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Barton County Democrat from Great Bend, Kansas • Page 4

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i THE BARTON COUNTY DAILY DEHOCIUT (I FROM KANSAS CITY TO THE FRISCO FAIR. these dates in mind and attend this meeting and show the commander; in chief that the boys hi Miss EditH Channel came in last in I lie rv uilu. ui uyyjt night on her, Kansas City to the San Francisco Fair walking trip and remained in Great Bend over Kansas are a live bunch." Aides Appointed The department commander announces the appointment of the following department aides H. H. McGlothlin, Pleasanton; R.

A. Campbell, Hutchinson; Hen Chicago, Mar. the "Old Roman one of the most fans will see a part of the world's i i 1 I nope ne is rigni, dui nopm is the best the White Sox fans can ry Hartford, Hutchinson; Walter L. Schachan, HowTard; C. B.

Ful do and they have been doing it ever since Fielder Jones' hitless wonders brought home the bacon Your wsh-day trials and troubles vanish if you use a. night. Miss Channel left Kansas City on the 2nd of February. She is making the trip alone from that place to the San Francisco Fair and is writing her experiences for the Kansas City Post. She is really connected wijth the weekly paper, "Our Country," put out by the Post people.

She stayed some ten days in Topeka for a visit and has not made extra good time on ler, Kansas City; James Clark, Baldwin; D. B. Walker, Frank in 1906. fort; John E. Pickard, Winfield; Comiskey has filled a big hole in his infield by the purchase of Eddie Collins from the Athletics.

series next fall, and a part they see will be played on the West Side grounds, if you listen to President Thomas of the Cubs. it may be said without fear pf successful, contradiction, as Senator Sorghum was wont to remark, that President Thomas really believes it. A As? a matter of fact, the Cubs do' look better on paper this year tlian they did, last. Thomas insists they look 75 per cent better. Manager Bresnahan, being pessimistic as well as peevish in dis Horatio Tawney, Princeton; Virgil Brown, Concordia; C.

S. Worthington, Paola; Samuel Joy, Salina; G. Kinzie, Hiawatha; B. F. Brill, Cherryvale; George H.

That has been the weakest point in the White Sox line-up since Frank Isbell, the "bald eagle" ceased cavorting there. The Sox Bridge, Beloit; W. H. Hollens-head, Norton; W. B.

Edwards, Harper; W. B. Rhodes, Manhat last year had magnificent pitching, while there is no better receiver in the American league tan; W. D. Fairburn, Claflin, and Western Eifectric WASHER and WRINGER In 90 minutes this machine will do the average family washing at only a cost of 3 cents for electricity.

It washes the clothes spotlessly clean without the wear and tear of the wash-board. Think of having a machine that will relieve you of that rub, rub, rub of the wash-board and the grind of the wringer. The Western Electric Washer and Wringer uses no friction, it simply forces the hot suds through the clothes until they are sweet and clean. Attach to any electric Jacob Reitzel, Almena. ALL IS NOT GOLD the trip thus far on account of the weather and the consequent bad roads.

She has been compelled to follow the railroads, although it was her purpose to follow the Santa Fe Trail. Generally Miss Channel rests on Sunday, but she has been so much delayed that she walked yesterday to make up for some of the lost time. She carries a letter from the mayor of Kansas City to the mayor of San Francisco. Miss Channel is evidently not traveling for her health for she has the appearance of being pos position, admits they look at least 25 per cent better. The Cubs went south for spring training with 31 candidates.

The second base job, which by the way, is where Johnny Evers 11 I i 3 THAT GLITTERS Lawrence, Kansas, March 15 used to hang out, is the big ques It cost a Nebraska farmer ten dollars in money and two days in time to prove the. truth of the tion for Manager Roger. If ambition was sufficient, to fill base-hall positions, Roger's task would venerable maxim that all is not gold that glitters. be easv, for Arthur Phelan, who sessed of her full share of that insists- he has been ordained and Well-diggers were at work on his farm. As he stood by the hole born to play that place, is out for the keystone sack.

Opposed to socket. Come in to-day and let us show you the new machine. We will send it to your home for 1 5 days free trial. than Ray Schalk, with Daly looking like a comer. The trouble was that the team would "blow" without provocation, and when it blew, it blew the game.

Collins is counted on to steady the entire team. Still more important, however, is Comisky's shift in managers. Ousting Jim Callahan, a veteran, Clarence Rowland, direct from the bushes, pilot the Sox. Rowland's cry is for speed. Callahan never had much speed himself and could get little out of his combination of vets and recruits.

Rowland, is cutting out the vets, no matter how close they are to Comisky witness the passing of Billy Sullivan and Ping Bodie. He is to have his head in a new job and porbably will do more to make or break the Sox than Eddie Collins. Rowland has a wealth of material and a first class pitching staff to start with in Scott, Ciotte, Benz, Tex Russell, and Faber. Arthur in the. fight for the erstwhile Evers throne is Polly Mc-Lflrry, whom the Cubs got from Louisville in exchange tor Claude I)errick.

Phelan, as a utility man last year, needs no "Ye have with article, and when she starts off impresses one with a confidence in her ability to reach her goal. She is rather small, and dresses in a walking suit of khaki, and says that except for the fact that her muscles were a little sore from the effect of her unusual exercise she feels none the worse for her experience. She has found some "horrible" roads, and had to make her way through snow drifts in places, but expects better conditions later on and figures on reaching San Francisco some time in June. Great Bend Water Electric Co. us tonight," stuff before his name.

McLarry is a left bander at the bat, hit over .300 last year with Louisville, is a sixfooter, and had on the tag attached to him when one day he sawr a myriad of brilliant shimmering particles of metal scattered through a little pile of clay and ground-up rock. Dreams of Midas-like fortunes came into his mind, and he gathered a little sack full of the conglomerate, and hunted the asaying office at the University of Kansas. Experts made a careful analysis of the contents of the little sack. Zinc wTas there, and lead too, but no gold. The shinning metal was just common old everyday brass.

The farmer found out later that some of the brass fittings on the well-drilling appartus had fallen down the hole, and had been ground into innumerable pieces by the drip as it went through a particularly difficult piece of rock. delivered, F. O. to President Thomas," "Is a bear on bases." Saier is certain to have the biggest put-out record on the N3LW COLLEGIATE ECONOMY Ed Walsh may be back. He thinks he will be in form when the bell sounds.

If he is, its 20 per cent, for Rowland's chances. At all events, the manager should be able to pick up some good pitchers out of Worfgang, Lath-rop, Jasper, Scroggins and Klep-fer, most of whom were with the White Sox last year. To help Schalk and Daly behind the bat, Rowland may keep Kuhn and Mayer, although neither has shown much class. Meat Just Installed In My Grocery Store Cubs. He is unopposed for first Lase.

'There are two worthies after "the- short-stop position. They are Jiob Fisher and Walter Keating. Bob was among the elite last year, excepting in the city city series. He was kept out of llic focal title, games because Gar-. ry Herrmann said he hadn't been signed previous to Sept.

1. 1914. Fisher looks good to figure in iliosl of the 1915 published Cub Jme-ups. Keating is a draft from Columbus, and game to Chicago Frank Smith of Ellinwood Sun-dayed in Great Bend. Mrs.

Dana Trout left this morning for Larned where she will visit friends for a while. Lawrence, Kansas, March 15 If any young man from the University of Kansas asks you to save the tinfoil from your chewing gum, milk chocolate or tobacco, it is a safe guess that he is in some way attached to the local chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. The "Kappas" have resorted to this devise to obtain funds for the "furniture box" the proceeds from this box being used to defray expenses of a wedding present when one of the order is led to the altar. For weeks the "Kappas" have been walking along the streets with eyes open for bright lumps along the sidewalk. They triumphantly stooped to pick up whatever shiney bits have been discarded by the uninitiated, who do not know that the tin-foil has a market value of 18 cents Der Clyde Sterling was down from As for the inner and outer gar strongest Heizer Saturday visiting friends dens, on paper? the team at the start is: Ijjghiy recommended by Old Man Nothing but First Class Packing House Meats Box Score.

i Brief, lb; E. Collins, 2b; Weaver, 3b; John Collins, cf Roth, rf and Phelan, If. It doesn't mean that they'll play 4uanager iircsnauan nas six outfielders to pick from. With Frank Sehulte practically certain ana taKing in me snows. Joe Haberman was down from the Olmitz neighborhood today on a business trip and visit.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Everetts are in Pawnee Rock today on a short business and pleasure trip. to jMay right, the passing of Tom that way all the season, nor even a big part of the season. If Chicago doesn't sport a pennant at the end of the George Knighton left this noon coming season, it won't be the for Kinsley where he will trans- A.

pound. Finally one bright sister conceived the idea of enlisting aid act business for a couple of days. my iacu leaves two holes to. fill. Fred' William's, signed while still playing with Potre Dame, has neen attitility outfielder for three ycqrs.

He is picked to play center, ete Kinsely, once tried out with the Cults, later with Burm-jngham, mid liow back with the Big 'Ones, will try. to oust Williams. Jimnly Johnson, formerly withSah and Milo Allison, with Memphis last year; arc tin other two gardeners. TJiere 'are thirteen box'mch on the Cub fists at present, seven are PHONE ME YOUR ORDERS Only Two Deliveries a Day One at 10:30 a. and One at 4:30 p.

m. Wo Jones THE SOUTH END GROCER Phone 166 619 Main St, fault of Joe Tinker's Whales. Weeghmah's aggregation has the same strength of last season when Indianapolis beat the locals away from the flag by the skin of their teeth. Of course the first man to men- Nana Hanson returned to her home in Dundee this morning after spending Sunday here with friends. of the suitors of all the fair ones in the chapter with the result that fully a hundred K.

U. youths are scouting for discarded tinfoil and even buying more sweets and tobacco than they can use, so that they may be assured of a welcome at the doors of the sorority house. lion is Walter Johnson. If the I Miss Laura Spruill left this morning for Kinsley where she will do some sewing up there for a few weeks. Kansas cyclone is turned over to the Whales they will have what ChenevJ Johnson; Claude Hendrix and Ad TheV are The girls are running a candv Mrs.

E. W- Moses returned this Vaughn, Humping, Zabel, the Federal league. A. Rankin Pierce, Lavender and Hageman.j looks-on paper to be the best club The other six are new ones. Thev Brennan should prove able lads morning from Kansas City where she has been for the week end vis I rn vieorgc McDonnell, drafted to Walter the Great.

Guv Beard ltintr friends. COMBINATION TREATMENT wwiiruMiaio; Karl Adams, draft- vvho was with the club last sea ed irom Indianapolis: Pete Stan- store within the house, the profits of which go to the same fund likewist the tinfoil and welcome is the guest who will "set 'em up" for the entire chapter role, the house mother included. Of course he may be donating to hated rival's wedding present, but life is nothing but a gamble for the college youth at any rate. Such is the pursuit of higher education. a Frisfn flmfl II.

E. Herris of Hoisington was here over Sunday visiting friends. Mrs. Arthur Banta returned last night from a visit at Belpre', Kans. Lubin's Masterpiece "The Wolf" at the Elite Thursday.

M-Thur Medical Battery; eight appliances; book of directions; for $6 with six months treatment of medicine free. Write for symptom blanks. Dr. A. Potter, 3108 Garfield, Kansas City, Mo.

StTurr, from South Bend; Rus-selj Jlohbins, a Saginaw draft-and Jesse.Buckles, who liail from Hat. Besitles Bresnahan. who will he Will Rubart left this morning for his farm near Larned to see about getting things started for the spring work. Mr. and Mrs.

Cliff Gardner returned to their home in Albert this morning after spending a few days here visiting their friends and relatives. son, and Dave Black, M. Pender-gast and E. Lange are other pitching candidates who have gone to Shreveport to train. Tinker has eight outfielders to pick from.

They are Leslie Mann, who jumped from the Champ Braves, C. H. Kavanaugh, ex-White Socker; Walter Roesinger, ex-Pirate; Bert Baumgartnr, semi-pro who was here last season; a player manager, the have Ed Cook went to Pawnee Rock on business this morning. lour catchers, one a recruit A le Kiuth. The others are Arrh Bert Truax spent Sunday with friends in Garden City.

Democrat advertisements are an investment which a live merchant cannot afford to overlook. cr, Hargrave'and Earlv Tyree. Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Brining are both suffering with attacks of the grippe. Charlie Springer of the Olmitz vicinity, was a caller in this city Saturday. The best feed for Baby Chicks the Excelsior Chick Feed at Great Bend Seed Produce Co. fieine Zimmerman still draws Uiarles Hantord, formerly with Ins Own salary and his wife's nli.i rlock, A Wickland and E.

H. mony from the Cub treasurvJ Zwilling. Porter Young went up the Scott City branch on a business trip this morning. FOR ALE Seven Bantam hens and one rooster; 25c O. Truex, 1206 Morphy street.

Mrs. Robert Walters arrived this morning from Offerle arrived this morning for a short visit here with her brother, Chas. Herr-man and family. Mrs. Joseph Zimmer, of Olmitz, went to Excelsior Springs, vesterday in the hopes of benefit Do you know that you can get 13 quarts best onion sets of $1.00 at Great Bend Seed Produce Co.

There is no player on the list' For inftelders the Whales have who i out for Zimms job. Phe- llie following to pick from: J. ilan will sub when Zinun 'coccoo Farrel. sernnrl hnp Toi- a i vCt 0 0 9 A. UVIV the umpire.

ft son, first; Rollie Zeider, third; Ray Warner, first; and W. P. Mc-Gowan, third. "I've Kt a this vear." A ting her health. She has been in Of the four catchers, all may poor health for a long time.

was the. comment of Chas. A. Comisky, owner of the Vhite Sox, took the train for thsVond EEB2 ne retained. They are C.

Clem- rrC raTiiU T71 I K. Cole left this morn fri Hip r.v.i "ll AJlil nsciier, ersx- uuuuie 01 renruary, tol- while Dodneiv A Wii ing for Kinsley where he will hold lowed week later by the host in OUll) M11U Mdm Wagner, a semi-pro, Weeghman's scouts unearthed. Friends of court for Judge Foulks ot that district who is quite sick and unable to hold court this term. whilemashed hose. Are You Interested in Good Seed? 9 mm-m-m 1 1 A.

A. A. PREPARE FOR ENCAMPMENT 9 rf TrlriiN SiirS our stocK oi uais, uaney, ivanr, ouuc, rcicruaf resi tl Northern Potatoes, including the Early Ohio, Early Rose, Triumph, Burbank and Rural New Yorker, at right prices. Best Onion Sets, 8 cents per quart. Kentucky Blue Grass, 15 cents per pound Remember, we meet catalogue prices on garden or flower seeds.

A complete line in stock. A "Your department commander met- in session with the committees at Hutchinson on February 18 and made full arrangements for the meeting, and found the citizens and members of Joe Hooker Post No. 17, G. A. all enthusiastically working together with that aim in view, to make the thirty-fourth encampment a grand success.

"The commander in chief, David J. Palmer will be in Hutchinson, Kansas, on May 11 and 12, and take part in the department Don Johnson returned to his farm near Sanford this morning and is getting ready to move his family out there in about two weeks. Danger and E. Z. Gano have a section of wheat out up there and they say it is looking fine.

Spring must be here or at least the Meadow Larks are in vogue now. A colored gentlemen was talking to a number of men the street today and he said that he was out in the country yesterday and he heard a meadow lark whistling the "Memphis Blues." When the birds start that tune Ifutcbinsoa, Mar. 154 General orders No.A regarding the approaching department encampment of the G. A. R.

to be held in tfiitchinsnin May, receiv- 5 ed today from Departement Commander Ira D. Brougher. 9 The department commander sas "The department encampment nvill Be held' in Hutchinson, Katisas, on May 11,. 12 and 13, 1915. Each post in the depart- ment should be Jtully represented at this e4n5ampment in order that its wofk may be full and stand the work of the whole-depart-o Bient.x eed S.

Produce- Go I reat lDend encampment and address the com rades in attendance. AH delegates and other comrades should keep spring must not be very far off..

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