Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-15

Der. SIS, 4G7: Barton. S4,31S; Ellis, 81, 223;
Geary, 81, 1877: Ness. S1,5O1; Rawlins,
S., 46S; Rice, 1.O23; Riley, IS, 467; Sheri-
dan, s., 9Si; Wabaunsee, S1,674: Will
son, 81, 321.
Probably an Idle Rumor.
a Topeka dispatch to a St Louis pa
per said the populist party in Kansas
would wage war against the MethO-
dist and Presbyterian churches because,
1T is alleged, the ministers of these or
ganiza tons are advocates of the gold
standard. The people are urged not
to respond to the appeals being made
by the church boards for funds
The Result of Insane Jealousy.
At Kincaid recently George Miller
shot and perhaps fatally wounded Mrs.
Burlzey and her two daughters, Effie
and Jennie Kirby, because he had
been refused the company of one of
the girls Miller was shot during a
fusillade with officers while resisting
arrest. He was but recently released
from an insane asylum.
Women Voters Largely in Evidence.
The female vote was largely in evil
dence at the recent municipal elections
throughout the state. They cast a
larger percentage of the vote than at
any previous election since suffrage
was conferred upon them. 1t is said
their votes were cast almost unani-
mously for the enforcement of the pro-
hibition law.
VIII Define MI. McNaIrs Authority.
The outcome of the suit for damages
by the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York VS.. Webb McNall, insurance
commissioner of Kansas. will be await
ed with inturest as defining the powers
which may be delegated by the 1egis-
lature of Kansas to subordinate and
appointive office.
Probate Court Has No Jurisdiction.
Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee county
district court, decided that a probate
court has no jurisdiction of a ward
after he becomes of age, and cannot
make a final settlement between
guardian and ward after the ward
maintains his majority.
Tim Mccarthy Now a PopuIist.
A recent political sensation in Kan
sas is the election of Tim Mccarthy,
ex-republican auditor of state and past
commander of the g. A. R., as mayor
of Larned on a populist ticket, as a
populist and ti-prohibitionist.
Col. Ellsworth, the Lecturer, Dead.
Col. Z. C. Ellsworth, who had been
lecturer So years, died in absolute pow
erty at Atchison the other day. His
anita. 2. \. and Order of the Mystic
Brotherhood lectures a few years age
attracted some attention.
Minor state News.
The canyons will build zinc
smelter at Cherryvale.
Judge S. a Riggs refused to appoint
a receiver for the DeBoissiere Odd Fell
lows orphans home at Ottawa.
Memorial day, May so, comes this
year on Sunday, and it will be OBJ
served everywhere on the Saturday
preceding.
During the quarter ended March 81
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal coll
1ected 81, 21S in fees which he turned
into the state treasury.
Frank j. Mileham, who was arrested
for embezzling money order funds from
the Topeka post Office, has made good
the shortage and viii not be prosecu-
ted
The board of regents of the state
university met at Lawrence recently
and organized by electing Judge j. P.
Sans president and Charles Z. Scott
secretary
The latest report OF the condition of
Kansas national banks shows the
average reserve to have been 37.97 per
cent. against 3d. per cent December
IL. Individual deposits increased from
$40, O33. LA to S16,2IT,414.
Maj. Woodwork, of bingham, has
been appointed superintendent of the
soldiers orphans home at Atchison to
succeed Col C. E. Faulkner
William Margrave. of Fort Scott, is
the Oldest justice of the peace in point
of service in Kansas He has been con-
tinuously in office for 4S years. He is
20 years of age.
The Northeast Kansas Teachers as
ISOLATION will meet at Horton, April
1917.
An endowment fund of SO, 600 is be-
ing raised for Fairmount college by
Wichita citizens and when it is paid in
a like amount will be added by friends
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