Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-27

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not lock him up as he should have
done. At the expiration of the prison
er's term the prisoners wife sued the
sheriff for the price of board and
lodging for her spouse, alleging that
the sheriff was drawing pay from the
county for the prisoners keep, where
as in fact he was living off her. She
was awarded judgment for $21.6O, but
the sheriff has appealed to the district
court.-Kansas City Journal.
win Back Rev. T. II. James.
Rev. T. H. James, the Methodist
minister at Oakley, lately returned
from London, where he had gone to
claim large fortune which he found
involved in legal tangle, will vigor-
ously fight the case. He has been as
sured by many of his friends that
they will help him to secure his
rights, and two wealthy men in Kan
sas City have offered to furnish the
money and $4,000 is at his command
with which to proceed.
Where Gov. Stanley L. Fishing.
A special containing 20 members of
the Sterry Fishing G Hunting club,
of Kansas, arrived at Colorado
Springs and left for Wagon Wheel
gap to establish a camp for several
weeks outing. Coy. and Mrs. w. E.
Stanley and daughter and Congress
man and Mrs. Chester I. Long are
among the 20 participating in the ex-
petition. Hunting and fishing are ex-
cellent where the camp was formed.
Two Railroads Ordered Sold
The federal court has issued de-
crees for the sale of the Salina &,
Southwestern road to satisfy mort
gage and accrued interest, amount
ing to $1,175,2O1, and for the sale of
the Solomon Valley road to satisfy
claim for $739,339. The roads run
through Saline, Cloud, Ottawa. and
Mitchell counties and have been con-
Meeting links with the Union Pacific
system.
Speaker Osborn's "Wild Goose' Chase.
A telegram was received at Salina
from Judge S. J. Osborn, speaker of
the Kansas house, telling of his safe
arrival at Plymouth, Eng. Judge Os-
born was sent to England by friends
of Rev. Mr.. James, and does not yet
know of James return to Mcpherson.
It is probable that he will be com
municated with and asked to remain
and look into the James estate.
New Way to XIII Chinchbugs.
The farmers of Smith county have
found a way to kill ch,nch bugs that
are infesting the corn fields again.
It is by fermenting cornsta1ks. A
row or two of corn is cut around the
edge of the field and laid in little
piles at short intervals. In short
time the green corn ferments and
when eaten by the bugs kills them.
Sustained the Sherif's Action.
Sheriff Smith, of Comanche county,
refused to accept $4,000 cash bond
from c. N. Dougherty, cattleman
charged with assaulting his 11-year-
old adopted daughter, on the ground
that the bond was insufficient. Dough
erty asked the supreme court to ap-
prove it, but his application was de-
MED.
The Farmers' Advocate Sold.
The Farmers Advocate, of Topeka,
was sold by Col. T. w. Harrison to
syndicate of populists, Carl Vrooman,
J. n. Curran, of Parsons, and Frank
Peltret, of Wichita. Peltret is owner
of Jerry Simpsons Bayonet.
Dry weather Cut Grass Short
Many cattle were being driven
from pastures around Solomon and
shipped because of the short grass
supply. Dry weather had burned the
grass.
Little for tho Lsgisiature-
The fusionists of the Miami-John-
son senatorial district nominated ex-
Attorney General John T. Little, OF
Olathe, for senator.
rake Issue With Gov. Stanley.
Members of the state live stock
sanitary board take issue with Gov.
Etanley's recent declaration that one
good Eeterinarian could do the work
now performed by three men. They
say the legislature will increase the
membership of the board instead OF
decreasing it.
jacob seotlsF In Oklahoma.
That pioneer Kansas newspaper
msn, Jacob Stotler, who with the late
Senator Plumb published the Etnporia
Jews. has become editor Of the Perry