Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-04-13


80; Wyandotte and Marshall, 33 each;
johnson. %; Harvey. 81; Brown, 25;
Montgomery and Sedgwick, % each;
Leavenworth, "a; Usage, 81; Dickin-
son and Miami, 10 each. The registra-
ton by states shows there are So
students enrolled from Missouri,
which is more than double the num-
Der from that state last year. Twenty
three other states have students en-
rolled in Kansas university, and there
is also student from Japan and one
from Norway.
Kansas Newspaper Women.
The Kansas Woman's Press asso-
citation held it's annual session at To-
peka recently and the occasion ended
with banquet at the Copeland hotel
Mrs. Olive Royce, of Phillipsburg, is
the president and Miss Ida G. Frovve,
of Ottawa, is secretary. The question
of objectional advertising was brought
up and discussed, and some of the
women favored the presentation of
bill to the legislature for the suppress
sion of such reading matter. The sub
ject was disposed Of by referring it to
a committee composed of Mrs. Minnie
ID. Morgan, chairman; Mrs. Laura NJ.
Johns, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs. Cora
G. Lewis and Mrs. Olive 1. Royce.
They Want Better Roads.
The Dickinson county road over
seers and township officers met at
Abilene and formed a permanent
good roads organization. The prelim-
mary convention was attended by
about 100 officers and all were enter
tanned by Abilene business men. Dick
inson county spends about $25, 600 for
roads each year, of which about S20,-
600 is practically wasted. The farmers
are taking an active interest in get
ting better results from their money
and labor.
After Five Years Service.
John Biles, az young Crawford
county man, who was an orderly on
Gen. Grants staff in Porto Rico, ar
| rived home from that island recently.
He served in the Cuba campaign IN
der Gen. Wheeler, and after the sur
render of Santiago was transferred to
Gen. Grants brigade in Porto Rico.
Recently he retired from the army
| and started forShome after an absence
| of five years.
Conditional Pardon for q Youth.
Gov. Stanley last week granted a
conditional pardon to Robert Love,
an Emporia youth who in 1897 killed
his father, who was chasing him with
an ak, and was sentenced to five
years for manslaughter. A petition
signed by nearly all the leading citi-
zens of Lyon county asked for the
pardon and the boy was promised
position in Emporia
History of the Nineteenth Kansas.
In reviewing the history of the
Nineteenth Kansas, the regiment that
went out on the plains to fight In
| dams, George Martin recounts that
| in 1868, in the western region, 15S
! men were murdered, 16 were wounded,
Al sca1ped, IA women outraged, and
| 1 man, 4 women and "a children car
| ried into captivity all by the Indians
Liquor Dealers Up In Arms.
Liquor dealers and brewers of Kan
sas City and ST. Joseph have combined
| to test the validity of the Kansas pro-
hibitory law under which many
| travelling statesmen for liquor firms
have recently been arrested in Kan
sas. convicted and sent to jail. They
will set up the plea that the law in.
terferes with interstate commerce.
Feel Pretty Much at Home.
The Jerusalem correspondent Of the
| Chanute Times writes that the Jordan
| is out of it's banks much of the time
| this spring, SO the pilgrims feel
pretty much at home.-Iola Register.
Purchases from Yucatan.
| Donnfv Wordon ThapnSon IF tho
state prison, has just returned from
900 pounds, OF IS carloads, of sisal for
| Profit at tho state Prison.
The earnings of the Kansas peni-
tertiary at Lansing for March were
| 1866 and expenses of $14, 742. Over
200 cars of coal were taken out of the
prison mines during the month.
A Call for Mr.. Low.
The latest gossip among politicians
is that the republican state conven-
| ton by resolution will invite NJ. A.
Low, of Topeka, to accept the posi-
| ton of national committeeman.
Gov. Stanley Wa. Toastmaster.
The second annual stag banquet of
the state university Y. NJ. C. A. was
| held at Lawrence the other night
About 200 were present and Gov. STAN
| ley acted as toastmaster
The Republican Won.
| The principal feature of the city cleo
| ton at independence was the contest
between two young women for city
clerk. The republican nominee, Miss