Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-09
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.


MI. King Evaded Service.
In making up the election judges in
Kansas City, Kan, Election Commits
sioner King held that the fusionists
were entitled to equal representation
on the board with republicans. He
decided that as the populists and dem
ocrats were supporting the same tick
ct they should be considered as one
party. District Judge Fischer issued
| an order compelling the election COM
missioner to recognize each party
separately in the selection of judges.
To evade service Mr.. King went across
the line into Missouri and remained
| until the evening of election day, and
the order of the court could not be
served on him until it was too late to
accomplish it's purpose.
Treasurers Have . Grievance.
The county treasurers of Kansas
| held a meeting at Topeka last week
| to discuss needed legislation affecting
| their offices. One of the principal
| amendments which they will urge the
legislature to pass is one making it
| compulsory for county boards to al
low treasurers clerk hire. The treas
urers will also support a bill amend
ing the law governing assessment anil
taxation, SO that all property shall
be assessed at its cash value. The
present law reads that way now, but
it has become dead letter in most
counties and the treasurers want the
legislature to take some action that
will give it force.
| Culminatton OF an Old Feud.
| Ed Lancaster was shot and killed
at Independence by John Walker. Ian
caster was captain of the Colored Re
publican Gun club. The members had
| just gotten off the train from the
rally at Cherryvale, when Walker, who
was member of the gun club, shot
Lancaster twice through the body.
He died in few moments. Walker
was disarmed by several colored men,
who were there and turned over to
the authorities. He has been arrested
before, and recently was tried for at
tempt to kill his wife. The two men
had trouble some time ago in the
| Experimenting with "Babv Beef"
The farm department at the Kan
sas state agricultural college has
weighed and grouped into experiment
tai lots 40 calves. These calves Will
be pushed to their full breeding linn
it and will be marketed in June for
baby beef. One hundred head are be-
ing fed by the farm department in a
test of alfalfa and prairie hays, corn.
,Kafr corn and soy beans. Thirty head
are fed in a cooperative experiment
by the chemical, farm and veterinary
departments to test the value of con-
dimental feeds.
LiKhtninG Killed Prominent Farmer.
George Atkinson, one of the early
pioneers of Kansas and a wealthy
farmer, eight miles northwest of EN-
lporia, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. He had purchased
Hereford at the Kansas City cattle
sale and had just brought it home.
Three of his sons were helping him
unload the animal, when a fash of
lightning Frustrated the father and
two of his sons. The young men re-
covered, but the father was dead.
Wants Larger Appropriations.
The board of regents of the state
agricultural college will ask the legis-
lature for the following appropria-
tions: Chemical building, $4,000; hor-
ticultural and entomology building,
$50, 900; chapel enlargement, 81, 900;
library enlargement, $4,000; gymna-
SUM, $4,000; pure bred stock, $10,-
600; steers and hogs, $4,000; dairy,
$1,000; mechanical department., $12.-
900, and many other small items.
Should Have Stayed Out of Kansas.
The state live stock commission ar
rested C. c. Palmer, a Texas cattle
imam, who landed in Bourbon county n
shipment of cattle which are infected
with Texas fever. The cattle are COW
cred with ticks and bear other unmis-
taxable signs of fever. This is the
first time the infected cattle have got
ten into Bourbon county and the local
cattlemen are very indignant.
Pleasant Family Reunion.
Near Pittsburg there was remark
able family reunion at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Crowell. The
couple has ten children living and
all of them were present with their
wives and children. gathering from
half a dozen states. 1t was the first
time in 80 years that the family had
all been together
Elevator 1T Weiitnetoa Collapses.
| A section of Kramer Bros large
elevator at Wellington gave way and
about $1,000 bushels of wheat were
lspilled. Some of the employees had
narrow escapes from being caught by
the falling grain The fault was in
the construction of the elevator.