Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Congress met at Topeka on the 14th. On
the 10Th both bodies were formally re-
ceived in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. The delegates were welcomed
on behalf of the State in an address by
Governor Martin. Acting Master Draper
responded on behalf OF the National
Grange and President Kolb on behalf
Of the Farmers Congress.
THE Kansas Equal Suffrage Association
recently held its annual session at EN-
poria. Mrs. Laura n. Johns, the presi-
dent was introduced by Susan B. Anthony
and delivered her annual address. Reso-
buttons were adopted requesting the Legis-
lature to amend the law so as to provide
that at least two members of the board OF
charitable institutions shall be women:
asking for an amendment to the Constitu-
ton striking out the word male in section
!, article g.; thanking the Legislature for
granting municipal suffrage to women
and asking that body to complete the work
by extending the law so as to grant the de-
mand for perfect equal rights; denouncing
the action of the Washington Territory
Supreme Court in it's decision against
woman suffrage. and thanking the Union
Labor party for it's position. on equal
suffrage.
AT the recent semi-annual meeting of
the South Kansas Medical Society at
Hutchinson the following officers were
elected: President, DR.. N. T. p. Robert
son, of Hutchinson; vice-president, DIR.
w. s. McAdams, of Wichita; secretary,
DR.. A. III. Calvard. of Hutchinson. After
considerable discussion it was decided by
the society as best that the president and
secretary reside in the same city. The
next meeting will be held in Wichita some
| time in May.
PENSIONS lately granted Kansas veter-
| ans: Original, Leonard 81. Rich. Russell;
Aaron Burrows, Fairmount; William w.
Jellison, Dorrance; David Lemley. Paola;
| Zachariah Knight, Asherville; Joseph
Waymire, Wall Street; Aaron Ward,
| Ellinwood; Bernard II. Buries, Ellsworth;
Daniel Keller, Junction City; Elijah N.
Yates, Leavenworth; Nicodemus j. Wool
cry (deceased). Atchison; Martha A.
| Lyle, former widow of John Ballentine,
Clay Center. Increase, Nathanial S. Carl,
| Arispie; Jones K. Warren, Bazaar; An
| drew jackson, Leavenworth; Richard
Daniels, Concordia; Andrew P. Duggan,
| Reading; Joseph Long. Garnett; John
| McMichael, Topeka; William Reynolds.
Junction City; Caudius B. ellis, Great
Bend; William II Allen, Sterling. Reis-
| sue, Elisha o. S aman. Lougton. Reissue
| and increase, John j. G. inc, Culver; John
| M. Burton, Howard City; Samuel w. Pen
nington, Winfield.
AN important decision was lately rem
dered by the Supreme Court concerning
the right of the Salvation Army to
parade upon public streets. Some
weeks ago the city of Washington,
with the intention of preventing the
Salvation Army from parading upon
| it's streets, passed ordinance for
| bidding any person or organization to
parade upon any public streets of the city
while shouting, singing. beating drums,
! tambourines, or other musical instruments,
unless consent in writing from the mayor
| was first obtained. Several members of
the army were arrested for violating the
ordinance and appealed, and the Supreme
Court declared the ordinance void and
1 discharged all the parties arrested.
WILLIAM HAWK was arrested at Hutch
| inson the other day for Illicit distilling
| within a stones throw of the city mar
| shal's residence. Hawk had an old thresh-
ing machine engine which he kept fred UP
all the time, and he was supposed to be
| making q chop mixture for feeding hogs
This he had kept up for nearly year,
| when it was discovered that he was max
ing and selling a poor grade of whisky.
The still was taken possession of and
Hawk sent to Jail.
THE Union Pacific railway recently fled
it's annual report with the Railroad Com.
missioner at Topeka. 1t shows the earn
ings of the company for the last year te
have been $28 O09, O7S.43, and the total ex.
penses SIS, 322, 449.7O. The company also
derived an income of 1926, $40 from STOCK
owned, and SIG $40 from bonds owned
and $780,, 1S9 from miscellaneous invest.
ments during the year. The company re.
ceived $121 980.65 from sales of lands and
$549, 1u7.89 from outstanding contracts
making total of So 154, 889. 70, which has
been received from the sales of its land uI
| to the present time. The total bonded
debt of the company is $113, 405, 167. 1t has
issued stock to the amount of &c., S6S, 500 te
build and equip the road.
SOME time ago Mrs. Laura M. Johns
president of the Kansas Equal Suffrage
Association, and Mrs. Fanny 81. Rastall
president of the Kansas w. G.. T. o., is.
sued call to all State organizations Of
women to send representatives to Emporis
during the annual session of the State
Equal Suffrage Association, for the pur.
pose of forming a Kansas Council o.
Women. Accordingly at the close of the
late session Of the Equal Suffrage As>o
citation representatives of the various
| organizations met and formed the Kansas
Council of Women. A constitution wa.
adopted and the following officers chosen
President, Mrs. G. 81. Cushing, Leaven'
worth; ice-president, Mrs. l. w. Hanna
Emporia; auditor, Mrs. j. L. Hunting
Leavenworth; treasurer, Mrs. Graves
Emporia; secretary, Miss Mary Abarr
Topeka. The Council ad burned to meet
in Leavenworth next May, when fuller
plans will be arranged and perfected fol
work.
THE Equal Suffrage Association closed
it's session at Emporia by adopting reso.
lutions urging the women of Kansas to ex.
ercise their rights to the fullest extent in
regard to municipal suffrage, and also in
favor of making a test case to decide
whether women have the right to vote fol
county school superintendent. The reso.
luton previously passed asking the Legis.
lature to strike out the word "male" in
article 1, section Of the constitution was
reconsidered. The officers elected were
Mrs. Laura N. Johns. president; Mrs