Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-22

Young democrats would have as a can
didate for governor Frank L. Gordon,
a cattle man of Barber county. He is
a college graduate and came to Kan
sas nearly fifteen years ago from Lib
erty, Mo-, where his father is engaged
in the banking business. Brown says
he has consulted democrats in all
parts of Kansas upon Gordon's candi-
dacy, and that the Barber county man
will poll big vote in the next dem
ocratic state convention.
VIII Demand Full Pay.
A dispatch from Pao1a said: Jurors
of the district court here will try to
secure regular pay for the days when
they are excused by the court. It has
been customary for many of them to
return home during intermissions,
charging only mileage. Judge Burris
told the jurors this week that they
are entitled to the regular pay of 81
day if they stay in town. County
Attorney Lane says if they make this
charge he will refuse to approve the
bills.
The Groom Is 81.
Jones Mitchell, aged 81 years, and
Marie Keyes, aged So years, were mar
ried at Kansas City, Kan, by Probate
Judge Snyder recently. Both are ne
groes and es-slaves and both have
been married several times. Mitchell
claims to have been married three
times before the civil war, and to have
served throughout the war i'll the
union army. He says he was born at
Capia, Miss, in 1902. and recalls Incl
dents of the war of 1912
Got Out of Federal Prison.
Three convicts escaped from the
federal penitentiary hospital at Fort
Leavenworth the other night. They
cut hole through the floor and
crawled into the prison yard. They
scaled the wall by means of board
ladder and were not noticed by the
tower guards, owing to the falling
snow. The convicts who escaped are
from the Indian territory and were
convicted of theft.
Armstrong's Body Coming Home.
The remains of the late Frank C.
| Armstrong, surgeon of the Thirty
second regiment, will be brought
from Manila to FL Dorado for burial.
| The bodies of all the Kansas soldiers
who fell in the Philippine war will
soon be brought home for final inter
| ment. A corps of undertakers has
sailed for Manila to prepare the
| bodies of all dead soldiers for ship
ment.
They Will Appeal.
Attorney George Barker, of Law
| renee, one of the attorneys for the in
surance companies in the celebrated
| Hillmon case, declared that the COM
| panies had no intention of dropping
the fight. eve will take an appeal at
the earliest moment" he said. ''The
insurance companies will fight this
case, brought to collect fraudulent
claim, to the last ditch.''
Tie Vote for Kansas sheriff.
The contest on sheriff in Geary
county resulted in a tie vote, as
shown by the recount, and the board
declared no election and assessed ex-
penses to the contestee. Mr.. PESOS
attorneys will carry the case to the
district court. Terrell, the present
populist incumbent, was defeated by
seven votes and made a contest.
VIII Collect Pauper Statistics.
Secretary Johnson, of the state So
ciety of labor and industry, is prepar.
ing blanks to be used in gathering in.
formation for the annual report OF
the society. The report will contain G
chapter devoted to the investigation
OF pauperism in Kansas. Mr.. johnson
will also Investigate the creamery an6
packing industry of the state.
The Bill Will BE Dropped.
It is understood the bill dividing
Kansas into two judicial districts
which was introduced in the last con
gress by Judge Broderick, will not b,
reintroduced, as it would not b,
passed owing to opposition to it il
the Kansas delegation.
Left n northumberland
Mrs. Elizabeth Metz, who died i,
Sumner county, left four children
81 grandchildren, S3 great-grandchil
dren and one great-great-grandch
For a Public Building at Lawrence
4 Congressman Bowersock introduce,
bin appropriating $4,000 for pub
lie building at Lawrence; also bin t.
| reimburse the Kansas university t,
the amount of $4,000 for the destruc
ton during the civil war OF the IRE
State hotel at Lawrence.
Smallpox i'm Northern Kansas.
There were Is cases of smallpox a
| and near Loring, Leavenworth coun
ty. The epidemic is spreading an,
nine cases were reported across tn
line in Wyandotte county near Bon
ner Springs.