Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-20
A. SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.

OverIooked from.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Overlooked Ton.
Now it is claimed that Gov. Stanley
at least ten Kansas men
when he said there are no millionaires
n the state. Those who are rated as
such are Joab Mulvane, John r. Null
Tane and c.. j. Devlin, of Topeka; A.
:. Alternately and the Fred Harvey
estate, of Leavenworth; B. P. Wag-
yener and David Aud, of Atchison;
John Z. Stewart, OF wellington; Cal
lin Hood, of Emporia, and j.. D. Bow
srsock, of Lawrence.
Gets a Lifetime Job.
John Higgins, a Santa Fe brake
man, who had both legs cut off in an
accident near Emporia last Septem-
Der, has made a rather curious settle
ment with the company. He is to be
taught telegraphy at the company's
expense and is. to have a job for life,
and the company also agrees to buy
him a pair of cork legs.
Sent a Woman to Prison.
Mrs. Belle Hotchkiss, who at Elm
wood murdered her bfother-in-law,
James Duffy, was sentenced to three
years in prison. At the time the crime
ing against Mrs. Hotchkiss and she
was taken to the Hutchinson Jail for
safe keeping.
No Jackson Day Banquet.
Ia
voted to have no banquet at Topeka
g. Another meeting will be
held January 81, when a call for a
state convention probably will be is
sued The call will invite the popu-
lists and silver republicans to join the
party.
Gold in Kansas Sha1e.
Prof. Fahrig, Philadelphia chem
list who tested the shade found in
Ellis and Trego counties, says he has
no doubt of the existence of gold in
the great body of these shafe lands
and the ore can be proitably worked
upon yield of So a ton.
Murphy Fighting johnson.
A Topeka dispatch said that E. E.
Murphy, of Leavenworth, and ]. G.
johnson, of Peabody, leading demo
Gratis of Kansas and until recently fast
friends, were now at swords points
and that Murphy is fighting Johnson's
reelection as national committeeman.
One Advantage.
One advantage of telephone con-
he 70 iC ho
portunity given to spread the news
of a new graft to the peighbors.
Lightning rod, grocery order and kin
bred swindles can be. headed off in
that way.-Topeka Mail and Breeze.
Turned Down Peter Foley.
Peter Foley, who was appointed
postmaster at Parsons by President
Mckinley last summer on recOmmen-
dation of Senator Burton, has been
turned down by President Roosevelt
Charges of serious nature were
made against Foley.
To Form New Party.
Leaders of the prohibition party in
Kansas favor the formation of a new
party in this state to be known as
the "home rule and prohibition par
ty.' They expect the support of a
large number of populists who have
prohibition leanings.
Not Exempt from Taxation.
The supreme court Of Kansas, in the
case of the Knights md Ladies of Sc
curity, held that societies that col
lected insurance assessments from
people were not fraternal societies
and were therefore subject to taxa
ton.
BY Way of Emphasis.
Referring again to lands flowing
with milk and honey, Mr.. Coburn's
duced 356,s45 pounds of honey. and
beeswax last year, and So3,952 milct
cows.-Kansas City Star.
They Fought with Plumb.
Forty gray-haired veterans who
fought under the late Col. Preston B
Plumb in the Eleventh Kansas, gath
cred in reunion at Emporia the Other
day. Mrs. P. B. Plumb was the guest
of honor.
Cannot Tour the State.
The Kansas university council ha:
refused to permit the University
Glee club to make it's annual tour o.
the Kansas towns during the Christ
mas holidays.
To Have Fine Pottery.
A new pottery plant will be erected
at Coffeyville at. once, to be one of the
largest in the country. 1t will be O.
brick, 64X14O feet and two storie.