Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.


Idle Money i'm the school Fund.
The commissioners of the states
school fund have more than $500, 900
cash on hand and can find no place to
invest it. The entire fund amounts;
to about 100000, invested, with the
exception of the cash on hand, in,
municipal bonds of Kansas. but by.
payments of accrued bonds, the cash
supply will soon become larger. A
four per cent. bond of a good county.
or of any other safe municipality, will
command a premium, and since 1T Is
unlawful and also unpolitic for the.
state to bid for bonds. the school
funds cash will continue to increase
and its loans to decrease. Mr.. Cole,
the auditor of state, believes the
school funds only protection is for
the commissioners to underbid pri-
vate capital; that is, to take bonds at
a lower rate of interest than private
capital is willing 10 lend on.
Kansas Girls Who Really Farm.
Miss Clara Risdon is a Kansas girl
who really farms. With her sister.
Chloe she will put in SO acres of wheat
this fall near Delphos. They take
care of 10 hogs and milk six cows,
taking the milk to the creamery
There are no men on the farm and
they did most of the wheat shocking
this season They have paid off the
mortgage on the home farm, boughti
a new buggy and have some money in
the bank. This fall they will have the
house repaired and buy a piano.
Tragedy Also Causes Insanity.
Mrs. kerns, whose husband was
killed by lightning near Baldwin City.
is still demented woman. She WAS
standing in the doorway and saw the
lightning strike her husband and three
horses. She ran to the spot where
he was and in her grief carried him
about in her arms until the neighbors
arrived. She was crazed by grief and
gradually grew worse.
Money In Raising Onions.
Louis Bates took a half wagonload
of onions to Pratt with him, just the
lower box full, and took home check
for 5000 for them. A man with q
windmill can irrigate a small piece
of ground and be sure of crop of
onions every year. Mr.. Bates sold his
at S1.5O per bushel and did not miss
the time it took him to raise them.
No Suit Was Necessary.
Going to the soldiers reunion at
Hutchinson, Samuel Proctor, of Ed
wards county, got his arm smashed
off by a water tank pipe which hung
too close to the car window. Tho
Santa Fe has paid Mr.. Proctor 81 900,
given Mrs. Proctor another 81 900,
and paid all of the expenses of the
accident.
KirkwOOd Gets q Powder MIL.
On a tract of land at Kirkwood.
three miles south of Pittsburg, viii be
erected an immense powder manufac-
turing plant. 1t will consist of three
large stone buildings and will be
equipped with the best and most
modern machinery. The works viii
employ about 800 men.
school for Militia Omcers.
A school for officers of the Kansas
national guard will be held in Tope-
ka four days, commencing September
II. The camp will be established az
the fair grounds and it is expected
that 80 officers will be present. The
legislature appropriated $1,000 to pay
the expenses.
Kansas Boy a Suicide.
Luther E. Thrasher, Kansas boy
and graduate of the state university,
shot and killed himself at San Fran
cisco. He was a gauger in the gov
eminent employ, but had formerly
been a newspaper writer. The cause
of his act is said to have been de-
spondency.
Can a Paro1ed Convict Marry.
Two state prison convicts recently
paroled by Gov. Stanley have married
since their release. The attorney gen.
era1 holds that these marriages arc
illegal and that the women who have
taken the paroled convicts "for better
or worse" have got the worst. of it.
Must Pay the Costa.
It is claimed that unless costs in q
divorce case are paid there is no di-
vorce. The lola Register published
list of people who think they are di-
vorced, but, not having paid the costs.
according to the records, are not yet
free
Topeka Woman Uses H0Fsewhip.
Miss Cordelia Henderson horse
whipped Thomas Archer, an attorney.
at Topeka She said Archer had Cos
siped about her.
Aid for State Militia.
Kansas portion of the 81, 00o, 600
allotted to the various militia organ