Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND
EDUCATI0NAI

~: * - Nouoerl IN 1-}s -. -
Jan. +President signs proclamation adj
jan. YEA eccretsry Carlisle announces
s. year CENT bonds d ho sd FeS @
Jan. 22mU. s. senator's elected as follows:
G. L Wellington tTep.. M dHl. n' anu
president National Editoriai sisdssa
ident National Woman Suffrage associa-
Feb. 7-Bill to prevent prize fights in Dis
trict of Columbia and territories signed by
right OF wem ne; to vote in school elections
quarters in New York for American Vol
Mar: I7I7Kentucky legislature ad,ournea
Apr. I-Gov. Lppitt OR. u reelected
Apr. 6-House passed senate's Cuban res
May 2s-Hon- Joshua lowering CNd.)
p pG,alS for q; s PRESIDENT at Pitts
prohibitionists- bolting regular convention
QNeb.l.... Ex-Gov. s. D. McEnery elected
y s. senator sen from louisa ma: G. "; Hop;
Junior Prohibition League of America at
June iS-Maj William Mckinley col
nominated for .. 5, president by republtS-
sn national convention at st. Louis. and g:
Platform declared for protection. reciproci-
ty and maintenance Of existing gold stand
in 59ne isM AZ Manna elected chairman
republican national committee.
n5y o6nnt, a1o I by n f }
silver coinage at 16 to l and a tarin for
July 10-Wiillam ]. Bryan Cleb) NOM
national democratic convention in Chicago
d6mncra tic 1iPkRf for II g vice nreSt-
dent. u. K Jones elected chairman dem
ocratic national committee.
July 2+American silver party at St.
Louis nominated w J. Bryan for president
S. Platform declared for free Coinage at
I6 to /: National populist convention at
IGa1 for vice PRESIDENT Q. S. Platform de-
clares for free coinage and government
oTn niT apP OF pailFoads
LOUIS nomlnated Wiliiam J: Bryan (Neb9
eIect se eairnan of natsonaI c commit
Aug 81 p. Johnston tdem) elected gov
Aug. 2EEx-Gov D. NJ Francis CAio) ap-
pointed secretary of INTERIOR:
s,Eivad al NV Rarfg G91heSe aplo
guest of the nation.
Sept s.senator John NJ. Palmer QlI.I
yer democrats in NATIONAL convention at
for vice president. Platform declares A for
single gold standard and economy in ap-
Sept Maj Thaddeus S. Clarkson Coma
ha) elected G. AR commander in chief al
Sept. T--Gen. D. w. Jones elected gov
ernor of Arkansas.
Oct. Ex-senator ]. S. Morrill, Cvt) re-
Nov. .&McKinIey and Hobart elected by
lar plurality Of go. 7ss.. .Wonans p SUI
frage defeated at election in California. but
Nov. Engagement reached between q.
S. and Great Britain to arbitrate Vene-
Nov IA. S Clay elected U s. senate,
from Georgia. III. R. Sovereign reelected
seT r. Knlgnts e. W sGd at
elected president National Woman's Chris
elected e. S. senator from Aiabama C@-@'
tonnage and lighthouse duties on German German
ships entering our ports in retaliation for
bee. NPresident's MESA e read before
both branches of 54th congress convened in
Dec 1NTdaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried in recent cleo
Dec. 1S-U. S. senate foreign committee
ordered favorable report on bill recognize
pers reelected president American Fedora
ton of Labor. at Cincinnati
SPORTING.
Jan At St P ng Z Harvey Davidson
Fnnnng Jump On on sKa1es Of TT in
Feb; lCAt Washington. Joe DOnoghue
Feb. 2i-Robert F'itzsimmons won worlds
heavyweight championship from Peter
Maher at Coahuila. Mexico.
June rs - Harvard Cornell Columbia
race on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, won by Cornell, making the record 1873
July A. K. Smith rode bicycle from Chi
caSo to New York in 142 hrs. Is min.
July tom Linton (WalesI rode bicycle
Al Catfird 81 m. yds. in hr.
July 26-W. II. Chadwick (DetroiO COM
pleted bicycle ride of $500 m. In Is mo-,
July Goldman friction-geared locomo-
tive on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Sept AT Milwaukee. worlds swimming
record for 100 yds. lowered to :O9 by G. w.
Whitaker. At London. single scull race
for worlds championship won by Jacob
Sept. 21-At Cammack, L. L. Marietta
and Miss Ida lowered team record to
2:i2A. AT Portland. Me-. Jupe lowered
Sept. Pat Portland. Me-. John r. Gem
try paced mile in 2:0O1z.
Sept 25-Louis Gimm pittsburgh made
Oct. Sat Chicago, j. S. Johnson lowered
paced mile bicycle record to 1:40 2-5.
Oct. Sat Chicago. J. :. Johnson lowered
more club Won Temple cup. National
league baseball series, at Cleveland.
Oct. 14-At Chicago, j. Michael lowered
Oct. I6-At Lexington, KY. Miss Rita and
Josie b. lowered worlds team pacing rec
Oct 24A E Smith (Chicago) made road
Oct: 27-At Nashville, Tenn, ]. Michael
rode bicycle 10 m. in q :33 So
Oct 2S-L- H. George (Brockport, N. ID
lowered century bicycle record to hrs.
Nov Sat Denver. Stanley Barrows rode
bicycle unpaced mile In 1:SS.
Nov. PAT New Orleans. ]. Michael
lowered every bicycle record from m. up.
making 10 m in Is :33 is.