Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Woman's Work at tho Worlds Fair.
Mrs Lewis Hanback, and Mrs. Robert
Mitchell, the Kansas committee ON
woman's work at the Colum oian expo
sition, has issued the following address
to the people of Kansas:
As members of the state board of Kansas
who have charge of collecting an expibit of
the WORK of women of our state for the Col
umbian exposition. we desire through the
medium OF this communication to acQuaint
you with what W wish to do. Your interest
and help we need in making an exhibit of
the industries of the women of Kansas Sec
ond to none of our sister states
Our object is not only to represent the eff
ment in all directions, but we desire to fur
,ther the interest OF our state We wish to
cooperate with the gentlemen of the board
in the work of showing to the world that
Kansas leads the states in natural resources,
industries aud educational interests. We
propose to show statistics at the exposition
that will illustrate the part woman has
taken in the developments of the state, her
influence in the advanceInent of our people,
morally, intellectually and physically.
Every industry carried on wholly or in
part by women will be represented. Speci-
mems of her work, in every department., will
be placed on exhibition We expect to prove
that Kansas women can and do compete sue.
cessfully with those of other states in all the
avenues of employment now open to them,
and advance the status of women by calling
attention to her present efforts and future
possibilities
In order to advance our work we would be
pleased to correspond with all organizations
conducted by women throughout the state,
charitable, religious, literary or educational;
and also, with those interested in the study
thoroughly informed in regard to the under
takings and successes of the women within
our borders
While seeking particularly to interest the
Industrial women. we must acquaint them
with the Importance of aiming at excellence
in every undertaking. remembering that
articles will be judged on their merits alone.
At this great exposition whatever we exhibit
will be placed with similar articles from
other countries and the efforts of women
will compete with those of men, and will be
passed upon by an impartial jury composed
of both men and women.
We expect in the near future to visit the
different counties throughout the state and
confer with the ladies as to the details of the
work, the needs in their special localities,
coll ect statistics, and assist In organizing
Colum bian CLUBS whose object will be sys-
tematic work for the exposition in 1898.
We earnestly desire that all MY become
interested in this cause that we may be able
to secure the best possible results. And it is
especially important that you select as lead
ers OF your local organ cations earnest
women, who will realize that prompt and
emerge. ic work is necessary to make our eft.
forts successful.
We will gladly furnish all information at
our comm md, as we'll. also, a form for a
constitution and by laws to aid in the forma-
tiOn OF county associations for the purposes
set forth in tn IS communication.
Let us work unitediy. hand in hand and
heart to heart. for the best interests of all
Embellishments.
Charles Johnson, a packing house
employee. was killed by an L road train
while returning from his work at Kan
sas City, Kan, the other night
The president has respited Benson,
the Mettman murderer who was to
have been hanged at Leavenworth No.
vember 5, until February s. When
the news was communicated to the
prisoner he laughed and said: ''Ah,
we'll, I will get my Christmas dinner
now"
Edward ]. Seymour, young man
who removed to Topeka recently from
Eskridge with his young wife, was ar
rested the other morning charged with
the attempted murder of his child,
which was born the day before, and
was an unwelcome addition to his
family.
Michael Grace. Union Pacific switch
man, while scuffling with John Mich
OILS, member of the same crew,
fell from car at Armstrong the other
morning and received injuries which
resulted fatally. AS there were con-
ficting stories about the affair, Nichols
was held pending an investigation.
Work will soon be commenced on the
dam across the Kansas river at Muncie,
Wyandotte county. The dam proposed is
for the purpose of furnishing power for
the manufacture of electricity for eight
motors and manufacturing purposes.
The company is capitalized at $500, 600.
and it is claimed that all necessary
funds for the completion of the work
have been arranged for. The company
proposes to furnish electric power to all
towns and cities within radius Of
twenty miles.
j. w. Smith, the owner of a farm for
the breeding of fine Norman horses three
miles from Leavenworth. was found
dead in his room in the Phillips house,
Kansas City, Mo-, the other afternoon.
Smith went to the Phillips house the
while going to it he was seized with a
for time. When partially revived he
said to his attendant: 'I'm all right
now, 1 guess, but I don't know what
was the matter. never had anything
of the kind before" Not appearing
next day the door was forced open and
he was found dead He was about
forty years of age and reported to be
worth $780, 600.
The annual report of the Dodge City.
Montezuma & Trinidad railroad com.
pany. which operates a line of twenty
tx miles in length. running from
odge City to Montezuma, was filed
| with the state board of railroad COM
missioners recently. This is the only
railroad in Kansas which has no bond.
ed Indebtedness. It is owned by Will
| son Soul. son of the hop bitters manu-.
| facturer of the same name. The enter
! prise does not seem to be a profitable
one. The report shows that the cost
of operating were S. 500 S5 and taxes
S4,O16 o., while the total receipts of
operation were 81, 33S 81. showing net
loss of $40, 7O3.3a. 1t will be seen that
the company pays out nearly four times
its gross earnings