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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

Ysle. umpire-F. Callahan. Eugi.sh Hisns Lsnss.
man, Reed, Eneitsh High, AND Mors''''
Hn High. neutrality-suspicious. halves
NEaAsMUs HALL. Q; BRowN's BUSINESS, y.
The Erasmus Hall High School team played
its hnnl game Of the season yesteroay snSspe =,
M ,ne respect Park parade EPsvs,nes. College.
The Flatbush lads showed superior skill, from
the start. and their clever team wvn MI M
formations fairly daZEled Brown pup,,s, NY w
only once during tho twenty minutes play haS
the bell near their oppononts, tefrl.oay; thn
game had commcnced. Arthur Quinn making q
touchdown and Virgil Lopez kicking 9 goal. A
ufty.yard dash by Ford proved one OF INC ,oa.
could make "A touchdown. Both teams ueciaSa
TO abandon tho sccond half on account OF tne
School, 9; Brown Business College, o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
RACIN9.
Jockey srornerney suspended at Pimi,oo.

SNo.Vy -
BALTIMORE. Nov. 27.-The stewards this after
noon suspended Jockey McInerney. pending the
action of tho National steeplechaso and Hunt
Association. to whom his case will be referred,
for his ride on the to 8 favorite Decapod in tho
steeplechase. Brock was tho only other starter
In the race. and he led until fifteen jumps from
the wire. where Decapod got up and won by a
length and a half. McInernoy's oTence
was that Of cutting a jump In front
of the grand stand in plain view Of
every one. He never made an attempt to
go back and 60 over the jump, but kept right on
during the rest Of the race. He beat Brock out,
but after the race Decapod was disqualified for
not going tho course, and Brock got the race.
The crowd was very largo to-day owing to the
pleasant weather, and as tho card was n good
one, they saw some good sport, Notwithstanding
the heavy track. Three favorites outside Of
Decapod won for their hackers. Joe Scherrer
rode three horses to victory out of five mounts.
Irving was fined S25 for breaking through tho
barrier In tho second race. Summary:
First Race-seven fu~rlongs.-Jack Donohue. 1o7
f fSass ri. Js q t t9 ! at 8 to : ! tG FOR r. the %en pia rias s. Sa am 7, san
Metal. lC7 dsvinxl. third: Time: 1895; Duchess
As sesond Rss; E Fsfxe fas M5ils; ana o 19s' 1frIe s'' Ii f'1 1rv.
ing. ! to 3 and out. won; Tspp.n. l9s tMaher); to
time. I:2e Aceana. convention. Ten spot, Mantle.
HI Daddy. and Louise N, who was left ut the post.
Third Race-Hotel Stafford Handicap. three. year.
Odds and upward; one mile. -Premier.l lea tscherrer).
& to 5 and 2 to B, won: Bromo, ia (DoRgett). 2 to !
tor the place. second Albert S.. 1877 Co'Learyl. third.
Time, l:47. Sensational. Kinniklnnic. and Sun UP
also ran.
Fourth Race-six and a half furlongs.-Mont d'or.
107 (Scherrer), 4 to 8 and out, won; Warrenton. 40
(Songer), Z to 10 for the place. and Black Dude. Ill
Stew art), 8 to l FOR the place, ran q dead heat. Time.
l:27lo. ArellRs. Tinker, Juda, and Ny Maryland
also ran.
Fifth Race-one mile.-Marshall. @ to l and Q to l,
won; Beau Ideal. los (Hewett), 2 to ! for the place.
second: Lansdale. 1903 tForbesl. third. Time. t:<7ta.
Marsian. Buckeye, Abingdon, Draw Lad. Waterman.
Minnie Alphonse. laramie, and James Monroe also
ran.
sixth Hace-Steoplechase ABOUT tWo milea ana q
Time. 500. Decapod. 1hs !McInrrney); l to 8 and
out. won the race, but was disqualified because Nc.
lnerney sent him past one jump without going over It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

Iron HILL, Nov. 27.-The races here to-day resulted
as follows:
First Race-Five ADMINISTRATION 8 to 8 and 8
to 8, won; Con Lucy. evens for place. second; Beau
BrunmelL third. Time. l:l2.
Second Race-Six furlonys. Electro. 8 to 8 and 9 to
8 won; Copyright. 4 to 8 for place. second; Thurles
third. Time. 1882.
Third Race-Six fur'ongs.-GranRe Camp. I to l
aud 8 TO >. won: Salvor, 4 to ] for place, second;
Crescent third. Time. 1881.
Fourth Race--SiX s.-CAndelAbra D to / and
9 t. |. won; Worry Not. 8 to 8 for place. second;
Henry third. Time, l:3lla.
Fifth Race-Four AMI q half fu~rlongs-TeleRram,
10 to and 4 to ], won; Jerquet, 3 TO l for place,
second; Com. Roughan third. Time. li07.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
Last Day OF h Le1Instoa Racing.

LEXINGTON. Nov. 27.-The longest meeting in the
history OF the Kentucky ASSOCIATE N closed this after.
noon. after twenty. one days OF racing. The weather
was cold and raw. the attendance light, and the sport
fair. Favoritrs won the third, fourth. and nth races,
second choices the other two. m
First Race-Sevcn turlongs.-Jim Flood. ITO (Mat.
second; Robert Bonner. lo2 ~tThompson). 8 to 1.
third. Time. 1885.
Second Ra.e-Five and one.half rurlongs Conan
Doyle. lO1 (Dupee). @ to 8. won; Samivel. lo& beau.
champ. 1 to S. second; Memo. 9s wv. Belly, z to l.
third. Time. l:l3o.
Third Race-one mile -Jamboree. 1os (Matthews).
z to 10, won; Gray Eclipse. los (Houston). 8 to i,
second; Sir Ebony, e5 (Dupee), 8 to Q, third. Time.
l:48p.
Fourth Race-Ftve furlongs .-oxuard. 10 Beau.
champ. 8 to 8. won; The Star OF Bethlehem, OF
CThompson}, go to l. second; Grace Giltner. lO7
Fifth Race-Six ENTHUSIASTICALLY. 10 (Mat.
thews), 2 to 5. won; Vice Regal. 105 RandRlD, to ],
Time, 1:192.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

LEXINGTON. Nov. 27.-The Easton thorough
bred sales ended to-day with the disposal OF A.
II. sd. II. Morris's stations and brood mares.
Forty seven head brought $ls,350, an average
of $500. During the week 466 head were sold
for $ll5,S62 an average OF S2Io. Inc oest
prices to-day were:
Imp. Perfume. ch. M, z. by Lowland CHIEF
Aroma; Milton Young .,.:...:.,. ...... 49,. Sooo
Imp Petervilie, b. M, ., by P~eter-Rosario; ~
Milton Young ............, ooo
Imp. POlmaiso. b. M. II. by SterllhB-ha'n' 70.
leen. by Spectrum; Milton Young ,.....:.,.;' o1o
Imp. Prosperity, CHI. M ., ny ZeAiot-"eAth' -
by Sterling; Ed A Upton ......,..... .,'.,.' ooo
iI alte TaSori Id 4 MI Upton '.D''1,.".r,,.. 1900
Baker, by Lon fellow, W. fEaston 90. ...... $50
Imp; VERONA, b. IN, lG. by Trappist-The Does ann
Affection, o.. IN, o, by imp. ST. B~laise-Anhn
ity. by KinghBher; d. H. L, Norwood Lex ooo
Imp Gertamen. br. m, II, by Ben Battle
Aakesur +. by Gen. Peel; j, u. Madden go ooo
Imp. Contradiction. b. M, 10, by httrIlhS- ~
Casnistry, by The Minor; Ed A. Upton 800 l'ooo
Druidess. CHI. M. 10, by imp. Stonehenge-lmp n
Casyaguett ; Milton Young .....,..,..,..., ooo
Imp; Haste, b. m. 10, by Energy-uoVerhensi nm
Homeopathy. CHI. M, 10, by Reform-MaggIe o
b, b., by imp. Australian; Ed.A, Upton 7oo
EusSen, CHI, m, D. by st. Sec by Inc .oo
Ill Usedi William EASton ...".."...""..' eVV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

The New Jersey Athletic Club has lust formed n
hockey team and Manager Gus Walton would, like to
secure games with other clubs In this locality. He
can be addressed care of the New Jersey Athletic
Club. Bayonne, n. j..
".Mysterions' Billy Smith is keeping in trim SO az
to be I'm readiness in the event OF receiving q match
with Tommy West. whom he expects to meet shortly,
Billy is also figuring on going to San Francisco In
few weeks 10 fight George Green.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
A Voted Tro,tips Horse Breedcr to Retire.

LEXINGTON. Nov. CIV. L. Simmons, com-
monty called George wilkes" Simmons. will
retire from tho turf next February and sell all
his horses. Col. Simmons is one of the most
widely known breeders Of trotting horses in the
United States. He began his career here in 1873.
when he brought George Wilkes to Kentucky.
Among the noted horses at his farm arc six cons
Of George Wilkes, as follows; Jay Bird, sire of
Allerton, 2:O94, and sixty.six other $50 trot.
ters; William L., sire Of Axt. II. 2:12, and other
fast ones; Young lin, sire of Treyvelian. 2:0s.
and thirty.nine others; Betterton, sire Of Prima
Donna, 2:09ia, and others; Monte Christie. sire
Of Christie Queen. 2:114, and Eagle Bird, sire
of Monbars, 2:1la. There are also q number Of
brood mares by George Wilkes and his get, and
Mambrino Patchen, besides q lot Of green
youngsters and untried older horses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
NOVEMBER q

Scratch Sweep. ten birds-D. q. Geddes. 3; .. Y. b.
Hegeman. 8; Fl, Kryn. Z; A. Wendeistadt. Z; A. A.
Heg-man. z; I. W. stake. q; A. r, Fish. 8; C. o.
Rasmus. 4; W. Geddes. 3. D. g. Geddes and D. v. b.
Hegeman divided.
Scratch Sweep. ten targets. reversed angles-D O..
Geddes. X: A. Il. Fish. TAT. ". Stake. q; A. A. Hege-
man. d; ID. v. II. HeReman. 4: W. Grddes, 8; C. a.
Rasnus, 5; H. Kryn. 2; A. Wenielstadt. q.
Team Match. twenty Ave targ ts-D. 9. Geddes. ~;
10; A. A. Hegeman. 10; w. Geddes. I. Total. SO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
At the Creucent A. G. Trnpa.

The shooting grounds OF tho Crescent Athletic
Club was the Mecca for moro than 100 trap
shooting enthusiasts yesterday, who journeyed
to he Bay Ridge clubhouse to see the contest
for the November Cup. The trophy was won by
T. w. Stake. who. with q handicap of three
misses as dead birds. finished with a clean score.
Two sweepstake events followed tho stellar
event. The scores:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
a Colorado. tus,nye Ia Jam ~ nl~nsh.m,s..

B]INGHAMToN, Nov. 27.-William Rogers Of
Leadville, Col, was arrested in Deposit last night
and brought to this city and locked up. Rogers
Is charged with forgery and robbing a Post Of
ju ped the bali and came East, and was located
at Deposit by the Colorado officers. Rogers says
guilty to save her. Regulation papers have
been secured and he will return next week 10
Jeadyilln.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
To.Da,,a Football Rvents.

Bay Ridge A. c. VS.. Potomac r. O. at Ambrose Park.
Brooklyn Wanderers Va. Centreville A. @. OF Bay.
onne. at Ambrose Park.
Herkimers (second team vs.. Halcyons Of Brooklyn
at Ridgewood.
Herkimers (hrst team vs. Riversides of New York.
at R~idgewood.
81. Aioysiua y. B. G. vs. U. s. Engineer Corps. q
Newark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

Secretary Treasurer Bull thinks that the best
way for any persons opposed to the present adj
ministration In tho L. A. w. to 20 to work Is for
them to first bring as many new members into
the organization as the executives now In Office
have added. The oppositionists. can then boast
of a large following OF friends whose votes they
might control.
NOTES.
!. b. Whymper OF the Kings County Wheelmen.
who has Just returned from a vacation In England,
says the foreign bi ycle Market IL badly upset by the
Introduction OF the chainless wheel In this country.
Eddie McDufie, the Boston long-diEtanee racer. has
Issued q challenge to meet Frank Starbu K. McDunis
Is not particular under what con 'ltlunB the match Ia
male. He Is willing TO meet starbuck IN either a pur.
suit or paced race from one to nifty miles. for a purse
or division OF the gate receipts, The contest to be de.
cided three weeks after signing articles.
The last run Of the season OF the VlgllAnt Cycle Club
will take place to-day to Bath Beach and Coney
Island. 1he club has decided to do away with its
Initiation fee In order TO secure new members.
Jay Eaton. tn Elizabeth rider. wants to meet any
OF the short distance men in q series or match races,
Eddie Bald preferred.
BArdeRs the English rider. Is In Australia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

Mendaoity, On. m, y. by Tom ochiltree-oui.
mare. BY Imp, Glen Athol, Milton 30 Ine.... SOC
Nahmn, b. m- o, by Lonsfellow queen Bel.
luGh. by Kingnaheri John z. Madden ........ 70l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
TIL Annapolis sail. win APPRENTICE.

NEWPORT. Nov. 27.-The gunboat Annapoii9
Commander j. j. bunker, now attached to the
naval training service. left here to-day on hog
first cruise. She Will go to tho West Indies and
south America, taking q draft OF apprentices,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28

The Airing on League has been reorganized with the
HarmonieB. ManAhatta. AkiFemA, st. George, Unity,
AuTania and Pioneer bowling clubs. The onicers
selected were Herman GOetE OF the HArmonies,
Presidents II. Chamberlain of the ManAhatta, William
c. sommerneld Of the AkiremA. George w. Ford. OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
The Canopied Ceiling.

The canopied ceiling has been married by
Fandai hands and-its stars are eciiPsed by
whitewash- The time was when the CELL
ing seemed like a summer night, blending
OF starlight and the light of other days a
merchant prince in the days whicil-o4d New
Workers know so we'll had built the house.
His bedroom was finished withs this WON
derful ceiling, which arched up and dropped
ut the corners like the great sheet which
the apostle saw An Italian artist came
over the sea especially to paint this Won
drous ceiling He mixed his eolors whale
his minds eve saw night upon the Yes
uvian bay. The color was of the blue of q
summers day washed with darkness. The
stars shone from out the field of blue like
glittering clasps of the trailing garments OF
The night Beneath such sky a man might
ind repose. Then the evil day came to the
house of the canopied ceiling. The neigh-
borhood became no longer fashionable and
the house became the home of tenement
dwellers The new tenants splashed the
canopied ceiling with whitewash and blotted
out the stars forever.-N. Y. Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Where the Mix-Up occurred.

Judge-Now tell me how you came to get
mixed up in this alteration.
Pat-Altercation is it? And PLAT alter
cation do yez mean?
~ GU were mixed up in an alteration with
this man here, were you nots"
Not a bit of it. I've been in no alterca-
ton wild nobody"
Then how did you get those black eyes
and that broken noses'
"Oh, thin: He called me liar
yet you say you were not mixed up in an
alteration with him.
mo, sor. wasn't mixed up in no alterca-
ton wild him. Dhere was no alteration in
sight. Weswas mixed up in the middle av
the road.''1Cleveland Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
A rRAMP,s CONFESSION.
Thomas Folly Says That w. E. Smith Was
Killed by Bill Moore.

Killed by Bill Moore.
WELLsvILLE, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Thomas
Folly, one of the tramps wounded in
the tragedy here on June %, and who
is in Jail charged with the killing of
w: E. Smith. a companion, has made a
full confession He says Bill Moore,
the tramp in Mexico Jail, killed Smith.
He says that three of them had planned
to rob the post office at this place, and
while waiting for the fast mail to pass.
Moore and Smith became involved in a
heated discussion. He says he remon-
strated with them for their loud noise.
Moore struck him with a pick. Smith
in turn struck Moore with bit, cut
ting a cash in his head. Moore then
knocked Smith down and beat out his
brains with the pick. Folly tells a
straight story, which is fully corrobo-
rated by the facts and circumstances
developed since the tragedy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
GENERAL NEWS.

NIGHT trains on the railroads in Tex
as have been taken off and the day
service largely curtailed on account of
the yellow fever scare. Travel over
the state was said to be almost para
1yzed.
AT the session of the National Uni
tartan congress at Saratoga, n. Y, on
the oath, Senator George F. Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, was reelected presi-
dent and Carroll D. Wright, United
States labor commissioner, was named
as one of the vice presidents.
A REPORT was brought to Port Town
send. WASH, by the tug Pioneer that a
landslide struck the northern part OF
Sheep camp, Alaska. where all the
packers were quartered in tents and
asleep, and carried it away. 1t was
impossible to learn the names of the
killed. as they were known as Jack,
Jim, Dick and the like. The Skaguay
trail was literally obliterated.
An explosion of gas occurred in q
Williamson county, ILL.,, coal mine and
one man was killed, three were fatally
injured and two severely burned and
bruised. One miner was also impris-
oned in the shaft and was thought to
have been instantly killed.
PROF. WIGGINs, of Ottawa. Can, has
predicted that a great storm will occu,
on the afternoon of the goth with high
tides on the North American coast.
A TKREE-DAYs' celebration of the
completion of the new steel arch bridge
over the Niagara gorge at Niagara, n.
Y, begun on the 23d with burst OF
Emusic from $50 musicians of four of the
finest military bands in the United
States and Canada A salute of 81
gums was fired from the bridge.
e EIGHT new cases of yellow fever were
reported at Edwards, Miss, making q
total to date of so. The disease was
said to be spreading and, while it was
of mild type, fears were entertained
that it would become more malignant
owing to cool weather. nothing but q
severe frost being able to al1ay the dis
ease.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Minor State News.

! Kansas farmers are burning mort
cages instead of corn.
The Kansas broom corn crop is esti-
mated at Is, 0OO, 900 pounds.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
may be extended to Wichita
Several head of cattle have died near
Independence Of Texas fever.
Acknowledgement Boyle is after the
mine operators who pay in scrip.
| Three new state banks were organ
lied in Reno county the other day.
A car load each of apples and toma-
| toes are canned in Emporia every day.
The Winfield band will lead the
Priests of Palace parade at Kansas
City.
At Oberlin "a farmers have organ
lied bank with money made on their
| farms.
Farmers of Crawford county were
losing cattle from disease called dust
choke.
| A Denver man is having 5000 head
| of cattle fed in Lane, Ness and Ford
counties.
Thirty-five thousand bushels of cas-
tor beans have been shipped from Per-
ry this year.
Attorneys at Fort Scott have chal-
lenged the legality of the police com
mission law
Sixteen new steel bridges will be
built in Jewell county, to replace
wooden structures.
State conventions of the Baptist
| church and Y. NJ. c. A. will be held at
| Lawrence next month
Mrs. T. P. Kelly, of Topeka, was
| frightened to death at the breaking
out of fire in her home.
1t is said that ex-senator Ingalls, will
spend the winter in Washington as a
newspaper correspondent
The state grain inspector collected
S7,449 in fees during August, owing to
heavy shipments of grain.
All the cows afflicted with tubercu-
losis at the state agricultural farm
will be slaughtered October 20.
! Prohibitionists at Winfield were talk
ing of impeaching County Attorney
Stanley for alleged neglect of duty.
Middle-of-thesroadp opulists of Atch-
ison county are fighting ex-Gov- Click,
the fusion nominee for state senator.
The people of western Kansas were
talking of sending a train load of
water to the drought-stricken people
of Indiana and Ohio.
Charles Mckinley. of kiowa county,
a cousin of the president, was elected
| president of the senior class at the
| Emporia state normal.
Dickinson county farmers are inn
porting and sowing the famous seven
headed New Mexico wheat 1t is soft
and yields about 90 bushels to the acre.
| The populist convention in Leaven-
warth county was stormy one SEN
| ator Harris was jeered when he spoke
i for fusion, and Gov. Leedy was not in
dorsed. The convention broke up in
row without naming a ticket
Thirteen district judges will be
elected in Kansas this year, and in
every district the populists and demo-
| Gratis have fused.
John Blair. farmer near Newton,
/ raised 5000 bushels of wheat this
year, with which he paid a S., 900 mort
gage and has 81, 600 in bank
Gov Leedy has issued a proclama-
| ton authorizing elections to be held
| for filing vacancies in three repre-
| sentative and two senatorial districts.
| At the farm of o. f. Thistler, near
| Chapman, Charles Odell accidentally
| fell through trap door in the barn.
| breaking his backbone and causing
] instant death
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Child Is Drowned In q Washtub.

PIrTsBURG, Kan, Sept 26.-The 1S-
months-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brooks. eight miles northeast of this
city, fell in tub of water while the
mother was hanging out clothes and
was drowned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Ed stameback 3 Maniac.

COLUMBUS. Kan, Sept 26.-Ed Static
back. who was found guilty of murder
in the first degree for the killing of
Frank Galbraith at Galena, Kan, is
now raving maniac and has to be
kept confined in a straight-iacket
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Former Federal Omcial Convicted.

ST. JOSEPH, No, Sept 26--Ransom
J. Smith, a well-known ex-deputy
United States marshal, was found
guilty of counterfeiting on three
counts yesterday. The verdict was re-
turned at the opening of the session of
the United States court yesterday
afternoon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Got the Worst of It.

ST. JOSEPH. No, Sept. 26.-John
jackson, a colored barber, was stabbed
in the left arm by his wife last night.
severing the artery, from which he
bled to death. Jackson was intoXi-
Gated, came home and started fight
His wife used razor. She is under
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Death Before Disgrace.

money from the Turner society at Fort
Scott, was arrested at Stotesburg, Mo-.
and killed himself rather than return
and face the disgrace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
old Police Board Removed.

Gov. Leedy removed the old police
board at Fort Scott and appointed a
new one, because the old board had ar
bitrarily removed Police Judge Ships,
who will be chief of police under the
new board
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Miss ingalls, to Be q Deaconess.

Miss Constance, second daughter of
ex-senator Ingalls,, of Atchison, will
enter the church training school at
Philadelphia to fit herself for dea-
coness in the Protestant Episcopal
church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Corn Carnival at Atchison.

The annual corn carnival at Atch-
ison last week was big success, both
in attendance and enjoyment The
possibilities of corn husLs, stalks, etc,
for decorative purposes was beautifully
demon Strated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
FIoraI Bau Ahandoned.

TOPEKA. Kan, Sept 26.-As result
of a controversy between the state
officers and Mrs. Sutton, the floral ball,
festival week. which was arranged as
a sort of Bradley Martin affair, has
been called of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
No Limiting School Attendance.

The school board at Yates Center
adopted rule that children could not
enter the first primary grade except
during the first two weeks OF school.
An appeal was taken and Attorney
General Boyle said no such rule could
be enforced. Children can enter school
at any time during the term
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
Publicly Accused His Wife.

From his pulpit at Caney last Sun
day night Rev. Willis Jordan, of the
Christian church, publicly accused his
wife of deserving him for another man,
and charged her with having lived I'M
lawfully with two other men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30

heuhIon OF early Un1Versity StUuents.
A reunion of the first students of
Kansas university was held at Law
renee the other night. Chancellor
Snow was the only member of the
early faculty present, and Mrs Flora
Richardson. Coleman, of the first grad
uating class, was also present There
were present about 30 of the classes
that finished their work in the early
seventies
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Question of Taxation.

The supreme court recently issued 3
writ to compel the city of Erie to pay
claim for S., 600 awarded one David
Wilson for injuries received In
answer the city alleges that the SUI
preme court has no power to compel
cities to assess property for any other
than public purposes There is not
enough money in the city treasury to
pay the 81, 600 claim, and if it is paid
an extra assessment would have to be
made.