Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

lady who assisted the woman to es- |
cape was arrested. Then the injured !
husband got drunk and became noisy |
in court, and was sent to Jail to keep |
his wife company.-Kansas City Jour |!
nal.
Kansas National Banks.
The abstract of the condition of the |
national banks of Kansas at the close |
of business on September S, shows the |
average reserve to have been 41.73 per
cent, against 1884 per cent. on June
90. Loans and discounts increased
from $24, 529, 474 to 1924, 7S1 ,977; gold
coin from $1,2O9, 274 to 1919, 731; total
specie from $1,734,4O7 to ST, 793, 236;
lawful money reserve from So, $3.50, 693
to So, $50, O14; Individual deposits from
$26, 941,9 1858 to $29, 1875 ,OS1
Bad Man Comes to Grief.
Arkansas" Bell, a cowboy employed
on Alendorph's ranch, near Alma,
went to Wamego for the fall festival
and state fremen's tournament.
When Bell was ordered to get off the
street he drew a revolver and shot into
the crowd. He galloped through the
streets, followed by armed men, but
escaped across the Kaw river bridge
to Alma, where he was arrested. His
horse was shot and he received six
wounds.
Freshmen and Sophomores battle
The freshmen and sophomore classes
of Kansas university engaged in a
very spirited fight Saturday night on
McCook field. The grandstand was
badly battered up and many of the
participants were roughly handled.
The freshmen got slightly the best
of the round. 1t is almost miracle
that no one was fatally injured, as
the scrimmage was on the roof of the
grandstand, which is some 80 feet
high.
s.He Stood High In the Community"
T. M. Frantz, leader of a gang of
alleged counterfeiters, was arrested
recently. He lives at Canton, and is
man who stood high in that COM
munity. The coins are made out of
Mexican silver dollars and Galena
lead. Frantz is said to have coined
the money. George Ball, Isaac Ball
and Frank Nolan are in the federal
Jail at Fort Scott accused of passing
the coins at Galena and Joplin.
Picked Up Wealth In Fort Scott Depot.
Over $4,000 in money was found in
two depots at Fort Scott the other
day. In the Katy depot the agent
found wallet containing $1,625. 1t
proved to be the property of Wal
ter Chenault, of Fort Scott, who had
gone to ST. Louis. In the Memphis
depot ticket clerk picked up purse
containing $3.50, which probably be-
longs to McC. Anderson, of Eldorado,
en- route to Tampa, Fla.
Appeal for Negro Education.
Before the Missouri conference of
the A. M. f. church Rev. w. 7. Yer
non, president of Western university
at Quindaro, Kan, preached the edu-
cational sermon. He made a strong
plea for the education of the negroes
| head, heart and hand, declaring that
| it was cheaper to build schoolhouses
and employ teachers than it was to
| build jails.
To Develop Atchison's Coal
The three-fOot vein of coal recently
discovered at Atchison will probably
be developed by a local company.
Two citizens have already offered to
put $1,000 each into the enterprise,
and B. p. Waggener has offered to
sink shaft if given the coal rights
of 1900 acres of land, which are
owned by subscribers of the coal fund.
Eleven Loaded Cars Smashed.
A wreck occurred at Neva, five miles
west of Strong City, on the Santa
Fe, in which eight cars of cattle, two
cars of hogs and one car of wheat
were smashed. About 80 cattle and
a number of hogs were killed.
The Kansas Election Ballot.
The official ballot in Kansas this
1 fall will be 3S inches wide and 25
inches long. 1t will contain five ma
tional and state tickets. Two of the
national and state tickets will be
composed of the same nominees
democrat and populist.
i No Reason for Her Rash Act
Florence Coleman committed sui
lcide at Valley Falls by hanging her
fsef from railroad bridge This
Twas her third attempt to take her own
life. She was 20 years old. There
1bno known reason for the crime.