The Journal-Democrat from Dodge City, Kansas • 1

5HD emocrat. TK ex A Mighty Good News Sheet Printed by T. J. Schall, and entered at the Dodge City, Kansas, postoffice for transmission through the mails as second-class mail. DODGE CITY, FORD FRIDAY, MAY 8, 190S Subscription One Dollar a Year Twenty-fifth Year NUMBER 19 CITY OF 3UGKLIN 9 9 9 9J9 9 9.

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9. 9J9. 9.9. 9 9J9J9.9 99.9 9. .9 9 9 FOOLED 0 0 PINAFORE PLEASED CROWDED HOUSES Wednesday evening at the opera houte, under the auspices of the Philomath club, a large crowd was present to see Pinafore under the direction of D.

H. Seymour. All of the parts were guard every claim made by the petitioners for their protection, and would not be a burden on the protestors. Bucklin i3 one of the best towns in this section of the state. A year or so ago the town received a black eye by the removal of thelRock Island division headquarters, but with true western spirit the citizens met the loss with a smile, and began looking for other industries.

The farm lands in the neighborhood are exceedingly rich, and are a G.UNTHE R'S A into taking a HAIL INSURANCE! in any company representing itself to be St. Paul Fire and Marine I In offering Gunther's Candy to trade we feel that we are offering best there is. These Chocolates Bon-Bons are "par excellence" the company regular that is not written authorized agent. up by jj There is another itself St. Paul and is trying company in this field that calls quality, and put up in neat, attractive packages.

Our Saturday Candy Sale EVERY SATURDAY 1 LB. PACKAGE 1-2 LIS. PACKAGE -JOC 8 i the strength of the name. LiT'You have had hail insurance in the Saint Paul Fire and Marine, the company that pays its losses in I the field and in full. That's the kind you want.

2 See the Agent A II BAESTBRIDG-E CITY DRUG STORE SJ. W. ROSE our the and in DELEGATES CHOSEN TO LA JUNTA CONVENTION At a meeting of the iJodge City Commercial club, held April 30, 1908. a resolution was adopted, recommending that twenty-five representative citizens of Ford county be sent to May 14, to attend the mel ting of the Kansas-Colorado Pow.r and Railroad Co. Pursuant to the above, the following persons have been appointed delegates, and it is earnestly requested that anyone else who can go will do so.

There will be an attempt made to have a special train to take all the delegations along the road: j. Fitzgerald, E. H. Madison, G. M.

Hoover, C.A. Milton, A. Russel, H. B. Bell, P.

H. Saghrue, H. Juneau, W. H. Lord, T.

F. Garner, E. Slocum, II. F. Millikan, W.

Watson, G.L. Painter, L. L. Taylor, G. L.

Wing, M. M. Gwin-ner, C. M. Beeson, A.

B. Reeves, Sam Stubbs, W. J. Davies, W. Duncker.

N. Mayrath, J. H. Hillyard, T. Cool-idge, Robert Vernon, B.

F. Milton, T. J. Schall, H. W.

Tyler, G. L. Finley, T. A. Scates, Jean Waring, C.

Waring, George Pond, Fred Gardner. Dodge Township Victor Carson, J. T. Elder, Humbert, Dave Sturgeon. Spearville W.

H. Dorset, J. II. Leidigh, Henry Nichols. Bucklin-C.

W. Mills, W. R. Gordon. Ford-L.

R. Vanhorn, N. J. Smith. JUST ANOTHER PULL AND WE'LL CET THAT OIL HOLE There have been several subscriptions added to the Oil hole list during the past week, but there is yet room for a few more.

P. H. Sughrue has the papers and is very desirous that nobody be slighted in the enterprise. He asks those who have not been solicited to come to his office and put down their share. All have an equal chance in the promotion of this prospect.

No one need be piqued because of lack of opportunity to get in on the ground floor. It is expected that work will begin on the bore within the next few weeks. And the expectation of the promoters is that the hole will reach oil. H. A.

Baldwin, a graduate of Mrs. George Reynold's school, has secured a good position as stenographer to the manager of the Hope Engineering and Supply Company of Kansas City, Mo. i 4 mr JUDGE MADISON'S "MAIDEN SPEECH" A more admirable speech than that of Judge Madison, delivered in the House during the debate oi the sundry civil appropriation bill April 28. has not been made this year in the House. It expresses Kansas sentiment filtered through the mind of one of the clearest-headed men in the state.

Judge Madison was well kno wn as a lawyer before elected to the bench. His service as judge for several terms was so satisfactory to the people of the western part of the state that after his retirement from the bench he was taken up for Congress and nominated without opposition. Congressman Madison has his political friends and associates, but a Representative honored by a commission with so general a vote of confidence as he received in his nomination and election is under obligations to the whole people in a peculiar degree. He is serving his first term, with a new member's small opportunity of conspicuous service, but he was one of the western representatives who broke away from the organization on the test vote which increased the appropriation for the Interstate Commerce Commission from $50,000 to $350,000, and on April 28, he made his "maiden speech." Kansas sentiment has not been declared in Congress at any time as Con gressman Madison lines it out in this speech. He expresses the western idea of tariff revision not only that the "tariff should be revised," but ihat the new Itariff should be one free from the customary grafts and special favors.

"The western live-stock pro savs Judge Madison, cries out against these things (foreign dis crimination against American cat tie) and the farmer will join him in the demand that no matter what the form of the tariff act it be of such a kind and character as can be employed to extend the markets for the grain, livestock and other products of Ameri can farms." The specially protected interests, Judge Madison points out, have been able to defeat reciprocity treaties designed in the interest of the western producer. As to regulation of railroads, Con gressman Madison says that this work is by no means finished so long as over capitalization is not prohibited by law. And he would have the Interstate Com merce Commission's power extended to period from Charlemange to the French Revolution. "All possible efforts will be made to reduce the exrenses to the minimum. Suitable rooms with or without board can be obtained at reasonable rates.

Those wishing to secure rooms in advance will please communicate in person or by letter with the county superintendent, who will cheerfully assist in securing satisfactory accommodations. "Enrollment fee, regular ex amination fee, $1.00, payable in ad vance. Superintendent Woodbury asks the people of Dodge City who have ac commodations for teachers to communicate with him. G. A.

R. ARRANGEMENTS FOR DECORATION DAY. A meeting was held the first of the week at the office of P. R. Hobble to make arrangements for Decoration Day.

The memorial sermon will be preached by Rev. J. S. Russell at the Presbyterian church on Sunday, May 24th, to which the public is cordially invited. The use of the opera house was donated by Comrade Gluck for both the memorial sermon and the address, but only will be used for the latter, which will be given by Hon.

M. C. McCollach on Saturday afternoon, May 30, at 2 o'clock. The line of march will form promptly at 10 o'clock near the postoffice, and I transportation will be provided for two loads of Old Soldiers, Children's Relief Corps, and one wagon for flowers. Commander P.

R. Hobble wishes to ask that everyone make arrangements to go to the cemetery with the Old Soldiers and be ready to start promptly at 10 o'clock. The followiner are the committees ap pointed. Music and Flowers Mesdames Tom Gibson and H. H.

Crawford. General Arrangements P. R. Hob ble, J. W.

Sidlow, W. A. Mathews, Tom Gibson, Frank Chapman. Finance P. R.

Hobble. Transportation Pogue, Grover, Mathews, Imel, Barlow. Chairman Reception Committee P. R. Hobble.

Parade Frank Chapman, H. B. Bell, Carl Mrs. McCurdy, who has been visit ing her mother Texas for several weeks, returned to her home in Dodge City last Thursday. i WOVED TO DODGE The people of Bucklin to the number of two hundred and fifty came to Dodge Citv, Monday.

They had business here before the county commissioners, and they wanted to impress the commissioners with the fact that thev were in earnest. The town of Bucklin was platted in 1 1888, when the Rock Island was built through that section. It was made a division point, and thrived and grew as Kansas towns are wont to grow when given the pay roll of a large industry and the products of the But the town has'never been incorporated. Time and again the citizens have felt like taking on the habiliments of a city, but some other people have thought that the good old country air was best, and so Bucklin has a place on the map, but is "country" so far as government and municipal regulations go. The county authorities have long wanted the town to do its duty, but in this respect the usual enterprise and public spirit has been lacking.

Recently, however, the spirit of progress was instilled into the community, and a petition was prepared, asking the county commissioners to make Bucklin a city of the third class. But here the visions of future great ness were allowed to govern, ana tne petitioners asked that territory sufficient to provide for a population of people be included in the "city limits." The present townsite is about 160 acrs in extent, ana tne innaDitams number about 600. It is admitted, too, that there are many vacant residence and business sites within the present limits. The incorporators in their petition asked that the 155 acre farm of Aaron Walton, the 80 acre farm of W. G.

Oxley, the 80 acre farm of A. S. Lrake, and other acreages to the amount of a quarter section or more be included within the corporate limits of the city. From the evidence submitted before the commissioners Monday it appears that 95 per cent of the population, and 90 per cent of the taxpayers favor the town limits as prescribed in the peti tion. But the protestors, while few in number, are the largest land holders, and prefer that their farms be not included as town property.

They made the plea that they wished their land for farming purposes and not for town lots. Rev. C. E. Williams, C.

W. Mills, Mrs. W. Gordon, G. H.

Christopher and a number of others of Bucklin, made short talks urging the commis sioners to grant the incorporation as prayed for in the petition. L. A. Madison, attorney for the petitioners, read the law as he saw it for the bene fit of the county board, and presented the leadiner argrument for the incor poration. T.

A. Scates, as attorney for the pro testors, supplemented the law as read by Mr. Madison, with further sections of the statutes, showing the board that the contestors had rights that the peti tioners should not override. Mr. Oxley and Mr.

Walton offered their own testimony in -behalf of their con tention. County Attorney VanRiper, as legal adviser of the board, explained the law so far as it referred to the power of the commissioners and the limitation of their duties. Commissioner Mayrath, chairman of the board, indicated that it was the opinion of the board that the peti tioners were asking too much territory, and urged the citizens to get together and effect some kind of a compromise whereby the town could be incorporated and the good feeling necessary to peace-lovintr community should be re stored. Commissioners Davies and Duncker also urged the citizens to get assuring the people that it was the de sire of the board to see the town in corporated." But owing to the heated talks of some of the speakers, and the evidence of an ancient town row, the protesters refused to consider any com promise. large number of peti tioners seemed willing to heed the sug gestion of the board, while some in sisted that the farms should be brought within the municipal authority.

The commissioners then took the question under advisement for a month Were it possible, the commissioners would have cut down the town limits to something like what appears to an outsider reasonable room for growth and have granted the petition, but the law gives the board but two alternatives, either to grant the petition as prayed for, or reject it. The commissioners have suggested to the petitioners that a new petition be presented, including all of the small tracts and acre property, and 300 feet from the farms adjoining the- townsite on the east and west. This it appears to the commissioners would be fair and just corporate limits. The commissioners are very loth to deny the petition, but it appeals to the board that the contention of the protestors is in some measure just. The evidence presented to the board is sufficient to warrant the opinion that the town lines suggested by the board would safe very profitable source of income.

Now the town has in prospect a large mill and elevator to handle the immense crops raised thereabouts, and other industries are looking towards Bucklin. STUBBS WILL SPEAK SATURDAY NIGHT Of course he smiles: that is his look when h3 is figuring where he can bust eogs out of the machine. This is in answer to several hundred queries as to whether the Progressiva candidate for governor ever smiles. The fact is, Mr. Stubbs is a very pleasant gentle man.

The Journal knew mm back in 82 when he was a mighty small con tractor. He comes of Quaker stock, and is not naturally of hilarious disposition, but the people who meet him Saturday will like him better. The Journal made an effort to get his campaign story for publication this week, but his press manager failed to vinect. The Journal has been led to believe that Mr. Stubbs is sincere in his efforts to break up machine domination in poli ces.

He is certainly a free lance, and has made the machine element hustle to save its bacon. Whether he is an orator, or even a good speaker, this paper does not know, but he has a story to tell that is worth hearing. He speaks at the opera house batur ay night, and at Fort Dodge Saturday morning. DODGE TOWNSHIP WILL BE CUT IN TWO PIECES J. S.

Potts and about every other resident of that portion of Dodge township lying south of the river presented petition to the board of commission- ers this week asking that that part of tne cownsnip De organizea into seperate municipality. The two sections of the township have really nothing in common and as soon as the legal requirements can be complied with the petition will be granted. For years this part of township was practically vacant lands and no roads nor other improvements have been made. Recently the lands have been settled by an enterprising and successful class of farmers but the majority vote laid in the northern dis trict and naturally that end took the officers, to the chagrin and misfortune of the southerners. Some time since the office of trustees became vacant, and Mr.

Potts was appointed to the place. He at once began to see that his end of town ship was worked and has built a fine piece oi road, cut to avoid contention and confusion it was deemed best to separate the two sections and at the meeting in August, Ford county will have another township. With the settlement of the county doubtless other townships will be organized. WEATHER BUILDING IS YET PROBABLE The dispatches from Washington Tuesday announce that Senator Long ha3 secured the reinstatement of the weather building measure in the appropriation bilL This appropriation was cut out of the bill in the house by the efforts of Representative Perkins, of New York, who is of the opinion that the west is not in need of any weather. 4 Private advices from Congressman Madison hold out the hope that the con ference committee will allow the meas ure to stand He is doing everything possible to secure the appropriation, ana xeeis connaent mat it win go through without further trouble.

From investigations made by The journal, tne consensus ot -opinion is that the new building should be built on the lots east of the McCarthy hospital. Dr. McCarthy's public spirit will then be called upon to place these lots at the disposal of the government, This location is central. It is high, and meets every requirement of the service better than almost any other convenient location. With the court house, the hospital and the weather building on this commanding site, Dodge would have a show place worthy of any sightseers time and pleasure.

Dr. McCarthy offered the site for the public library, and there was some criticism of the committee at the time for not accepting the better location. But all's well that ends well, and if the weather building is placed there it will be better yet. Don Henry, who has been in Liberal for a real estate company, has resigned his position, and expects to travel for the Smith Typewriter company. I 'JUUgt Wlljr 11CLO illJC Lit 1C III, for amateur entertainments when plenty of time is spent in preparation, and with a competent director to train it.

The music for the occasion was fur nished by the home orchestra, with Mrs. P. H. Young at the piano, and this music, too, gave evidence of hard work. Mrs.

Hubbard, as the captain's daughter; Mrs. Towen, as Sir Joseph's first cousin, and Miss Mildred Watson, as a Portsmouth bumboat woman, captivated the audience. Mr. Sam Wilkinson, as First Lord of the Admirality; Mr. Altman, as Commanding H.

JJ. S. Pinafore, and Mr. Powers, as able seaman, merited the applause given them. Mr.

Powers proved himself especially popular with this his first appearance before a Dodge City audience. He has a fine voice, his enunciation being so distinct that he was understood in every part of the house. Before and after each vocal selection hearty encores were given him from every prt of the audience. The chorus singing was delightful. Every note was given its full time, and showed unusually careful training.

The entertainment was repeated Thursday evening, and almost every seat in tie opera house was occupied. The ladies netted a goodly sum for their fund. Below will be found the dramatis per- sonae; The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.

L. first L.ora of the Ad miralty Sam Wilkinson Capt. Corcoran, Commanding H. M. S.

Pinafore Clifford A. Altman Ralph Rackstraw, able Powers Dick Deadeye.able Roger Dean Bill Bobstav, boatswain. Milton Bob mate. Wm. Imel Josephine, the captain daugh ter Mrs.

Hubbard neue' oirjosepns nrst cousin. Hebe, Sir Joseph's first cousin. atjli o. xjyj til Little Buttercup, a Portsmouth bum- boat woman. Mildred Watson CHORUS: Misses Verna Brown, Kathleen Elder, Ida Carson, Stine, Gussie Mootz, Helen Ripple, Juliet Pettijohn, Kate Kinkead, Helen Jastatt, Blanche Churchill, Con- ley, Lenore Harbst, Zelma Sturgeon, Mesdames H.

F. Millikan, A. L. Soule, Ralph Pixley, Will Martin, J. H.

Ripple, Will Gardner, Messrs. Leo French, Ed- mond Rhodes, R. S. Ogilvy, Jay Pearl, Wm. Martin, Charles Bell, Fred Kirk- patrick, Arthur Soule, Arthur Scates, P.

H. Young. THE FORD COUNTY NORMAL INSTITUTE BEGINS JUNE FIRST. lhe twenty-seventh annual session of the Ford County Normal Institute will convene at the High School build ing in Dodge City, Monday morning, June 1st. The session will close June 25; examinations June 26 and 27.

Superintendent Woodbury will be as sisted in the conduct of the institute by S. V. Mallory, superintendent of the Dodge City schools, conductor; E. Coe, Dodge City; W. E.

Ray, Hous ton, Texas, and Mrs. L. A. Madison, Dodge City, instructors. All teachers, and those who expect to become teachers, are invited and urged to attend the institute.

The at tendance last year was ninety-three. buperintendent Woodbury expects an attendance of at least a hundred this year. In his invitation to the teachers, Superintendant Woodbury says: "You are cordially invited to attend the Institute. A better opportunity for a review of the Eighth Grade work cannot be had. It be time and money well spent whether you expect to teach or not, and we can assure you that you will spend a month with profit to yourself and pleasure and benefit to US.

"The regular eourse of study will be used. It has been thoroughly revised ana enlarged and tne outlines are un usually complete. The work as cut- lined and set forth in the course of study will be followed. Copies of same will be furnished free to all persons at tending the Institute. I have a supply on hand.

"Spelling, Writing, Grammar, Geog raphy, U. S. History, Kansas History, Physiology, Civil Government, Algebra, Bookkeeping, Physics, will be rewritten and will be much the same as last year, but will be based on the state text. Reading will be rewritten and model lessons will be given from the various readers now in use. "Theory and Practice will be based on Sabin's Common Sense Didactics.

I keep a supply of these books on hand at my office. Price 90c. "The work in Arithmetic will be an attempt to secure good, strong instruc tion in the state text. "Literature will be based on Whit tier poems, Riverside Edition No. 4, and Hawthorne's "House of the Seven Gables" and the "Scarlet Letter." "General History will cover the to get applications on Office with Journal-Democrat, Dodge City nr 4 modify rates and charges on its own motion, without waiting for complaints, and with a corps of attorneys to conduct these cases.

On the question of court injunctions he would limit a temporary injunction to a period not over one week. Congressman Madison's speech explains what "progressive Republi canism" is, and nobody can read it without appreciating that progressive Republicanism has plenty yet to do before its program is complete. Topeka Capital. MADISON EXPOUNDS REPUBLICANISM IN HIS MAIDEN EFFORT. Washington, April 28.

Congressman Madison, of Kansas, today delivered his first speech, and made a strong He took Republicanism as his text and for thirty minutes ex pounded the doctrine in a way that brought forth frequent applause from the Republicans. He had only talked for a few minutes when the word reached the cloak and committee roams that a new orator from Kansas had broken loose, and that he was "delivering the goods." Immediately the house began to fill up, and when Madison closed he had one of the biggest audiences of the session. Speaker Cannon afterward remarked that Madison's speech was perhaps the ablest speech on Republicanism made this session and should be freely circu lated as a campaign document. Madi son was simply showered with con gratulations by the Republicans. FRANK BARKLEY1 PRESIDENT OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB At a meeting of the automobile enthusiasts held at the Phoenix Club rooms Monday evening Frank Barkley was chosen president, C.

D. Beeth, vice president, C. P. Markley, secretary, V. Brown treasurer.

The club will endeavor to get a speed ordinance pass ed by the council to prevent friction between the citizens and the automobile owners because of the carelessness of strange or negligent chaffeurs. But the club is more of a social organization than a business associa tion. Jaunts, picnics and pleasure drives are being planned. When cele brated enthusiasts come to town they will be entertained, and possibly there may be some local speed and endurance contests. Lou Pendleton this week completed a fine residence on his farm twelve miles south of Dodge.

4 i Bros. 4 4 4 The Gas Stove Season STURGEON'S Homemade Bread Real Economy may be effected and thorough comfort obtained during the summer months if a asHine obtained. I he ordin- wi We say home bread becausR it is just like the good bread you make in your own home. The same care you use, we employ. Using as we do only the best ingredients, made up by expert workmen and baked in perfect ovens, why should we not turn out a splendid loaf ni arv coal comfort stove from is makes rnuch-dis- heat, which the will on a gasoline range.overcomes.

Come and see us and ve Special Bakings here in warm weather time to supply the housekeepers who have given up winter coal for summer gas "stoves. Cakes, Pies and Sundry Pastry. explain all about cookin Gasoline Range turgeon City Hardware Store Wm. Robinson.