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ARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT- J TOLUME XXX. GREAT BEND, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 16 1913, NUMBER 10 Why not take advantage of our Special Subscription Offer? It's making a hit. $1.00 per year B ,x SASH & GRAY ACCOUNT SETTLED As ag closing chapter in the sewer matter we wish to note, that the Bash & Gray claim against the city for something variously estimated from 53500 to $5,000 has been settled for $600. - This is an affair about which there has been a considerable amount of controversy and which . might have cost the city all that the contractors .claimed, and possibly much more if it had been carried into court. Tak ing into consideration the fact that ' the account arose principally through looseness of the contract governing the construction work, and the addi- .tional fact that for the same reason .the city is practically at the mecry of the engineer in charge of the work so far as testiomny before a court is concerned, we are strongly of the be lief ''hat a goodly sum of money was saved for the city by this compromise measure. This settlement is largely due to the efforts of a man not officially connected with city government at the present time, but whose ability to thresh out complicated questions of this nature is unquestioned and who has probably saved the city enough on this one settlement to pay the ex pense of commission form of govern ment for many months to come. No one questons the Tact that the firm in charge of the sewer work have come out financially loser in the game and they cannot be blamed for desir ing to take advantage of points not covered in the contract to add to the revenue which they derive from the job. This probably ends the sewer con troversy, at least so far as the pres ent council is concerned. HUTCHINSON BUSINESS MEN AT LARGE. A jolly crowd of about J23 business men of Hutchinson who ahd been on a Booster Trip to Hugoton and var ious other towns west and southwest, were here Friday. ' They had attended the big celebra tino at Hugoton, given in honor of the advent of the new railroad .into that territory and had worked back to Dodge and thence eastward. They arrived here at 1:45 and consumed an' hour in providing for the wants of the inner man and calling on the business people of the village. Some excellent music was rendered by the band which accompanied the train. The roster of the firms represented on the trip was printed on straw board turned out at the new (factory and was scattered broadcast and stickers boosting for the Kansas State Fair adornj the landscape in whatever direction you look. -Great Bend and Barton county are with Hutch on the State Fair proposition and, in fact, on almost everything else which boosts that city or Central Kan sas. These trade trips will probably be an annual feature from now hence forth. So mote it be. COMMENCEMENT NEXT WEEK The program for Commencement week includes the following events of interest to the public as well as a number of social events which are of interest principally to the faculty and students. Class Sermon, Monday, May IS, at Congregational church. Class Day, Monday, May 19, at 2:30 p. m., High School Auditorium. Commencement and Governor Hodges' Address, Wednesday even ing, May 21, at M. E. church. The Senior class this year consists of the following members: Maude E. Murphy, Bessie L. Noll, Enid Watkins Ella M. Wesley, Nellie D. Foster, Jes sie G. Treat, Veva R. Ewalt, Ray Scott, Gabe A. Sellers, F. Clarence Seeber, Arthur L. Seeber, Donald J. Borthwick, Forrest L. Hart, Ruth E. Smith, "Chas. J. Reid, Alva L. Lyda, Gladys E. Asher, Helen L. Kellam. BAILEY. The death of Lester J. Bailey, one of the old residents of this county, whose home was in this city in the early days, occurred at Hoisington on Sunday morning, May 11, due to a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Bailey had long been one of the well known and respected men of the county and his death is mourned by a large circle cf acquaintances. His brother, R. C, how of Kanass City, was with him at the time of his death. Owing to the fact that some of his children live at a distance it was ne csesary to delay burial until Thurs day, at which time services were conducted in Hoisington and the body brought to this city for interment. Beside the Hoisington relatives, there were present at the burial a son and daughter from Washingon, a son and a daughter from Denver, al so Mrs. George Fisher of Newton, and Mrs. W. A. Dunn, of this city, nieces of the deceased. SCHAPEON-KORIEL. 777 . - The ceremony which united Bruna o.,.. , ... ir-i f Albert, as man and wife, was perform' ed at the probate judge's office on Monday, by W. Torrey, Probate Judg pro tem. The bride Is the daughter of one of the prominent farmers of the Al bert neighborhood and highly popular among a large circle of friends. The groom has recently purchased a busi ness in the town and is a man who will make good. The wedding party came down by auto and after the knot was tied returned to the home of the bride's parents where an elabo- rate wedding feast) was had in honor of the happy event Will Bush has returned to his home in Kinsley after a visit with friends here. ' " : 1 Phil Kopplin and wife came over rrom Hoisington Sunday ror a visit with Mrs. Kopplin '8 parents Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Omer. . HOW CAN A GUY STUDY? BASE BALL THUS FAR. On Saturday of last week our try- outs and a few of the regulars went to Lyons to do battle with the Leaguers there and returned with the long end of a 6 to 0 score. On Satur day at home the; same teams contest ed with a result of 2 to 0 in favor of the Lyons team. The game was an Interesting match and was not won until the last man was out in the ninth. Wilson work ed Pitchers Widler, Ewalt and Trim ble. Of these three it was not ap parent that any one of the trio had much on the other two. McVey, a kid pitcher on the Lyons team, went the whole route for Lyons, with remark able success, allowing only one hit, which was drawn by Conboy on his third trip to the plate and after he had struck out in his two previous attempts. McVey is a cool "young ster, much given to stalling and kill ing time, but he pitches good ball, has good control and puts very few of them in the alley and, if the man ager keeps a sufficient supply of chewing tobacco In sight for him, we believe he will win ball games. This week has been devoted to hard daily practice two and one-half hours in the forenoon and the same in the afternoon, until today (Thurs day). - There is now In progress at the ball park the opening game df the season, between our team and Lyons. Pitcher Brown, who was slated to pitch the opening game for the lovals had his arm severely hurt in practice yesterday and Stauffer is on the mound for the locals. Brown will probably be out of the game for several day9 which may or may not mean hard luck to start with. Our team goes to Salina for Fri day, Saturday and Sunday games, will rest on Monday and on Tuesday occurs the big event of the season, Booster Day and Pennant Raising, on which day we expect to take the measure of the Junction City team. BOOSTER TICKETS ARE NOW ON 1 SALEi .. Get yours and get out and h'P mak tn da7 8UCC8- MORRISONS DRAW CONTRACT. Work Will Begin Within a Few Days. At an adjourned meeting of the city council on Friday morning, the con tract for laying the big outflow pipe from the septic tank to the creek, a distance of 10,200 feet, was awarded to Morrison Bros., formerly of this place, now of Kansas City, on their .bid of $18,494. Preparations are be- ing made as rapidly as possible to br gin the work and while no date has been set for commencing, it Is prob ably safe to say that dirt will be mov ing by June 1 if not before. At a ses- slon held later the same day provls- ion was made for the issuance of bonds to the amount of $4500, which amount is necessary in addition to j15t000 recently provided for this pur- pose. Special 60-Day Subscription Offer. COUNTY TREASURERS MEET. About one-fourth of aU of the coun ty treasurers of the state were pres ent at the recent meeting of their or ganiaztlon in, Newton. Our county treasurer, J. W. Soderstrom, who was secretary of the organization last year and who has been presidnet thU year, retired from the presidency at this meeting, in accordance with a custom which provides that each mar elected to that office shall hold the same for one term onlv. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Bennett Grove, Newton, Pres.; J. P. Shepherd, Nor- ton. Vice-Pres W. H Ynawl7i Manhattan, Secretary; C. E. Pearcy, Lawrence, Treas. Manhattan was designated as the place for holding next year's meet ing. The principal feature of entertain ment was af big banquet at the Y. M. C. A., where there was spread an abundance of all things good to eat and where the flow of oratory was unlimited. OTTO REICH PULLS OFF ANOTHER STUNT. Thomas Darcy of Offerle, must ac count for the property of Otto Reich if the plans of Reich's lawyers carry. Announcement has been made that suit against the adminisrator of the estate of Reich would be filed within a few days. I. A. Madison and T. A. Scates are preparing the papers in the case and will ask Darcy to account for $6,900, which Darcy received from the sale of Reich's quarter section of land, stock and personal property. The filing of the suit will mean ad ditional chapters to Ford county's sensation of two years ago when Otto Reich disappeared and no trace of him was found until a month ago. Darcy was on Reich's note for $900 and after the disappearance of the young farmer interested himself in the case and was appointed adminis trator. Darcy paid out of this money various sums to attorneys employed by him and for court costs and the balance was given to Reich's "heirs" a brother and sister In Missouri. Now Darcy and his bondsmen must explain how Darcy could prove Reich "dead," secure administation papers and sell the property of a person who really was alive. HEROLD 1 UBBS WEDDING. The Baptist church was the scene of a very pretty wedding at five o'clock, on Tuesday evening of this week, when Rev. E. H. H. Tubbs per formed a beautiful wedding ceremony, uniting his eldest daughter, Cressiei Forest, to Mr. Lewis Herold, of Ellin- wood. The church was appropriately dec orated with ferns, palms and flowers, and lighted with subdued lights and candles. Mrs. J. D. Guttery presided at the piano. To the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, the bridal party took their places beneath an arch of bridal wreath, where the cer emony was performed. The attend ants were Miss Roby, of Stafford, as the bride's maid, and Mr . Charles Herold, brother of the groom, as best man. The bride was beautfTuI in a dress of pure white chiffon over satin, carrying roses. About 8ixty Invited' guests were present. Those from out or town were: Mr. and Mrs. Herold, parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herold, Mr. Charlie Herold, Miss Fleming, all of Ellinwood; Mrs. Pot ter and Mrs. Vaughn, of Hutchinson, and Miss Roby of Stafford. Many"U8eful anad lovely presents were given the bride. Th couple left on No. 8 for Indiana amidst a shower, of rice and the good wishes of their friends. They will be at home to their friends in Ellinwood after one month. Rev. and Mrs. Tubbs gave a lovely three course wedding dinner for their daughter, to which only out of town guests and relatives were Invited. Sterling Bulletin. The happy bride is a former resi dent of this city and possesses a large circle of admiring friends here. She was for several years, one of the popular lady teachers In the schools of the county. The groom, who has spent many years of his life near. Ellinwood, Is .one of the. pros perous young farmers of that vicinity and has many warm friends in the county seat who join in wishing the young couple a happy voyage on the sea of matrimony. GENERAL ORDER Headquarters Pap Thomas Post, No. 52, G. A. R. May 6th, 1913. Forty-five years ago, In General Or der No. 11, the then Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Gen. John A. Logan, instituted the celebration of Memorial Day. On each 30th day of May since then, the patriotic people cf our Countrv have Joined with the Grand Army of the Republic in a tribute of love and re membrance to the memory of those who paid the last full measure of de votion to our Country and our Flag with their lives, and of those gallant Comrades who, since Appomattox, have gone to the Great Bevond. Established as a day of fitting re cognition of the devotion and sacri fices of our Comrades, and of beau tiful and touching tributes to their memory, It has become a day of me morial for all of our soldier and sail or dead, who, while living, endured hardships and perils in defense of our Nation. Year after year as we visit the cit ies of the dead on this day, evidence multiplies the profound veneration the people have for those who have gone before, and throughout the land the cemeteries and other burial places show how great a hold the custom of strewing sweet flowers on the graves of our heroes has attained. There is no teaching so powerful as example, and no incentive to patriot ic deeds and noble living set great as that which comes from holding in re membrance and undying honor those who have nobly lived and gloriously died and so long as the country hon ors the memory of its heroes it will not lack for defenders. Let this day. May 30, 1913, be kept as becomes its character, its solemn memories. Forty-eight years have passed since we laid down our ar. i and docked our ships' of ar. TuVf majority of those who marched and triumphed with us have already cross ed over and answered the roll call on the other side, whence comes no echoes to our ears, a dwindling band of aging men. We will not long remain to lead in the observance of Memorial Day, but while we yet live, let us so edu cate the younger generation that Its observance and beneficial Influence may remain when our forms have long mouldered in the dust of the earth. In compliance with General Orders from National and Department Head quarters, the Comrades of Pap Thom as Post No. 52, will assemble at the Post Hall on Sunday, May 25th, 1913, THE 50TH CLASS IN JUNE. The fiftieth class will be graduat ed from the Kansas Agricultural Col lege next month. All alumni have been urged to visit the college Com mencement week and take part in this fiftieth anniversary, it Is ex pected that hundreds will respond to the Invitation. The program for Commencement week Is being prepared by Prof. J. E. Kammeyer. The Commencement speaker is John Commons, professor of political economy in the Univer sity of Wisconsin. The program, In complete, is: Sunday, June 15 Baccalaureate sermon by W. O. Shepard, bishop of Kansas City, Kan., Auditorium, 4 p. m. Monday, June 16 Recital by music department, Auditorium, 8 p. m v ,. ior Tuesday. June it oemur viwo . Auditorium. 8 p. m. Wednesday, June 18 Class-day ex ercises by seniors, 8:30 until noon. "Pinafore," by students of music de partment, Auditorium, 8 p. m. Thursday, June 19 Commencement exercises, Auditorium, 10 a. m. Cadet band concert, Auditorium, 1:30 'p. m. Cadet dress parade, campus, 3 p. m. Baseball, Alumni vs. Varsity, 4:30 p. m Industrialist. Probate Judge Myers, of Ness, was here Saturday enroute to Emporia to attend the state convention of pro bate judges. County Clerk Claude Miller and wife were down from Rush county Friday for a visit with Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Clark Mrs. J. A. McDonald, of Sterling, Is here for a visit with Mrs. G. W, Moore. NUMBER OJBT at 10 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of attending Memorial Services afc the Presbyterian church at 11 A. lt by Rev. Wm. Westwood. Pap ThoOH, as Circle, Fort Zarah Camp, soldier of the Spanish American war and tH patriotic citizens, especially the pa pils of the public schools are cordial ly Invited to attend this service. Program May 30, 1913. . Comrades wlU assemble at the Post Hall at 9:30 a. m. All patriotic clth, zens and especially the school child rea are earnestly requested to gath er flowers for decorating purpose and bring them to the Post Hall la the shape of wreaths or boqueti. where they will be cared for and conveyed to the cemetery by the Quartermaster. The duty cf deco-at-. Ing graves at the cemetery Is a signed to the Boy Scouts of AmeriV ca under the direction of their offt- cers. The usual ceremonies of the Order will be performed at tht mound under the direction of the Oft t ficer of the Day. At 2 o'clock p. m., a procession will be formed at the Post Hall by . the Officer of the Day, Including citjf and police offcers. Boy Scouts, La dies cf the G. A. R., S. of V.'s.Span-. Ish War Veterans, school children " , with flags, and other organizations, and march to the place decided upon for the exercises according to tht i weather, as follows: 1st, Music by Band. ' 2nd, Song by School Children. 3rd, Invocation, Rev. V. L. Green wood. 4th, Reading of Orders, Adjutant. 5th, Reading of Gen. Logan's Order No. 11, E. L. Chapman. 6th, Song, Columbia, The Gem ot 4 the Ocean. 7th, Lincoln's Address, Prof. Frerx 8th, Address, O. W. Dawson. 9th, America, Audience. f "' 10th, Benediction, Rev. Cockcrf.u At. (a committee1 meeting Pap- . Thomas Post, thi following tizen Committee was selected to aid the G. A. R. In making a success of the ex- , ercises on Decoration Day, on Ma 30th. ' .Committee on Transportation to cem etery: Mayor D. C. Luse, Hon. Fred. Zutavern, C. S. Allison, E. R. Moses Jr. Committee on Band Music: Fred. ! Nuttleman, Leo Chapman, Frank Rich ardson. Committee on Seating Park or Court Hoqse: E. R. Moses, Sr., Lea- ter Cox, R. A. Charles. By order of H. C. DUCHESNE, , ATTEST: Post Commander. IRA D. BROL'GHER, Adjutant. . FREY. Mrs. Agnes Frey passed away Fri day night after an Illness caused by paralysis, from which she had beta suffering for some time. Her death. while not unexpected, was none tht legs a severe shock to her many friends. t She was a woman cf a cheerful and optimistic nature and Justly beloved by those who knew her. The body was taken, Saturday evening, to the home of her parents, at Orrick, Mo for Interment in the family lot at tht cemetery there. Her brother, Chas. Wood, and her husband accompanied the body to its last resting place. NOTE THIS. The Domestic Science and the- Msn ual Training departments of the city schools sre placing specimens of thett ji . . handiwork in one of the windoi indowg at the Llschesky store where they will remain on display for the balance of the week. Too much cannot be said in commendation of the good work the students are doing in these lines, ' which have both been decidedly popu. lar since the time of their Induction. Into the school work here. The exhibit this year is better and, more complete than the ones of for-, mer years and a few moments majr . well be spent in looking it over. Tobias Unruh left Tuesday evejtaf via. Santa Fe for a trip east Fred and Harvey Ewing, plutocrat. 1c farmers and breeders of fine live stock, were in Saturday from the west side. Everything is O. K. as usual with them but they say the' ex ceptionally rapid growth which wheat has made In the past few days make It Important that we have more molt., ture P. D. Q. opjrright)