Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-25


Warden Jewett, of the Kansas pen
itentiary, has big force of prison
ers at work constructing a large stone
she'd within the main walls of the in
stitution. The shed is located south
pof the dining room and chapel. 1t Is
IS feet long. 40 feet wide and Is feet
high The shed is constructed. Of
hxick manufactured at the prison
brick yard. 1t will be used ASA shell
ter in which the convicts viii dress
and break rock. Heretofore prison
ers could not work in wet weather.
and those who had been engaged in
handling estone We're kept locked in
cells.
Result OF Quarrel.
While a dance was being held at
Blaine fight started and John Tee
han was killed. The dancers scat
tered and Eugene Cronan and ]. Nc
Donald went to Cronan's real estate
office to sleep During the night some
of the other dancers set the building
on fire and Cronan and Mcdonald
were burned to death. AS a climax
to the tragedies, Cronan's father be-
came sfolently insane.
Se Protests from Relatives.
Many sprotests are being filed
against the proposed parole of Emmett
Dalton from the Kansas penitentiary-
He is serving a life sentence, for rob
abing0 bank and helping slay four
citizens of Coffeyvilla ten years ago.
1T is from the widows and children
of these victims that the strongest
objections to, the parole have ema-
mated.
Honered the Pioneer Preacher.
The Kansas Presbyterian synod.
which was in session at Fort Scott,
elected James WEIGH, of the Osborne
presbytery, as moderator. The honor
was given him because of his unusual
faithfulness to PIesbyterianism in
Kansas, where he has lived for many
years on the frontier, 80 milessfrom
his nearest brother Presbyterian min
lister.
Two bishops for Kansas.
se The triennial convention OF the
Episcopal church in. session at San
Francisco voted to divide Kansas into
two districts, thus relieving Bishop
.
duous work. The new district is
composed of the western half of the
state and the headquarters of the
bishop will be at Salina.
Huge Column of Steam and Water.
The tornado which did considerable
damage in Cloud and Washington
counties recently was witnessed by
many people, being in sight Is or 20
minutes, and, resembling a huge col
u1nn of steam and water, showing
nearly white against a background of
white clouds.
Woman Sues q Jofntkeeper.
Mrs. Anna Harnet, of Horton, has
sued Daniel w. Weigman, a jaintist,
for So, 900 damages. She bases her suit
on the ground that the jointkeeper
sold her husband liquor after repeat
to lose a profitable place and reducing
her to want.
For Violating Antitrust Lave
J. F. Shotts, president, and ). L.
Dreamy, vice president, secretary and
general manager of the Lacrosse
; Lumber & Grain company at lacrosse,
were arrested for violation of the
antitrust law and placed under bond
OF $500 each for trial.
c Popu1ists Much Concerned.
Secretary Curran, of the populist
state committee, has called a confer
ence Of party leaders to be held in
Topeka to consider the ruling of the
attorney general that only the word
peoples" could 5be printed on the
official ballot.
Reward for DefauIter Kenf.
The odd fellows of Kansas elected
W. FL. Kemper, sof Horton, to be grand
secretary in place of d. W. Kent. who
recently left the country owing the
lodge $1,000. The lodge offered a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest of Kent.
To Open a Library. e
Ladies of Abilene literary clubs, who
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