Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-05
What Has Been Going on During
the Week in Kansas.
Six Days DoIngs In sunHOwersEOm Is
Boiled Down for Busy
Readers,

Arkansas City.
Many Kansas miners are leaving for
the Illinois coal fields
The Bourbon county democrats
nominated 8 straight ticket.
The democrats of Dickinson county
meet in convention Saturday.
Sterling has sprinter, Dick Bestte,
who makes IS yards in 4 seconds.
Dickinson county has that relic Of
barbarism known as the grand jury.
The Western Farm Mortgage Co.,
of Lawrence, is to wind up its affairs.
For the first time in years every
joint in Salina was closed last Thurs
day.
William A Pennell of Kansas City
is going TO start large putty factory
at lola.
Joe Patchen, the fastest horse in
harness in the world, is Peabody
product.
The Rice county democratic con-
vention will be held at Lyons on the
18th inst.
Carl VermilIion. son of DR.. Yer.
million of Lyons, is in Jail on a charge
of stealing $25.
George w. Loman, formerly of
Chase, bas started a democratic paper
at Chickasha, Ok.
The annual convention of the Chris,
tian churches of the state will be held
at Topeka October to IL.
The democrats and popultsts of
Crawford county held conventions last
week and nominated fusion ticket.
a meeting of the state populist cen
trail committee has been called to meet
at Topeka on Wednesday, Septem;J
II.
At the republican convention at La
Crosse on Tuesday of last week free
coinage was defeated by vote of 55
to-
j. D. Botkin, the populist nominee
for congress in the Third district last
fall, favors the union of the populist
and prohibition parties.
1t is said that prominent populists
will enjoin the state auditor from pay.
ing the expenses of the state military
encampment at Emporia.
A close personal friend of George r.
Peck says that his salary as general
solicitor of the Chicago, Milwaukee
aud ST Paul is to be $27 500 per year.
j. r Halloween, prince Hail." of
Wichita, says MorrIlls war record
consists Of his having dealt out sour
crackers and bad meat to the boys who
did the fighting.
Governor Morrill, says that the vice
presidential story told Oh him last
week was a fake. 1.-The vice presi-
dental bee" he said, "has never buzz
zed about my head"
1t is estimated that 1900 people at,
tended the old soldiers reunion at
Rush Center last week. On Thurs
day Elk, Senator John ]. Ingalls, de-
livered his address.
The penitentiary directory is now
composed entirely of republicans and
includes t. w. Eckert of Arkansas
City, T. M. Beck of Holton and Lare
Dean of Smith Center.
The authorities at Wichita have
abandoned persecution of violations of
the prohibitory liquor law. Public
sentiments so strong against the law
that it is impossible to find a jury to
try case.
Chairman Breidenthal announces
that the populist fall campaign will be
opened with rallv at Eldorado, But
Ter county, on September IA Ex-
Congressman Jerry Simpson will be
the principal speaker.
Ford county republicans haye put
the following ticket in the field: Sher-
if, Waldo Tarbox; clerk, j. ii. Lei
digh; treasurer, A, Russell; register,
Sid REYNOLDS; surveyor, General
Fonda; coroner, DR.. Crumbine.
The republicans of Rush county
have nominated the following ticket:
Treasurer. w. " Kelly; clerk, W. j.
Hayes; register of deeds, Frank Ham,
berg; sheriff. H. L. Brown; surveyor,
William Talbot; coroner, DIR. Fergu-
son
The present incumbent, e. w.
Shinn of Greenwood county. was re-
nominated for judge of tie Twenty
sixth judicial district, comprised of
Butler and Greenwood counties, by
the p"pulists in convention at Edo
RADIO.
Prof Shows weather report for
August shows that it has been a re,
markable month for the amount of
rain that has fallen The total
amour. for the month was II 3 inch.
es. over four inches more than the
average.
There are four vacancies in the