Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Knowingly Voted for . Dead Man.


Knowingly Voted for . Dead Man.
An odd and almost gruesome cir
cumstance of the recent election is
reported from Osborne county. Al
vim Williams, republican nominee for
county commissioner, died a little
after noon on election day. 1t was
soon known at the polls that Mr..
Williams had passed away, and for a
short time the republicans were great
ly perplexed over what to do. But,
finding that if no election was had at
the polls the duty of selecting a COM
missioner would fall on the county
clerk and the two other commission
ers, who were republicans, they kept
right on voting for Mr.. Williams and
defeated his opponent by a majority
of So. 1t probabley is the only in
stance in the whole history of the
United States where men knowingly
vote for the candidate who was dead
Kansas City Journal.
Did Not Include . Cushion.
E. E. Swenson, superintendent of
the Saline county poor farm, wheeled
William Kistler over seven miles in |
wheelbarrow, in payment of an cleo
ton bet. The trip was made in four |
hours and ten minutes. Kistler wore |
a high silk hat and footed a horn all |
the way into Salina. They were met !
outside of the city by large party of |
republicans, who marched before |
them through the main streets. Both |
men claim they could stand another |
seven miles, although Kistler was
81, he from
Swenson's refusal to allow him a
cushion.
KanEas Has 11,428 Scho0l-Teachsrs.
The people of Kansas employ Il, LAPS
school-teachers to educate their chill
dren. Wyandotte county pays its
teachers the largest average salaries.
Male teachers there get an average of
$3.50 a month, and female teachers
an average of $50 month. No other
| county comes within $25 of paying
| as high an average salary as Wyan-
dotte to male teachers. The average
| for the state is about $37 for male
and $33 for female teachers. There
are about 60 per cent. more female
| teachers than males.
| May Have Trouble at Home.
The directors of the Kansas EXPOSE
ton company will ask the legislature
to appropriate $25O,OOO to help the
show along. If this request is grant
ed, then congress will be urged to
donate S., ZOO, 900. But the directors
may have trouble getting what they
want from the legislature. Already
| some opposition has been heard.
Kansas Has q School Of Mines.
Kansas now has school of mines.
Under the name of sschool of mining
engineering" the institution has been
organized and installed as a depart
ment of the University of Kansas.
Only II students are on the rolls at
present. but the fame of the school
is spreading and greatly increased
attendance is expected next year.
This Should BE Investigated.
The worst story of intimidation at
the election polls comes from Win
field. In one Of the country precincts
the election judges made old bachelors
agree that they would marry at the
first opportunity before they were
allowed to vote.-Iola Register.
It develops that Gov. Stanley can
appoint the four additional ubreme
court Judges as soon as the state
ficially that the constitutional amend
ment increasing the membership of
the court carried.
Network OF Toll Lines.
Long distance telephone lines have
been completed as far west as Plain
vile and Stockton by way of Delphos
and Salina. Before long the entire
western part of the state will be a
network of toll lines with Sa1ina as
central.
Lupasic in tho statshouse.
W. NJ. j. Hardman, of Valley Falls,
went crazy while in the governors of
fee recently and ran from Office to
Office for half an hour yelling like a
Comanche. The police finally arrested
him and placed him in hospital.
Political Wise Men Pick Three.
The wise men have figured the
scramble for the supreme court Judge
ships down to J. c. Pollock, of Win
field; Judge Cunningham, of Emporia,
and A. n. Ellis, of Beloit, with the
fourth man yet to be located.
Value of Kausas school Property.
The value of common school prop
erty in Kansas aggregates $11,665,5 11
This is simply the value of what are
known as ward and country schools
There are in the state 9,279 common
school buildings.
No Inaugural Ball.