Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
At the Kansas state University.

third annual commencement of the
Kansas state university at Lawrence.
Henry Bartlett, president of the In
diana State Historical society, deliv-
cred the address. Seward Irving Field.
of Medicine Lodge, won the Bryan
prize; Tenny Frank, of Kansas City,
Mo-, the Latin scholarship prize; Daisy
Dixon, of Lawrence, the d. III. Robin
son Latin scholarship prize. It was
announced further that Phi Beta
Kappa scholarship in honor of Mrs.
Lucinda Smith Buchan had been estab-
lished and that funds for a memorial
tablet to Lieut.. Fred Afford had been
raised sufficient to assure the establish
ment of the same
State Treasury Figures.
June z the state treasurer had
stamped 1925, 600 in warrants mot paid
for want of funds" The following
amounts of cash were in the various
funds, except the general fund, which
is exhausted:
Statehouse. 81, 26O27; sinking, 81, 3se. 81; in
tereSt $57 ,260-49; current university 81 1881
militia, 81 o95s; veterinary, 2.s6; permanent
school, S267 71O-61 annual school, S26, 195. 81; uni
versity permanent, s8,314.76; university inter-
est, S663.47 normal school permanent, $13 III 80;
normal school interest, S55517; agricultural
interest, So 6422 insurance, 500 0436 g. library.
s1,11440; Stormont library, s. OO6 90; seed grain
account, S4,297.04 Seed-grain interest, S52561
United States aid state soldiers home S13 376 As;
municipal interest, 81 9S9.04; grain Inspector;
s., 722 80; total, 1926 041.11.
Fort Scott Threatens to Boycott.
A recent telegram from Fort Scott to
the daily papers said:
number of the merchants of this city have
&
Railroad company is responsible for the pro-
posed new state insane asylum having been To-
Gated at Parsons instead of Fort Scott, and an
nounce that they will publish their station
airy line notifying all wholesalers that they
will receive no goods shipped over that road.
This city voted Si00, 900 to the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas some years ago in consideration of the
location OF the shops here and never got the
shops, though she is paying interest on the
bonds.
Clay Center Putting Up a Fight.
Parsons may yet be deprived of get
ting the new state insane asylum. The
law under which the committee acted
in selecting it as the location is to be
attacked in the courts. Citizens of
Clay Center, who were also after the
location, claim that the committee to
select a site was not legally appointed.
A story was started that Senator An
derson, of Topeka, was offered So, 900
to vote for Parsons, but Mr.. Anderson
denied the report.
Death of Judge j. S. Emery.
Judge J. S. Emery, one of the pio-
neers of the state, died at his home in
Lawrence. He was at one time United
States attorney for that district and
later a mem Der of the state board of
public works. He was prominently
identified with the early history of
Kansas coming to the state in 1854 with
the second party of the New England
Emigrant Aid society.
Cordial Reception Awaits Them.
The G. A. r. post at Mound City in
augurated a movement for a grand re-
ception to the 40 odd Twentieth Kan
sas boys from Linn county when they
return from Manila, and for reunion
of the old soldiers at the same time. It
is proposed to dispense with any Fourth
of July celebration and bend every
energy in making the reception and re-
union a big affair.
A Bullet for His Young Wife.
At Olathe the other night Frank
Owens, aged 26, shot and mortally
wounded his 17-year-old wife and made
good his escape. They had been mar
ried only two months and she left him
once and returned. He endeavored to
get her to promise she would never
leave him again, but she would not
her.
Fatal Storms Near Stafford.
A terrific wind and hailstorm visited
Stafford and Pratt counties recently.
Near Stafford. George Ritter was killed,
How IL, Co. 4
his home destroyed. Mrs. William
Thompson. near Valley Center, was
killed by lightning. In Pratt City the
Santa Fe roundhouse was RACED and
several residences blown down.
Four Spanish Cannon at Fort Leavenworth.
Four large Spanish cannon, captured
by the American forces in Cuba, ar.
rived at Fort Leavenworth last week. !
These guns are unique in design; two
of them were made in Spain in 1850 |
and the others in 1776. They are
bronze, muZzleloaders and were de- |
signed for harbor defense. The guns |
weigh nearly two tons each.
Caused by Spontaneous Combustion.
The Touring mill of NJ. L. Duncan & |
Son, at Blue Rapids, burned recently. !
The cause of the fire was thought to be
spontaneous combustion, resulting |
from dampness in the granaries. The |
value of the plant was about S12, 900.
To Improve Their Compilations.
Lena Bevins and Kittie Alton, two |
Topeka girls, were told that arsenic |
would improve their compilations. They |
took a teaspoonful of the poison and |
were soon unconscious. The size OF |
the doses saved their lives
Maynard Relative of a Governor.
Dick Wilson, who escaped from the |
Kans3s penitentiary last week, is a |
half brother of Gov. Tanner, of Illinois. |
He was sent up from Arkansas City |
for stealing a horse.