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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26

uaIe, aVtenQed the Pal kerSburg
Fair last week.
Miss Maude Shafer, of Ayers.
rs the guest of Miss Hope Ham
ilton during the Institute.
j. w. Boggs. of yStumptowr,
was a pleasant caller at the
Chronicle office Tuesday.
Mrs. S. P. Bell left Friday for
an extended visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. J. Hall, at Cincin-
matt. Pt. Pleasant Repis,er.
r e. Hays, of the internal rev.
enue service, arrived home Sun
day for short visit with home
folks
James Kirby. one of Hur's in
dustrious farmers, was atteAd-
ing to business matters here
Tuesday.
VIM. Myers and Walter Nee
cenec, Of Clarksburq, We're here
Monday Cnroute to Crummies
Creek where they will commence
work en- the bridge at that place
Miss LOWE Slurm, an attrac-
tive and accomplished young
lady of Hur, was the guest of
friends here Monday and Tues
day.
Miss Dica Sta!naker, who holds
a responsible position with Dis
Bros. at Parkersburg. arrived
here Friday to spend a few
weeks with homefolks.
John w. and Gilbert Haddox,
prominent farmers and cattle
men of Leading Creek, passed
through here Monday with a
nice drove Of cattle.
Rev. Chenoweth Stalnaker, of
Arnoldsburg, preached excellent
sermons at the local Baptist
church Sunday morning and ev-
e 'irg.
Waiter Marshall. who has been
employed by the Luten Bridge
Co. near Clarksburg for the past
se|eral weeks, returned to his
home here Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
local Methodist church will serve
refreshments on the Courthouse
lawn Thursday afternoon of this
week. Proceeds for the church.
Micheal and Bailey Ayers, of
Smithville, were initiated and
John M. Hamilton, Jr., passed
at a stated communication of
Eureka Lodge of Masons Satur-
day night.
Salathiel Slider. an honest and
Industrious farmer of Hur, was
attending to business matters
here Wednesday. Mr.. Slider and
his mother will leave next week
for an extended visit with rela-
lives in Tyler county.
G. A. Duffield, of Parkersburg
was in town Monday evening en-
route to Chloe whore he has pur-
chased the Shaver stock of
goods and put in a large new
limo Of merchandise which he
Will offer to the public at greatly
reduced prices.
~ Stump, of RocksdaIe was in
town last Friday to take up a
shipment Of five silos and four
ensiIage cutters, which he had
solo to farmers along the border
in Roane and Calhoun counties.
Many other silos have been sold
to farmers in that section. 81 en-
GER Times.
Mrs. Helen A. Yoke and son.
Roy. Of Morgantown. arrived
Saturday to spend short time
with the formers mother. Mrs
James Wolverton, of Bigroot,
5nd other relatives. Mr.. Yoke
IS prominent in educational cir
lies in he state and attended
and tooG part in the local insti-
ute.
Theodore Burrows, a former
lalhoun county boy. passed
through here Friday. lie will
'isit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald Burrows near Grants
lie, AMI friends at Revere be-
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
THEY DISCUSSED AND CUSSED
Business Men Talk Of Laws Pres
ent and To Come.

The session of the Business
Mems Association Monday even
ing was given over to a discus
sion of the present laws and the
ones which are apt to be enacted
at the coming session of the legis-
lature and was an interesting
one despite the small attendance.
The proposed Bulk Sales" law
did not seem to meet with the ap-
proval Of any of the members
present, and there is but little ex-
cuSe that it should. This law pro-
videS that whenever a merchant
desires to dispose of his business
ne must first publish his inten-
tiOn for certain number of DAYS.
and also the names of all parties
ne is owing and the various
amounts. 1t is a law designated
by the wholesalers and does not
seem to meet with the approval
of any others.
City Commissioner Moses stat
ed that the law now on the statute
books and which applies to cities
working under the commission
form of government, in which a
remonStrance signed by Is per
cent of the legal voters can set
aside any action taken by the
commissioners, was a bad one in
many ways from the fact that il
allowed twenty-five per cent to
override the work of men who
had been elected by the majority
of the people.
1t seemed to be the unanimous
opinion that the mo Fund" check
law would be a good one If enact
ed. AT the present time a man
can give a worthless check, pro-
viding that at one time he has had
an account in the bank on which
the check is. drawn, and he can
not be fosleuted under the pres
ent law. As about every busi-
ness man has one or more of thiS
kind of checks on which he can
not realize they are all in favor
of some measure by which they
can be protected.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
MARY BELLE FRAZIER

Mrs. Mary Belle Frazier died
at her home in this city Saturday
evening, January 2, at 7 o'clock
She had been in rather poor health
for a long time and on Christmas
night was taken i'll with an at
tack of pneumonia, and had been
in a most critical condition since
that time and until her death. The
funeral services were held from
the Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and in
terment made in the cemetery at
this place, beside that of her huS-
band, James Frazier, who died in
this city about ten years ago.
Mrs. Frazier was 81 years, 7
months and q days of age and
had been a resident of this city
for the past seventeen years, dur
ing all of which time she had con-
Quoted boarding house near the
Santa Fe depot and which was
largely patronized by the railroad
men, and to all of them she had
been an especial friend and ad-
wiser, and by them all she was
respected and loved as a real
mother. She was a kindly Chris
tian woman, highly esteemed by
all who knew her and the many
friends are sincerely grieved over
her departure. She leaves to
mourn her departure three sons,
Oscar, Lee and Charles, and one
daughter, Mrs. Arthur RamSpeare.
With the many other friends the
Democrat extends to the bereav-
ed family sympathy in their great
loss.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
The Great Bend Merchants Are Offering You Many Fine Bargains This Week. VIII Pay You To Read Their &
GOODWIN-EDSON.

Miss Alta E. Goodwin was mar.
ried to John w. Edison, of En-.
pOria, on New Years eve, the cere.
mony being solemnized by Rev
c. H. Woodward, at the Methodist
parsonage.
Mrs. Edison is a daughter Of
Mrs. c. E. Goodwin, 1721 Will
llamS street, this city, and for the
past few years was a clerk at
the Born Dry Goods establish
ment. She is one of our charm
ing young ladies, being well
known in the Epworth League
and Sunday School work of the
Methodist church. Mr.. Edison for
merly lived on the south side, but
for the past year has made his
home at Emporia.
The young couple left that even
ing for Emporia where they will
make their home.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
Hot water bottles and rubber
goods of all kinds.-Hooper Dru5
Co., The Rexall Store.

|. w. Yenser was here from
HOiSington Wednesday for q
short visit with Great Bend
friends.
Lawrence OSmOnd returned to
the eastern part of the state Sun
day after spending the Christmas
vacation here with home folks
and his many friends.
Will Stanley had car load OF
fat cattle on the Kansas City mar
ket the first of the week and real
lied a good price for the ship.
ment.
Sam Harper, of Eureka town.
ship, and Charles Hickey, of Al
biOn township, were visiting will
friends and attending to business
matters in the city Wednesday.
Nick COuranse, one of the pros
porous young farmers of Chey-
enne township, autOed over Tues
day to attend to some business
matters here and for a little visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Panning and
family were here from Ellinwooo
to spend New Years day with Mr.
and Mrs. Will Gagelman and fam
lily, and other relatives and their
many friends.
Dick BoSSe was here from FL.
linwOod Tuesday attending tC
business matters at the court
house and visiting with his many
Great Bend friends. Mr.. BoSSe
was county treasurer for a num-
Der of years and was one of the
very best officials the county ever
had, and it looked natural to see
him around the court house again
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found a condensed statement ol
the condition of The First Ma.
tiOnal Bank at the close of bust
ness on December 81, 1914. The
statement published few week:
ago showed deposits of one mil
lion and Sixty-two thousand dol
lars, the finest showing which
has ever been made by any banl
in this part of the state. Tht
present statement shows a nict
increase over even that excellen
showing. the deposits having in
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
MRS. S. M. SMITH.

Mrs. S. NJ. Smith died at the
family home in this city Satur-
day evening after a short illness,
death being principally due to a
general breakdown on account OF
advanced age, she being 50 years
and % days old at the time of heI
death. Funeral services were held
at the Baptist church Tuesday af-
ternOOn at 2 o'clock and inter-
ment made in the Great Bend GEN.
etery.
She leaves to mourn her death
her husband and two children,
EmmerSOn Smith and Miss Flora
A. Smith, besides other relatives.
She had been a resident of this
city for many years and had a
host of friends who will greatly
regret to hear of her death for she
was woman who was loved and
esteemed by all her acquaintance
and the bereaved family have the
sympathy of the community in
their sad loss.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
TUCKER -ENGLEMAN.

Mr.. Delbert L. Tucker and Miss
Minnie E. Engleman were united
IN marriage by Rev. Woodward
at the M. E. parsonage in this CITY
Wednesday evening at s o'clock,
and left Immediately for a visit
OF a few days with relatives and
friends in Hutchinson and other
points in that vicinity, after
which they will return and 20
to housekeeping on a farm on the
south side. Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker
are among the best known and
popular of the young people Of
south of The river and their many
friends extend congratulations
and best wishes for a long and
happy married life.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
BIG LOSS FROM FIRE.

The house on the place belong
ing to John Hester, in south Fair
view township, was totally de-
StrOyed by fire on Saturday even
ing of last week, together with
all of its contents. George Hester
and family live on the place and
were visiting at the Adam Hejny
home that evening and no one was
at home except the hired man,
and when he first noticed the fire
almost the entire house was abIaze
and on account of the wind the
fire was soon beyond control. II
is reported there was some insur-
ance on the building, but the con-
tents were a total loss.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
STILL BETTER.

The Democrat man was alto
gether too modest in the statement
made last week in regard to the
growth of the M. w. A. lodge of
this city and its rapid increase in
membership. The article last
week stated that the banner which
was captured by the local lodge
was won from the fact that it had
taken in a larger per cent OF new
members during the past year
than any other camp in the dis
trict. The statement was all right
as far as it went, but it should
have said state instead of district,
for the Great Bend camp has made
a larger percentage of growth dur
ing the year than any of the other
nine hundred camps of Kansas.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
HELD ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the
stockholders OF the German
American State Bank was held at
the bank building, Monday, Janu-
ary 4th, 1915. The following di-
rectOrS were elected for the en-
suing year: E. w. Moses, C. L.
Moses, Ira D. Brougher, E. C. Da-
Wis, Fred Moore, E. E. Morrison,
and Elrick C. Cole.
AT the directors meeting which
was held Immediately after the
adjournment of the stockholders
meeting the following officers
were elected: President, E. w.
Moses; First Vice President, C. L.
Moses; Second Vice President.
Elrick c. Cole; Cashier, C. R. AL
drich; Assistant Cashier, Earl S.
Wright; Teller, Archie Cell.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Frank 0liverious and L. SeidI
both of Grant township, were
down the first of the week maxim,
application for their final natur.
alHation papers. They were ac.
companied by Joe Nemlowill as
a witness.
p. P. Kingston and Frank ZotI,
were here from Albion township
Wednesday on business trip
and for a visit with friends and
made a pleasant social and bust
ness call at the Democrat office
while in town. The gentlemen
were rather surprised to see the
tine snow which had fallen in this
vicinity the night before and re.
port that they missed out entire
ly up in their country.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Miss Effie Jackson visited with
home folks in Comanche town.
ship Sunday. ..
A. E. Wegley, the hustling Claf-
lin real estate agent, was looking
after business matters and visit
ing with friends in the city Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Verbeck, of
the north side, were here Satur-
day and Sunday for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. John YOunkin and
family.
Harve Ewing was in from Clar-
ence township Saturday on a bus
mess trip and visit and reports
everything as lovely out that way.
The recent snow was of great ben
eft to the wheat and Harve is
hoping that the dose will be re-
peated.
Theodore Borne, of south of El-
linwoOd, has joined the ranks of
the auto owners and has purrhaS
ed a fine Model 64 Empire, one of
the very finest cars on The mar
ket. E. f. Cook, who made the
sale, delivered the car to Mr..
Borne the first of the week.
The Misses Mary and Agnes
Murphy and Miss Fay Gwinn en-
tertained a large number of their
friends at the Murphy home in
Liberty township Wednesday
evening, complimentary to Mr..
and Mrs. George Lee. Progress
Sive whist was the program of the
evening and delicious refresh
mentS were served and a royal
good time was enjoyed by all.
w. F. Hopper and f. B. Cur
ran, both of Pratt, were in the
city this week for a visit with w.
L. Bowersox. The gentlemen are
contemplating starting a Build
ing & Loan association at Pratt,
similar to the Prudential Build
ing & Loan Of this city, and were
getting some information in the
matter from Mr.. BOwersox. Mr.,
Hopper is the post master and Mr.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ashbaugh
are the proud parents of a fine
seven pound baby boy, born on
Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kinney and
family were here from KinSley
to spend New Years day visiting
with old neighbors and friends.
Joe Sprinkler, the big, good ma
tured and popular EllinwOod auc-
tieneer, was attending to business
matters and visiting with his
many friends in the city Monday.
Joe reports that business in the
auctiOneering line is a little quiet
just at the present time, but that
the past year, taken as a whole,
has been a very good one. He
had a big sale near Chase a cou-
pie of weeks ago and says that
he already had number booked
for the spring. Joe is one of the
best men in the business in this
part of the country and has the
advantage of being able to cry
sales in either English or German,
and he is kept pretty busy most
of the time.
Eddie BOxwell, the irrepreSSi-
BILE and only, was over from HoiS-
ingtOn last Thursday to attend to
business matters and for a visit
with his many friends. Ed said
that he wanted to start out the
new year right and as he had some
business matters to attend to here
he wanted to get them cleaned up
before 1915 started. Mr.. Box
wells crown of hair, which is the
only real rival in the Democratic
party to w. j. Bryan'S crown of
thornS, still continues to flourish
and Ed says the rapidity of its
growth is only equalled by the
progressive legislation which is
being enacted by the Democratic
party.
Daniel G. Bird was in from
Clarence township Monday for a
visit with his many friends and
to attend to some business mat
terS. Mr.. Bird visited at the old
home in Virginia for several
weeks before Christmas and re-
ports having enjoyed a fine time
in every way but said he was
mighty glad to get back to old
Barton again. Times are not quite
as good in that part of the country
as here and the people as a whole
do not have the ginger" of the
inhabitants of Kansas. Mr.. Bird
who is one of the largest land
owners of this part of the state
has most Of his last years wheat
crop in the bins yet, and the way
The price IS climbing towards the
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
A. o. U. w. BOX SUPPER.

The members of the A. O. U.
w. lodge of this city and vicinity
are planning for a fine time at the
big box supper which they will
hold in their hall on Saturday
evening. A committee of the
lady members of the order have
charge of the affair which is a
guarantee that it will be some
thing worth while. The commit
tee asks that every Workman'S
wife or some member of the fam
lily be at the hall Saturday even
ing with a we'll filled box of eat
ableS, and all the boys will have
to do will be to pay the bill. All
WOrkmen and their families are
invited to be present.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
A COLOSSAL SUCCESS
ZudOra, Thanhauser's Greatest
PhOtOplay-Greatest Film
Production Ever
Staged.

Crowds, crowds, crowds THE
biggest attendance ever recorded
in the history of motion picture
theatres is being reported from
all sections of America where
ZUDORA is being shown. This
StupendOus motion picture serial
is now being exhibited at high
class theatres everywhere.
Thousands of people were turn
ed away from the big Princess
Theatre in Toledo last Sunday
At six o'clock the house was pack
ed and thousands were waiting
to gain admission to see ZUDORA
" Read this telegram:
Toledo, Ohio.
ThanhOuSer Syndicate Corpora
Gon-71 w. 23rd St., New York.
ZudOra breaking all records in
Princess and Colonial Theatres.
Every episode full of startling
situations. Can recommend high
ly to all exhibitorS.-O. L. Bradley
Same reports come from New
York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Sc
attic, and hundreds of other
points.
Starting Friday, January 9Th,
at the Echo Theatre. Matinee at
2;3 p. m.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

DIR. Ray Russell made a bust
ness trip to Kansas City and To-
peka the first of the week.
Schultz Bros, of the Heller
neighbOrhOod, purchased a REQ
automobile of Agent E. E. Cook
on Monday of this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred PreSSI and
Mrs. StrObel were here from Lar
ned to spend the New Year with
Great Bend relatives and friends.
Representative Fred Zutavern
will leave today for Topeka to at
tend the session of the state legiS-
lature. Louis Hans is also going
down to Topeka to attend to some
business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee left
last evening for their home in
Watega, Ills, after a visit of a
few weeks here with Mrs. Lees
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08
GROW MORE-BUY LESS.

Slde, was IN the city Saturday and
made an appreciated business and
social call at the Democrat office.
Mr.. Rohrbacher is one of the far
merS of the Great Bend vicinity
who started out in life with prac-
tically nothing except the ability
and inclination to work and the
ability to take care of his money
in a judiciouS manner, and by so
doing he has amaSSed a consider
able fortune. And he believes the
opportunities of today are fully
as great as twenty or thirty years
ago if a man is willing to work
and will use judgment in his ex-
penditureS. He believes that the
average farmer spends large sums
yearly for things which he could
just as well raise on his own land
with practically no cost, and he
believes that when the farmers
realize this fact more fully they
are going to enjoy a far greater
prosperity than at the present
time. Along this line of reas-
oning he handed us the follow
ing clipping for publication,
which might apply to this COM
munity as we'll as to the South:
Learn to Feed Yourself.
CerrO GOrdo, Ark.-To The
Weekly Star: One solution for
the farmer, especially in the South
is to try to raise living on the
farm, to grow, not buy, what he
eats. Let him grow what will sup
ply his real wants and let alone
the things he desires, but doesn't
need. Instead of going to the
store for credit, raise your own
meat, potatoes, canned and fresh
vegetables, etc. Cut out doing a
borrowing business.
Then what surplus cash you
can get hold of, invest in yearlingS
or something about the house that
will make life easier for mother.
Don't let cash lie idle or at a low
rate of interest in a bank. If YOU
will use your brains, cash is worth
just as much to you as it is to-
those stiff collared fellows that
perhaps never earned a dollar in
their lives unless it came from
others. If the farmers will 90 to-
work and live off their farms, in
stead of buying everything they
eat, there will be fewer merchants
living off the farmers.
You are playing into the hands
of bankers and Spectators all the
time. Get onto the game! Play it.
Don't wait for somebody to stack
the cards for you or on you. Go
out to the barn and look around
and study a bit. Use a little horse
sense.
1t has not been many years
since wheat was sixty cents, corn
twenty-five cents, oats fifteen.
hogs $3.50. Note the difference
in prices today and ten times the
hard times there was with low
prices. I'm in a country where
cotton is the principal crop and
the farmers here are in worse
condition than when cotton was
two and One-half cents.
Why? Why is this unnatural
condition?
Credit! Credit and 20 per cent
interest. There's cause enough
for hardship.
Now, brother farmer, you don't
have to organize a stock company
or get the lawyer or banker to
help you promote these haySeed
ideas of mine. But just organize
yourself a committee of one and
quit this credit, buying on credit
to the limit. Raise your own food
A. d. 1915 will be a lot different
year if you do.-LouiS DeReIle.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Take care of your teeth. II
pays. We have the best dental
paste and powder on the market
also best bruSheS.-HOoper Drug
Co., The Rexall Store.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

The county commissioners
have been having a busy session
this week winding upthe business
for the year. The organization
of the new board will not take
place until next week.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Take care of your teeth. 1t
pays. We have the best dental
paste and powder on the market;
also best bruSheS.-HoOpe Drug
Co., The Rexall Store.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Hot water bottles and rubber
goods of all kinds.-Hooper Drug
Co., The Rexall Store.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

Hot water bottles and rubber
goods of all kindS.-Hooper Drug
Co., The Rexall Store.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-22
ONLONGJ|OURNEY TO JOIN HUSBAND

The following is taken from Clo- wis Tribune, of date sept. 10, 1915, published at Clovis, Fresno county, California;: Mrs. J. E. Young left Clovis on Monday night for Seattle whare she will take passage on a northboInd steamer for Skagway, Alaska, to meet her husband, Capt. J. E. Young of the U. s. army. Mrs Young has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. s. P. Ewald, for the past month.
 "Until quite recently Capt. Young has been stationed at the Reed Military Hospital, Washington, D. C., but in July he was ordered to Fairbanks, Alaska, and left imme- diately for his new post of duty, his wife stopping off to visit her par ents before proceeding on the long trip to Alaska.
 Mrs. Young expects to go by way of Skgaway and then to Circle City, where she will go 300 miles
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-22
ANTHONY CONISTOCK DEAD IN NEW YORK

New York, Sept 22-Anthony Comstock, since May 1873 secre- tary and special agent Of the New York Society for Suppression of Vice, and who, since holding these two offices has brought S,511 crim- inals to justice and destroyed 40 tons of obscene pictures, litera- ture. etc, died here today of pneu- monia after an illness Of over a week. He was also the author of several works ou civil reform, among them being "Frauds EX- posod," published in 1880; "Gambling Outrages," 1887; "Mor- als and Art," 1888; Traps for the Young" 1890.