Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-30


ty, was arrested at Wichita by the
sheriffs of Sedgwick and Dickinson
counties upon a warrant sworn out by
Charles Nealy, of Dickinson, charging
Whitney with abducting Nealy's two
year-old child and clipping with his
wife. incidentally, the officers learned
that Whitney, the woman and Nealy
are the trio who for the past few
months have been making raids on
the barnyards of the farmers of this
vicinity, stealing their chickens. When
questioned, the woman admitted that
they were the parties wanted, and
stated that since the first of the year
they have stolen over 1000 chickens.
New Rock Island Train.
The Rock Island company has start
ed new train out of Kansas City,
Mo-, which leaves for the west at 7:45
a. M, reaching Topeka at 9:2O,
Wichita at p. m. and Chickasaw, I.
T., at 1880 p. m. This incoming train
will leave Chickasaw at 6:15 a. NJ,
reach Wichita at 80 p. m. and Kan
sas City at p. m. The purpose is
to give an all-day train between here
and Chickasaw, affording better facili-
ties for business between the people
of Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian terri
tory and Kansas City.
+ Kansas' Production of Coal
The 1899 product of coal in Kansas
was 3,s52,267 short tons, with a spot
value of 81, 47s,11 It was the largest
in the history of the state, both in
amount and value. The working
time lost by reason of strikes in 1899
amounted to about five per cent. of
the total time made. One strike
lasted but three days, one lasted 300
days, ten lasted between 80 and 60
days.
Ruined by Election Bet Losses.
It was announced that V. Y. 3ab-
| cock, a prominent merchant of Lone
Elm, had been practically ruined by
losses of bets on the recent election,
he having taken the Bryan end of
several thousand dollars of wagers. 1t
was charged that he even lost about
5000 of stake money which was put up
in his hands. It was announced, also,
that Babcock had fed the country.
Objects to Farm Labor.
The TrOeger couple, of Conway
Springs, are rich in property and also
in years, the husband being 70 and
the wife 50. They have lived together
for 46 years, but last week the wife
fled a petition for divorce, alleging
that her husband made her pillow in
the fields, pitch hay and perform other
1aborious farm duties
Gov. Stanley and the Klondike.
Gov. Stanley will take up the Klon-
dixie evil of Leavenworth county with
the legislature. He believes he can
destroy it if the legislature will give
| him little help. His plan is to enact
a law making it misdemeanor for
| any person to have in his possession
within a prescribed distance of any
soldiers home, liquor, beer or wine OF
any kind.
An Odd Political Wager.
The oldest political wager reported
in Kansas was that of two young men
at Belvidere. The one who took the
Bryan end agreed that in event of
Bryan's defeat he would not speak to
person wearing petticoats for the
space of two years. AS against this
| the Mckinley man agreed to talk for
three minutes to each female he should
! meet during the same period.
Guarding the State Treasury.
Following the lead of Gov. Stanley
| all the other state officers are recon-
mending in their reports the necessity
of economy by the legislature this
winter. Already the heads of the
several state institutions have recon.
mended appropriations for more build
ings, but if the governor and his asso-
ciates have their way every grant
of money will be cut down to the
| minimum.
Queer Proposition of Prisoner.
Kid Fox, Fort Scott colored man
in the penitentiary for term of only
three years, has written to a Fort
Scott lawyer offering to become his
slave for life if the lawyer will only
get him out. And Fox explains that
he means it literally.
Millers Want to Regulate Prices.
The Kansas State Aiillers' associa
organization as possible and still
eyade the antitrust law. The millers
want to regulate prices, and how te
do it without violating the antitrust
law is the question.
The States stride In Wealth.
In 1861 the assessed valuation Of
all property in Kansas was $24, 737, 56;
and the total tax levy S74,233. In 190t
the assessed valuation is 1928, 729 ,O0s
and the total tax levy 81 ,S07, 1898.
Into One Representative District.