The Kansas American from McPherson, Kansas • 1

AME THE KAN RICAN. Wednesday, august 24, 1904. Entered at. the Postofflce in MePherson. Kan- I sag as second class null matter July 30.

1903. NO. 8. VOL. II.

GRANDPA GASSAWAY AS A DANCER. COURTSHIP IN THIBET. The traveler cannot fail to be struck THE FIRST GUN IN KANSAS. The first gun of the campaign will be fired by the Republicans at Marion' Without doubt Mr. Henry Gassaway by the hardness and misery of the Davis took part in the cotillion that closed the ceremonies at White Sulph on September first.

This will be one of the greatest policical meetings ever 1 ur Springs the other day. The dispatches say nothing about it, but of held in Kansas. One of the largest Thibetan woman's lot. Among some of the tribes, wives are secured by the simple method of making foraging expedition on some weaker tribe and seizing as many women as may be desired. This practice, however boldly Inman Items.

Roy and Clarence Caudle of McPlierson spent Sunday and, Monday with Fritz and Gustav Tretbar of this city. Prof. Ennis Miller and Prof. Shirk of MePherson were In town Monday. Prof.

Miller was looking after the city, school. Miss Alma Law has resigned her school at Inman on account of poor health. A crowd of young- folks have planned course a man so spry and chipper as crowds ever gathered together in the state-will assemble in this little town, the Vice Presidential candidate could undertaken, is likely to mean the loss n't have kept out whn the fiddles began to squeak. Mr. Pickwick leading the quadrille with old Mrs.

Wardle of several lives, and is adopted only in at the Manor Farm, Mrs. Fezziwig one whose chief pride is that It is the home of the next governor of Kansas. Tliere is every assurance that there will be a one cent rate on the railroads for this event. Hundreds of republicans have already arranged for this trip. Scores from nearly every county have organ cases of the direst necessary.

The following method is more generally em 1 13. vast substantial smile, old Fezziwig a moonlight hayride for Wednesday evening. ployed When, a warrior, surfeited with gloryf desires a wife, he waits up on the father of the girl whojhas at himself dancing until he fairly seemed to wink with his legs all these and more must have been thrown into eclpise by Grandpa Gassaway at the notification festivities. ized themselves into bands to attend THE KANSAS WHISKEY BOTTLE. From the Missouri border to the western confines of Kansas, alontf every line of railway, on both sides of the track.

In the sun-llower patches along the right of way. In the haymow of every livery stable In every town. In every alley and back stairway, In the top drawer of every bureau every hotel, In the cellarway of many humes, can be found the Topeka drug store bottle. I have seen the 4-ounce, the pint or half pint bottle, It Is the same shape, the same greasy, unlovely appearing piece of grlassware which suggests the Topeka drui? store stufT. the' cheapest In the land, -Thomas Benton Murdock, In this accurateand graphic description Mr.

Murdock, with his characteristic Intuition, presents the real gist of the Kansas liquor question. It, Is fair to assume, too, that in this brief statement he has builded better than than he knew. What he adds about "shatterd homes, orphaned children, penitentlay convicts, poorhouse inmates and asylum imbeciles" only weakens his primal arraignment of the Kansas whiskey bottle, which is to be condemned and repudiated more, after all is said and done, on the score of taste and from than on the ground of morals. The vital objection to Kansas whisky is, to start at the beginning, its vicious quality, and the revolting and offensive style of its presentation. this big republican love feast.

Enthusiasm runs high in republican ranks John Enns, Miss Nuna Cheney, Paul Enns and Miss Minnie Barlets were fishing on Little River Sunday B. Harms of MePherson was in the Anybody with half an Imagination this year and well may the people re .1 I can see the fine old gentleman step city Friday evening on business, tracted his eye and makes an offer of marriage The father, after weighing the matter carefully for a refusal is liable to provoke along and disastrous feud names a price which the thinks consistent with the charms and general usefulness of his daughter. Then ensues a scene of the shrewdest joice. Seldom does a party have as its standard bearer or a state as its chief THE NAVY PREFERS WINE. The oft-considered question of whether United States war vessels should be christened with water or wine has been revived by Connecticut members of the Christian Endeavor league, and as.promptly laid to rest by, Acting Secretary of the Navy Parting.

For the past ten years the Christian Endeavorers and the total abstinence societies throughout the country have been trying to induce the navy depart- raent to christen United States ships -with spring water instead of champagne, but their efforts have met with poor success. Only one vessel in the 1 navy was so christened, and, strange enough, that one was the battleship Kentucky. However, as an observer of the launching broke two quarts of Kentucky bourbon against the vessel's side as she was sliding down the ways after the official temperance christening, it can not be said that the launching was entirely a temperance affair. The question has been revived this itlmeby the fact that the battleship Connecticut will be launched in September, and the desire on the part of the temperance advocates that she be christened with spring water from the Connecticut hills of the state after which she is named. H.

II. Spopner, secretary of the Connecticut Temperance union and of Christian "citizenship of frthe Connecticut Christian Endeavor 1 union, has written a letter to Assistant Secretary Darling, in which he -asks: 'Is it not time that a practice, which is surely of no special significance, so far as the wine is concerned. i ping it off in the old fashioned quadrille such as they dance down in the Old Dominion, or used to when he cast his first vote for Henry Clay, With all his expsrlence at country dances Mr. Davis must have known just what to do when the man who "called off" droned: All forward and hack and dance to the middle. And with the left foot keep time to the fiddle.

The dents step out and the ladies step in. And all Join hands and swlnif 'em aifln. Then with what agility he must have kicked his coat tails in recovering his balance hen the word came: ruee to the ladies, back to the wall, rake a rliaw of terbaeker and balance all. Very likely the cotillon was followed Nobody but the extremest fanatic would take the position that good whisky is as debasing and deleterious as the sort of stuff that is called executive a man who Inspires the confidence and possesses the qualifications which are recognized in Ed Hoch of Marion a man with a clear head, a warm heart, a strong sense of justice, persevering diligence and above all, a firm character and a pure mind. The people of Marion county love Ed Hoch and they are looking forward to the first day of September as the proudest day in the history of their county The people of Greenwood county have a mighty warm place in their hearts for this honest, fearless, big-hearted man and are not far behind their Marion county brethren in doing him honor.

Let's organize a great Hoch band of loyal republicans, go to Marion September first and show the people what we think of our standard bearer. The fare for the round trip from here Is $1.12 over the Santa Fe. A special train will likely run from Ellinwood returning after the night meeting. Probably the MePherson band will go. Mr.

Fairbanks, vice presidential candidate and many other distinguished men will there. MePherson county should send 2,000 people, at least, to honor our neighbor' Mr. Hoch, and help the cause. The wishes or inclination of the woman are never consulted, but the bargaining goes on for days, and even weeks, until a final settlement has been arrived at:" The preliminary bartering having been completed, on the day appointed for the wedding the woman Is placed either in the upper limbs of a tree, while her male relatives remain on the lower branches, armed with thorn-sticks or in the back part of her father's hut, while the relatives guard the entrance in a similar manner. The suitor rides up on his horse, arrayed In wedding finery, and announces his intention of seizing his bride.

In fact this is love-making of the most strenuous ardor and courage of the most ardent Rort on the part of the suitor, for in order to reach ois bride he is compelled to run the gauntlet of the male relatives, who beat him unmercifully." If he is able to elude his opponents and braves their chastement, whisky in Kansas, or that pure liquor, properly served at a tidy, well regulated bar, is as de moral izing as the adult Miss Clara Wlesthaner was shopping In Hutchinson Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. D.

French left for Haven Saturday to visit with friends, returning Monday evening. Dr. F. W. Tretbar left Monday for St.

Louis where he will take in the World's Fair. On his return he will stop off at Kansas City where he finishes his last years course in the Kansas City Medical College. Ning Carter and family of Grove-land attended the funeral of Mrs. J. A Eakins Monday.

Gustav Tretbar and Alexander IlilJ derman will leave for the World's Fair Thursday morning. Died Mrs. J. A. Eakins, Sunda morning, at her home east of town The funeral services took place Monday at two o'clock.

She was laid to rest in the cemetery north of town. Mr. Dick of Hillsboro, a brother of Mrs. John Kroeker, is assistant barber at the Chas. Ragland shop.

(Too late for last week.) Mr. and Mrs. Cheney, of GroveianH were guests of Mrs. Laura Cheney of this city Friday. Mrs.

A. J. Meyers' sister who visited in Kansas for the past three weeks returned to her home in Chicago Saturday by a Virginia reel with Grandpa as a leader. It must have been a moving sight to see him skip "forward and erated concoction which is dispensed in cheap and nasty packages, where back" and join in at the "swing your prohibition encourages not only ladies." A man of his height would help make a tine bridge and he simply evasion and deceit, but what is even worse, a depraved taste. Mr.

Murdock's reference to the "same greasy, unlovely appearing couldn't have refrained from tapping his shoes on the floor and prancing as the young people ducked under. Take a man as youthful as the Democratic candidate for Vice President and he always puts the most frisky of the piece of glassware which bespeaks the Topeka drug store stuff" unfolds the rudimentary and essential evil of the rum, traffic in Kansas. This impeach young buck3 to blush by his agility. on touching the foot of the girl he is ment comes fittingly from a Kansas Oh, yes, there must have been a Virginia reel to top off with. Grandpa is welcomed into the family and complimented on the ardor of his passion.

Should he fail, he finds himself in the publicist who Is held throughout the stateasthe "glass of fashion and the probably a little stiff this morning, mold of form." One could easily tell but he won't mind that, for victory is awkward predicament of being both wifeless and out of the presents he has by looking at Mr. Murdock vfith his now assured. Were not Wellington's should be made at least clean in its surroundings?" Mr. Spooner also inclosed a number of petitions identical in form and signed by some hundreds of prominent citizens of Connecticut, asking Secretary Darling to make the change from champagne to spring water. The petitions, which are rather interesting, read, in part, as follows-: "Whereas, The US3 of wine in the ceremony is a practice misleading to the young, questionable to others and objectionable to many; be it Resolved, Tnat the undersigned members of the Connecticut division of the United Society of Christian Endeavor do fervently petition the governmont that the United States, through the honored Secretary of the Navy, make use in the ceremony of launching of nothing but pure crystal cleanshaven face, the snowy waistcoat officers at a ballon the night before made during the preliminary negotia tion.v Waterloo' Kansas City Times.

which gives prominence to his ample front, and the correct raiment which he always affects, how his whole soul Although a parent may have sold a woman to one man, It does not pre- Crowded Out Last Week. is revolted by one of those greasy 1 J' whisky bottles from Topeka. This is vent his redisposing of her to any suitor who may come after, and who is Outing for August. If you despise vacations and good times in the open, you do not want to read August Outin'g- But if you are on a vacation, or would like one and cannot have It or, any way, If you are hot and sweltering and tired of the dirty city you will welcome the vacation number of Outing. "Paddle Your Own Canoe" is the alluring title of the first article, by the late Leoni-das Hubbard, Jr.

Cooling photographs of river happiness tempt the reader to get a girl and go and do likewise, A most striking and unconventional article is "A Woman on the Trail," by one case where the outside of the plat A Mean Trick. looked upon as legitimate a husband ter involves quite as much as that as the first one. All the husbands Gust Jarl of Marquette had the misfortune to get the separator of his which is within, making due allowance contribute to the wife's support. W. for the incredible inferiority of everv C.

Jainescn Held in August Outing. threshing machine badly burned while threshing at Isaac Shrinersonthe Hth. thing that goes under the name of whisky in Kansas. KANSAS GIRL MAIL CARRIER. spring water from Connecticut hills, against which, for nearly years, Glass was found in cylinder box which leads the crew to believe that some villain had put matches in a bottle and hide Jt in a shief in the field as Every man of discrimination and taste who Is familiar ith the method of assimilating alcohol in Kansas will Lena McBride, 17 years old, who no indictment has been found, and makes a sixty-mile drive three times a which has played a vital part in build Rena A.

riillllps, with novel pictures appreciate the force of Mr. Murdock's week.carrylng the mail from Colby to ing the sons of Connecticut Into the of the author, showing how attractive thev were threshing from the shock remark that "they might, at least, this postoflic is Kansas' youngest The Inside of the separator was burned young women can look and still be fit sinews of the nation." In his reply Judge DarMng says in change the shape or the color of the girl mail carrier, says a dispatch from out. It will take at least ten days ted for the experiences in the woods. Equally timely is James II. Tucker- bottle." Hut even that slight innova Oak Ranch, Kan.

She uses two horses on the long jouney, driving one fifteen man's discussion of "The Outdoor tion would bespeak an Impulse for better things which it would be vain to look for in a community under the part: "I have great respect for your cause and your organization, comprising KO0O societies and 3,000,000 members in the United States, but in this miles out from Colby and then chang before work can be resumed. Marquette Picnic. Wednesday the loth was a big day Ing for another which- she drives the Ray nendt, who was operated on, Is doing nicely. Tom Eals, traveling salesman for Colladay Hardware Company of Hut. chlnson was in the city Monday Roy MeConnel and friends took in the Oklahoma excursion over the Frls co, Sunday.

Mrs Novan is quite sick at her home on Gordon street. Miss Mary Hyde who visited with friends in Mcrherson returned to her home near Medora, the latter part of the week. Dr. Graves, reports a little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs.

J. II. Wendt of Grovcland, also to Dick Calamoit Tuesday, of last week. Dr. Walter Harr, has moved to Buliler, and will practice there until his school begtns at Kansas City, when he finishes his last year.

Miss Mae Hunt was in the city Saturdays One of John Nickels little boys of Newton, is visiting with his cousin Aaron Bergen this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. D.

French will occupy the house In the east part of town, which is vacated by Tete Bergen. On Sunday August 14th, a merry crowd of Jolly young folks held their annual picnic at Classens mill. All were cosily seated In three carriages and a single buggy. The ladles had prepared well filled baskets of good things to eat of which all did justice. A mong them were as follows Mr.

and Mrs. P. French. Miss Emma Tretbar, Miss Mabel MeConnel, MissOrpha thraldom of prohibition whisky. remainder of the distance.

She eats dinner at the ranch, then returns over In Marquette. lie occasion was particular case, as a pract ical question, 1 am unable to reach your conclusion. If the youth of the country are misled, Horse Show" and its its resemblance to the old-fashioned county fair. New pictures of noted contestants and interested society folk accompany the article. As an example of what a great, satisfying outdoor magazine shonld be, editorially and mechanically, August Outing Is notable.

PUBLIC SALE. their regular annual harvest home picnic. The Fremont and Marquette the thirty mile course, changing horses again at the halfway station. Her buggy has become one of the familiar sights along tho way and cattle herd I will sell at public auction at iny it is not by the ceremony of breaking wine upon the Iron prow' of a battle bands furnished the music. i farm, 2 miles west and miles north ship, but liecauso they follow false of Inman, on the southwest quarter Harrison of MePherson entertained the large crowd for an hour on the of section 1, Groveland township, on prophets, and if the use of wine Is 'questionable to others and offensive street In the forenoon also In the after noon by his trick bicycling.

He is to It is because of 'evil to him hard to beat. The people were delight who evil ed with his performance. New paper men were orThc ground and politicians, were thick. In the FRIDAY, AIfll'ST 31, Commencing at 10 o'clock a.m., sharp, the following described property CATTLK- .1 cows, 2 yearling calves, 1 yearling steer, 1 yearling bull, short horn. HORSES 1 colt, one year old, i colt two years old.

"It is inconceivable that the of a bottle of wine upon, the Connecticut can injure her nsa battleship afternoon the following shakers addressed the people In the park: Mes or work the slightest injury to any man: and as an example it seems to FARM1 MS IMI'LKM ENTS -1 Hoo- srs T. O. Coons, Judge Sward, D. P. Llndsey, P.

J. Galle and Karl M. Ohlmqulst, the last named gentleman me that the cause of temperance would be better served if more of the ers and farmers all know her, A few days ago she found that the owner of a big ranch that lies between here and Colby had run a barbed ire fence across the trail over which she usually drove. To go around the ranch was out of the question and she did not intend to go back to her starting point. She took from her buggy a pair of wire cutters and clipped tlie four Imrbed strands that barred her progress.

The next trip she found the fence repaired and again cut the wires and left the gap open. The owner of the ranch demanded to know why she did it. "I am carrying the United States mail," was the smiling "and 1 am going through If I can get through." The owner threatened but she was not frightened. On her next trip a new gate was found across the road, and she still uses the familiar trail on her trl-wcekly Journey. being from Sulina.

The feature of the world' produce of wines were spilled overboard to wash the hulls of ships. "Finally, permit mo to suggest that you and the people you represent ought to 11 nd some comfort In the thought that wine thus expended can nelthcr.lmpcril the soul norcoutribute to the cup of human sorrow." Topeka Capital. sier grain drill, eight hoes: 1 com drill; 1 Kid riding plow, 1 walking plow; 1 Cutaway disc; 1 Iron drag; 1 fanning mill; 1 lister; 1 McCortnick mower and rake; 1 Piano binder; 1 riding cultivator; 1 walking cultivator; 1 double set harness: 1 single harness; 1 buggy harness; 1 live tootli cultivator; 1 feed mill 1 water tank; 1 0. 1. C.

washing machine; 1 derrick fork; and 1 hay rack and trucks. HOUSEHOLD GOODS-1 heating stove; I lounge; 1 bedstead and mat tress; 1 cupboard: 1 cook table and day was the ball game between Gene-sco and Marquette teams resulting In a victory for the latter of to 3. The merry-go-round from Salina did a good business. Ot her attract Ions were the darkey music, vocal and Instrumental, the strlcklng machine, cancrack, throwing balls at the doll babies and ice cream and lemonade stands. There were quite a numlier from surrounding towns and all seemed to enjoy the Santa Fe.

Mr. Nlchol and Mrs. Morse Is visiting at Chas. Morris. Clarence Hapgood of MePherson spent the first part of last week at S.

II. Abel's. Meranda Gray returned to her home west of McPhcron, after a weeks visit at II. C. Bruee's.

Mr. Jackson has moved on the L'lrey farm cast of McPlierson. Irene Abel of MePherson spent Saturday night and Sunday with Kffle D. W. Hull of Conway, spent Wednesday night at C.

Rruce's. Mayme Elliot visited at S. II. Abel's Wednesday afternoon. (ileiv l'lrey of Topeka, Is visiting his grand parents Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Vlda- Anderson of MePherson, Is visiting Maggie Hro.ce. Mrs.

Chan. Morris and her sister Mrs. Morse visited at II. ('. Hrucc's one day last week.

Tho rain Sunday was a bcnrlltto tile corn and put the ground In shape for plowing. Mr. Johnson of New Gotlland spci.t Thursday at George Albert Elliot attended a social In McPlierson Friday nlght, Henderson, Misses aim luiia Wlesthaner, Kthel Henderson, Fritz and Emma Aschman, J. Gustar Julius J. Tretbar, Mr.

Schrable, Dr. F. W. Tretbar and 1. J.

Panktatz. All returned home at a late hour, having spent a pleasant day at the mill, which Is long to lie remembered. day. Everything passttl off very quietly, no disturbance of any kind, other articles too numerous to men much to the credit of the beautiful little city on tho Smoky. Special Train To Marion.

There 111 be a special train run on World's Fair Low Rates. KVKKY 1AV. The L'nion Pad lie ill sell round trip tickets to St. Louis and return at following low rates: riKTBKS DAY TKilKTX. Kvcry day to November 20, good to return idays, tlfl.oo.

SIXTY DAY TICK KT. the Santa Fe on Thursday September tion, i TERMS OF SALE All sums of and under, cash. On all sums over ayear'icreilitwlllbe given on bankable note with approved sccurlt without Interest if paid when due. If not paid when due, to draw 8 per cent Interest from date of note until paid. .1 per Pent off for cash.

J.T. KUSKKL. IK. )toTKTTKn, AllCt. I have an unlimited amount of money to loan on farms.

One mort 1st from this place to Marlon for the Read This Special Bargain. acres, all choice wheat and alfalfa land, acres In cultivation, 25 acres of pasture, located 2 miles from station and 31 miles from MePherson, Kansas. Well Improved, Rood "-room house, kirn, granary and other outbuildings. Good well and windmill. Fine bearing orchard.

Fenced and cross fenced Ith hedge. This In a line farm, located on rural route and telephone, and 111 Iw sold at a bargain to close up an estate. Also a large list of farm, grazing land ami city proerty for sale. 1 always have a large list of houses for rent, .1. K.

IlUKMYKIt, 151. IVTATK. I-OAN AMI ItAM IC MePherson, opening of the Republican campaign. The ladles of the Kastren Starsnr-prlscdMrs. Mai thy last I rlday afternoon with a souvenir spoon with the Congregational church engraved on it There was about forty In attendance.

The ladles took their lunch. a good time. T. J. Kiluionds.

General Secretaryof the Fraternal Aid 'Association will meet with MePherson Council No. 21 Monday evening, August 2. Kvcry member of ti Council Is requested to conic out tomcothhn, Mrs. McCormlck In coin pan py with Mrs Klvlne and the Misses Young are vhltlng friends In MePherson for a day or so. It will leave here at Ikw o'clock and arrive In Marlon In time for the open Kvcry day to November 2, good tft ing exercises.

The train will leave Marion at in the evening. return tW clays, rEAf TICKKTs Kverv d.iv to November iriod hd gage; no commission: cptlon to pay Mrs. LcmlJtix Marled for I.c Is Que Mr.C. II. Caldwell starts this afternoon forLakln, Kansas, where he will take charge of the city Mr, Caldwell Is one of the tearhors thai caii'be easily recommended.

bec, Canada this morning. Whcic she ill make her home ith her hus 10 Deccmlicr 1 ttl.im. Inqulii of any lime after one year, J. K. llllKMYF.lt, MePherson, Kan.

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