Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Plant Your Trees.

Plant Your Trees.
The governor on the 10th issued .
proclamation designating April II as
erbor day. In his proclamation the
governor says:
When our state was admitted into the Union
1t was one vast prairie Trees were only found
Skirting the numerous little streams which
fetal groves were almost unknown Now In the
eastern part OF the state the prairies are dotted
over with beautiful groves. Offering shade 20
the traveller and rest to the weary husband
man. The whole aspect Of the country has
been changed In many OF the eastern coun-
ties 1t has more the appearance OF q timber
country which has been partially cleared. 1t
was a wise suggestion Of one Of my d1stln-
guished predecessors that 3 day be set apart to
be devoted by the people OF the state to plant
ing out trees Every school house and every
church in the state should be surrounded by
them. The highways should be lined with
beautiful shade trees. and every home should
be beautified by the planting out Of trees and
Bhrubbery. would, therefore, most earnestly
urge that the 18th day of April be set apart as
arbor day, to be devoted to identifying the
homes and public grounds OF the state.
Injunction Denied.
In the district court at Topeka Judge
Hazen decided the application of War
den Chase, of the penitentiary. for an
injunction to prevent the appointment
of a legislative committee to investigate
the charges against him as warden Of
the penitentiary. In denying the in
junction the court held that the courts
may enjoin an officer where his acts
are purely ministerial, but where an
act depends on the discretion of an
officer Or officers, the courts should not
interfere with that discretion.
Family Poisoned.
h Sc 70 nd
aged 10 and years, were poisoned re-
Gently by drinking water from
cistern near vacant house adjoining
their home at Wichita. It is believed
that arsenic had been thrown into the
cistern. Cherry and has wife may die.
About a month previous some neigh
bors who used the water from the
same pump were poisoned, but re-
covered.
G. "A. r. stan.
Commander j. P. Harris, of the Kansas
G. A. R., has issued an order appoint
ing the following as his staff officers:
Judge advocate, J. v. Beekman,
Arkansas City; chief mastering officer,
o. III. Coulter, Topeka; chief of staff,
spector general, George w. Weed, To-
Ottawa. The order also appoints a
long list of aides-de-camp.
SubsOiiing Experiment..
An experiment in subsoiling to over
come the effects of drought has been
inaugurated at Winfield. A 5-acre tract
belonging to the fair association was
plowed to depth of IL inches,
and will be cultivated by subsoiling,
the results exhibited at the county
fair, and the relative merits of the
new and old systems thus determined.
Crimean Veterans Death.
DIR. Thomas Yarnold, a veteran of
the Crimean war, died at Lawrence
recently at the age of SO years. He
was born in England and had lived in
Lawrence 81 years. He was the at
tending physician at the birth and
death of his second wife.
Shot Herself.
Mrs. Barbara Bubb shot herself at
Leavenworth a few days ago with
probable fatal effect. She was the wife
of Peter Bubb, once q prominent
lumber merchaut'o of that city, who five
years ago secured a divorce and three
years later ended his life. Trouble
had unbalanced her mind.
Hello War.
A telephone rate war has been in
augurated at Topeka, the Bell COM
pany reducing its rates to $24 for bust
ness houses and $18 for residences.
Heretofore they have been $50 for bust
ness houses and $40 for residences.
Competitor did it.
Appellate Clerks Appointed.
The judges of the southern depart
ment of the appellate court recently
appointed Victor Murdoch, of Wichita,
clerk for the central, and 7. j. Petit
john, of Hugoton, clerk of the Western
division.
EmbezzIer Sentenced.
Ex-County Treasurer Dick, charged
with embezzling $50, 600 from Ellsworth
county, pleaded guilty when his case
was called for trial at Ellsworth and
he was sentenced to the penitentiary
for four years.
Veteran Editor Appointed.
The veteran editor, John Speer, of