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The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
COUNCIL CONSIDERS PLUMBING MEASURE PAVING APPROPRIATION IS PASSED AND JUDGMENT OF FIRE HOSE COMPANY IS
 PAID OFF.

An ordinance regulating the install
 ation of plumbing and sewerage cor nections in Conway was introduced and read twice, an appropriation of ,OO0 to the business street paving district passed, the judgment against the city in the fire hose case paid off and other matters were under consid- eration at a special meeting of the Conway city council in the office of City Attorney C. E. Condray last night.
 The plumbing ordinance, which will probably be passed at the next regu- lar meeting, provides for the organ azation of board of examiners for plumbers, to be appointed by the may or. Before being allowed to do any work in the city, all plumbers will be required to stand successful exam ination before this board and secure a license. The ordinance provides for the appointment by the mayor of a plumbing inspector, from whom per mits for all plumbing and sewer con- nections mus tbe obtained Three in- spections are provided for, one to be made when the work is "roughed in,' one when each fixture is installed and a final inspection of the completed job. The fees will be one dollar for the permit, 50 cents for the inspection of each fixture up to five with 25 cents for each fixture over five, and one dollar for the final inspection.
 The ordinance appropriating S8,00O to Street Improvement District No. 1, provides that this amount shall be re- funded pro rata to the property own CTS in this district, in l6 annual in stallments.
 An appropriation was made to GOV CT the judgment against the city by the Eureka Fire Hose Manufactur- ing Company, which totaled S1 ,992 92 In addition to this court costs amount ing to S11,80 are yet to be paid
 The judiciary committee made no report on the matter of granting the application of Edward Cronk another telephone system in Conway.
 A motion was adopted that the city agree to pay the expenses of apply ing the first car of oil to be pur- chased by citizens for application on the streets.
 J. C. Dawson was granted permis- sion to install gasoline filling sta ton on North Front street.
 Halter X McCulloch were given a permit to erect a temporary cement storage house in the public square, to be removed within 90 days
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20

school commencement was success -&ough greatly affected by measles humps and smallpox, a two nights pI gram was rendered The primary and intermediate departments had the largest part of the first night, but the grammar and high school depart ments had the last night. The pupils all dld better than was expected, be- ing trained but little. A large but orderly crowd attended each night. L L Dallas, W. W. Fortner, John Curt ner Oma Flake, Earl Flake and Mas ! ter Flake made some excellent string music both nights.
 The greatest dct of gratitude is due Prof. J. P. Womack, superintend. ent of public schools of Conway, who gave the graduating classes an ex- cellent address. He urged the neces- sity of thoroughness in preparation for life in any profession.
 Our board employed four teachers , last year for the first time. They have all been re-employed for another year. The board is now thinking of adding another teacher, who shall de vote her time to music.
 ! Below are the names of graduates and medal winners:
 Graduates from Grammar School Lena Graham, Golden Save, Adah Jones, Lillie Bass, Ollie Moore, Ollie Bush, Nora Kirby, Edith Jones, Jane Cook, Robert Moore, Julius Scott Dolphus Norvell, Fred German, Ben Allen, Leslie Kelley Glenn Pool, Linear Clements, Bruce O'Quinn, Doyle Rob erts, Hey Ward and Maynard Hogan . High School--Miss Mamie Bush and Rev. John G. Moore.
 Medal Winners, 1913-19l4- Schol arship in high school, Miss Jessie Waller; scholarship in grammar school, Miss Lillie Bass; scholarship in intermediate, Pearl Wright; scho., arship in primary department, Rutl Bailey.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
pect to increase thelr acreage. The

pect to increase their acreage. The average net returns, it is stated, will greatly exceed S1OO per acre.
 Last year an unusually big produc- ton of berries, combined with the late crop in Arkansas, which forced local berries on the market at the same time with the Missouri crop. re- duced the price to very low point and at least one-third of the crop was never gathered. This year the unusually late freeze is estimated to have killed at least half of the crop. The price received this year has been from S1.50 to S2.00 per crate. A good many growers sold to outside buyers at $1 to SIPS per crate, but those who shipped with the Faulkner County Truck Growers Association have not received less than S1.5O per crate, and the average will probably be fully S1.75 per crate.
 The Conway Strawberry Co.'s field of fifty acres in the northeastern part of the city will produce approximate ly l,500 crates this year. It is be- lieved the receipts will be sufflcietn to lieved the receipts will be sufficient to company and leave it with a clean slate to begin with next year. About 1000 more than the capital stock paid in was expended in getting the industry started, and as the paid up capital was only $2,000, this will be equivalent to making 50 per cent in the two years.
 The Truck Growers Association will meet at the courthouse next Sat
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
10 BEGIN PAVING
 ON NEXT MONDAY

Contractors F. U. Halter and R. B McCulloch stated today that they eX- pect to begin work in Street Improve ment District No. l of Conway on next Monday, making the excava- tions and laying the curbing, prelim- mary to paving the streets in the dis trict with concrete. It is estimated that about 60 days will be required to complete the contract, which provides for about l2,000 square yards of pay ling.
 Messrs. Halter and McCulloch spent today in Little Rock, where they pur- chased concrete mixing machine to be used on the job.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
BERRY SEASON
 NEARING CLOSE GROWERS ARE DELIGHTED AVERAGE RETURN FROM BER- RES OVER ONE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS PER ACRE.

Although the cool weather has ex- tended the season several days lon ger than was anticipated, this week will mark the end of the second year 'of Conway's strawberry industry. On ly about half a car is being loaded daily now, the cars being sent to Nor rilton to be completed
 Whil the last two years are de clared by experienced growers to have been the worst in the history of Der " growing, local growers have done well and practically all of them ex-
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
DELINQUENT TAX
 LIST IS PUBLISHED

In the weekly edition of the Log Cabin Democrat for this week ap- pears the list of real estate in Faulk- ner county, on which the taxes for 1913 are delinquent. This list is some what lengthier than usual, containing 268 tracts. Unless the taxes are paid
 the lands advertised will be sold by Sheriff J. s. Johnson at the court house on the second Monday in June
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
THROWN FROM BUGGY.

Lewis Wilson, son of Judge and Mrs. w. B. Wilson, was thrown from buggy in front of their residence this afternoon, but was only slightly injured
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20

urday at o'clock for the purpose of receiving the reports on this years business and making plans for an- other year. All members are urged to be present.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Thomas Holly, 24, and Della Cox, IF, Greenbrier.
 John Nattee, 22, and Mamie Johns, 19, Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-20

Frank Steed of Harrison, an alum nus of the State Normal, visited herS yesterday afternoon.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07
HAD A BIG YIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Hall and fam
lily were in from Liberty town.
ship Saturday on a shopping trip
and visit and Charley was natur.
ally feeling pretty good over the
yield he secured from one of his
wheat fields. He had one field
which had been in corn the year
before, and the wheat on. this
patch had looked so good that he
was expecting a yield of 80 bush
els per acre, but he received a
most agreeable surprise by the
field averaging just 80 1-3 BUSH
els. This is about the largest
yield per acre that we have heard
of in this county.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Topeka, Kas., July q, 1914.

Topeka, Kas., July q, 1914.
The Republican State Central
Committees latest dope is in the
form of a little handbook called
Facts and Figures for Kansas
Voters. 1t is particularly re-
markable for its bare faced falSi-
fication of the figures and its
Intentional misrepresentation of
facts.
1t is particularly to be observed
that this Hand Book was COM
piled prior to June 80 and so prior
to the time the official reports of
the various state institutions
were accessible and prior to the
time when the auditors books are
balanced, and the expenses of the
fiscal year officially determined.
In doing this, the Republican
State Committee had a purpose.
The official reports are enOt break
ing right for them. Department
after department shows unex-
pended balances which wipe out
the claims of the extravaganza
made in this hand book against
the Hodges administration. For
example: The State Board of Ed
ucational Administration reports
an unexpended balance of $219,-
10000 for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1914; the Republican
Hand Book says nothing about
that. The actual maintenance ex-
penSe of the State Penitentiary
for the last fiscal year under Bot
kin was SS,0OO.OO less than the
same expenses under COdding for
the previous year. Superintend-
ent Herr at the Hutchinson Re-
formatory reports a saving of
more than $2O,OOO.0O and so on
down the list. The Oil Depart
ment, the Grain Department, the
live. Stock Sanitary Commission
er'S Department, the Banking De-
o partment, the Board of Control
all show financial improvements
over the last year of the Stubbs
administration.
The Republican Hand Book
does not tell the people that in
December, 1912. State Auditor
Davis drew on the County Treas
urerS for $685., 100000 of the 1918
taxes with which to pay 1912 bills
of the StubbS administration, alId
that within three and One-hall
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07

days after Governor Hodges was
inaugurated, he drew Is per cent
more of the taxes of 1913 to help
finish paying the old debts of the
StubbS administration not pro-
vided for by the first draft. This
"State," and the State Central
Hand Book does not tell the peO-
pie of Kansas that the StubbS ad-
miniStratiOn spent the five hun
dred thousand dollars which was
received from the government on
old war claims in 1909 and never
put a cent of that sum into the
building of the Memorial Hall
and that they afterwards taxed
the people to raise $45O,OOO.OO
with which to erect this building
and that of this sum they only
expended $255,OOO.OO for the pur-
pose for which it was raised, and
that after delaying the erection
of Memorial Hall for two years
in order to keep their administra-
ton from going bankrupt, they
unloaded an unfinished building
on to the Hodges administration.
The completion of this building
cost the Hodges administration
$175,OOO.0O.
This Hand Book does not tell
the voters of Kansas that the out
going Republican administration
twice raised the money to build
the Larned hospital and spent it
for some other purpose and that
they did the same thing with the
Norton tuberculosis Sanitarium.
This Hand Book does not tell
you that the old administration
unloaded the building of these
two Hospitals on to the Hodges
administration at a cost of $780,
10000; neither do they tell you
that one of these hospitals has
been built and that the other is
almost completed. This Hand
Book does not tell the people that
in addition to an empty treasury
the StubbS administration also
unloaded onto Governor Hodges
deficits amounting to S115,0OO.0O
which the legislature of 1918 was
compelled to appropriate money
to take care of in order to protect
the credit of the state.
These are only a few of the
happy omissions from the Repub.
lican campaign text book gOtter
out long before. official figures
were accessible.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07
TO DRAIN THE BOTTOMS.

Last week, Chief Engineer
Leighty and Land Commissioner
Andrews of the Missouri Pacific
were here from St. Louis and in
company with J. B. Prose and |.
w. YenSer, Travelled over the
Cheyenne Bottoms to see what
the prospects were for draining
it.
Mr.. Leighty is of the opinion
that the Bottoms could be drain
ed into the Little Cheyenne and
thence to Cow Greek without a
great burden of expense to the
land owners. He estimated the
engineering and survey cost q
about 10 cents per acreaof $4,000.
The total cost of draining he. esth
mated to be from $4,000 to $75,-
900. 90
From here MeSsrs. Leighty and
Andrews went to Kansas City 10
see E. c. Sooey and George
Brinkman who own about $4,000
acres of the land. II hash the
general impression for several
years that Sooey and Brinkman
were buying up the land with the
intention of draining it.-HOis-
ington Dispatch. -
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07
WOOL AND THE TARIFF.

During the recent conference
of wool producers and manufac-
turerS held in Washington, fig
ureS were presented in the Senate
showing that wool was bringing
higher prices in Oregon than at
any time in the last 25 years. The
showing was made by Senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon. Senator
SmoOt'S comment was interesting.
"Were it not" he said, "for the
fact that there is a shortage of
240,O0O,000 pounds of wool in the
world, these figures would not be
presented" No doubt the Sena-
tor from Utah was a good deal
embarrassed. For he was one of
the builders of the late, unlament-
ed Schedule X, and he, almost
more than anyone else, insisted
that free wool would ruin the
wool grower. But it has not done
so. On the contrary, prices have
increased to such an extent as to
curtail buying orders.
The clip, at least in the far west,
is undoubtedly considerably
smaller this year than last. But
suppose the price of wool had
gone down, and that it was shown
that there had been an increase
of 24O,0O0,0OO pounds in the sup
ply-wOuld SmoOt have accepted
the explanation, He aSSuredly
would not, but would have charg.
ed the low price to free trade in
wool. As it is now, he is greatly
I-and properly-impreSSed with
the influence of demand and sup.
ply as price regulators. AT leaSI
it may be said that Providence
has been good to the Democrats
from the Smoot point of view
When Smoot and the others e
before audiences of farmers anC
tell them that the tariff has re
duced priceS-without admitting
the existence of any other factor.
the Democrats can point Il
wool, and they will be justified
in doing so. Certainly prices arr
all the growers could ask. Indi
annapolis News.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07

annually to as much or more than
his salary of $S6OO.00 a year, but
up to date neither of them have
turned these fees in.
If not turned in before the elec-
ton these gentlemen are in a po-
Sition to say to the voters of Kan
SaS What are you going to do
about it?"
When these gentlemen are max
ing their speeches asking re-elec-
tion-one of them for a third
term-the Press Bureau hopes
that no one will embarasS them
by asking what they are going to
do with these fees, whether they
are going to take them or turn
them in to the state treasury.
1t is an old saying that a man
who criticiSes another should
first pluck the moat out of his
own eye.
Old man Gafford has been re-
markably quiet during the past
few weeks. We begin to suspect
that somebody has silenced the
Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. The story is
now going the rounds that the
SkidS have been adjusted and the
toboggan creased which will
shoot the old gentleman back into
that obScurity from which he
emerged two or three years ago.
The Press Bureau has it from
several sources that it has been
decided to elect somebody else
Chairman of the Shawnee County
Republican Central Committee,
and that dispoSes of Gafford as
a candidate for Chairman of the
State Republican Central Com
mittee. The fact is that Gafford
has pulled off so many bone
heads in the brief period of his
term as State Chairman that the
leaders have decided that he
won't do for State Chairman. II
is understood that Secretary of
State Sessions will take Gafford'S
place when the time comes.
We are printing this in order
that the old man may institute a
search for the fellow who put the
"Gaff" in Gafford.
| S. T. SEATON.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07
SOME WHEAT CROP.

Dave Buckles has threShed out
his little patch of wheat, and 1t
did not produce quite as well as
he had expected. He only had
ten thousand bushels, and he
thought he might have twelve or
fifteen thousand. But he is not
complaining, as he has enough to
furnish him in flour through the
winter, and his wheat did about
as we'll as his neighbOrS'. Dave
had out somewhere between 800
and 600 acres. He had two crews
at work cutting it and when he
got ready to thresh he went and
bought himself a separator, trot-
ted out his Big 4 gas tractor to
run it with and waded into the
job. He put away all of the ten
thousand bushels, took out inSur-
ance on it, and is prepared 10 wait
until the price suits him before
he sells.
He submits some interesting
figures on his threShing deal. The
expense for labor, including ev-
erything connected with thresh-
ing and putting in the bin, with
the exception of the time of Two
men he had hired by the month,
amounted to $3SS.54 for the ten
thousand bushels. Had he hired
a machine to thresh for him it
would have cost him &c per BUSH
ell. OF course it is necessary to
have a good big wheat crop to
warrant the purchase of mach
inc to threSh ones own crop, but
il seems that it is a paying prOpO-
Sition when handled the way Mr.,
| Buckles has done.
This thing of putting away
the wheat in large quantities is
having a good effect on the wheat
market, as the price has been
climbing for several days now
Not nearly so much wheat was
forced on the market as the big
Spectators expected, and as q
consequence they have had to bic
up to getit.- Stafford Courier.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07

John RObl and Jake Schooner.
Of north of Ellinwood, were vis-
iting with friends and attending
to business matters in the city
Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1914-08-07

E. J. Eveleigh was here from
Boyd Tuesday on a business trip
and visit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

John Etawn. a clerk In n 81. Louis
railway office. hears Ills daughter Grace
lover. a young engineer named ohaIies
~iIiaisey. speak OF = scheme to utilize me
lost current OF electricity. He appropriate
the idea as his own and induces HalSSS
20 perfect an experimental machine. ne
forms q company. with himself as ptess
cent, at a salary or 100000 n year; anu
Haisey as superintendent OF the works az
q salary OF 5000. Rawn takes charge OF
me office In Chicago, Virginia DelaWaIe
Us assigned as his stenographer. She as
sistS In picking the furniture ana ueco-
ration Tor the princely mansion ltaWh has
erected. Mrs. Rawn feels out OF place ~
the new surroundings. Halsey. goes -
New York with Rawn and MISS Deia-
ware TO explain delays I'm perfectinS the
new motor to the impatient directors. Ire
gets q message that a deformed
mas been born TO his wife. Grace ha"n,
Rawn bargains with Miss Delaware 20
wear his Jewciry and appear IN pupHC
with him.. as a means TO help MIN IN "a
business way. Rawn Is fortunate III n1dt
Eft SpectlatlOnS. piles up wealth. anu at
talns prominence. Tic gives his wife n
million dollars 10 leave him. lie asks ms
daughter. Mrs. Halsey. TO take charge OF
MS household. Grace moves TO cray
stone nail, ana Halsey continues 10 i've
atone IN the cottage near the works. hal-
sey's machine proves n success. but ne
Keeps the fact n secret. virginia Deia-
ware becomes more and more ~indispensa-
biz 10 Rawn. He takes her to New York
on a business trip. Idle talk prompts
him TO offer her marriage. They are
married. Halscy threatens TO get a di-
vorce because his wife refuses TO return
10 him, lie tells Rawn that he has bro-
ken up all the machines after proving
the success Of the invention. Rawn. In a
great rage. threatens to kill him Halsey
declares he VIII never build another ma
chino Tor Rawn and SLABS his face. Vir-
einla nawn lnplores Halsey To recon
slider. because his decision Will ruin them
all, Halsey tells Virginia that he has
abandoned his invention because II would
put a great power I'm the hands OF a few
TO the detriment of the many.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-12
ITCHING TERRIBLE ON LIMB

R. f. d. No. 3, Clarkfield, Mimi
MY trouble was of long standing. 1t
started with some small red and yell
low spots about the size Of a pin head
on my leg and every morning there
was a dry scale on top covering the
affected part and when those scales
were falling off the itching was more
than | could stand at times. The first
year | did not mind it so much as 1t
was only itching very badly at times,
but the second year it advanced all
around my leg and the itching was
terrible. | had to be very careful to
have my clothing around the affected
part very loose. At night time | often
happened to scratch the sore in my
sleep. Then | had to stand up, get out
of bed and walk the floor till the spell
vas over.
Il bought lots of salves and tried
many different kinds of medicine but
without any success. / got a cake OF
Cuticura Soap and a fifty-cent box Of
Cuticura Ointment and when / had
used them ! was nearly over the itch
ing. But | kept on with the Cuticura
Soap for six weeks and the cure was
complete" (Signed) S. o. Gordon,
Nov. 20, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-02-12

return for what I've done for him?
Sometimes wonder IL there's such a
thing as honor left in the world"
so! Do you?" She rose now, and
would have left him.
We'll. | want to talk this over with
you. Please, Jennie. Sit down." he
said. Tell me what you said. | want
to know where things are, so | can
act tomorrow-or maybe ever before
tomorrow. You don't realize what a
hole I'm In"
What did ! say to him." she re-
peated, looking down at her wrists.
Nothing very much. l told him If he
went on he'd ruin US all; that 1t wasn't
right for him TO do it. / told him we
wanted him-I wanted him-to wait
for my sake"
For your sake?"
Eyes. l did," she answered calmly
Il said that"
1T was best!" he cried, rising and
walking up and down excitedly. What
a mind you have. Jennie-what q
woman you are! Where'd | be with.
out you, l wonder now? Why, OF
course. that was the way! Any man
will do anything that you tell him to,
especially a young man-of course. of
course!"
Thank you," she commented cold.
ly; thank you very much"
He sought to put a consoling or an
explanatory hand on her shoulder, but
she shook him off. shivering.
Il don't mean anything he began
confusedly. Get me straight. now.
only wanted to say that when you
work for me in this you are working
for your own sake also. It's all up to
you, Jennie. right now. If you can't
land him. we're gone-it's no use my
trying to do anything with him. Do
you know. I'm going to send you out
after him."
Send me out?"
Eyes; things have to be done the
best way they can be done. That fell
low can say one word which1l ruin
us in one days time. He can break
The values in International more than
We can mend in months, Our men
would lscs~s-.-S.SaSeca .Iay
caught a hint that anything was really
wrong. AS for me. I'm spread out for
millions IN the general market. II
they pegan 10 hammer me | couldn't
come through wouldn't last a week
The thing to do Is to keep this rews
safe until ! can protect nysell-untl
can protect us all. Now it's you,
Jennie. that's got to do that-it's youI
I'm sending you out after him"