Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-08
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.

KANSAS EVENTS. E
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Burton Says He'll Beat Then.
While in Kansas City, No.. the other
day, Senator j. R. Burton was served
with a petition in suit for the pay
ment OF nine promissory notes ag-
gregating S26,717. It was brought
by bank at Manchester, n. Il, and
is. for money alleged to have been
borrowed during Senator Burton's
land speculations in Colorado in 1885,
Senator Burton said: at is the same
suit 1 won at Denver a few months
ago. They have no case and I'll beat
it in Missouri"
w. c. Il. q. Convention.
The Kansas w. C. T. q. convention
at Ottawa was attended by 200 dele
gates and prominent visitors, IN
Guiding Mrs. Lillian II. n. Stevens,
national president, and Msso Ting
ling, of London, an associate of Aady
Henry Somerset. The present state
officers were reelected. The CON
vention pledged 5000 toward building
a memorial hall to Francis E VIII
lard in Forest park at Ottawa. An
effort viii be made to raise $500 add
tionaL
Young Wife. Gets Damages
In district court at Atchison Mrs.
Ella Nevins secured $500 damages
against her father-in-law. W. j. New
ms, for alternating the affections OF
her husband. Jacob Nevins and the
plaintiff were married last February
when both were mere children aad
the youthful bride alleged that the
elder Nevins poisoned her husbands
mind by telling him stories damaging
to her character.
Confidence I'm Rev. Rice.
The Baptist church Of Blue Rapids
| unanimously adopted a resolution OF
confidence in Rev. F. J. Rice, pastor
| of the church and also of the church
| at Marysville. The pastor was ex-
PEELED BY q vote of the Marysville
| charge because, it is claimed, he
omitted to pray for President Nc
| Kinley on the Sunday following the
| presidents death.
/ Counties Must Pay Up
| State Treasurer Grimes is going to
try to collect delinquent taxes due
| the state from IS counties. The
| amount is S1So,O0o. The deficit IN
state expenses which the next alegis-
lature will have TO meet viii aggre-
gate about $500, 900, and If these de
| linquent taxes can be collected it viii
reduce the deficit to 100000.
". n. @. A. Thanks Helen Could
The state 7. NJ. C. A. convention AT
Fort Scott sent a message of thanks
to Miss Helen Gould for her interest
in the Kansas work. Gov. Stanley and
State School Superintendent Nelson
/ were made members of the state exec
utive committee. An effort will be
made to. raise $4,000 for Y. M. G. "a
work in Kansas this year.
sunragists Active Again.
Helen Kimber, president of the
Kansas Equal Suffrage association
issued a call for the annual meeting
to be held at Mcpherson November
IL and g. She has been organizing
the state preparatory to another
fight for suffrage and one result il
expected to be very large conven'
ton.
Masuueraded as a Cowboy.
!. a girl 10 years old was arrested a
Baxter Springs while masqueradins
as a cowboy. She was found riding
black pony, smoking cigarette and
dressed as cowboy. She said she haf
no friends and no home. She Wal
: given a good home and promised II
sober down.
Too Much advanced Thought"
> There is a division in the First Con
gregational church at Topeka becausa
the pastor, DIR. ID. NJ. Fisk, is . be
lever in advanced thought and be
cause. as result, many of the mem
bers are going to Rev. c. n. Sheldon
: church. the Central Congregational.
RI 4 Kansas Product.
/, Wilkerson, the tallest man in tn
5 world, is a Kansas product. He wa
| born land reared in Butler county
He is nine feet high and weighs "a
pounds.
Il The Concfentious Taxpayer.
/. In Barton county the assessor
, found only 1866 in cash. The state
!. ments of the banks show that Their
!, is 81, 1923 ,317.71 in cash on deposit h
the county.
Though Only Thirtecn-
: Donld G. Close, a 13-year-old school
!, | boy at HunneweIl, is one of the won
i ders of that locality. He Is fee
and weighs 2S0 pounds.
Everybody. VIII Be welcome.