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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
WHITMAN TAKES US IN

WALLA WALLA, Feb. 20.-In fast
and closely contested game here last
basket ball team by a score of 35 to 80.
Dement, was the star for Whitman and
Grey for Idaho, the former scoring 21
points and the latter II.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
HOLIDAY MONDAY

In honor Of Washington's birthday
the banks and a number of business
houses, as well as the county offices
and the city schools and the Universe
ty, will have holiday. One delivery
of mail will be made in the city, and
the mail in the office will be distribut-
ed as on Sundays. No rural delivery
will be made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS

William Johnson is seriously iii al
his home on West Eighth street.
i N. Williamson returned today from
a short business trip to the coast
cities.
J. S. Kinder, one of the prosperous
farmers of the county, was in town
shopping today.
The streets were crowded with busy
shoppers today. There were many
farmers in town.
Mr.. Ed. Carey will assist in a musical
program at the Christian church Sun
day evening with his cornet.
c. L. Butterfeld Left this afternoon
for Los Angeles where he will visit
his brother, H. K. Butterfeld.
George Potter has traded his prop
erty on Deakin avenue for a 160-acre
ranch in Stevens county, Washington.
T. P. Darr and Matt Horrigan were
in the city today from their farms
about seven miles northeast of Mos
cow
Mrs. Phi. Soulen took the noon In
land train for Spokane to spend a
MI H.
har.
John Kendall of Potlatch was among
the former students of the University
who returned for the Military Ball last
night.
Mrs. E. E. Ankeney has returned |
from an extended visit in the east and
is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Carl |
Won Ende
Secretary Tenwick of the Chamber
Of Commerce is preparing samples of
the wheat and oats of Latah county to
be shipped to the Idaho building at
The Panama Exposition
A. G. Shook, who came here re-
Gently from Ottawa. Illinois, and pur-
chased the Ed Burns place near the
Hunt school house northeast of the
,ity, will move out to the ranch early
lext week.
do, {01 e. II =
River Last Monday where she has been {
Employed to teach a six months term !
# school.-Kendrick Gazette. Miss ]
3igham is 1914 graduate of the uni {
ersity. 4
A large crowd assembled in the high
chool auditorium Thursday night and
Stoned to a very interesting lecture by
'rof Collins, head of the Department !
f English of the University of Idaho. :,
lis subject was Modern Literature
nd covered period of the last fifty
ears. Prof, Collins has very pleas !
lg delivery and handled his subject :,
/ way to hold the closest attention
his hearers.-Kendrick Gazette.
The Kendrick Study Club met at the
ONE of Mrs. Dora M. Hull Wednesday
'ternoon. Following the regular pro-
ram, Prof. Collins of the University
Idaho gave several readings from
Daily Bread and Fires" two vol g
mes of poems written by Wilfred Glib
N. Prof. Collins possesses a low ;,
'mpathetic voice and his dramatic
of the simple poems was
re treat to those Observation-Disclosures re
azette of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
VISITING CARDS

Better no visiting cards at all than
one in bad taste.
The Star-Mirror has full line Of
samples sent out by visiting card au-
thorities.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20

Attention! February Clearing Sale.
Eggan's guaranteed photographs al
most given away. Make that appoint
ment today. James Eggan, Photo
grapher, Phone 105-Y. R19-30
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Peterson of Col
fax are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gustafson of Sunnyside farm Mr.
Peterson and Mr. Gustafson were
neighbors in Minnesota twenty-three
years ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
JOEL NEWS


E. W. Vandevanter went to Mos
COW Wednesday on business.
The revival meetings in the M. E.
church closed Tuesday night.
Bert and Dick Vandevanter have
returned from their work on account
of breaking the well drill.
Jessie Monday visited Moscow
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Monday and Milt Ingram
visited at the George Hart home
Thursday.
John Bruce went to Charleston on
business this week.
Frank Lockhart and wife went to
Moscow Wednesday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20

With three enjoyable dances and
every afternoon crowded with two or
more parties, the past week has DEM
onstrated that Moscow knows how to
be genuinely gay when once 1t has
shaken off its dull mood. Lent will per-
haps bring cessation of some social
activities of a more formal nature, but
there is promise that there will be a
revival of interest in the quieter and
more sober gatherings.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
Enjoyable Bridge Party

About 80 friends of Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Krauss enjoyed bridge at the
Krauss home Wednesday evening, the
party being in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
J. J. Day of Moscow. The favors
were won by Mrs. Day and Mr. Cong
don. Pink and white carnations dec
GRATED the home. A buffet supper
was served.-Boise Statesman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
Dinner For DAYS

UIHHcT TUT DTyS
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess B. Hawley enter
tanned II guests at a beautifully ap-
pointed dinner Saturday evening week
The table had bowl of snap dragons
and sweet peas for its centerpiece.-
Boise Statesman.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20

1914 Sewing Club
The 1914 Sewing club met at the
home of Mrs. Wilson Brown, at 22S
South Monroe street. Sixteen mem
bers were present. The visitors were
Mrs. Hatfield, Mrs McCarter, and Mrs.
Pitcher. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostesses, Mrs. Wilson
Brown and Mrs. G. w. Brown.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20

Dance at Pullman
Lieutenant Herbert G. Fooks and a
number of the officers of the battalion,
accompanied by their ladies, will go
over to Pullman on Monday to attend
the annual military ball of w. S. G.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-20
Celebrates Birthday
Valentine Party

VdICItIHC dIIy
Mrs. J. w. Schumacher entertained
the Merry Go Round Club at valen-
tine party. The rooms were tasteful
ly decorated with hearts, cupids, and
darts, and the color scheme of red
and white was also carried out in the
dainty refreshments served Much
merriment was caused by the hunt for
each guests name, pictured in the
valentines on the walls
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
HORSES DYING.

ii is reported that there is an
epidemic of influenza among the
horses in this part of the country
and that many are dying. Sew
eral of The farmers of this imme-
diate vicinity have already lost
one or more horses and others re-
port that they have sick stock.
DIR. krueger reports that he al.
ready has treated about seventy
five cases and so far has not lost
a single case but he says that the
epidemic promises to be a serious
one if preventative measures are
not taken. Buyers from the war
countries of Europe have pretty
well depleted the United States
OF all her surplus horses, and
with another big wheat crop COM
ing on the market for work ami
mails of all kinds promises to he
high for the next year, and il will
be well for horse owners to look.
atter their stock well.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
WANTS 100000.
appropriation For Rebuilding of
Penitentiary Asked Wednesday

Appropriation of 100000 for
the preliminary work of rebuild
ing the state peniIenliary at Lam
sing is proposed in a bill offered
in the house Wednesday by En-
dreS of Leavenworth county.
While there have been rumOrs in
the legislative halls to the effect
that the prison appropriation
would be cut in the interest of
economy, EndreS plans to fight
for the approval of his bill and is
supported by the prison commits
sion in his fight.
The EndreS bill makes $4,000
available for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1916, and the remain
ing $4,000 available for the fol-
lowing year. The money will be
sufficient to start the work of re-
building the prison, according to
a report by a special commission
named by Governor Hodges sew
eral months ago.
In the last few days il has been
stated that the house ways and
means committee would try to
hold the new prison appropria-
tion to $4,000.
"They might as we'll refuse to
give us a dollar" declared J. D.
BOtkin, warden of the state prison
who is in Topeka TO urge the new
prison appropriation as well as
an emergency appropriation fol
The peniientiary. with but SO.
900, we would be unable TO Sc
much as start the work and the
money would revert TO The treas.
ury. There would be nothing
done for Two years and we would
be compelled 10 wait for the nexI
legislature to take some steps"
The joint committee on penaI
institutions will so TO Lansing
Saturday and will spend Sunday
al the prison. The members will
study conditions and make re-
concentrations as to the needs OF
The peniteniiarv.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29

Frank Millard; Jr:, was over
from Hoisington Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
BULK SALES BILL.
Friends of Senate Measure Get
Behind 1t for Fight.

Friends of The bulk sales" bill
which is now up on general or
derS in the senate are bending
every effort to obtain The enact
ment Of the law which is already
spread on ~ other Statute books
Of the United States and which
has been fighting for recognition
in Kansas for many years. Il is
a law intending 10 give wholesale
and jObbing houses reasonable
protection against the peculiar
sort of crooks who so into ihe
retail business for the sole Oh
iecl of skinning the supply houses
which sell The stocks for the small
er merchants stores.
The bulk sales" bill provides
that a store owner shall give a
weeks notice before transferring
his stock, good will, etc, 10
someone else and that it protects
the wholesaler from professional
"fIy-by-night" merchants. The re-
taller holds that it cannot iniure
anyone who has an honest intent
in The retail business, and that il
will benefit the honest retailer.
inaSmuch as the honest man has
to suffer losses incurred by rea-
son of receivers sales and other
price cutting stunts that follow
the elOpement of a professional
credit jumper.
The bulk sales" bill has been
introduced in the past three seS-
SiOnS and has been opposed each
time by a mysterious lobby ac-
credited to the implement dealers.
Whether or not they are guilty
has not been proven by the whole
SalerS and retailers who favor the
bill. AT any rate, it has been
bumped, either in committee or OH
the floor at each session, the mer-
chants interested in its passage
keeping away in the belief that
the merits of the bill would carry
it through and the opposition lob
by remaining on the job. This
session the advocates of the bill
are out in force and determined
to gel results or excuses.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
BIG WOODMAN DEBATE.

AT the meeting of The NJ. w. A.
lodge week ago Monday even
ing arrangements were made for
a big debate which will be held in
the hall on Monday evening, Feb
ruary |. ISOm Wright was select
ed as the leader on one side and
Sam Kellam for the other and
each of the leaders. will have two
assistants. 1t is going to be one
of the real big times in NJ. w. A.
circles in this community and
every member of the lodge should
make it a point to be present at
the meeting.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
WILL OWN THEIR HOME.

A deal was completed by the
Great Bend Aerie of Eagles for the
purchase of the w. B. King ROOM
ing house on South Main street,
and the building will be entire
ly remOdeled and fixed up in fine
shape for a lodge home. The price
paid for the house and lot was
$3.50 and several hundred dollars
additional will be spent in remod-
cling and fixing the place up in
nice shape, and when it is COM
pleted The Eagles lodge will have
one of the finest homes in the
state. The Eagles have a very
strong lodge in Great Bend and
their friends will be glad to see
them have a lodge home of their
own.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
BIG ELKS MEETING.

Wednesday night was a regu-
lar meeting of The Great Bend
Lodge No. q, b. p. o. Z. which
will long be remembered as one
of their real big events by the To-
cal ElkS. There was a large al
tendance, members coming for
many miles TO take part and en-
joy good time. Ten new mem-
berS were initiated at this meet
ing.
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
w. R. Falkiner, of Topeka, made
a visit of inspection. There were
other visiting members from a
distance. They were present from
Mcpherson, Topeka, Newton, DeS
MoineS, Iowa, Terre Haute, Ind,
and Kansas City and WarrenS-
DurS. Mo.
After the lodge adjourned a
banquet was held at Moses Hall
where covers were laid for three
hundred. OF course, this was not
the least important part of the big
event.
While the attendance was large,
ii would have been much larger
but for the inclement weather.
But as it was it has greatly en-
Unused the local EIkS who do
moi hesitate to pronounce it the
biggest thing of the wear.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
HAVING GOOD VACATION.
Former Great Bend People Are
Spending Winter In New
York.

The following letter from Mrs.
Carmen Okla Sunlight of Jan
uary 18th, will be OF interest to
most of our readers from the fact
that Mr.. and Mrs. McGreevy are
both former Barton county peO-
pie and well known to practically
all of the people of this section,
having ranked among the leading
educators and school workers of
the county for many years. After
removing to Oklahoma, both en-
gagged in school work for a time,
Mr.. McGreevy later taking up
the profession of dentistry, in
which he was very successful,
while Mrs. McGreevy was, for a
number of years, superintendent
of schools of their county and lat
er superintendent of the SchOlS of
Carmen. They wisely invested
their money in land when ii was
selling cheap in that country and
are now ranked as among the very
wealthy people of that state. and
their work has been such as to
make both prominent figures in
the affairs of Oklahoma. Mrs.
McGreevy has been specially ac-
tive in club work and is one of
the officers of the Federation of
WOmenS Clubs of Oklahoma, and
is also vice president of the Inter-
national Dry Farming Congress
of Oklahoma, and has been ap-
pointed by the governor as host
eSS at the Oklahoma building and
exhibit at the great worlds fair
in California.
Last fall DR.. McGreevy dispos-
ed of his practice at Carmen and
since that time he and Mrs. Nc
Greevy have been visiting in the
principal cities of the east and
will remain in New York until
spring when they will so to Cali
fornia for a considerable stay.
Their many Barton county friends
will be glad to know that they are
prosperins and happy.
The letter from Mrs. McGreevy
is as follows:
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
HAVE SCHOOL AGAIN.

School began in the Batchman
district, No. IS, southeast of town,
on Monday of this week after a
vacation of about two months or
more. The old school house was
burned down some time ago and
on account of the severe cold
weather it was impossible to get
the new building finished before
this time, but they now have one
Of the nice school houses of that
part of the country and after a
good rest the school "kiddieS"
can hustle and make up for last
time. Cecil Morris, of Ellinwood,
is the teacher in District So.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
NEW YORK CITY AS SEEN
BY A CARMEN CITIZEN.

New York, I. S. A., Dec. %, 1914
To Editor of The Sunlight:
This mail brought us your pa
per which we always watch for.
note a few hurried lines written
TO Carmen friends by me and take
this to mean that you invite a let
ter for publication.
We just returned from Carne-
gle Hall where we heard "The
Messiah sung by 600 voices. A
letter from Mr.. Frank Kragh call
ed our particular attention to this.
On our way home remarked TO
DR.. that we could easily see why
Mr. Kragh enjoyed The singing.
His associations here created a
taste for good music.
Soon after we arrived and To-
Gated here we enrolled in one of
the Sub-librarieS where we can gel
all the good literature we need.
selected first "Irving'S Stories of
the Hudson as light and pleas
ant reading. The association with
place adds interest also.
While visiting the Central Ii
brary, which cost S20,00O,000 a
few days ago we passed through
and viewed the Irving collection.
This building New York Ii
brary"-iS considered one of the
buildings in New York that COM
pareS favorabiy with European
architecture. 1t is grand. | feel
a months time can be profitabIy
spent within it.
Our visit TO Grand Central Ter.
mlnal was most enjoyable. The
| depot is said 10 be one of the larg-
eSI in the world, covering 70 acres
Two hundred trains an hour with
10000 persons. In one section
they have a permanent agricul-
tural exhibit showing modern ar
chitecture for farm buildings, al
so labor saving devices for farm
women, etc, etc. 1t was very in
tereSting and shows the railroads
are interested in the back to the
farm movement.
Last Sunday afternoon we
walked through Central Park Ia
pond where thousands of child
rem were skating. We noticed
foreign languages spoken and d
foreign class of people. From here
we walked into The Metropolitan
Museum which is said to com
pare favOrably with the most i'm
portant galleries of Europe. The
j. P. Morgan collection has "The
Madonna" by Raphael which cost
S15O,OOO.OO. 1t is very old. DR..
and | sat down on a bench to view
1t and he remarked, 81 cannot see
that much in it," promise N.Y.
self much time in study here later.
Yesterday afternoon we were
down on river front. "The Fin
land" had just arrived from Den
mark. We saw the detained pas
SengerS being examined. If not
passed favOrably-certain amount
of money, within certain age, etc,
etc, required-they would be put
on boat and sent down to Ellis Is
land and returned. DR.. Sweeney
is located on Ellis Island. We will
look him up later.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
MRS. UNRUH BETTER.

Mrs. B. H. Unruh, who was Sc
syerely burned at her home north
of Pawnee Rock last Thursday
evening, is reported as improving
nicely at the hospital, where she
was brought Immediately after
the accident. The little baby that
was also burned at the same time
is also reported as doing nicely.
Mrs. Unfuh was burned in try
ing to save her home and baby
when the house. caught fire last
Thursday evening. With the help
of neighbOrS' she succeeded in
saving both but it looked for a
time as though it would be at the
expense of her own life, but for
tunately0 this penalty will not be
required.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
TO INVESTIGATE
THE BRIDGE TRUST
House Passes TrOutman ResOlu-
tiOn by Unanimuos Vote.

By unanimous vole The house
called for an investigation of the
bridge trust today when it adopt
ed the Troutman resolution which
passed the senate early in the
week. Members of all parties
voted for the investigation and
applause followed the passage of
the resolution.
Jasper T. Kincaid of johnson
county, made the principal speech
for the resolution. He charged
that the state was divided into
districts by representatives of the
bridge trusts and that the vast ma
jOrity of all bridge contracts were
allotted to the favorite corporation
hidden within given district.
Kincaid backed his argument
with figures from many parts of
the state and declared that under
exlStinS conditions il was impos-
Slble to secure fair competition
in bridge letting.
HOgged II All.
In several districts in Kansas
Kincaid said, The contracts were
let almost entirely TO favorite bid
derS. He pointed to one district
comprising several counties in
which a bridge cOmpany-Kin-
cald did not give the name-re-
ceived S2.7 per cent of all con-
tracts. In another district, still
another company had won 1913
per cent OF all contracts. Still an
other company carried away 1913
per cent of the bridge business in
a third district. And on down
the line.
kincaid cited ten or a dozen
specific instances to bear out his
contention thai the Stale has been
in The clutches of The bridge trust
and that an investigation of the
affairs Of The various bridge COM
panleS was The way to clear the
atmosphere.
Competition Strangled.
j. Salterthwaile testified con-
cerninS condition in his section
of the state. He said that fair
competition was out of the ques-
lion. He urged that simple bridge
building methods in vogue for
years were patented by The alleg-
ed trust and that competition was
Strangled and forced out of the
field.
Bardwell of Riley county also
spoke for the resolution and a
dozen others wanted the floor
when someone moved the previ-
GUS question. There was not a
vote against the resolution which
calls the attorney general to in
veStlgate the alleged trust. .
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
EVERY KNOCK A BOOST.

The Democrat man is more than
pleased with the encouragement
so far received in the project of
starting The Daily Democrat, and
especially from the business peO-
pie of the town who are practi-
cally a unit in boosting for the
new proposition. Of course there
is one exception to this rule but
every knock so far has been a
boost as is always the case when
ever a fellow hOllerS because his
toes are being trampler upon.
The Democrat man has been a
resident of Barton county all his
life. He likes the people and is
egOtistical enough to believe that
at least some of them like him.
He believes that it is a pretty good
old place in which to live under
any circumstances and he believes
that it is as good a place as there
is on earth in which to run a
. newspaper, and despite The pro-
tests of diSgruntled competitors
he is inclined TO think that he
will continue at the game. TO any
one in the newspaper business
who is inclined to think and Try
. to make the people believe that
there is not room in the best town
of 5000 inhabitants on the face
Of the earth for two papers we
have simply this suggestion to Of
fer, and that is this, that this is a
great big world and that the rail-
road connections out of Great
Bend are excellent and SO far we
have not noticed any clamorouS
throng hanging onto anyOne's
coat tails to keep them from leav-
ing if they do not like the place,
but so far as we are concerned,
we are inclined to stick.
1t has never been the opinion of
g the Democrat man that his paper
was the only one on earth, and
in starting out with a new daily
paper we are willing to cOncede
that others have a right to do bus
mess the. same as we have, but
no more right. SO far we have
plugged along in this bully old
world and have earned what we
have and we intend 10 keep right
on at the same old stand in the
future and not only maintain the
. business but also increase ii ma
'terially. We have had no one
donate us a print shop in the past
and we do not expect anyone TO
do so in the future. What little
we have we have earned, and it
is a comforting thought to 80 to
bed at night and know that the
house in which we sleep does not
have to be in our wife'S name. and
that when we put through a bus
mess deal it is not necessary to
have "the folks sign the notes
or put up the cash. We have bor-
rOwed money in the past and we
will probably do so in the future.
and thank the Lord, our credit
is still good at the bank without
our relatives having to stand good
for the same.
To any other queries which dis
sruntled competitors may see fit
to PROFOUND we will say that our
liver is still in good working Or
der, our appendix is still a part
OF our anatomy, we have not as
yet contracted the pill" habit,
and that our nerve is 100 per cent
fine, and that The Daily Demo-
Tat, which will start on the 18th
:: of next month, will be the best
: daily newspaper ever published
in Great Bend and will be a per-
. manent institution.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
SIX PER CENT MONEY!

Loans may be obtained for any
purpose on acceptable Real ES-
tate security; liberal privileges;
correspondence Solicited.-A. C.
Agency Company, 1853 Gas, Elec-
trio Building, Denver Colorado.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29

Don Tarpy and sister, who are
attending high school here, Wis
tied with home folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Tarpy, and family,
near Pawnee Rock, Saturday and
Sunday.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29

these directions There
are some other ex-OkIahomans
here in Cambridge who will be
looking for yOu.-G. w. Stevens.