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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31
VOTE RIGHT.

Next Tuesday, August 4, is the |
date for the general primary, at |
which time the candidates for the |
various places on the different |
tickets will be selected by the |
voters of the parties. Every vo-
ter, woman and man, should be
extremely careful with their bal
lots to the end that the very best
men of their party shall be select
ed as the nominees for the Off
ces on the ticket. Naturally, the
big contest is for the nomination
for United States Senator on the
DemOcgatic ticket, for there are
a number of live applicants for
this place, and it is conceded by
all parties that the nomination
for this position on the Democrat
ic ticket is equivalent this year to
an election. There are six good
men as candidates for the nomi-
nation on the Democratic ticket.
Each of these men are capable
of filling the place with credit 10
themselves and to their party
should they be so fortunate as 10
be selected for the pace. Fr>es
tically all of them are well known
at least by reputation, TO the vo-
lerS of the state. But among
these men, as in all groups of
men, there are different degrees
of capabiliily and fitness for the
place to which they aspire, and
the voters of Barton county are
asked to most carefully consider
This matter before casting their
votes next Tuesday.
1t has been the opinion of the
Democrat man, and will continue
to be, that George A. Neeley, pre-
sent congressman from the Big
Seventh District, is the man best
fitted to represent the people of
this great state in the United
States Senate, and we hold that
the opinion is practical and good.
If you, Mr.. Business Man, Mr..
Farmer or Mrs. Housewife, were
going to employ a person to as
SiSt you in your work, you would
lay aside all personal differences
and would select the person
whom you thought was the most
experienced in yor line; the per-
son whom you knew to be trust
worthy, and the person who
would be able to render you the
efficient service and the same
should hold good when you are
selecting a man as your employe
to represent your interests in the
United States Senate just the
same as in your private affairs.
As a member of the lower house
of congress, George Neeley has
made good in every way. His
work during his tenure of office
has proven his eminent fitness
for positions of high honor and
trust, and on every occasion he
has voted and worked consistent.
ly for the best interests of his
people. The experience thus gain.
ed in his work at Washington
during the past few years, anC
the warm personal friendship
: which he enjoys with President
Woodrow Wilson and the othel
leaders of the nation, and the
prestige he enjoys by reason o.
his brilliant work during thu
time he has been in Congress
plainly stamp him as the maj
who would be able to accomplish
the most good for the people o
! this state, and consequently mari
him as the man who should b,
all reason and good business
sense receive the support of hi
party at the primaries on Tues
, day.
He is a man in the prime AM
vigor Of his manhood, a tireles
worker, and past experience ha
} proven that he can always b
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31
LOOK FOR SHoUSE

We desire to call the attention
of the Democratic voters of the
county, and especially those who
are interested in the candidacy of
Senator Jouett ShOuse, of KinS-
ley, for the nomination for con-
gresS from this district, to the fact
that Mr.. ShouSe'S name appears
second on the primary election
ballots of this county. The names
of the congressional candidates
are rotated according to counties
and on none of the ballots here
will the Senator's name appear
at the top, so when you mark
your ballot, if you desire to vote
for, Mr.. ShOuSe, and the large
majority Of the voters of this
county desire to do so, do not
make the mistake of voting in the
first square under the congress
Sional head. Look for ShouSe'S
name and then make cross in the
square opposite.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31
THEY WENT CAMPING

@oN o. - -
trip. They have a beautiful
grassy spot pictured in their
mind where a pretty stream
wendS-yeS, wendS is rights
way. There they can get close to
nature, can revel in the pretty,
cool grass, enjoy the delightful
shade, drink from the sparkling
spring, wade in the soothing
creek waters and capture men,
berS of the finny tribe by means
of hook and line with the great
est ease. And so this party Of
young people, with thoughts
elySian. took themselves to a Sc
lected spot on Walnut creek last
week where they were to have
this fairy experience so much
talked about in books. But they
never thought the rude moSqui-
tOS, gnatS and flies would so in
trude in their sacred quarters
and insist on not only tormenting
the flesh of the individual men,
berS of the party but getting into
the butter milk, coffee, etc., as
well. They say it is not only a
menace to human life but extreme
ly disgusting to start to drink a
cup Of coffee and find that a half
dozen flies have beaten you to it,
or to have a tempting morSal of
fried potato on your fork with
your mouth ready to receive the
portion when you discover three
or four flies done to a crisp ad-
herring to the potato. Such an ex-
perience as this is apt to make a
person believe that the camping
life pictured in the story book is
a myth, but it won't effect your
appetite-not much. For that
part of your makeup is in first
class working order and you feel
as though a horned toad or a
roasted bull snake would be pal
atable. On a trip like this you
must swallow your pride and
along with it a good many bugs
and things that keep getting into
the eats. After the tents were
pitched the principal employment
was getting the meals, clearing liE
the dishes, swinging in the ham.
mockS, bathing in the creek, ex-
ploring the sandy beaches along
the Arkansas river and trying tC
keep each other from having q
much desired nap. A couple ol
the boys who had been sent OuI
on a fOraging trip returned bring.
ing a live five foot bull snake
with them and this enlivened the
camp and furnished enough
amusement to last several hours
but ii was hard on the bull snake
He-the Snake-waS made to per
form in various ways. The girl.
held him in their hands, CoiIeC
up in their laps and one was bOlC
enough to have him wind abou
her neck while a camera photo
graph was taken. In the sandy
desert an ostrich thinks it is hiC
when it burieS its head in tn,
sand, but one of the girls of thi,
party was treated just the oppo
site and was buried in the sanC
all but her head. A numbeI
from town were out to see tht
camp and those who composed
the party insisted to all conner
that they were having the time O
their lives. They might hav,
been Shamming though, for they
would hate to admit that it wa.
anything but ideal. Those com
posing the party were Mrs. Ton
Milligan as chaperon, Misset
Pauline Hirdler, Veva Ewalt, Bes
sic and Ethel Clark, MesSrs. Ear
Trout, Bob Wright, Wilmer Nc
Elree, of Emporia, and Ben HeuS
ner, of Coffeyville.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31


Mrs. Florence Mulersbaugh re-
turned to her home in St. John
Monday after a visit Of a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Oscar
Johnson, and family.
Prof. H. E. Powers was up from
Ellinwood Monday to attend to
some matters pertaining to the
county schools and to. visit for q
little while with Great Bend
friends.
Karl Savoy went to Macksvilla
the first of the week for a visit
with his son, Rinehard, and fam
lily, who live near that place.
Rinehard is another Barton coun-
ty boy who has made good at the
farming game, and although still
a young man is well enough fixed
so that he would be able to retire
and take things easy for the rest
of his life if he so desired, .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31

]. w. Cox has been on the sick
list this week, being threatened
with an attack of typhoid fever.
J. ]. Norton and Ed Christians
were over from Hoisington Tues
day on their way to Wichita on
a business deal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31
DAVID S. HOWELL.

Was born in BakerSviIle, Gosh
octon county, Ohio, February II,
1894, and died near Great Bend
Kansas, July %, 1914, being 50
years, ) months and 6 days of age.
In his boyhood he removed to-
Johnson couny. Iowa, where be
was married to Martha Jane
Snavely in 1851. To this union
four children were born, one, Mr..
G. B. Howell, of this city, surviv-
ing. His first wife died in 1876.
lie was married 10 Catherine De-.
Cou, December 10, 1879, in Des
MoineS, la. One child of the three
horn to this union is still living
Mrs. Nellie f. Jones, Of this city,
When the call of his country
in the civil war, he responded to
came in its great hour of trial,
The call, being a member of Com
pany F., 36 Iowa Infantry, and
served four years. 3.
In 1886 he came to Barton
county and was one of the sturdy
pioneers that endured the early
days of privation and helped in
solving the problems of a new
country. He succeeded as a far
mer in this country and accumu-
lated considerable property
Mr.. Howell became a Christian
while living in Iowa and united
with the Methodist church. On
coming to Great Bend he placed
his membership with the church.
here and has been a faithful and
consistent Christian man.
He was of a cheerful DISPOSE
ton and made many friends His
wife having passed on. before
three years ago, he has made his
home with his children since,
He was a man of robus health
until stricken with paralysis ear
ly this spring. He regained his
strength sufficiently 10 sit up
and be wheeled about but for
the past few weeks his strength
declined until the Lord came ID
take him home.
He was blessed with =. a good
long life and is now gone 10 give
,,SproOf of his stewardship.
The funeral seryicts'weFe So6-
Quoted by his pastor. Rev. C. H.
Woodward, being held in the
Methodist church at 2 p. mS July
%. His comrades Of the G: A.
r. attended in a body and assist
ed in the burial service.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-07-31

Henry BuSchman, of south of
Ellinwood, was a business viSi-
tor in the city Saturday.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
INDICATIONS POINT
 TO INTERESTING SESSION
Big Item in 1915 Legislature Will be Whiskey Question. H;ll Try to Repeal Going Law. Odds are
 Against Liquor in House

Boarding house keepers in the vi .cinity of the State Capitol are flatter- ed over the kindness with which the people of Arkansas are taking to the proposed Constitutional amendment for the government of the legislative sessions. The proposed amendment places the legislators on salaries of $750 for the biennial period, and they may remain in session as long as they desire. This does away with the short, sixty day session, unless the legislators desire to get back home and themselves cut the session short. The adoption of the amendment will permit them to remain for a year if they wish, and the tax payers may sit back and laugh, for they will not have to pay for it.
 The legislative session to come will be an interesting one, if the indica- tions count for anything, but they may be in this like they have been III many icIeilI pOllIiCdl udlJltS Where all kinds of dope were upset. The big item will be the liquor question. No one will deny that the liquor in- terests will make the fight of their lives to secure the repeal of the Going bill, for few cities of the state will be able to have liquor next year under this stringent statue. The liquor peo- pie have tried the courts and lost, and must either sink without a fight, or carry the battle again into the legis- lature. The odds have always been rather heavily against the liquor in- terests in the House, with the Senate standoff The anti-saloon element has gained little, if anything, in the Senate, so conditions this year will re- main about the same.
 It is certain that a fight will be made to abolish two state depart ments, one a new one, and the other being opposed on the ground that it has outlived it's usefulness. There will be a determined fight to prevent the abolition of the offices, and the older of the two departments has sur vived several battles of this nature here-to-fore.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
LITTLE ROCK MUSICAL
 FESTIVAL SUCCESSFUL
Success Assures Arkansas Annual Week of Music Second to None. Deficit of 1913 was Entire
 ly Wiped Out.

The patronage given the Little Rock Music Festival last week assures for Arkansas an annual week of music second to none Although the pror.o- ters of the enterprise were forced to guarantee about 5000 to artists who were to appear on the programe, the attendance was so large that neat sum remains in the treasury to start a greater festival for next year.
 The festival of 1913 was a night mare. A deficit was created which was finally cared for by public spirit. ed citizens, and the same citizens came forward to make up the guaran- tee for this year. Their faith in the music lovers of Arkansas has been verified, and they are now willing to stake even more for the 1915 festival. Instead of only one star, as in the lpast two festivals, the promoters ex- pect next year to have one of the greatest of singers for each perfor- nance, and to make the festival a state wide proposition. Many choral societies were represented at the 1914 festival, but many more are expected for the next one.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
LITTLE ROCK BULLETIN
 WILL BE PUBLISHED DAILY
Capitol City Promises 10 Make Forty First Convention Quill Drivers Biggest Event in History
 of Association.

With practically every news writer in Little Rock as an associate editor, the Little Rock Bulletin, devoted to boosting the forty-frst annual con vention of the Arkansas State Press Association, will make it's appearance during the current week. This paper will be profusely Illustrated, and the pungent paragraphs will bear the ear marks of Ray Gill, Fred Heiskell, T. A. Wright, A. D. Murlin, R. C. Schae- fer, Clio Harper, J. c. Small, Dick Brugman and others. The paper will appear daily and is to be continued through the sessions of the conven- ton.
 This forty-hrst convention of the quill drivers is to be rather unique affair, for the sessions will be scatter ed over the entire city. The conven- tion headquarters will be in the Hotel Marion, but sessions will be held in a church, state institution, the State Capitol, and at the Country Club. h addition to this night session will be held on a steamboat, while another session will be held in an amusement park.
 The entertainment programe shows an exhibition fire department run, re ception by the Arkansas Pioneers As sociation, and evening at Forrest Park for the first day. At noon of the sec ond day picture of Little Rock cit izens and their guests will be made In the afternoon there will be a thea. ter party and steamboat excursion al night. On the third day the editors will be taken for an automobile rid, over the city, with stops at the stat, institutions, and reception at tn, State Capitol, followed by lunch at tn, Country Club and reception by cit izens of Little Rock. The last enter tainment will be reception at the Elk Club at night. An organ recita by one of the most talented organist. of the state, will also feature the pro grame, the large pipe organ of lead ing local church being used for tn. occasion, and session of the conven tion will be held between the numbers
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
o,, r7py McK ENZIE SELECT rno, ct1N AS SUPERINTENDENT e Butcher Principal of Grammar 'S S.hnol Number of Other Teach DTS Given Place in Schools
 of Prescott.

A. recent meeting of the school ,.ard a partial list of teachers were ,ado for the next session of our pub lia schools \ complete list of teach 4rs and assignments to their grades m;ll he made at another meeting of tbe board. Those selected are as fol- lows:
 Prof. Ury Mckenzie, Superintend- ent.
 Prof Ellis E. Butcher, Principal of tbe Grammar School.
 Teachers in Grammar School: Mrs. Munn Misses Abbie Hale, Dorothy Shaver. Bessie Boaz, Jessie l.. Aikers, Nesdames P. F. Chapel and T. c. Morgan.
 High School Misses Lowry, Lucie Nunn and Hudson Steel,
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
HUERTA AGREES TO
 CEASE POSSIBILITIES
Notifies South American Diplomats of Acceptance. Chance of Adjust ing Differences Between Mex
 ican Factions is Slight.

Washington, April 30.-General Huerta tonight accepted the proposal that there be no further hosunties between the United States and Mexico pending the efforts of hte envoys of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to bring about an amicable settlement of diff entities between the countries.
 This was announced late tonight by Secretary Bryan after he had been in conference for two hours with the three South American diplomats at the Argentina legation. Mr. Bryan already formally had notified the me diators that the American government took it for granted that there would be no hostilities during the mediation proceedings.
 With these replies before them, the envoys are prepared to go ahead with their peace plans so far as the United States and the Huerta government arc concerned. No word has come from General Carranza conveying a propo- sed armistice between the Constitu- tionalists and Federals in Mexico. On Carranza's answer depends largely the plans of the mediators for undertak- ing a peaceful settlement of the whole Mexican problem, internal strife as well as difference between the United States and the Huerta regime.
 News from Mexico that General Carranza and General Villa are pre- pairing for an attack on Tampico threw a damper upon hopes for peace between the warning Mexican factions.
 Secretary Bryan left the legation shortly before midnight and the three mediators continued their conference.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
An Umbrella.

To place your umbrella in a rack indicates that it is about to change owners; an umbrella carried over a woman, the man getting nothing but the drippings of the rain signifies courtship: when the man has the um- brella and the woman the drippings it indicates marriage; to carry it at an angle under the arm signifies that an eye is to be lost by the man who follows you; to put a cotton umbrella by the side of a silk one means "ex- change is no robbery" to lend an umbrella may be interpreted, "I am a fool,' to carry an umbrella just high enough to tear out mems eyes and knock off mems hats signifies .''l am a woman."
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
Americans All.

Col. Robert E Lee of Virginia land ed with Scott at Vera Cruz in 1S47. R. E. Lee, ordinary seamen, lanI>c from Fletcher's fleet in 1914 and was slightly wounded. 'irh his name in the list of casualties appear num- Der of others of purely English sound Watson, Morton Taylor, Lane and the like; with others that suggest a remote Norman French or Huguenot or possibly more recent Canadian ancestry, such as Gilbert, Poinsett, De Lowery, Bonnet.
 The first man killed was D. A. flag gerty, private of marines. Of his fighting race there is no lack in the lists, beginning with Fitzgerald, Boyle Hughes, Blaney and Leahy. Having no flag of their own to fight for, the Poles are fighting for others, and Nagorowski and Ponkowski, are among the wounded. Germans are many, such as Schumacher, Frohlich- stein, Katzenberger and Schwartz; in a former generation Smith may pos sibly have been Schmidt, or Fisher Fischer. There is fighting, and here are Cameron, McMillian and McCloy along with the Scandinavian Jans, Anderson and Paterson. Kwapick and Devorick suggest Slavic races not long represented in our country in great numbers, and the dead DeFab- bio comes of the race of the greatest war leader of history. Some names suggest the disguise of misprint, like Vatloog and Keas; and at the end the Norman English Percy takes us back to Chevy Chase and Gisburne to Rob- in Hood and the merry England of crossbow times.
 Whatever the derivation of these men and the names they bear, of one thing we may be assured: They are Americans all. The great republic is their nation and their home, their mother or foster mother-New York World.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
STATE BOARD OF EDU-
 CATION MEETING CALLED

Little Rock, May IA meeting of the State Board of Education has been called by Secretary B. W. Torreyson for May 20, for the purpose of desig- mating high schools that are to receive state aid for the year 19l4-15. Ap- plication blanks are being sent to all schools, and these should be filled and returned at an early date. Should any school that desires to secure aid fail to receive the blanks, they will be furnished on application.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
AUTOMOBILE COURSE AT
 THE UNIVERSITY

Fayetteville, Ark.-One of the fea- lures of the Summer School at the State University this year will be a practical course in automobile repair ing. The course will begin on June 18th and will last for six weeks. A student can learn in this six weeks course just as much as he would be able to get in a city automobile school for a tuition fee of fifty or even one hundred dollars, and the only chargo made by the University will be tho regular ten dollar fee paid by all Summer School students. The course will cover not only the repairing of automobiles but students will also be taught how to make any part of ma chine which can be manufactured out side of an automobile factory
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
TAX COMMISSION GRATI-
 FEED BY SUCCESS

Little Rock, May 1.-The State Tax Commission is much gratified by the success of their first conference with tax officials, at Fordyce Tuesday and at Monticello Wednesday. County Judges, assessors and members of the boards of equalization from a dozen counties were present at the confer enee. Commissioner D. A. Gates pre- sided, The subject of uniform assess ment upon basis of fifty per cent was discussed. Next Monday the Commission will meet other officials at hot Springs, and on Tuesday they Will meet at Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT
 FOR ARKANSAS MERCHANTS

Little Rock, May l.-Preparations are being made for an elaborate en- tertainment of Arkansas merchants who will come to the city on Mer- chants Day. of the Arkansas Travel CTS celebration, June II. Among the prominent out-of-town visitors who VII be here are Frank McGrieff, pre- si5ert of the Mississippi Travellers, Hayes Flowers, of Memphis, secretary of the Tri-States Fair, and Lou Alex ander
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
IFAGUE WILL CELEBRATE
 NATIONAL SUFFRAGE DAY

Little Rock, May 1.-The Political Equality League of Little Rock is pre- psring to celebrate National Suffrage Day in this city tomorrow. There will be big monday meeting in the old state house yard, with series of five minute talks by a number of well known citizens.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01

Little Rock, May Thirty one counties have paid into the state trea- sury total of $203, 3,S44.45 on the general revenue since the call was is sued by State Auditor Coffman April 25. This has reduced the balance of the unpaid outstanding warrants to $693, ,407.7S. The highest point reach ed in unpaid warrants was on April 23, when it amounted to $796, ,765.72.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01

Little Rock, May 1.-The New Ma drid Hoop and Lumber Co.,, of Mis- souri | filed it's certificate with the Secretary of State entering the state. l. H. Lee of Elaine, Phillips County, is named as the state agent. Edward Schaparkotter is the president of the company, and it will employ SS000 in Arkansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
THIRTY SIX CASES
 MEASLES IN INSTITUTE

Little Rock, May 1-There have been thirty-six cases of meas e among the pupils of the Deaf Mute Institute, but they have recoy,.c i'd now the health of the institution is very gratifyi ing. There will be eight graduates at .n commencement to be held on . une l.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-01
TIME CARD

Prescott & Northwestern Train No. leave Prescott. .9:3O am.
 Arrive Norvell. .12:47 pm Train No. leave Norvell. .i:15 pm.
 Arrive Prescott. .4:25 pm.