Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-28

SlOnal district. AT meeting OF the
fusion state committee recently both
candidates refused, Tully Scott per-
sonally and DIR. j. B. Dykes by proxy,
to withdraw from the race. After
the conference Chairman Love, of the
democratic committee, and Chairman
Ridgely, of the populist committee,
said: ..The solution of the unfo-tu-
nate difficulty in the Sixth congression-
al district has passed beyond action
of any committee. 1t rests solely with
the discretion and judgment of the
two gentlemen who have been nomi-
mated by the respective parties as
candidates and as they cannot agree
upon any solution it seems as though
that there is nothing left except for
the voters of the district to decide
between them"
Negro Preacher Under Arrest.
Rev. S. S. Bandy, a negro Baptist
preacher of Arkansas City, was ar
rested at Nashville, Tenn, and
brought back for trial, charged with
assaulting Jennie Hooker, 14-year-
old colored girl of Arkansas City,
some weeks ago. The girl was
awakened in the middle of the night
by some one coming in at the door.
She raised herself to sitting posture
and the man, who had entered the
door, fired bullet through her neck
and disappeared so quickly that it
was impossible to apprehend him.
Soon after Bandy disappeared, and it
is believed he was connected with the
shooting. The girl is about again
and few days ago told her parents
of the intimacy between herself and
the preacher.
Fight on David W. Mulvane.
A recent dispatch from republican
national headquarters in Chicago con-
tanned the following: Senator Baker,
Cyrus Leland, Jr., and all the infiu-
ence which they can swing have been
used against David Mulvane at the
national republican headquarters.
Letters by the hundreds poured in
from all parts of Kansas last week,
charging that Mulvane was using his
position as a national committeeman
from Kansas to help Burton in his
race for the United States senator
ship. Leland and Hanna have been
close friends, but Mulvane has in
pressed Hanna and the other mem
bers of the committee with his capac-
ity since his connection with the
national committee.
Banker Will Go to Farming.
The C. E. Putnam bank at Richmond
will discontinue business October L.
The last statement shows a deposit
of about $4,000, with loans and dis
counts of only $4,000. Mr.. Putnam
said that he had been able to lend SO
little money in the past few months
and that at SO low rates of interest
that he feels that he is not justified
to continue the business. Richmond
township farmers are lending each
other money at from six to eight per
cent. and have injured the banks
business. Mr.. Putnam and his CASH
Ter, w. K. Mccall, will go to farming,
where they claim they can make
more money than in bank.
Practical Work in Road Building
A good roads congress was held in
Topeka last week. Besides addresses
and discussions there was an object
lesson in the construction of good
road, which was more instructive
than all the rest of the programme.
This was done under the direction of
E. G. Harrison, an expert who was
sent to Topeka with all the necessary
machinery for that purpose. The OBJ
ject of this lesson was to teach the
people how to make a good road of
home grown material.
The Way Coucordta People Do.
At Concordia, brothel belonging to
woman named Laura Hill was
burned the other night while the
woman was away, and the fire was
clearly of incendiary origin-set by
people who wanted that kind of a
house out of the neighborhood. While
the house was burning someone cut
the fire hose twice. When the furni-
ture had been carried out some wag
sat down at the piano and played "a
Hot Time" over and over again.
An Odd Coincidence.
When Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Webster,
who were married in Beloit, Wis,
came to celebrate their golden we'd
ding their home was in Beloit, Kan.
Buggy Overturned into q Ditch
James Mccoy, farmer of Wood
lawn, was going to town when his
buggy overturned into deep ditch,
killing him.
Democrats Indorse Moore.
The democrats Endorsed Col. III. L.
Moore, the populist nominee for state
senator from the Douglas-Jefferson
district.
Topekan Dead ia Alaska
DIR. d. F. Rogers, who left Topeka