Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-12-26

has fallen heir to fortune estimated
at about one million dollars.
The Humane society of Kansas City
has appointed a committee to investi-
gate cruelty to animals at the stock
yards.
Judge ]. S. West, who has just re
signed as Judge of the Sixth district
will move to Kansas City, No., and
practice law.
James r. Colvin, who wrecked the
State bank at Fort Scott waived a
hearing and was remanded to jail I'M
der a bond of $4,000.
Three young boys, Johnnie Harmon,
Thomas Cahill. and Fred Garker We're
arrested Wednesday for burglarizing
the cigar store of S. A REM at Kan
sas CITY.
John Olson had both bones of his leg
broken below the knee and his foot
badly smashed by being caught in
hay press, at Fort Scott Thursday af.
ternoon.
Barre Wyatt a, farmer living near
Scranton, was marshal of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, early in the fifties. Adlai
Stevenson, new vice president, was
WAITS deputy.
c. W. Mitchell, receiver of the de-
funct State bank at Fort Scott, has
commenced payment of the first divi-
dend and all depositors will receive
% per cent of their deposit.
Napoleon Adkins was instantly
killed by the bursting of the band
wheel on a wood saving machine at
Hiawatha on the 2sth. The entire
top of his head was blown off.
Wellhouse, the big apple raiser OF
Leayenworth county, has placed seven
hundred rabbit traps in his orchards
to prevent damage to the trees by the
rabbits gnawing off the bark.
of Squire Carleton, a mile north OF
Devon, and ransacking the house,
stole a silver watch. The squire's son
pursued them, and recovered the watch
after a struggle.
A grocery drummer, who has been
kselling in Kansas towns for many years
| says Atchison eats side meat and cat
fish, while Lawrence is given over to
oat meal and dried prunes. Topeka
likes tea and canned goods.
! J.. T. Barker. farmer near Kansas
City, was arrested Thursday. on COM
plant of a. negro peddler. While Bar
ker was applying some bright green
! paint to his donaicile the complainant
wanted to sell him some Christmas
goods, and Barker applied a liberal
eoat of green paint to him.
A man named Green from McCune,
4 n
burg the other day, after he had sob
cred up went before the county attor-'
ney and swore ont q warrant for him
self for disturbing The peace. was ar
raigned. pleaded guilty and was fined.
His name and his nature are certain
1y well matched.
Fred Myers and family Of Lebanon,
had an auction and sold cut their per-
sonal property IN order TO go to Pales-
tine to take up their abode. These
people are Of Jewish descent and are
preparing TO get in on the ground
floor when the Jews are called home.
Their religious faith is moi like that of
| the Jews Of to-day but more like the
old first families and tribes. They
join a community there which will
hold all property in common. and in
many other respects copy after the
Oneida community in New York.
A farmer appeared before county
Attorney McWifiiams of Chase county
last week seeking TO swear out a war
rant for the arrest of a Ieishbor whom
he charged with stealing a calf. ''How
much Is the calf WORTH" asked the
county attorney '>Fiye dollars" re-
piled the farmer. ssLet's see argued
| the officer: 1T would cost the county
| 500 TO prosecute the case. Are you
after money or reyengeeH The man
said he wanted the calf or the pay for
It. ssWe1l here Is five dollars" said
MeWilliams, putting out the money.
ST guess the county can't afford to
/ take yenr case"
/ Silk flags were presented in public
Thursday night OF last week to each
class in the putstic SCHOOLS of Atehison,
by the G. A. r
Sometime aga a Wholesale whisky
house sent letter % the postoffice at
Seammon. with the instructions to
the postmaster that if the party to
whom it was addressed could not be
found to hand il to some other re-
spensftle person. The postmaster
| handed it to his wife and thereby
learned the contents.
Governor E. N Morrill, built and op-
Grated the first saw aill in Kansas
Lieutenant Governor James A. Trout