Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13

VUos StOChSs 0tc., SOU,VCO,
chandise. $4,000; cash, IS, 161.4s. The
board holds that until the company
gives more satisfactory evidence of the
value of the real estate than a bare
statement, authority to do business in
Kansas will be withheld. The board
also turned down the application of
two concerns whose object is only to
own real estate.
Kansas City Abandoned 1t.
The plan proposed some time ago to
give a reception to the men of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment at Kansas
City, Mo-, on their return home has
been abandoned. John A. Brown,
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments, stated that as the regiment
would go to Topeka first and be given
a welcome home there it would not be
worth while for Kansas City to drop
into second place and attempt to re-
peat it. An effort will be made, how
ever, to have Gen. Funston attend the
annual Commercial club banquet at
Kansas City.
Murdock's Convention Plan.
Thomas Benton Murdoch, edito, of
the Eldorado Republican, who for
some months has been advocating the
nomination of Gen. Frederick Funston
for governor, is out with scheme to
make the next republican state con-
vention a body of 1900 delegates in
stead of 1000 as is now the rule, and
to give it authority to nominate, the
republican candidate for United States
senator.
Chambers at Fort Riley.
Chambers broke out among the gov
eminent stock at Fort Riley. Over %
horses have been killed. twenty-five
cords of wood had been hauled out to
burn carcasses. Five veterinaries were
busy examining the stock, vaccinating
all not condemned. The disease is sup
posed to have been brought by mules
shipped in from the south last summer
to pasture on the reservation.
Horses Burned in a Fire.
The livery barn of Leman w. Lee at
Washington was destroyed by fire with
the entire contents, including Is head
of horses, carriages, 'busses and other
property. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. There was only about $500 in
surance on the entire property, and
hence almost the entire loss falls upon
Lee, who is ruined by the calamity.
Dollar Gas for Topeka.
The city council of Topeka granted
W. j. Faulkner, of Chicago. franchise
to instruct and operate a gas and cleo
trio light plant. Mr.. Faulkner will Or
ganize company at once with 81 .000,-
900 capital to build the plant. The
company agrees to sell gas for cooking
and lighting for 81 per thousand and
for heating and power at so cents
Blooming for the Third Time.
Charles j. Chaddick, a resident of
Larned, has an Early Harvest apple
tree growing in his door yard which
has produced two crops of apples this
year. and is now in full bloom for the
third time. The freak is attracting
the attention of and eliciting much
comment and speculation from fruit
growers of the town and county.
ingalls, Seeking Health.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, left for
Las Cruces, n. M, with a hope that the
climate will prove beneficial to his
throat, which has been bothering him
since his illness in Washington early
last spring. Mr.. Ingalls, is unable to
do any public speaking with his throat
in its present condition. He may re-
main in New Mexico all winter.
Tragedy at the Oswego Barbecue.
A big crowd was in Oswego to at
tend the agricultural institute and
barbecue. During the day two quar-
rels were INDUCED in and in one of the
fights that followed George Parks, a
colored man, was stabbed and killed
almost instantly. No one could tell
who stabbed him
Watched the Show Too Closely
The body of Swan Peterson, an old
soldier, was found in the Smoky river
at Abilene. The man probably fell in
to the river while watching the BAT
tie of Manila from the opposite side
of the river the evening before.
Revenue Collections for September.
Revenue collections of Kansas for Sep
TENDER were $50, 347. SO, an increase of
s23. 900 over August. Of this $50. 900 was
for oleomargarine stamps purchased
by Kansas City packers. Documen.
tary stamp sales were S31, 600.
VIII Surprise Lots of Folks.
People who think they can count on
their fingers the different species of
birds to be found in Kansas may be in
terested to know that the register at
the Kansas university shows a total of
$50.
Three Children Poisoned.
Three children OF County Attorney
johnson, at Eureka, were seriously,
though not fatally, poisoned by drink
ing sweet cider from a jug that had
contained London purple
All HeayyWeights.
County Commissioner Montee, Of
Crawford county, has family that
ought to be placed on exhibition. His
seven sons are all over six feet in
height and their average weight is s0s
pounds He has six daughters who
average five feet ten inches in height