and the
firemen rushed to headquarters at the
alarm.
1t took half an hour to determine
where the whistling came from. The
wedding which caused the commotion
united Miss Sallie Karp. 217 Brook
avenue, Passaic. to Michael F. Ber-
nan.-New York Mail.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
pismIss Murder Charge In King Case.

Canon City.-Judge Charles Caven-
der OF Leadville. sitting for Judge
Charles A. Wilkin, In special ses-
sion Of the Fremont county District
Court, dismissed the counts of muir
der from the indictments against the
twenty.seven defendants accused OF
killing William King, a non-union
miner. during the attack on Chandler
April 26. The court has under advise
ment the striking Of the counts charg-
ing the defendants with being acces-
sories to Kings murder before and
after khe fact.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
criooIe Creek Mines Reopen.

victor.-The Vindicator and Golden
Cycle mines which were shut down for
nearly week because of the train
mems strike on the Florence and Grip
pie Creek. Short Line, have given
notice that they will resume opera
tion with the employment of about 400
men
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
White House Rose Garden.

The rose garden that Mrs. Wood.
row Wilson had planted at the White
House is said to be quite equal to
and other places where she has lived
She and her daughters have spent
much time, not only in experimenting
the work of the rose garden. but In
actually working in It,
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
Hunters Back Broken In Fall.

Pueblo.-While hunting rabbits in
the foothills twenty-eight miles from
this city. Charles L. Johnson, twenty
nine, stumbled and fell from the top
Of a twenty-five foot cliff and broke
his back.
Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
New England Sends 80 Exalted Rulers.

Denver.-Eighty-two exalted rulers
and past exalted rulers was the offer
ing New England made to the Denver
Elks' convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
CUT USELESS OFFICERS.
Nearly Two Hundred Persons Taken
Off The State Pay Roll. ,

Topeka, Feb. 17.-Grant Harring-
ton, secretary of Governor Hodges
has figured out where the Democrat
lc administration has cut off nearly
two hundred employees i'm. the first
year. In December, 1912, there wer
5,OS7 men and women on the. state
pay rolls. In December, 1913, there
were 2,915 state employees. The +
dGctiOn includes 118 men in the oil
inspectors department, .76 at the
agricultural college, 20 at. the state
normal school, and il at the West.
ern University at Quindaro.
At the same time, the reductions
were made there were 10 p rsons ad
ded at the university, "a at the To.
paka hospital, 8 at the Pittsburg Nor
nal School, 3 for the new irriga-,
tion board, 4 for the nurses examina
ton board, 8 for the oestopathic board
and 4 for the Panama Exposition and
a few at other institutions and de.
partments, making a net reduction
Of 172 employees. e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
LOCAL MAsoNs HoNoRED

AT the meeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodges being held in. Topeka
this week, hOnors were again confer.
red upon two of the prominent mem.
bers Of the order of this city. DR..
Aaron H. COnnett was again re-elect.
ed as treasurer Of the Grand Chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons and also
of the Grand Council of the Royal Sc
aect Masons, while Hon, E. C.: .Co3e,
who had for the past year served as
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
and also of the Grand Chapter, was
this year elected as Captain of the
Guard of the Royal and Select Ma.
sons. Both of these gentlemen have
been prominent in THE affairs of the
order in the state for many years,
and their continuance as officers OF
the Grand Lodge is evidence of the
esteem in which they are held by the
members of the order throughout the
state. e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
MRS. JOHN EoWERY.

A message was received by rela.
tiyes here Tuesday morning announc'
ing the sudden death OF Mrs. John
Lowery, which occurred at her home
near SpearYille early. that. morning,
death being due to paralysis of the
heart. Mrs. Lowery had besn in
very poor health for. some time, but
the past few weeks had seemed to
be much improved and h2r sudden
and untimely demise was a terrible
shock to the relatives and many
friends here.
The Lowery family were for many
years smOng the prominent residents
of this county, living few miles
southeast of Olmitz. About five years
ago Mr.. Lowery purchased a farm
southeast of SpearviIle where the
family have since made their home.
Mrs. Lowery was a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Williams of this
city and was about forty years of
age. Besides her husband she leaves
to mourn her death six children, her
parents and two sisters, Mrs. VIII
Rogers and Mrs. Robert Watts. MIS-.
Williams and Mrs. Rogers went to
Spearvibbe Tuesday and the remains
were brought here for interment
Wednesday evening, the funeral SER
vices being held at the NJ. E. church
Thursday afternoon and burial made
in the Great Bend cemetery. g..
Mrs. Lowery was woman of whom
it can be truly said was loved and
honored by all who knew her. A true
and loving wife. and mother, a friend
who was a comfort and help to all
who knew her., a truly Christian wo-
man in her every thought and deed,
her death is sad blow to the hus-
band, the children and other relatives
and her hosts of friends unite in
grief with the bereaved ones in her
departure from among us.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
BAPTIST COLLEGE FOR .LARNED,
NeighbOring City to the West Going
After More Good Things.

Lamed, Feb. F.-Because it 4
necessary to build a new church in
onder to stand a good chance in the
race Kansas towns win run for the
proposed 100000 Baptist college, tht
Baptsts here will build a. new. s35,
600 church building this Spring. A
large meeting was held in the pres
eHt church and preliminary plans for
mulated. The building will cost S25,
900, with $4,000 additional expense
for furniture and pipe organ. :
Except the Ottawa .Kaas,, univer
sity,' the nearest Baptist college is
at Boliver. Mo. To the west, the
closest is Denver. Ottawa university
accommodates eastern Kansas but a
college for central and western Kan
sas and eastern Colorado Is badly
needed. ,LarUed Baptists are resolv
ed to make an enthusiastic. campaign
to get the big school.
Baptist church officials are plan
ming tooask each Of the $4,000 Bap
tist churches and $4,000 Baptist min
isters in the United States. to. cen
tribute one dollar towards the fund
for the proposed college: The frs
buildings to be erected will accommo
date 1000 students.
This community will be asked tc
donate at least 40 acres for the col
Sege site and this meeting definite
ly assured local Baptists they can yex
pect this support. Rev. Tom Morrow
local pastor, stated he has practically
complete assurance of the ability Of
the church to raise the $4,000 for
the new church building here and he
says work will be started on the
structure at am early date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
AsHsAUeH-sTEvENsoN.

Mr.. Norman Ashbaugh' and Miss
Beatrice Stevenson, two of the well
known young people of this city,
we're quietly married at the M. E.
parsonage in this city by the pastor,
Rev. Cockerill, Saturday afternoon
The young couple had neglected to
tell any Of their friends of the oc-
currence and had plahnedeto keep the
affair a secret until they were ready
to go to housekeeping, but some way
or other the news of the wedding
leaked out the first Of. the week and
they have since been receiving
the. congratulations and well wishes
Of their many friends. q:
Mr.. AShbaugh Is engaged in the
watch and clock repairing business
in this city. He has been a resident
Of the city for the past two or three
years, is an energetic and industrious
young man who enjoys a wide ac-
Quaintance and is highly regarded by
all who know him. His bride is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Stew
ensOn Of Albert, who has been max.
ing her home in this city. for some
time past, and is. an exemplary young
woman who is very popular among
her large circle Of friends. With
their many other friends the Demo
crat joins in extending congratula-
tons and best wishes for happy
and prosperous welded life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
ALL FOR SENATOR GORE.
jury Tried To Break All Resorda In
VindleatlnS the Blind
okIahoman.


Oklahoma City, Ok, Feb. IS. IA
quickly rs 1t could get pen and nh,
and the foreman could sign his mana
to It. the jury In the BondGore casS
returned a verdict today IN favor a
Thomas P. Gore. the blind senator
Of Oklahoma.
President Woodrow Wilson wss o0a
Of the first to send his co0gratula.
tons to Senator Gore after the vssN
dict was returned. An hour Later
this Telegram came from the WAita
House. signed by Mr.. Tumulty, tAo
Presidents secretary.
"Heartiest congratulaticns.-TwuA
v.'- E.
The jury retired to Its room Ct a.
actly. 5:42 O'Clock this Afternoon.
-Four minutes later It came into court
with its verdict.
1t was one Of the quickest verdictA
on record. 1t would have been n,
turned sooner n the. jury had haA
paper and pen and Ink In it's room
The Jury wanted to. beat all recorda
But 1t twas delayed because there vss
no writing material In its room.
The jurors. after they were a..
charged, drew up and signed the To-
lowing:
We, the Jury, impaneled m tAN
case entitled Minnie E., Bond Va
Thomas Pryor Gore, find that the sEk
dence' is insufficient upon which u
predicate a suit and that said svE
dence wholly. exoneratcs the. a.
fendent, Thomas Pryor Gore; and We
further find that IN our opinion the
facts In. the case we're entirely insuN
iicielN upon Wnlcn TO base a SUIT
and we unanimously state that q
the conclusion Of plaintiffs evidence
had the deteudedt at that time sn,
nounced that he desired to introduce
no evidence in his behalf and rested
his case, our verdict would have been
the same: in that event as the one
which was returned by US. tO-wit, n
favor OF the dafsndeut, Tscmss 4pry.
or Core
In witness whereof each Of US To-
dividually signs this statement,
Each one of the twelve mn signed
It.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-20
cAPPER IS HEsITATINe.
Topeka Publisher Would Like to Gig
Back on the Race. for Governor.

Arthur Capper is still doing the
hesitation waltz and seems to be
losing his nerve on the proposition
Of running for governor Of Kansas
on the Republican ticket, and the IN
dications are now that II the Topeka
publisher does get into the race he
will have to be 'toced.' Some weeks
ago, when Capper thought that the
other Progressiyes OF the state would
blfndly follow his leadership back to
the G. o.'P. and harmony he was
mighty anxious to make the race, 10
fact his only. reason for deserting the
Progressive cause was to secure the
nomination and have what he mag.
ined would be a united party behind
him. Now the complexion Of things
has changed 10 a great extent. The
Progressive leaders have officially
served notice on MT. Capper that he
can stay with the Standpats. as far
as they are concerned, and they have
placed In nomination candidate Of
their own for governor, and right at
the present time the political world
Is a mighty dreary place for Mr.. cap
per. The fellows he has been train
ing with for the past four years are
going. 10 most earnestly seek Ms Do
litical scalp II he does come for Of
.fice,' and the treatment he has ne.
ceived In the ranks Of the G. o. P.
since coming back into the fod has
not been as warm or as affectionate
as. Capper had been led to expect
was always accorded the return Of
the prOdigal son, and instead Of xii.
ling the fatted calf in his honor they
are. nov insisting that he shall play
the part Of the calf and be led "a
the slaughter.
It's tough luck, but 1t looks as II
1t was a case of political suicide nc
matter what move MIR; Capper makes
It's simply a question Of whether he
or the other fellow pulls the trigger