Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-22
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Simons and Hook Disagree.
At Uniontown r. E. Eckert, travel
ing salesman for the Louisville Supply
company, of Kansas City, was arrested
for soliciting orders for liquor. He
was fined 500 and sentenced to 30
days in Jail. Application was made
to Judge Simons, of the district court,
for his release on a writ of habeas
corpus, on the ground that the law
under which he was convicted is un-
constitutional, as Judge Hook, of the
federal court, has held it to be. The
state court held it good and refused
to issue the writ.
A New Kansas Railroad.
The secretary of state granted a
charter for the Hutchison & South
eastern Railroad company. The OBJ
ject of the company is to construct
a railroad from Hutchinson, Kan, to
Fort Smith, Ark. The Kansas coun-
ties it is proposed to traverse are
Reno, Harvey, Sedgwick, Butler, Sum-
ner, Cowley, Greenwood, Ellis, Chau-
tauqua and Montgomery.
Important Kansas Land Decision.
Judge Clark rendered decision at
Great Bend in the Cheyenne bottom
land condemnation cases that knocks
out verything so far done. This de-
cision involves about 10000 acres of
land situated in the middle of the
Cheyenne bottom, that was sought
to be condemned for the purpose of
reservoir for. irrigation and like
general purposes.
She Believed In Witches.
Mrs. Agnes Koch, an aged woman
of Paola, was acquitted by jury on
the charge of insanity. All the prose-
cution could show was that Mrs.
Koch believed her chimney to be in
habited by witch, and that occa-
sionally she would go upon the roof
and punch down the chimney with a
pole in order to make the witch un-
comfort table.
The Kansas "Big Four"
Word comes from Washington that
J. NJ. Simpson, of Mcpherson, will be
appointed collector of internal reve-
nue.. L. S. Crum will be United States
marshal and Cyrus Leland is to sue
coed himself as pension agent. Ike
Lambert will succeed himself as
United States district attorney.
Cashier stopped Run.
C. A. johnson, missing cashier of
the First national bank at Niles.
Mich, is president of the Farmers
bank at Arkansas City, and the clos
ing of the Niles bank started run
On the latter institution, but Cashier
Denton had provided 100000 and met
the excited depositors coolly.
Big Coal Strike at Mound City.
Two veins of rich coal have been
struck at Mound City, which are
claimed to be the largest finds in the
Kansas field. One vein is five feet
thick at a depth of 300 feet and an
other six feet thick at a depth of $50
feet. The strike has created quite
sensation there.
Doctors to Choose Their Own Board.
Gov. Stanley announced that he
would let the physicians of Kansas
have say in the selection of men,
bers of the new state board of regis
tration. The governor will permit
the regulars" to name three, the
homeopathic two and the eclectics
two.
Women Saved Temperance Ticket.
After fight Of unprecedented bit
terness Col J. w. F.. Hughes of
Douglas house" fame, was nominated
for mayor of Topeka by the republi-
r.
| ment" ticket. The woman vote was
cast for Hughes.
Saloon Raiders Charged with Murder.
After three days preliminary trial
at Leevenworth jury found Andy
Wilburn, Son Thurnburg, Joe Turner
and John Wilson, who were implicated
in the raid on the Milwood saloon last
| month, guilty of the murder of Mrs
| Hudson, in the first degree as charged
A Shortage of $4,000.
The annual report of the Order OF
Select Friends shows that the order
was deficient $4,000 in the payment
| of its obligations. That is the rea.
SON State Insurance Superintendent
| Church revoked its charter
Entertained at Kansas City.
The Kansas Grain Dealers associa
ton held it's annual meeting at To-
peka last week, from there going By
special train to Kansas City, Mo.
where they were entertained by the
| board of trade.
OH Found Near Cawker City.
While digging a well ON II. B. Wood
berry's ranch, south of Cawker, OF