Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Bright Elected Grand Master.

Bright Elected Grand Master.
Balloting in the various 1. o. o. T
lodges throughout the state for gran
lodge officers has been completed. Rev
John A. Bright, of Topeka, was electe
grand master. The salary is 1000 pc
year. j. w. Haughey, of Wellington
will be deputy grand master, l.. G. Beal
of Topeka, grand treasurer. and w.
Brown, of Kingman, representative t
the grand lodge. d. w. Kent is re
elected secretary. His salary is So, O0
per year. A great deal of interes
was manifested in the contest for tn
erection of an Odd Fellows home. TIL
proposition carried although by a yer,
slender majority.
Concerning Old Folks.
The oldest couple in Dickerson cour
ty is Alexander Gum and his wife, @
Lyon township, who are yet activ
and hearty at the respective ages @
1O7 and 81 years. Next in age is Mrs
Mary Hopkins, of Solomon, who is 9:
and next are Milton Edwards, of Abb
lene, and Mrs. Johanna Calene, of zen
ter township, who are both past Sc
There are 81 men and IS women in tn
county between 80 and 80 years of age
Is Coburn to Succeed VIII?
President Will, of the state agricul
tural college and Profs. Ward an
Bemis, who were removed by the boar
of regents, were preparing suits to re
tain their positions. The proceeding
will be in the nature of an injunction
against the board of regents, and vii
be based on the 219-year contracts mad
with the former board. F. D. Coburr
secretary of the state board of agricul
ture, may be named as Wills successor
a Big Army of Census Employees.
There are seven census supervisor
to be appointed in Kansas-one from
each congressional district-and abou
$500 enumeratOrs, or one from eacl
township and ward in the state. Thi
army of politicians will be a big powe
in political fight. This patronag
belongs to the senator. However, i
is customary for the senator to consul
the various congressman in referenc
to the appointments.
Gypsum as a Kansas Product.
Prof. Grimsley treats of Gypsum an
gypsum cement plasters of Kansas il
the fifth volume of the state universit.
geological survey of Kansas. The re
port shows that gypsum is the fourtl
non-metallic mineral of Kansas in tn
value of it's product. Its value in 1S9
was $252,OOO. Besides its use for cemen
Prof. Grimsley believes gypsum can b
profitably crushed and used by farmer
for fertilizer.
This Is an Odd Suit.
At Lawrence some months ago Sar
Auker visited his old friend, Sam Ellis
d merchant. The latter ordered
quantity of wine to drink, but through
a strange accident the liquid proved t.
be concentrated I've instead of win,
and caused Mr.. Auker's death. TIL.
widow has brought suit against Eli
for $4,000 damages, alleging gros
negligence on his part.
He stopped the EIopement.
w. T. Anderson, an old and promi
nent farmer near Sedgwick, shot Mari
Quigley with a heavy charge of buck
shot. Quigley was wounded in the le
and arm and may lose part of his hand
Quigley has wife and two children
but separated from them and was il
love with Anderson's 14-year-ol,
daughter, with whom he was planning
to elope.
Tt May BE Only a Rumor.
Supporters of Congressman Curt
were told that Senator Baker and Cy
rus Leland had reached an agreemen
to nominate w. j. Bailey for congress
man in the First district. In return
for the help of Senator Baker and hi
friends he is to have the active sup
port of the Leland-Bailey forces for re
election to the senate against Burton.
He Must Act as Arbitrator.
Lee johnson, secretary of the Stat
Society of Labor, was at Pittsburg
where he went to act as an arbitrato
between the mine owners and tn
miners who are now on a strike. TIL
position which Mr.. johnson occupie
under the new law creating his de
partment under new name assign
him such work as this.
Investigating Beet Sugar Prospects.
Industrial Commissioner Davis, o
the Santa Fe, and M. Weinrich, repre-
sentative of the Oxnard Sugar com
pany, are inspecting the irrigation dis
trict of western Kansas with view o
finding out if sugar beets can be raise
there. If they can, a big sugar factor.
will be established in some western
Kansas town.
Old Wheat on Hand.
Returns received by the Kansas boar
of agriculture from "a counties, take
from assessors figures, show tina
March 1, this year, there were 2,t2O
646 bushels more wheat in farmers
hands than one year before, or 125 pc
cent, while of corn there was fallin
off of over $1,000, 600 bushels, or almos
81 per cent.