Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-14


niles long. Besides passenger bust
less, it is proposed to do freight
raffic which will be quite an item,
is the natural gas of that section is
bringing many manufacturing indus
ries to southern Kansas.
Question Over Life Insurance Policy.
While serving as governor L. D.Lew-
cling took out $4,000 in life insur-
lnce with a fraternal order at To-
,eka, naming his daughter, Pauline,
Is the beneficiary. An assessment
vas due on this policy Friday pre-
,eding his death. The money to pay
t reached the Topeka lodge on Tues
lay morning, or three days after the
governors death. 1t is said that a
question has been raised by the lodge
Dates for Altgeld and Towne.
The populist state committee an
the speaking dates of John
P. Altgeld and Charles A. Towne
Mr.. Altgeld's dates are as follows:
oittsburg, afternoon, Weir City, even
Fort Scott, evening, September IA;
September Is. Towne's dates
ire: Hutchinson, September 81; EN-
ooria, September %; Abilene, Sep.
.ember "a, and Concordia, September
IS.
The State Auditors Report.
From State Auditor Coles biennial
'eport it is found that the total fees
turned into the state treasury in 1895
we're $1O6,O51; in 1899, $162 ,2O4; in
300, $234,414. The increased receipts
ire largely due to new laws passed
since 1898, notably the insurance tax
aw, the charter board law, the bank
ng law and the oil inspection law.
Careless School District Clerks.
AS the result of carelessness Of 9
clerks in the school districts of Bour
bon county, many of the districts viii
be compelled, no doubt, to do withou
schools. The carelessness of tn,
clerks is the failing to report thu
tax levy of the district before Angus
Is, in order that the levy may show
on the tax rolls.
W. j. Bryan's Meetings in Kansas.
w. j. Bryan's Kansas dates as fixet
by the committee are as follows
September II, afternoon
Pittsburg, September II, evening
Fort Scott, September 10, forenoon
September 10, afternoon;
r
September 10, forenoon.
Whisky from KaHr Corn.
Kansas is a great Kaffir corn pro
ducing state and as such may becom,
an important factor in the manufac
ture of whisky. This new industry il
open to Kansas because successful ex
periments in manufacturing whisky
from Kaffir corn have already beer
made by a distillery at Peoria.
The Santa Fe will spend 81 ,OOO, 0O'
between now and November for new
rolling stock. 1t has ordered eigh
new dining cars, to cost $4,000 each
and ten new passenger locomotives
The remainder will be invested largely
in refrigerator cars.
Serious Fire at Douglass, Kan.
Fire ate Douglass destroyed thu
opera house block. Four business es
were burned. The Tri
bune office and postoffice were badl.
The loss is $4,000.
Bond Propositions Garry at lola.
At a special election lola voted t,
issue $4,000 for a municipal waite
plant and $4,000 for an electric Ugh
plant.
Burrows to Speak In Kansas.
Senator julius c. Burrows, of Mich
igan, will speak at Topeka Septembe
20 and remain in the state severa
days.
Union Pacific Buys Kansas Lines.
The Salina Southwestern and Solo
mon Valley railroads were both sol,
under the hammer to the Union Pa
cific interests for $4,000 EACH tn
former runs from Salina to McPher
son and the latter from Solomon t.
Beloit.
Five Generaeions Present
A family reunion was held at Co
lumbus recently at which five gen
erations were present. Mrs. Kathe
rine Stauffer, the great-great-grand
mother, was 90 years old and he
ereaf was four.