Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05


Miss Carol E. Reed has been admit
led to the bar in the Stafford county
district court, after having passed
creditabl examination.
A peddler of piano polish is travel
ing through Kansas. He is reported
as being very impertinent to ladies
who refuse to buy his worthless stuff
One of the largest dogs ever raised
in Kansas was shipped from Leaven-
worth to Chicago Monday. The dog
was St Bernard and weighed 1s2
pounds.
Prof Dyche OF Lawrence, says Nan
sen could not have discovered the
Pole because it is now dark up there.
Anyhow, Nansen cannot hold candle
to Dyche as an explorer.
The Globe is educati the people
of AtchiSon in the use OF the word
don't Reform comes slow in Atch
ison, but give the Globe time and 1T
will correct all bad habits.
Lawrence recently revived her old
skating rink. Later on. the Indian
band from Haskell institute was Sc
cured to make music for the young
sters ON wheels. If there are any
other fossiliferous specimens laying
around anywhere. Lawrence will pay
a good price to lave them sent in
Gold has been found on Joy creek,
in Washington county, and Kansas
City and st. Joseph capitalists will be
surprised to learn from the Atchison
Champion that they ARE rushing to
the scene of the discovery by the hun
dreds." The Champion also says that
the whole country is aroused and
awaiting full developments with much
enthusiasm and excitement.
The 3-year-Old son of Mrs. Maggie
Scott was burned to death Wednesday
evening at Fort Scott. Mrs. Scott
noticed that lamp was leaking, and
picked it up. intending to carry it
from the room. but as she lifted it the
bottom fell out and the oil saturated
the child's clothing. which ignited.
The frantic mother threw blanket
over the child, but it was horribly
burned. and died Il few moments later.
The irrigated crops grown in Colo
RADIO last year amounted to more than
silver mines. ana the Western Kansas
newspapers think that if the farm
ers of Western and Central Kansas
will improve their opportunity. the
| value of the irrigated crops of Kansas
| this year will be more than the value
| of the gold or silver mines of any
| state in the Union.
The little town of Pierceville, in
! Finney county. is without doubt one
of the most fortunate places in the
state. 1t has never been incorporated,
! has no street railways. electric light
i plants nor water works systems, but,
| better than all these, it has no indebt-
| edness. 1t is entirely free from debt.
| and while only a few people live there.
| all of them have positions of some
| kind and there is not an idle person
in the place.
! head of horses, fourteen cows, twelve
| hogs and all his corn and other pro-
ducts and also farming implements
and vehicles by the destruction of his
barn by fire Thursday night. Among
the horses were Altitude, 2:27, and
! Director, both valua BILE animals He
/ places his loss at S@U.OUO, With small
insurance. Mr.. Poingdester lives on
! the Whitaker farm. two miles south of
| Leavenworth. The fire was undoubt-
eddy the work OF an incendiary.
An Ottawa music dealer had an or
! gan standing just outside his business
| house probably as sign. a blind
singer came along and finding the or
gan unoccupied- clim bed upon the
! stool and sang and played until he
had a big crowd around him. The
! music dealer was pleased. But i'm
agine his surprise when the blind
singer stood up and began auction
eering off lot of old watches The
music dealer carefully totes that or
! gan in doors every night.
! l.. w Hostettcr. of Ottawa died
/ Tuesday from the effects of injuries
; inflicted by a maddened boar about a
week ago Blood poison set in from
which he was unable to recover Mr.
| Hostetter had served two terms in the
/ legislature and was one OF the larg-
est farmers and stock raisers in Frank
lin county. He owned 1900 acres of
! land. 500 acres Of which is in cultiva-
! ton. On this he had over a mile of
/ stone fence. about seven miles of