Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

who came to whaf is now the State sew |
enty -four years ago, when Q mere child. |
At that time Kansas was occupied chiefly |
by Indians and wild animals.
Mr.. BARBER's bill in regard to g. A R |
badges reads. AZ follows: Amy person |
who shall wilfully wear the badge Of the |
Grand Army of the Republic, or who shall |
use or wear the same to obtain aid or as
sistance thereby within the State, unless |
he shall be entitled to use or wear the |
same under tho rules and regulations Of |
the Department. OF Kansas, Grand Army |
OF the Republic. shall be guilty Of q mis- |
demeanor. and when convicted shall be
punished by q term of imprisonment not
to exceed thirty days or a fine not to ex-
coed twenty-five dollars. or by both such
fine and imprisonment"
In accordance with . joint resolution
passed by the Legislature Governor
Humphrey has appointed as a committee to
wait on President-elect Harrison and urge
the appointment of Senator Plumb to q
Cabinet position the following named gem
tlemen: Lieutenant-G Governor A. j. Felt,
Speaker Booth. State Treasurer Hamilton
Colonel J. r. Hallowell, Colonel d. R. An
thony and Colonel Richard L. Walker.
MRS. JAMES SHAW recently died at
Atchison at the age Of eighty three years.
Her husband was the first Methodist min
lister to preach a sermon at that place,
which he did in the open air on the bank
| of the river thirty five years ago
THE House committee appointed to in
spect the State University reported that it
| inspected the institution carefully, and
found among other things, that the libra
~ was wholly inadequate. and appropri-
ations should be made to place it ON an
efficient basis. The Senate committee re-
ported in substance that a portion Of the
foundation of the University was in very
unsafe condition. The $1,000 expended on
| the foundation of the south wing had been
we'll spent and that part of the foundation
made secure. It would require S26 600 to
make the rest of the foundation equally
secure in the same manner. The report
recommends repairs on some of the other
buildings and the sale Of the old unused
building.
COLONEL THOMAS p. FENLoN. the we'll
known Leavenworth attorney, was stricken
with paralysis at the Copeland Hotel in
Topeka the other day and was in a critical
condition.
On the 18th Governor Humphrey sent
message to the Legislature announcing
that he had been advised by the Govern
ors of the States of Nebraska, Texas. Col
orado, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois that the
Legislatures of those States would coop
crate with Kansas and appoint delegates
| to the proposed Inter State convention to
| investigate the alleged beef and pork COM
| bine. t;t
THE sixth biennial report of the board of
directors of the State Historical Society
| shows that during the thirteen years OF
| the existence of the society the number Of
| volumes in the library has grown from POS
| to 9.971, and the total number of books,
manuscripts and other collections of his
torical value numbers As, 3O5 There are
printed in Kansas total of S27 publica-
| tions, OF which As are daily, 10 SEMI
weekly, 1873 weekly, 40 monthly, one semi
! monthly, two ,bi-monthIy, four quarterly
| and one occasionally.
FIRE broke out the other morning in the
| second story of the brick building of 81.
F. Sprague, at Russell, and the structure
| was entirely consumed. The loss on the
building was S., COO; insured for 81 600. d.
r chmond & Son, drugs, lost 81 500; in
sured for $4,000 L. B. Beardsley, attor-
| ney, lost library and Office furniture
| valued at $500 and not insured.
| A SAD accident to skating party oc-
| Cured at Leavenworth on the IL b. The
party consisted of Grace Philips. step
| daughter of judge Ide; Susie B. Anthony,
daughter of Colonel D. r. Anthony; Harry
Jewett, son of M. M Jewett. and Edwin
Pierce, son of G. B. Pierce, who left the
! high school building for the purpose of
| having an hours recreation in skating on
a pond on the farm of j. G. Stone. Jr.. four
miles South of the city. They had no
more than entered upon the enjoyment of
| the occasion and had hardly reached the
| middle of the pond when the ice gave way
and the four were thrown into the water.
Susie Anthony and young Pierce inn
| mediately sank and were dead before aid
| reached them. Young Jewett and Miss
Philips were rescued, but not until they
| were thoroughly chilled and their lives for
| some hours were despaired of.
| SENATOR WILLIAM M EvARTs, of New
! V0rE cd ~
of the State University at this years COM
| mencement, June 8, and Rev. a. II. Tuttle.
of Baltimore, Md, will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon June 2.
THE post-office at Nixon, Pawnee Coun-
| ty, has been discontinued.
| In recently discussing the resolutions in
| troduced into the Legislature calling upon
Congress to make special appropriation
| for q deep water harbor of the coast of
Texas, Senator o borne said that it would
| save Kansas farmers ten cents bushel
| in exporting their grain, which would
amount to a saving of twenty millions dol
lars annually to the State.
The January report of Pension Agent
| Click showed the disbursements of the
| office at Topeka to have been as follows:
| Invalids. $145, 1919; survivors war 1912,
| 1876; survivors Mexican war, 50, 935;
widows $50, 600.33; minors, 81 ,55I SO; de-
| pendent relatives. $15. 36S.92; widows war
| 1872, s.. S99.61; widows Mexican war,
$1,O09.S0; surgeons, s., 21550. Total, $780,
S71.S7.
A SOMEWHAT spicy suit was recently
| tried in the district court at Lawrence.
Mr. Mccoy, a widower of fifty six winters,
| sued a well-to-do widow for breach of
| promise, which he averred caused him
| such s'great mental ago ~ and pain" that
| he must have $4,000 OF her hard cash las
| a balm to his lacerated affections. The
! Jury gave him one dollar.
TIE State Dairymen's Association, re-
/ Gently in session at Topeka, elected the
| following officers: President, R T. Stokes
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