Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-22
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.

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Horse Locked to the Barn.
Constable Taylor went to Squire
Laru's barn at Fort Scott to take
possession of a horse on a replevin
and found the animal secured to the
standard of the barn with log chains
and locks SO that it was impossible
to take it without taking the barn.
The owner, anticipating the officers
had wrapped the animal in
network of log chains, attached them
to the pillars supporting the barn and
locked their ends with a number of
locks. Laru had disappeared.
Victory for j. G. johnson.
At the state biennial camp Modern
Woodmen of America, in session at
Wichita, p. G. Chubic, of Beloit, was
elected state consul and DR.. B. E..
Jones, of Kansas City, was reelected
state medical examiner. A resolution
was adopted indorsing J. G. johnson
and set forth that the head consul
acted unwisely in not retaining John
son as attorney general of the ma
tional camp. johnson heads the dele
CATION to the national convention at
St. Paul.
Simpson Sees Civil Strife.
Congressman Simpson in an inter-
view at Wichita said: 1.-THE agitation
started by Mrs. Nation will cause one
of the biggest civil strifes this state
has ever known. The officials ought
to be more determined in their action
than they are. The two chief politi-
cal parties of the state fear to take
sides, lest they injure their cause,
but this affair will be carried SO far
that it must become campaign issue,
and then look out"
Small Boys and a Gun.
Jacob Hand, aged nine and his
brother George, aged six, of Leaven-
worth, were playing with a toy gun
and shotgun when George accident
ally discharged the shotgun. load OF
birdshot entering Jacobs body on the
left hip, killing him almost instantly
Holds the President Responsible.
D. F. Coon, who was president OF
the State bank at Fort Scott when il
was wrecked by the $4,000 defalca
ton of it's cashier, J. r. COlean, ha:
been sued by the receiver for $40,
900. He holds Coon blamable for thu
bad condition of the banks affairs.
Joints at the Capital Closed.
Attorney General GODDARD appointed
A. L. Redden special attorney genera
for Shawnee county to enforce tn,
prohibitory law. All the jointkeeper
agreed to close ''for the time being.
Lawrence Young Man In Trouble.
Louis Selig, son of A. L. Selig,
prominent business man and ex-mayo
of Lawrence, is under arrest charged
with setting fire to the Gibson mil
at midnight on April 25 last.
Arranging for German Farmers.
William L. Brown, ex-chairman o
the state board of charities, has pur
chased a large tract of land in tn
Seventh district and will settle
with German farmers from the east
Students Urged on by Professor.
Prof. F. w. Ellis, of Washburn co
lege at Topeka, addressed larg
meeting of the students of the colleg
and advised them to ally themselve
with the embarrassing movement.
| Monument to q Negro Porter.
Travelling men who have stopped a
Independence several years will rails
| $1OO to erect a monument to job
Oglesbee, deceased, a negro porter c
the Caldwell house for 20 years.
Paid 100000 for a Ranch.
The Treadway ranch near Anthem,
Harper county, comprising 5000 acre
has been purchased by Wyatt Stanle,
of Illinois. The price, including in
| plements and stock, was 100000.
Tramps Drank Raw Alcohol.
Several tramps became intoxicate
on raw alcohol at Wellington an
were placed in the city Jail. Later on
of them was found dead and anothe
is believed to be dying.
Train Stalled at Paradise.
During the severe snowstorm la.
week passenger train was stuck
the drifts at Paradise. All unperisl
able freight was abandoned until tt
drifts were shovedel out.
L Coffee Burned Young Woman's Face.
Miss Leohnard, a university ST
dent at Lawrence, was badly burns
about the face and eyes by the e
plosion of a can of boiling coffee.
Led by Jerry simpsons Sister.
1t developed that the leader in tt
exciting joint-smashing crusade
Holton was Mrs. McCauley, sister
ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson.
Shot Down In His Corral