Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-07


The next time Great Bend tries TO
get a state institution she should ask
for an asylum for imbecile female
suffrage agitators.
In their great solicitude for the vel
fare OF the plaee-hunters the Kansas
legislators forgot all about the threat
ened invasion of the Russian thistle.
When the Santa Fe railroad company
issued !, 99e passes to members OF the
Kansas legislature and their friends, it
the railroad company its re-
deemer.
Great Bend viii jog along a few
years more without branch state
normal, and be contented with Mrs.
AItbea Briggs match factory and Ell
mer Deans soda pop emporium.
The St. John Capital last week an
nouneed the death OF former Stafford
Co. man who died IN Ellinwood nearly
year ago. Editor Hilmes is keeping up
his record OF being just about that far
behind the times.
The Newton Journal local editor
suggests that. as the Wichita delega-
ton failed 10 get the Garfield Uni
versity off rs astate normal, they turn
1t into a Keeiey institute, since the city
has gone dry again.
The Wichita Eagle editor says:
1.-The only apparent difference between
a republican legislature in Kansas and
any ether kind is that the other kind
appears 10 know when it has been
makiRg a fool OF itself.
Ben Strother OF the Dickinson
County News IS az the firm opinion
that Gev Morriu has no knowledge
that Kansas extends west of Topeka
at least this is the deduction he gets
from Moz-ill's appointments.
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a Kansas man, Prof. Blake O. the
State University. at Lawrence. has
perfected a sub marine telephone that
has been proven successful under 500
feet OF watsr. You can't keep the
Kansas man down. even under that
much water.
The Hutchinson Gazette man assures
US that the act Of the legislature Gre
ating Iaw 10 protect the Gsh Of Kan
sas. does not Include the suckers
chat are caught bg such bait as con
fdeRce returns kansas redeemed, 5"
reform legislation etc
Larneds SQuealer and Sggaller says
the people OF that village are loaded
to the bursting point with peRt up in
dignation. aGd if they should happen TO
go of a certain black mailing gang
would be compelled TO seek new past
ures. Don't drive -em east.
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i good republican brotker in western
Kansas says the people Of the state can
console themselves with the knowledge
that they sent I65 men down TO To
peky'' this winter. at an expense OF
$40, 900, to sit around like bumps on
logs for 80 days and ''chew the rag
over the appointment OF a few boy
pages and girl enrolling clerks
*
One OF the magazines lately st arted
discussion on the question: Who is
the greatest American - An eastern
Kansas editor suggests that that is a
hard thing TO decide just at present,
when we have so many big guns" on
deck. Had the question been: Who
is the smallest Americana most any of
US would point him out the fellow who
takes paper four or i've years, and then
refuses to pay for it.
Old Sol Miller or the Troy Chief says
it is mistake TO suppose that the
legislature has not yet done anything.
1t has made the 22nd of February a
legal holiday. The thing that Kansas
was suffering for. was more legal hoIi-
DAYS She hasn't got half enough
But If she keeps on. she viii soon be
even with Mexico. that has so many
holidays that the greasers loaf the year
round.