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XE Car Cone Democrat VOL. NEWTON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1914 PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE For the Demooratia Banquet, to be Held in Wichita Forum June 10th M. S. BIGELOW PRINCIPAL SPEAKER State, Senatorial and Congressional Candidates will be Present Democrats of the Eighth Congressional district are preparing for a great time at Wichita on June 10. They have arranged for a big banquet to begin at 7 p.

m. at the Forum, where they expect to feed a multitude of Democrats from all over the state. There will be at the banquet county candidates, state candidates and candidates for congress, both for senator and representative, all of whom will be ready to extend the glad hand and help make the feast a merry one. Speakers from Butler, Sumner, Harvey and McPherson counties will give short talks at the meeting. W.

W. A. AYERS Who will speak at the Democratic banquet in Wichita, June 10 A. Ayres, candidate for congress from the Eighth district, will deliver a short address, after which Gov. Hodges will speak, who will be followed by the principal speaker, Herbert S.

Bigelow of Ohio. While Mr. Bigelow is new to the west, he is a factor in eastern polities. He was president of the constitutional convention of Ohio in 1912 at which time he was spoken, of by the Cleveland Press as "one of the greatest men who has appeared in public life in Ohio in a generation." Such men as James. Bartley in the New York American and William Marion Reedy in the St.

Louis Mirror compare him as a powerful, forceful and eloquent speaker to Beecher, Talmage and Ingersoll, and W. J. Bryan in the Commoner said of him: "If Ohio were urging him for presidential nomination, the Demo- cratic party might think it wise to turn to that state for leadership. Bigelow would make not only a Gov. GEO.

HODGES One of the speakers at the banquet in Wichita, next Wednesday night strong candidate, but an admirable executive." Plates will be laid at the banquet for 500 and will not be restricted to the Eighth district. The price of the banquet tickets is $1 each and may be had by applying to Ellison Martin of this city or at the Democrat office. ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES AWAY S. W. Glines of 422 West Sixth Street died at his home Sunday morning at 5:45 o'clock of heart failure.

Deceased had been in poor health for a year or more but his death was unexpected and came as a shock to his relatives and friends. Simeon W. Glines was born in Ohio, January 8, 1838. At the out break of the Civil war he enlisted and served until the following year when he was discharged on account of illness. He was married to Miss Sarah Morse in 1863 and moved to to Kansas in '71.

He is survived by his widow and three childrenMiss Linnie Glines of California and Frank and Earl of Kansas City. The funeral services were the Methodist church, Tuesday afternoon in charge of the G. A. R. Post; Rev.

George officiating. SUMMER PLAY GROUNDS At a meeting of mothers, teachers and other women, in the High School building, last Monday, plans were completed for providing summer play grounds for the children of Newton. The plans as outlined were about as follows: Grounds will be provided at the Cooper, Lincoln and McKinley school buildings and will be open one day of each week, from 9 a. m. to 11 a.m.

The opening date will be Thursday, June 1 11, and each Thursday thereafter during June, July and August. The youngsters will be in charge of competent chaperons and instructors; different ladies being appointed each week for this purpose. It is thought that the "playgrounds" idea will prove extremely popular with the parents and children of Newton as it will furnish the little ones with amusement and instruction and relieve the parents of their care a few hours of each week. Opportunity Is only another way of saying "'Ready" at the right time and the right place. No matter how many good chances to make money come, you cannot take advantage of them unless you have prepared yourself to take hold of them.

No matter how hard opportunity may knock at your door you cannot invite it to come in unless you have prepared for it in advance. How many times have you seen good opportunities to make money if only you had the money saved up to make a beginning? How many good bargains in farms or stock have you let go by because you lacked funds. The only way to take advantage of your opportunities is to be ready and waiting for them with enough money laid up to make the right beginning. The only way to have the money is to save part of all your earnings. We will help you.

We will appreeiate your account and take pleasure in seeing it grow. The man who builds up a good account from his earnings can always get help at this bank if he should need to borrow. THE OLD RELIABLE The First National Bank NUMBER 8 GIVES CREDIT TO NEWTON MAN John C. Nicholson Played Important Part In Securing Memorial Haft. for Kansas Topeka Capital One of the visitors in Topeka during dedication week whose heart bounded with a little pardonable pride when the handsome Memorial Hall was dedicated was John Ca Nicholson, of Newton.

It was Mr. Nicholson, largely, who secured the money from the government which built the handsome memorial to Kansas' heroes of the Civil and Spanish wars. While serving in Washington as state agent for Kansas, Mr. Nicholson collected the data and proofs which influenced congress, urged by the Kansas delegation, to repay Kansas the money which the Sunflower state spent in equipping its volunteers in the Civil war and in the Indian war at the close of the war. During the war the federal government was hard pressed for funds much of the time, and with hundreds of thousands of soldiers being enlisted, equipped and sent to the front, the states were called on In several instances to equip their own volunteers.

The total amount due the state of Kansas, including principal and interest for fifty years was $512,531.45 when congress appropriated the money with which to pay this fifty-year-old claim in 1908 and 1909. The first payment was $97,466.02, made on June 5th, 1908. A second and final payment of $425- 065.43 was made by the federal government on March 18, 1909. Mr. Nicholson suggested that the half million dollars of Civil war claims which he had been instrumen tal in collecting from.

the federal government should be used in building a great Memorial Hall to Kansas' soldiers of the Civil war. Returning from Washington after suecessfully pressing these claims, Mr. Nicholson found the Memorial Hall bill had been killed by the legislature then in session, and he immediately busied himself convincing the Republican leaders in the house and senate and Gov. W. R.

Stubbs that this money should be spent in perpetuating the memory of the heroes Kansas furnished to the Union armies in the trying days of '61-'65. Mr. Nicholson wrote the Memorial Hall bill which passed the legislature, including in it, at the suggestion of State Senator C. S. Huffman, himself a veteran of the famous Fighting Twentieth, the provision that it should also be a monument to Kansas' soldiers of the Spanish -American war, as well as those of the Civil war.

With energetic assistance from W. A. Morgan, department commander of the G. A. R.

at that time, and the late George W. Martin, then secretary of the State Historical society, the bill met little opposition in the legislature. The first appropriation was not considered sufficiently large, and the next legislature was called upon for an added appropriation which would make it possible to build a structure of marble and granite that would be a credit to the state which built it and a lasting monument to the Kansas boys and men who fought for their country in the Civil and Spanish-American wars. It also will house in fireproof quarters the priceless relics of Kansas' early day history which are in the possession of the State Historical society. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Republican County Central Committee was held in the office of Branine Hart in this city last Friday afternoon.

It was attended by Eldo Jones of Burrton township, E. S. Stewart of Lakin, S. T. Danner of Pleasant, T.

J. Lantis, of Darlington, Jerry Phillips of Richland, C. A. Seaman of Sedgwick, W. L.

Hinshaw of Halstead, C. O. Boyle of Lake, 0. A. Regior of Alta, D.

W. Vogt of Garden, Glenn Woods of Walton, C. L. Perkins of G. Harland, Chas.

Bourne, H. A. Brush and D. D. Perry of Newton.

Some Harvey County Homes Residence of John H. Schultz, Halstead PICNIC AT CITY PARK The Park Committee of the Commercial club has named Friday, June 5, as the date for the formal opening of Athletic Park, and an entertaining program has been prepared for the occasion. A feature of the day's entertainment will be a basket supper in which every resident of the city is invited to participate. The following committees will have charge of the program: Basket Supper and Band Concert, Committee- -J. L.

Napier and W. I. Plumb. Boating and Bathing- -P. R.

Hubner and R. E. Junge. Merry- round and other -W. E.

Adair, Bert Williamson, A. W. Meens. Boat races, swimming races, motor cycle and auto races will be a part of the entertainment furnished. The program will be given in the afternoon and the basket supper will be pulled off about 6:30 o'clock.

TRIPPLE WEDDING AT METCALF'S James. Crum and Flora Miles. Charles Crum and Maude Metealf and Harry Fulton and Lillie Crum were the contracting parties in a tripple wedding at the home of J. H. Metcalf Wednesday evening, 3 at 8 p.

H. M. Woods, of Perry formerly pastor of the Christian church in Sedgwick, was the officiating clergyman. James, Charles and Lillie are all children of Lewis Crum who lives two miles southeast of Sedgwiek. Following the ceremony a big dinner was served to the guests, 250 having been invited.

James Crum and wife will spend the summer on the Miles farm, Charles Crum and wife will live in Wichita and 'Harry Fulton and wife will farm the Stewart place. Their many friends congratulate them on their big happiness. -Sedgwick Pantagraph. FIELD DAY AT BURTON The Field Meet at the School grounds Friday was well attended and the program very entertaining. The 100 yard dash was won by Austin Stone with Wayne Austin second.

The shot put went to Ren Wilson, Charles Friesen took second place. The high jump to John Williams, Claude Grandon second. The 440 yard dash went to Chas. Friesen John Friesen second. The pole vault went to Arthur Armstrong, Floyd Hale second.

Wayne Austin took first in the Hurdles, Claude Grandon second. Austin Stone won the 220 yard dash, Charles Friesen second. Wayne Austin won the broad jump Ren Wilson second. The mile run went to Arthur Armstrong, Milton Krehbiel second. Ren Wilson won the discus throw, Leslie Reed second.

The 50 yard dash went to Austin Stone, Wayne Austin second. Ren Wilson won the baseball throw, John Williams second. The 880 yard dash went to John Friesen, Charles Friesen second. The mile relay in which the Freshmen, Eighth Grade and Sopohmore and Juniors and Seniors were entered went to the Sopohmore, Juniors and Seniors. The Judges were H.

W. Hankins, John Shive Jr. and James Burton Tribune. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Harmison of East Broadway, Wednesday, June 3. COUNTY INSTITUTE OPENED TUESDAY Teachers and Would-be Teachers from Every Section of the Cour.ty in Attendance ENROLLMENT OF 100 EXPECTED Sixty- Nine were Present at the Opening Session Tuesday WILL GUARD KIT CARSON TREE The Park Committee of the Council is to be commended for having a stone retaining wall built partly a- round the stately old elm tree in Riverside Park, known as the Kit Carson Tree. It is claimed that the famous old scout had camped under its spreading limbs and done such other stunts usually considered as. a part of the scout business. Be that as it may, it has been officially designated as above stated and is so deseribed in the official Guide Book of The New Santa Fe Trail as one of the points of interest along the automobile path through the state.

That old tree is an asset to the town which should be worked for all there is to it. Next year thousands of tourists will be passing through the town on the way to the California Exposition and to cause tourists to tarry, a suitable sign board should be erected near the Park. The building of the retaining wall was done at very little extra expense to the wit the material was all secure old crossing material and the labor was done by City Marshal Kauder. Let's make this big tree a noted point of interest, something along the same line as Pawnee Rock. -Halstead Independent.

Peter Benfer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benfer of Newton, died at his home in Raton, New Mexico, Tuesday, June 2, at 2:40 p. as a result of a stroke of appolexy, suffered about ten days ago. He is survived by his widow and five children.

J. A. Benfer, a brother of the deceased left for Raton, Tuesday evening, to help make arrangements for the funeral. Probate Judge MeAdams issued licenses, Wednesday, for the marriage of James Crum to Flora Miles, Charles Crum to Maud Metcalf and Harry Fulton to Lillie Crum, all of Sedgwick. License was also issued on that date to Fred McClure and Edna Pearl Miller of Walton.

A. Ansel of Halstead is a patient at Axtell hospital. The County Normal Institute opened in the new High School building in this city Tuesday morning, with a good attendance. County Superintendent Miss Mitten expects an enrollment of more than a hundred this year. Following are the instructors and the different branches to be taught by each.

Mr. Pett-Methods, Algebra, Agriculture, Grammar, Orthography and penmanship, Geography and Reading. Mr. Gibbon--Elementary Science, Literature, Physiology, Physics, Arithmetic, United States History. Mr.

Regier- Civil Government, Bookkeeping, Ancient History, Modern History, Kansas History. Miss Kelley- Music. Those who had enrolled for the opening session were: Lola Williamson, Newton; Alma Williamson, Newton; Myrtle Popkins, Halstead; Leah Jones, Halstead Madeline Baer, Newton; Helen M. Hagan, Newton; Cora Nicodemus; Lewis Garber, Hesston; Elsie Daugherty, Newton; Ernest Garber, Hesston; Ruby Glenn, Sedgwick; Onetia Heyman, Whitewater; Elsie Wolford, Newton; Pearl Wright, Halstead; Isabelle Hart, Newton; Emil A. Dester, Halstead; Irma D.

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Wedel, Buhler; Nona Baer, Newton; Laura Harms, Whitewater; Grace Mendell, Newton; Marcia Reig, Newton; Iva Niles, Sedgwick; Dora Abrens, Halstead; Lulu Cadle, Sedgwiek; Hoyt Turner, Newton; Charles Kehl, Newton; Mollie Hall, Newton; Esther Henderson, Newton; Mildred Mayne, Newton; Waive Kline, Grace Kline, Newton; Grave Dohner, Peabody; Lillian Trego, Halstead; Katie A. Friesen; Mary Warren, Burton; Nora MeGarry, Newton; Elsie Tangeman, Newton; Sylvia Winger, Hesston; Katherine Hupp, Newton; Edna May, Newton; Elizabeth Thimm, Newton; Adeline Boller, Newton; Bertie Goetschius, Walton; Conah May Ellis, Burrton; Eleanor Camp, Halstead; Addie Anderson, Walton; Bessie Anderson, Walton. Dollars Have Wings It has been aptly said that "dollars have It must be true. They get away SO easily, it's hard to keep them with us long. The very best cage for the flighty dollars is a good reliable bank like ours, where they may be safely housed and are subject to release only on your personal check.

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