Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

was elected in his place and
the day of the tragedy Maxey was to
have turned the city accounts and
books over to his successor.
The Presidents Busiest Day.
The presidents busiest day since
peace was declared will be when he
reaches Baldwin. He is scheduled 10
attend the Baker commencement, ded-
icate the Fogle gymnasium and the
observatory, lay the cor
nerstone of the Case library and ded-
icate a Methodist church. If he has
any time left before the train leaves
the committee will try to find ''last
spike" for him to drive and button
to press.
Railroad Had to Pay 1t.
Park B. Pulsifer, of Concordia, sued
the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany to recover 8S cents, the value
of the return coupon of a round trip
ticket on which the limit had expired.
The conductor had refused to honor
the ticket. The case did not come
to trial, the company refunding to
Pulsifer the sum sued for, and paying
the costs, amounting to about $27.
1t Was a Wet April.
The April weather report issued by
the state university shows the rain
fall for the month was 5.13 inches, OR
2.76 above the April average. The
total depth of snow for the month was
seven inches. The rainfall for the
four months of 1901 has been 1857
inches, or ell inches above the aver
age for the same months in the %
years preceding.
To Fight the Grain Trust.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners will take hand in the fight
against grain trusts. The trust, it
seems, not only has the producers at
its mercy, but also the railroads. In
fact, it's grip on the railroads is what
enables it to throttle competition, and
it is this feature that the railroad
commissioners can reach.
Francis Would BE Governor.
Among the friends of Represents
tive John Francis, of Allen county, it
is no secret that he wants to be gov
ernor of Kansas, and that he will en-
ter the race next year is almost GER
tain. Francis was state treasurer for
several years. He is now president
of the state tax commission.
A Good Chicken Story.
1t is told that Harry Miller, Of But
Ter county, shipped carload of chick
ems from Eldorado to San Francisco
recently and the hens laid enough
eggs in transit to more than pay the
freight charges. The car held 5000
chickens and the eggs filled 100 cases.
which sold for $3.50 case.
Penitentiary In New Hands.
E. B. Jewett. of Wichita, has sue
ceeded J. B. Tomlinson as warden OF
the state penitentiary at Lansing. j
w. Dobson, the new deputy warde,,
and Rev. J. D. McBrian, the new chap.
lain, were also installed. Only few
changes of minor officers will take
place.
Carload of Mules Burned.
A stock train on the Santa Fe was
set on fire near Douglas, Butler coun-
ty, by sparks from the engine set
ting fire to some straw bedding and
before the blaze could be extinguished
a carload of mules for South Africa
was burned.
Took Everything I'm Sight.
Robbers entered the iewelry store
of w. P. Service, of Ellinwood, an6
carried away everything of value. in
Guiding 33 gold and silver watches, Il
watch movements, 81 gold chains anC
various other articles.
He Got n Bad Egg.
A Hiawatha young man wrote hi:
name on an egg that was packed ir
case for shipment east. A girl can
swered," he went to see her and r.
fore he got free from her clutches il
cost him 5000.
Death Cheats the Court.
Miss Sallie Patterson, Winfield mil
liner under bond for trial on tn,
charge of setting fire to the stor,
of her rival, Mrs. James johnson, dick
from burns received at the time of TIT
fire.
Awful Deed of nm Insane Girl.
Ida Cornick, 90 years of age, the i'm
beetle daughter of S. r. Cornick, :
blacksmith of South Mound, shot an.
killed her four-year-old niece, wht
had been left in her care.
! Telephone for Farmers.
rural telephone line is being bull
between Atchison and Doniphsn
farmers along the route promisin;
Suffofanf Support to make If q na-