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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-05-08
Political Announcement
| advertisements
FOR CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT.

I hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Clerk Of the District Court
Of Barton County, subject to the de-
cision Of the voters Of the party az
expressed at the August primaries.
A. E. DRKS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-05-08

Frank Baer was a business visitor
in EllinwOOd Friday.
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24
DEDICATED 10 1vICKERSE4AEl
 ARs1ew o The Delegates Service To The People Of Alaska

James Wickerslam, Dele gate to Congress will soon arrive in Fairbanks in pur suance of his campaign for reelection, seeking the votes of all classes necessary to ac co1nplish that result. He will no doubt appear on the plat form for the purpose of giv- ing an account of his labors and activities in Congress on behalf of the interests of A. laska and it's people, for he probably realizes that his be- ing James WicEersham is sufficient reason for his reel ectlon-that he must stand oy fall on the record he has made during his six years in cumbency of the dalegate- ship from Alaska.
 h view of this t is proper that we should examine to some extent the record he has made and as he is look ing for working class volas, enquire particularly into What he has done for labor and his attitude toward that question, both in and out of Congress.
 The first four years Mr. Wickersham spent in Con- gress was devoted for the most part to fighting c0rpo- ration windmills and quarrel ing with everybody in Wash 'ngton in Q position to do
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24
PLATFORM.

We demand an eieht-hour day for all those who work for a liv- ing.
 We demand that at least two full shifts be put in every 24 hours.
 We demand that shafts ia hoa-. or Of Candidates DriscolI and Collins for their stand On the g. hour day in the le2'i3latur. ',e ra:- sed in front of every steam Iaul1- dry in Alaska, the same to be of imperishable marble and to be paid for hy the women laundry workers.
 "e demand that the mantle of charity be drawn over the legis- latiVe record of candidate ", T. Burns.
 We demand that all those who say that Candidate Caustad head ed a movement to cut wages, be
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24
Preamble,

We, the representatives of the grand old parties of bunk dupli- city and machine politics, bel:ev- ing in the eternal principles of graft an1 gouGe, and the perpet- uaI bambo0zlenont and explo;ta- tion ' cur fellow men, that our days may be many and our bur dens light, reaftirm solemnly be- fore Almighty God, cur maker.
 our undying allegiance to the na- tional platform and principles of our compatriots in the States, for it is only on such principles that we, the salt of the earth and the qulntessence of responsibility, can hope to maintain our position of ascendancy over the rabble of the street, who of recent yeas
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24

premacy fit is allowed to conti- nue..
 And while We point with pride to the long unbroken record of of success of our patriotic and God-tearlng counterparts in oth- CT lands and climes in taking ev- erythlng not nailed down, we in stlnctiVely feel that all is not well, that the coils are slowly and surely tightening around our k4nd; and especially do we of this community feel something slipping, and that unless heroic measures are taken, our days are numbered. Recognizing this fact, we therefore come together in anxious conclave and construct 2 platform making the following demands:
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24
considered infernal liars.

considered infer0al liars.
 We demand that Q pension be granted the receivers of tie de- fQ@ct V. A. Bank for paying Candidate Griffin $22o, o2o out of the bank funds eleven da5 ter the institution closed it's q J-,.
 We demand that Di5rri~, fer ney CrocsIey be fired fo'' r,aaag the x, C. Company to aar it's taxes, and before he c@,o4e, o,1r crooked politicians, IT. !. sen tial.
 We demand that no G.aa1 ny be called till CrossIey is fired.
 We demand that oY--vJoGy vote for us. The Dom,cr"tit .ic- ket i3 especially recoaH n 'a.. to prohlbition;9ts.
 We demand that all hoso .sh ho gag at Tom McGowan swaI.ow Dan Callahan, It's all same to us.
 Continued on last naae.
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24

sentiment in Washington in favor of the government { CD ening up these ccal deposits and if there had been 8 dele gate in congress to cultivate that sentiment and work for government operation of these mines there IS no doubt but the government would have adopted such 8 policy. Then there would be no m0n- opoly, no skinning orplundar ing of employees CT people in the mining and distributing of coal in Alaska.
 Mir. Wickershan has been in congress for six years, and at all times has pre?end- ed to have a Herculean task on his hands to prevent Alas Ia being swallowed up, blood raw, by the corporations but for ten years interior Alaska, his home district, has Wr,tAed in the clutches Of as mercl'ess 9 transportation monopoly as ever choked the life out of any community, yet ia his six years of service he has never made one effort to curb it's rapac;ty, and with his leasing clause in tho rail- road law, he has provided a way for a cor 'ance of thu: monopoly. What explain ation of all this will he make? Will he tell us that the tarri-
 Continued on last paga.
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24

outside of Alaska, forced him to act. Here again the pres sure was felt elsewhere be, fore it had any influence or MT. Wickersham. So strong was it that the Democrats went into power practically pledged to open up this coun try by means of railroads. Now he likes to claim tic credit when it is 3 certainty that therailroad would have been built if Wickersham had never. been heard Of, and it is doubtful if he could possibly have stopped it if he had tried. Even at that he sue ceeded in getting a law through that contains a Iaas- ing clause that may fasten 9 Transportation monopoly up- on this country as burden some as the one we are now staggering under.
 The coal leasing bill has has just become 8 law. Cur delegate worked hard for this bill, although it turns o. yer to corporations the great coalresources of Alaska, al- lowing them to be monopo. ljzed, and t5e employ ees and public, to be skinned to the last farthing, after the manner oE all coal corpo- rations; and all the govern ment gets out of it is two 'cents per ton. There was a
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24
Joint Platform For Old Party Tickets h The Tanana

have displayed such ehrontery as to question our God given right to run the universe, and gobble up and appropriate to our own use and benefit everything in sight.
 We view with alarm this dan- gercus tendency of the common herd, who, led by the pestiferous Socialists, are beginning to see through our schemes and hypo- critical pretensions, are wont to baWl us out and insert the seal pei under cur unctious hides where 1t hurts the worst. Such 5acriiglous conduct merits our 5everest condemnation, for no set of parasites, shyster lawyers and political confidence men can hope to long maintain their su-
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24

anythingfor Alaska. Because he wanted the credit of do- Ing. everything that was done ne was continually at war "lsh Colonc. Richardson, who honestly sought to secure sufficient appropriations 10 build a system of roads an@ trails ln Alaska that was nec- essary to open the country up. and which are of even more importance than rail- roads, and the antagonism ex lstlng between these two is more responsible for the small appropriations of the past three years than any, thing else; and it is we'll known that that is the req. son we have TO government bridge at Fairbanks.
 1t seems that Mr.. Wicker sham never did anything worth while for Alaska of his own free will.
 Among his notable achieve ments was the Home Rule bill that he gave us, yet it is known that he was opposed to Home 2ulo until it was forced on to him. He even went so far as to write to Governor Hoggat: saying in effect thatno ore in Alaska wanted home rule excepting 3 lot of..9am5lers, saloon kee. pera and stew buns. Finally however, because of ce2seless
The Socialist press., 1914-10-24

agitation not only in Alaska put ln the states, sentiment in favor of home rule reach ed the point where something had to be done.
 Bd1 the pressure seems to have been felt 5y other iaw- makers in congress more than by Wickersham himself, for we see Senator Boverldge in tEoducjng 8 bil! which pro- Vi1ed for 8 sort cf con1nais sion form of government. Then Mr. Wickersham got busy for the Eeveridge bill threatened to raise Colonel Richardson, his mortal ene- my to a post Of power in A. iask2n affairs, and relec,ate the delegate to a position of lnslgnlGcance. Ihon we got tie Home Rule that we are now. living under, but we are hedged about by limitations. that were never imposed up- on 9 territory before not ey- en upon Hawaii, 6 land jnha- 5icc1 by only a few thousand whites and 8 large popula-. ton o+ Aanakas and Chi nese.
 And so it was with the rail road. Delegate Wickershan1, regardless of his pretended enmity to the corporations, was opposed to the govern laent building a road until public sentiment both in and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27
CLEARING HOUSE SALE.

The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian
church will have charge of clearing
house sale to be held at the Soperton
hall, Wednesday afternoon and even
ing, Dec. 2
An important part of the sale will be
buffet supper.
Christmas gifts and aprons will be a
speciality. A rummage counter of many
bargains will be in evidence.
There will be a fish pond for the
children and homemade candy for both
the children and the grownups. -
An admission of 5 and 10 cents will
be charged and will be refunded on
purchases inside.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27
WE ARE ATTACKED

One of the editors who is publishing
these articles received an interesting
letter recently. The correspondent was
very suspicious and warned the editor
that there was nigger in the fence. =
He admitted that ne hadn't seen any
statement, yet, thathe could complain
about. Nevertheless, he argued,
''there must be some ulterior motive,
some scheme behind these health arti-
cles to trap the unsuspecting public J"
When the first tuberculosis exhibit
was held in this country, nearly every
visitor looked for the concealed adver-
tiser. The purpose of combating death
dealing ignorance was freely advertis-
ed. That wasn't enough. 1t didn't
seem reasonable that any group, and
particularly physicians, would spend
so much without selfish desire for per-
sonal profit.
The entire enterprise was something
new New things and new motives
are questionable Public suspicion has
beer justified by many painful and
costly experiences Unfortunately,
however, suspicion is not alway intelli-
gent; people fear savings banks and
bet on shell games.
Today, the Wisconsin public has quite
generally come to understand that the
tuberculosis campaign is honest. patri-
otic warfare Wonders in the way of
enlightment have been accomplished.
Ignorance, however, has not been and
is not confined to tuberculosis. 1t ex-
tends to almost all diseases. If the
facts about tuberculosis can be taught
to the people of state, why not
knowledge of other causes of prevent
able disease and i'll healtM That the
public has erected safeguard against
tuberculosis promises that as much, or
more, can be accomplished in other
directions.
The University of Wisconsin Exten-
sion division, bg establishing this bur-
eau, recognized 1t to be as important
to teach people how to live as how to
make living. Science has establish
ed the fact that people can live longer
and be healthier. Science can show
how The general public hasn't the
libraries Of scientists, and isn't famil-
lar with the technical language of the
laboratory and hospital investigators.
These articles and other publications
are designed to translate that langu-
age SO that it may be readily under
stood by those who need the teaching.
Correspondence is solicited. Reply will
be by personal letter, literature, loan
of books, articles, etc.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27
SOPERTON.

Mike Beyers left for Marinette Sat-
urday.
Garfield Kenney spent Tuesday at
Laona.
Mrs. Tresa Lonergan of D troit,
Mich, is visiting at the NJ. j. Quinlan
home.
Ernest Carney returned from Surfing
Monday.
Jas. Nolan spent Sunday at Menomi-
nee, Mich.
Miss Bertha Derrah left for Green
Bay Sunday
John Kelnhofer returned from Alvin
Saturday bringing with him deer.
Ben Finger returned Monday from
New bondon where he spent Sunday.
Emma Carney came up from Padus
to spend Thanksgiving with her par
ents.
Mrs. Kate Teetshorn of Green Bay
has been visiting at the H. E. McGraw
home.
Rev. Gireaulx returned from Green
Bay. His son Ernest is also up here
for a few days.
Mrs. Harry Ericks left for st. Paul,
Mimi, after visit with her sister,
Mrs. w. ] McCauley.
Melborn Derrah returned from Green
Bay Saturday where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
Soperton has good cooks and pretty
girls too, also generous husbands.
Watch them buy their cooks an apron
apiece. at the clearing house sale.
(Too late for last week.
Mrs. Barney Haasch returned from
Green Bay Tuesday.
1T. Garfield was a business caller
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. James Jensen and family mQv-
ed TO Surfing Friday.
John Kelnhofer went to Alvin to vis-
it his sister and also to hunt.
Mrs. Glen Fosdick of Padus is visit
ing with her mother this week.
DR.. Clark, the veterinary surgeon of
Marinette was up herelast week.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Hart went to Chicago Wednes-
day for few days visit.
The petition for the setting off of
the new township of Keith in this coun-
ty was presented to the board again
last week and was laid over until the
meeting next month. .-Crandon Repub
lican.
The state highway commission will
conduct another examination here about
December 1st for candidates for county
highway commissioner, and will allow
those that took the first examination to
compete again. -Crandon Republican.
The editor of country paper "a
ceived the following query: "Can you
tell me what the weather will be next
month";" In reply he wrote: 1T is my
belief that the weather next mouth
will be very much like your subscrip
tion." The inquirer wondered for an
hour what the editor was driving at,
when be happened to think of the word
unsettled" He went next day and
squared his account.
Your attention is called to the Uni
versity Extension Lecture Course, adj
.vertised in this issue, season tickets
for which are now being sold at $l.00
for adults and 70 cents for children
under fifteen. This course is entiDely
different from that furnished by the
Chicago Lyceum Bureau a year ago,
but is under the same management as
those we had three and four years ago,
and which gave such good satisfaction.
A course of this kind is an educatien-
al necessity.
Do your duty to yourself and to the
town by taking as many season tickets
as you can use. Some one will call on
you with tickets in few days.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27

Henry C. Otto of Gillett arrived Fri
dav. Mr.. Otto bought out the Jensen
store here.
Mrs. Tressa Lonergan of Detroit,
Mich, arrived Friday on visit at the
M. J. Quinlan home.
Mrs. John Yuenger and son, and
Mrs Arthur Laury visited at the nome
of Antoine Laury. They left for Mari
nette Wednesday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27

YOU SPEND HALF OF YOUR LIFE IN YOUR BED
AND BEDROOM. HAVE IT PRETTY. OUR SOFT,
WARM BLANKETS AND DOWNY QUILTS WILL
DELIGHT YOU NOT ONLY WHEN YOU SINK
YOUR TIRED HEAD INTO YOUR PILLOW, BUT
ALL DAY LONG
WE HAVE A SPLENDID LINE OF BLANKETS
COMFORTERS AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR
THE BED ROOM AND BATHROOM
LET OUR STORE BE YOUR STORE FOR EVERY
THING ALL THE FAMILY NEEDS.
A nice nappy flannel blanket 64x80 at $1.25
I heavy twelve quarter blanket 200
> wool fleece blanket 66x8O 800
All wool blanket 68x80 "a beauty 400
Extra fine wool blankets 800 and 500
All of the above blankets can be had in blue, pink
or tan borders also in checks.
Baby and crib blankets all patterns SOC and LOO
EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE
A pound all wool bait (quilt size) 200
Ready made quilts LOO to 400
Here is something nice for your little girl A knit
skirt--very cosy and 5Oc 6Oc, 75c. Yes Mani
we have them for ladies also, SOC, 75c ST. GO, $125
There is beautiful morning slipper just cosy as
be- sell for 81 90 to $50. The color cornb
nations are beautiful.
Warm shoes for and ladies' We have large
stock to select from you to get just what
you want.
Don't forget gentlemen carry the largest stock
of High Grade Mackinaws.
Our Dry Goods department is loaded with new and
pretty things We you money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

Colonel Roosevelt, il Il announced, is
not satisfied with the anti-trust record
|of President Wilson, and il is declared
|thatshe intends to push the trust issue
|to the front III the next campaign. II
will be remembered that only two years
ago, Colonel Roosevelt ran for presi-
dent on a platform which declared it
impossible to destroy the trusts, and
which called for their Equalization, and
regulation. The Baltimore platform
took the opposite view. During the W
years that Colonel Roosevelt was pres
ident was president more trusts were
organized than during the entire history
Of the country before. The colonel is
now dissatisfied because in n year
Mr.. Wilson has been unable to undo the
the results of the terrible neglect of the
Roosevelt administration. - Sioux Falls
Argus Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

&u Ne .E WEE
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Insur-
ance against loss by wind and hail and
fire has been common for many years.
but the writing of insurance against
loss from lack of rain is, we believe, a
new thing. The rates are based on the
average rainfall as shown by the gov
eminent records from April to Sep
TENDER /, the average covering the rec
ords for many years. The rate charged
runs from 81 per 800 along the Mis-
souri, river to $40 per 500 in certain
portions of western Kansas and Color
ado. If the seasons rainfall is below
the average, the farmer receives pay
ment in proportion to the shortage.
Should no rain fall his loss is of course
total, as would be the case in the COM
plete destruction of a building by fire.
1t il declared that a large amount Of
this insurance has been written.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04
WITH FLAGS AND FLOWERS

Pierre's Soldier Dead were honored
by appropriate services on, Memorial
Day. The observance of the day began
in the morning at the cemetery, where
the G. A. R. ritualistic services were
held, and the graves of the Soldier Dead
were decorated with flowers and flags,
and in the afternoon a splendid program
was carried out. The exercises of the
day were a splendid lesson in patriotism
to young and old.
The exercises in the afternoon began
at 2 O'Clock and a large concourse OF
people were in attendance. After the
usual opening afternoon exercises had
been gone through, Mr.. P. w. Dough-
erty was ..called upon for an address,
and he ose to the occasion in fine style.
His time was filled with credit to him
self and the instruction and inspiration
of his hearers. Mr.. Dougherty is is a
son of the Emerald Isle, and he has
been proud in maintaining the princi-
pies his ancentry gave him. Loyal as
his people are to their country, so is he
to the best things in his adopted coun-
try and those who would detract from
American glory meet a worthy foeman
in the doughty, keen-minded, observant
student and thinker. His address was
original:and thoroughly enjoyed.
The exercises at the river comment
Grated the day in behalf of our fallen
heroes was a splendid feature. A min
iature battleship was launched after the
salute by the National Guard, followed
by the Star Spangled Banner by the
Capital City band in closing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04
SOME FAMOUS so. DAKOTANs

Governor Jayne, the first territorial
governor Of the Dakotas, who is now
the only surviving governor of the ter
ritory and whowas first appointed by
Lincoln; General Beadle, the man who
so thoroughly organized the school sys-
TENS of the state and preserved the
school lands; Governor Mellette, the
last territorial and first state governor,
for whom there is now a movement fer
a monument to p%erpetuate his memory;
Bartlett Trip, chief justice of the ter
ritory and a leader in things that ap-
pealed to the best interests of educa-
ton; Joseph Ward, a missionary and
| educator who came here in 1868, and
who gave the state the motto, "Under
| God the People Rule;' Father Hare Of
Aberdeen, a pioneer, who was the or
iginator of the movement of the love-
ment for the initiative and referendum
and who by his efforts and others, sue
ceeded In having the law adopted in this
state; d. Corson, the grand old man of
South Dakota, who devoted twenty five
years of his life on the supreme court
bench.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

Anybody who thinks and wants
still to think that the movement for
national prohibition of the liquor
traffic is just a bit of noise got up by
professions agitators, should care
fully keep his eyes off the fact that
the National Grange, the most pow
erful farmers organization in the
country, has just voted unanimously
in national convention to petition
Congress for the proposed prohibition
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton. The farmers aren't profession
al agitators, but they can agitate a
lot nevertheless when they get start
ed, and it is high time for the saloons
to get agitated over what a action like
this. signifies among the farmers
The Continent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

There is a prospect that q contract
for the manufacture Of American
flags, $50, 900 worth. will be given by
the navy department to an English
firm, the lowest bidder. Some of the
newspapers are bowling about this
probability. II seems that England
should be permitted to recoup, even
at this late day. The American flag
represents great loss Of possessions
and lives to Great Britain and the
profit on $50. 1000 worth ought to be
handed over with gladness,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

An examiner sent to New York by
the Interstate commerce commission
to ascertain whether William Rookie
teller was physically able to appear
before the commission as a witness
did not see him. He was told by
Rockefeller's physician that the pa
tient had just experienced another
attack amp was in exclusive privacy
for = few days. 1t is a matter of
profound interest to the public, the
manner in which these legal appear
ances affect the physical condition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04

Senator Sterling, of South Dakota,
has told the senate that he isin favor of
the repeal Of the canal tolls law. be-
lieving it TO be a violation Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. Mr.. Sterling is
representing the his constituency in the
position he has taken. Watertown
Public Opinion.
The actions Of Congressman Burke is
quite the opposite; he is strongly against
the repeal of the tolls law, granting
special privileges to railroad owned
shipping lines.