Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-16
A Contest in the Third.


G. w. Wheatley (rep.). There are
over 300 voters in the Philippine is
lands to hear from. jackson carried
Cherokee by 1,127, Crawford by 237
and Labette by 100. Wheatley car
Chautauqua by 261, Elk by 406, Cow
ley by 20 and Montgomery by 125.
Wheatley's managers claim that over
1000 Illegal votes were cast for jack
son and they will contest the election.
This Puzzled the Physicians.
The case of Andrew Melony, who
died recently at Cedarva1e, puzzled the
physicians in that locality. Five days
previous Melony retired at night ap-
parently as well as usual. The next
morning he did not awaken at the
usual hour and all efforts to arouse
him were in vain. Physicians were
called and even they could not awaken
him. He slept continuously without
once being awakened for five days,
when he still without waking entered
upon the sleep of death.
School Population of Kansas.
There are 5O3,574 school children in
Kansas. Compared with 1899 the
school population has decreased $50,
but there is an increase of ALL over
that of 1898. There are 12,707 negro
school children in the state. Wyan-
dotte county has the heaviest school
population-22,s $40. Shawnee is sec
ond with 1853. Stanton has the
smallest-95. The number of organ
lied school districts in S,766.
For Better Railroad Laws.
After the news of his election Gov.
Stanley said: ST will make further re-
forms during my coming term and
above all will work to procure better
| railroad laws. It is my opinion that
the results of the present election
| have determined the future of fusion
lists and from now on it will be thing
of the past in this state.''
Some Mean People in Kansas.
Near Pratt some one poisoned 300
| turkeys belonging to Mrs. Mary Estes,
| widow who supports an aged and
| infirm father. At Larned corrosive
sublimate was rubbed on the udder of
| cow belonging to Frank Address,
| and would have died but for the care
| full treatment of it's owner.-Mail and
| Breeze.
| Made Good tho Deficit.
| State Grain Inspector Mckenzie
says that the surplus in his depart
ment for October will pay the de-
fciency that has been hanging over
it for more than a year. The depart
ment was $4,000 behind, he says, when
| the new wheat crop began to move.
Four New Judges to Appoint.
| The constitutional amendment pro-
viding for an increase of the supreme
court from three to seven members
| carried by a big majority. Gov. Stan
ley will have to appoint the four addi-
tional members. They will all be re-
publicans.
Would Prevent Deadlocks.
A movement is on foot to make the
superintendent of insurance a mem
Der of the executive council, since that
Office has become elective. This would
make seven members in the council
| and prevent deadlocks.
| Independent of Party Caucus.
James w. Tapp, fusion senator-e1ect
from Sedgwick county, says he will
not go into any party caucus. He
intimated that he would vote for
| Lucien Bakers reelection to the
United States senate.
Needs of the State University.
The regents of the state university
will ask the legislature for 500, 900
for a new museum building. $25. 900
to complete the chemistry building
and 100000 annually for a mainte-
nance fund.
A Feature of the Parade.
At the republican ratification at
Parsons a feature of the parade was a
wheelbarrow brigade of democrats
who were paying election bets by
wheeling their adversaries.
Kansas Pensrentfary Deficit
Warden Tomlinson, of the state
penitentiary, reports that the receipts
of the institution for October were
$2,142.5s; expenses, $14,1OO.45; deficit,
$11, 957.S9.
Carried Every County.
Congressman Bowersock's plurality
over Mason S. Peters in the Second
Kansas district is about $500. Every
county went for Bowersock
Long Has 1900 Majority
Chester I. Longs majority over
Claude Duval (fusion) in the Seventh
congressional district is 1900. Long
carried % of the 80 counties in the
district.
| BY . Majority Of One.
The election board of Miami county