Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-18
Grain Trust omcIaI Fined.

acres.
Grain Trust OmcIaI Fined.
E j. Smiley. secretary OF the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association, was
found guilty in the district court at
Lacrosse of violating the Kansas anti
trust law. Judge Andrews fined him
$500 and sentenced him to three
months in Jail. Smiley gave an appeal
bond and will take the case to the
supreme court.
Kansas students Must Apologize.
Because certain members of the
sophomore class of the state univer-
sity recently posted a proclamation
wherein Objectionable language was
used toward members of the faculty.
the disciplinary committee has decid-
ed that they must sign an apology or
suffer immediate expulsion from the
university.
No Pardon for Thomas.
Numerous politicians made an effort
to secure a pardon for George H.
Thomas, sent up from Garnet for II
years for seducing and causing tho
death of Gertrude Baird, daughtersot
a widow. Gov. Stanley thinks IL
years is not too much for one who
is convicted of such q crime.
Arrested the Kansas Sheriff.
Sheriff Brooks, of Fort Scott, who
went to Webb City to get o. 6. STAINS
berry, one of the foot racers charged
with conspiring to swindle represent
alive Davis out of $1,000, was. himself
arrested at the instigation of STAINS
berry and his friends. charged with
attempting to kidnap him.
Killed in HIS Own Home.
G.. C. Montgomery, n detective for
the Santa Fe railway, was shot and
killed at his home in Winfield. The
murderer was outside the house and
fred a load of buck shot through
window. striking Montgomery in the
face and breast. He was in the room
alone at desk writing.
They May Keep the Fees.
The attorney general holds that
county attorneys can keep the one
per cent. fee in foreclosure cases
brought to collect delinquent taxes.
He also holds that county clerks can
keep the fees received for recording
medical registration certificates of
physicians.
+ Pension List at Topeka Growing
The pension list for the Topeka dis
trict, composing Missouri, Kansas.
Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma,
is still increasing. There are 1880
r.. "A
us, 765 for July 1 last. The payment
this quarter will amount to about So
600.
Kansas Manufacturing Industries.
In Kansas there are 1880 manufsc-
turing institutions, largely located in
kansas City, Leavenworth, Topeka
and Wichita, employing in the aggre-
gate 1892 persons
window Screen in Burglary.
In an appeal case from Douglas
county the supreme court held that
opening a window screen constitutes
''burglarious breaking"
Kansas Equal sufrasfsts.
The annual state convention of the
Kansas Equal Suffrage association
will be held as Mcpherson. November
6 and q
CIover's Som I'm Politics.
Thomas Clover, a son of the late
Congressman Ben Clover. is fusion
nominee for commissioner in Cowley
county
College Girl Choked and Robbed.
Miss Ada Thomas, a student at the
College of Emporia, was choked into
insensibility and then robbed by a
burglar who entered her sleeping
apartment at the home of Mrs II. s.
Austin In Emporia-
Largely Increased Attendance.
There are 1888 students enrolled
at the University of Kansas as against
$50 at this time last year. The incon-
ing class far exceeds in size any pre-
vious class The greatest gains ara
in the pharmacy and art schoolz-