Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS
WIN Enforce the Contract

Farmers in four counties of the
southwestern part of the state have
brought suit against the seed house of
u. NJ Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich, al
leglng abrogation OF contract. For
several years these farmers raised
watermelons. pumpkins, squashes.
etc. by the train load simply for seed
under contract from Ferry & Co. Now
the Detroit company charges that last
years crop was worthless and refuses
to take this years crop. The farmers
have banded together and hired an at
torney 10 enforce the contract He
went to Detroit recently and procured
samples of all the seed said to be
worthless. He planted them and it is
said they are growing finely.
Worms Are r-xring Havoc.
Reports from a number of counties
to the agricultural department. indi-
cate that worms are creating consider
able havoc in the fruit trees. Where
spraying is. regularly kept up, how
ever. the trouble is not of long dura-
ton. The counties which have COM
planned of this pest are Barton, Butler,
Cofey. Cowley, Chautauqua, Crawford,
Doniphan, Elk, Greenwood, Linn,
Montgomery, Lyon, Riley and Wilson.
Memorial Day Innovation.
The Woman's Relief corps of Blue
Rapids will observe May % as a memo
rial day to their deceased members
and those of the Sons of Veterans, in
stead of the usual custom of decorat-
ing such graves with those of the COM
:ades of the G. A. R., May 80. This
step has been taken in order to set an
example to civic societies and to pre-
vent a loss of the real object of the day.
Topeka Concern Involved.
At Topeka the other day Judge Fos-
ter appointed three receivers for the
Investment Trust Co. of America,
which has headquarters at Topeka.
The outstanding debenture bonds of
the company are over s., 600. 900, said
to be amply secured. The company is
said to own %, 900 acres of land near
Hutchinson.
Three Missionary Trains.
The Kansas Million club held a meet
:ng at Topeka recently and decided to
send three big missionary trains, laden
with Kansas products, to the four
quarters of the country, at a date to
be fixed later. The club is pleased
with the success of the boom train
sent to Chicago last winter.
State Sunday school Association.
The annual state Sunday school as
ISOLATION will be held at Forest park,
Ottawa, June 1915. Some of the best
workers from New York, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kansas are on the pro-
gramme. Railroads have granted a
one fare rate, good TO remain through
the Chautauqua Assem- bly,.
DIR. Jones Exonerated.
The coroner's jury at Wichita held
DIR. L. J. Jones blameless of killing the
infant recently found in the Arkansas
river at Wichita. The baby died
natural death and the doctor gave
negro boy 81 to bury it, but the boy
threw the baby in the river.
Minor State News.
Ex-Goy. Mckinley, of Ohio. has con-
sented to attend the state reunion of
soldiers at Topeka this fall and make
a speech.
Linn county is building a new Jail
which will accommodate 25 prisoners
with a commodious residence portion
for the sheriff.
Latest advices from the Clay county
cyclone district are to the effect that
five of the injured have died, making
the death list 1a
Charles Lucas, a colored student at
the state university, was recently con-
victed in the district court at Law
renee of stealing books from fellow
students.
Kansas homeopathic physicians, in
session at Topeka recently, elected E.
W. Boardman, of Parsons, president,
and Edward Bumgardner, of Lawrence,
Secretary.
Miss Maude Hamilton, of Princeton,
Franklin county. will deliver the vale
dictory address at the Kansas state
normal, and a. T. Mills, of Emporia,
the salutatory.
From January to May of the present
year Kansas shipped 81, 1877 more cattle
to the Kansas City market than for the
same period last year, the greatest
gain made by any state.
The State Electric Medical associa-
ton in session at Topeka recently
elected DIR. Page, of Topeka, president
and DIR. Packer, of Topeka, secretary.
The legislature was petitioned to pass
more rigid laws to punish quacSsss
"A special grand jury at Fort Scott
recently returned indictments against
16 jointists, who had fed the city and
were living in tents across the state
line n, Veruou cOuufz Thew cn..ld not