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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The taxable wealth of Kansas to-
day is several times greater than the
sum (S15, 5000, o0O) which Thomas JEFF
ferson paid for the entire Louisiana
purchase, and the states products
for single year would pay the origi-
nal cost of the purchase more than 90
times over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Warden Jevvett seeking InformasIo,

Warden Jewett Seeking Information
Warden E. B. Jewett, of the Kan
sas penitentiary, went to Stillwell,
Mimi, to spend week or more in
specting the methods of operating
the Irvine plant of the Minnesota peni-
Tertiary. The Irvine plant of the
Minnesota penitentiary is considered
the model institution of its kind
wherein prisoners are worked directly
for the state, manufacturing goods for
the market. The Irvine plant OF the
Minnesota penitentiary is run in a
manner to bring large amount of
revenue into the state, and at the
same time to furnish Irvine to the
farmers of the state and northwest at
10 reasonable cost. Mr.. Jewett will de-
vote considerable time to studying
the business methods. He was APP
pointed warden just as the twine-sell-
ing season was on, and was very sue
cessful in selling out the stock. but
inasmuch as it is the intention to have
about three times as much stock on
hand for next year, Mr.. Jewett desires
to be informed, so as to take every adj
vantage of the situation. The Kan
SdS fCutCAtldIy tWAAC pidlIt II HOW
undergoing an overhauling. Soon aft
er Warden Jewett's return it will be
run with full force until next sum-
mer. 1t is expected that the entire
$14O,0 Irvine fund will be drawn and
utilized by next June.
Recovered from Stroke of Lightning.
Near Wellington the other day
George r. Rush was struck by light
ming. He could feel no hurt, but he
could hear the rattle in his own throat
when gasping for air. He was con-
scious of straining effort all over
to throw off some spell, but he could
not move single muscle. He heard a
voice say, SIS anyone hurt?" and the
reply from one of his comrades, eyes,
George is killed." but he could not
give the slightest sign that he was not
killed. They threw water in his face.
He knew all about that and he kept up
an enormous mental struggle to get
away from the spell. At last he sud-
denly got the power to move one of
his hands. Then life went into all
parts of his body, but it brought ex-
cruciating pains, as when hand or
foot .sgoes to sleep."-Kansas City
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

The total amount of delinquent
taxes owing to the state by the various
counties aggregates $70,s54.0S. This
represents the taxes for 1890 and pre-
vious years. In 1898 there was due tho
state $164, 1892 26. This was reduced to
$74,744.7s in 1900 and again to 75,s54.os
this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
CycIone Cellars Saved Them.

A lively cyclone around Kilmer. ten
miles northeast of Topeka, did much
damage. Several buildings were I'M
rooted, windmills destroyed and one
farmers buggy was carried through
the air 200 yards and landed upside
down upon wire fence. Orchards
and crops suffered. People in the path
of the storm fed to their cellars and
caves and escaped injury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Capt Harry A. Smith. of the Fiji
teenth infantry, recently appointed
military governor of Laguna prov
ince, Luzon, went to West Point from
the University of Kansas in 1880
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

A gentleman returning from Ell
Reno says he saw no less than four
ex-congressmen of Kansas in line be-
fore the registration booth. And the
gentleman says it is sad common
tary on politics that men should be
wanderers seeking place in which
to establish home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
From Every Vocation I'm Life.

There are in the Kansas rsison men
from every vocation in life. Preachers,
doctors, lawyers, BARRIERS, musicians,
tailors, carpenters, bakers, cooks, etc.,
are literally represented. Why men
who are skilled workmen and earn
ing good wages will commit crime
and be made to work for the state
for nothing is one of the mysteries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
Married a wealthy Native.

Grant Sidwell, a resident of Wilson.
finished his enlistment in the Philip
pine army and married a Luzon belle
who set him up in business. She is
a native, but as white as any American
girl, and in addition to her good com
plexion she is reported to be worth at
least s., 100000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
violated Kan.a. Game La,

Manager Clark, of the railroad eat
ing house at Dodge City, was arrested
by Game Warden Evans, charged with
having prairie chickens in his posses
sion out of season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Col. Albert Il. Greene, of Kansas.
general land Office with headquarters
in the interior department, has been
promoted to the rank of special in
spector. The salary of his new place
is $1,000 a year and expenses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

While cleaning well six miles south
of Alton, v. r. Stanfield and Bert
Banner were overcome by foul air and
persisted. Banner was alone in the
well and, realizing the danger, at
tempted to come out, but fell when
half way up. Stanfield went to his
assistance and was also overcome.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Some Population Figures.
In Kansas there are 527, $50 children
of school age, of whom 1929 are for
eign born, 1929 negroes, 267, 1879
males and 259,ss1 females; males, OF
militia age, 304,439, including 31,733
foreign born and II .240 negroes; males
of voting age, 3,7s6, including zoos
foreign born and 1924 negroes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
wfu Not Postpone Fair.

The Central Kansas fair will be held
at Hutchinson as susal. The directors
met recently and decided that Reno
county was in good shape for stock
and agricultural exhibits
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09
Ire of Legislators Aroused.

The action of the state tax equai-
zation board in publishing a state
ment concerning deficit in state f.
nances and placing the blame On the
last legislature, has aroused the ire
of the members of the legislature.
Hose Turned ON Young CuJprits.
When two small boys pleaded guilty
in Leavenworth police court to petit
larceny, Police Judge Blochberger Or
dered them to be taken downstairs
and doused with the hose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-09

Stanley in Hot Weather Garb.
Gov. Stanley has thrown official dig
nifty to the winds and donned q shirt
waist. A toy sensation was raised
when he appeared at the statehouse
CARRIED in this much-talked-of article
of apparel. The governor was not
moved, however, and the state OF
Kansas seems to run along about as
smooth as ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
KANSAS NEWS.
American Beet Sugar Company
in Kansas.
Now Looking Over Ground in
Arkansas Valley.
ADAPTED TO BETS.
Soil Not Unlike That Of Platte
Valley.
Items Of Interest From All Over
the State.
ADAPTED TO BETS.

Arkansas City, Aug. 30.-The American
Beet Sugar Refining company seeks
location for a sugar beet refinery in the
Arkansas valley. This company has large
refineries in Norfolk, Neb.; Grand Island.
Neb., and Rocky Ford, Cal. besides 9TH
ers in Michigan and Wisconsin It has
many millions of dollars with which to
conduct it's present business enterprises
and erect and maintain others The OBJ
Ject of the company in seeking a location
in the Arkansas valley for another re-
fnery is the adaptabnity of the soil to
the culture Of the sugar beet. The soil
of the Arkansas valley is not unlike that
Of the Platte valley in Nebraska. which
produces an excellent sugar beet. Its
proficiency makes the culture of the beet
a source of much profit to the agricultu-
rist whose farm lies in this valley. Thus
II IS with the Arkansas valley.
The superintendent of the sugar beet
refinery at Rocky Ford is said to favor
the ioeatlon OF a new rennery somewhere
able consideration of this locality are
excellent shipping facilities and the adap-
liability OF our soil to the sugar beet cul-
ture are among the prime reasons
In order to encourage the culture of the
sugar beet IN this locality the company
controlling these refneries sent to many
farmers in this vicinity two years ago
packages of sugar beet seeds. with in
strucuons as TO their culture. Among
those receiving the seeds was George
Brown, whose son, Homer, planted few
OF them on a hillside of the Brown place
near this city. After the planting the
vegetables were given little or no care,
but after maturity three of the largest
ones were pulled and sent to the refining
company for analysis. The analytical re-
port sent out later by the company
showed these beets to contain II per cent
pure saccharine- This was the second
highest per cent obtained from beets
grown in all parts Of this country; IL
per cent saccharine is considered an aver
age by chemists familiar with the sugar
beet - per cent is. good and II per cent
is considered remarkable Thus it can be
readily seen that the beets grown in this
vicinity would be much more profitable
to the grower than those grown else
where
With the proper encouragement Arkan-
sas City might be able to locate this in
dustry. To those who are not familiar
with the culture of the sugar beet and
the benefits derived from the location Of
refinery for the manufacture of sugar
therefrorn. it is said that the industry will
give employment to many skilled and un-
skilled iaboreres a greater part OF each
year at good wages. while the demand for
field labor during the cultivating and har-
vesting season of the beet is great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
RAIN AT CLYDE
Did Not Prevent the Success Of the
Carnival

Clyde, Aug. 3O.-Rain interfered with
the last days programme of the Clyde
watermelon carnival. and many of the
amuSementS were declared off. During
the entire rain the streets were
thronged with. people, and while one
good turn deserves another. the farm
ers all glad of the downpour, the UNI
brella trade was big and many mer-
chants cleaned out their entire stock.
The business men of Clyde regret the
disagreeable weather as much if not
more than the visitors, for they con
tributed literally for the success and
entertainm ent of their guests. The
crowd was quite as large the second
day as on Wednesday, when not less
than 10000 sight-seers came here to par
take of free watermelons.
1t is the intention of the business
men of Clyde to commence prepara-
lions at once for their 1902 watermelon
carnival. They will go into 1t with re-
neWed vigOr. The business men of
Clyde are made of the kind of stuff
that they will never let anything fail
they go at. The Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific roads reach Clyde. 1t has one
of the largest and best known grist
mills in northern Kansas, and five ele-
vators. 1t has three newspapers, and
a system of waterworks- 1t has brick
sidewalks, churches. schools and many
lovely houses. It has a city park where
the hospitality of Clyde people fed up
wards of 10000 visitors with free
watermelons And her people are so
encouraged with the location that If
the Missouri Pacific extends their road
to Denver Clyde will stand a. good show
of being made a division point.
In formulating the plans for the 1902
carnival many new attractive features
viii be presented, and fakes will be
prohibited CLYDE is centrally situated
in the watermelon belt Of northern
Kansas. The soil Of the Republican
river valley is adapted to their growth.
Melons are on exhibition in many of
her business windows weighing from 30
to 70 pounds.
Among some Of the CLYDE people who
make a business Of raising melons are
Dan Lake. who has 20 acres Frank
Sweeney. Is acres; W. II. Denton. 15
acres. P. l. Brooks, 10 acres; Alex. and
VIM. Turner, Is acres; G. H. Hudson,
10 acres James Moorehouse, acres,
and Oliver Montgomery. 10 acres. be-
sides many other smaller raisers.
Melons are shipped from here by the
carload to Topeka Atchison. ST. Jc-
seph and Kansas City. and many
towns in Kansas, Nebraska. and Colo
RADIO.
The watermelon festival IS a pure
Clyde affair so far as Kansas is con-
cerned. This year they had a flower
parade connected with It, besides base
ball and a half dozen bands. The pa
rade of decorated carriages and BIZ
cycles and floats representing the sew
era1 secret societies was equal to anv
ever seen In more pretentiouS cities
than Clyde. Here II was simply mag
nifcent. It was better than they 7d-
vertised it on their programme. The
people came to have q good time; that
is what the Clyde watermelon festival
IS for. There was but little drunken
ness and pickpocketing, and such dis
reputable characters We're prom pity
taken in charge by the officers, and will
r1ar -a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
WRECK IN K. C. YARD.
Rock Island Train Bumps
Against an Alton Engine.

Kansas City, Aug. 30.-The Rock ISL
and train leaving here at $3.50 o'clock
last night, southbound, collided with
switch engine Of the Chicago & Alton
road in the yards west of Hickory
street, within ten minutes after it left
union station. Several persons We're
somewhat bruised. The switch engine
crew were injured and both engines
were put out of services None Of the
passengers needed a surgeons care
Some glass was broken out of the car
windows, but baggage was not tumbled
about and the mail clerks didn't miss
a throw.
The collision was seemingly the fault
Of the Alton switch engine. This was
returning from making a delivery and
the Rock Island people claim, had no
headlight. It took. in bound, the track
on which the Rock Island train for
Fort Worth was leaving.
The latter was running less than ten
miles an hour, and the Alton engine
not more than that. The collision was
so light that the baggage and postal
cars were entirely uninjured as far as
could be seen. The shock and noise
aroused the passengers, but hasty ex-
animation failed to show any of them
hurt beyond slight bruises. A gang OF
railroad labOrers in a special car snow
ed some bumps, but none worth nOtlc-
the station and sent away in an am
bulance. The Rock Island fireman re-
ported his knee bruised, but did not
leave No one else showed injuries of
Importance.
After the collision the Rock Island
obtained a switch engine and pulled the
damaged locomotive away. A track
gang relaid and repaired the roadbed
and the Rock Island train was backed
into the station. After less than i've
minutes there it pulled out with a
switch engine to the yards across the
Kaw, where a locomotive was obtained
1t left Kansas City one hour and ten
minutes late.
Tom Garven, fireman of the switch
engine, sustained a deep cut on the
knee and was badly shaken up, ana
Thomas Smith, one of the switch crew,
who was riding on the engine, was cut
and bruised.
= M. Grant. the passenger brake
man was sitting on the sleeping car,
and the shock gave him welt on the
back of his neck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30

Mercer is having a third time on
earth as a pitcher. He is winning quite
regularly for Washington.
Roy Patterson can not quite raise
his winning percentage of games
pitched over 500. Tough luck for the
young crocodile
Diggins, who caught for Milwaukee
last season, and Kerwin. who pitched
for Buffalo, are playing on a little team
in Delaware.
Wiley Pfatt. the southpaw, who was
tried by Connie Mack and turned down,
viii be given a show by Comiskey He
is an Al men when feeling well.
Comiskey's men were certainly lucky
in catching the Athletics off their feed
Mack's club with Cross and Lajoie both
out is about as ferocious as wet dog
New York is said to have signed Nc
Manus. the catcher who was with
Comiskey awhile last season. Mac i'm
pressed the South side fans as a mighty
good man.
Cincinnati is going to try out a raft
of young players. Patrick J. Dough-
erty. an outdelder of the Bridgeport
Conn. team; Berry a ShOrtstOp, and
two pitchers named Mock and Reisling
are to be given show.
Tom Hughes has famed over seven
men a game this season. thus having
all the league pitchers beat quite a
distance. Hahn, MatheWsOn and Wad-
dell are next in tanning people.
Sammy Strang has dropped to about
his normal speed with the stick. and is
hitting at a .285 gait. He is no longer
the mighty clubber who started out at
a .460 pace this spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
PULLMAN TURNED OVER
Mother Superior of Colorado
Killed in Railroad Accident.

Denver, Col, Aug. 30-A special to the
News from Durango, says: By turning
over of the Pullman on Westbound Rio
Grande train at 11:1S this morning,
Mother Baptiste, of Denver, Mother Su-
perior of Colorado, was killed, and Sis
ter Mary Nora and Harley Mccoy, also
of Denver, and Pullman Conductor
Whan We're injured. The accident oc-
Cured at Lebato sidetrack, about 100
yards from the high bridge, five miles
east of ChaIna. Railroad men and pas
sengers are alike unable to explain why
the car turned over as the time was
slower than usual, the track is in good
condition and there was no breakage
before the accident. The car was drag
ged about IS feet.
Mother Bapiste was sitting on the left
side and the car turned to the right
half way through an open window, her
head and shoulders being dragged be-
tween the side of the car and the ties.
She was dead before any one reached
her, her head being split open Sister
Mary Nora is hurt internally and her
injuries quite serious. Harley Mccoy
was asleep when the jar came, his arm
slipping through the window and his
ductor Whan had his left hip crushed
and was also injured internally.
Dr. Mcdowell, state health inspector,
was aboard the train and cared for the
injured at Chama- He was reinforced
BY Dr. Rushell who came through to
Durango.
Durango, Col, Aug. s0.-Harley Nc
Coy, who was injured in the Rio Grande
wreck near Chama, N, NJ, died early
today at Mercy hospital in this city
Mccoy, who was at one time an active
Denver politician, served several years
in the Canon City penitentiary for the
murder of Captain Hawley of the Dem
yer police in 1891, in a quarrel which
had its inception in a political fight in
the state assembly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
GOES AS PEACEMAKER.
Departure of Colombian Minister
From Venezuelan Capital.

Colon, Colombia Aug. so.-Dr. Luis
Carlos Rico, Colombian minister to
Venezuela, before his departure for
Bogota officially assured Senior Velz.
governor of Cartagena, that he was go
ing to inform his government with ref
erence to the situation between Vene-
zuela and Colombia. He expressed the
opinion that peace would be preserved
by and between both nations. and that
existing difficulties would be overcome.
The Colombian official newspaper in
Cartagena declares that the entire
province Of Pacnira, Venezuela, touch
ing Colon bia south Of MaracaibO. is in
the power of the Venezuelan leader,
General Rangel Garberias. It asserts
also that the Colombian general, Con
zales valencia, until recently Colon
bian minister of war. is now on the
frontier with no less than 10000 Colon
bian troops disposed in the province OF
Santander and maintaining the Sow
ereignty of Colombia there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
PRINCE ALBERT WINS.
Surprises Talent in Grand Circuit
Free For All Pace.

Providence. R. T.. Aug. 30.-In the
card of three races at Narragansett
park Thursday afternoon two drivers
were changed by the judges when IA
vorites failed to win. but the showing
of the horses was not altered with new
men up. Prince Alert sprang a sur
prise in winning the free-for-aI pace
from Anaconda and Conner in three
straight heats in slow time. After
Jack Trout had driven Anaconda two
heats the judges put MyrOn McHenry
up, but Prince Alert led the way
around and again won. Myron Nc
Henry was also put up behind Sallie
Simpson in the 2:19 trot after Middle
ton had failed to win two heats that
went to Baron Belt, but the bay mare
went to a break in the third and got
last position after two seconds. Baron
Belt won in three straight but Nc
Henry pushed MIN to go fast in the last
one
THEREIN w. was favorite in the last
race, but he never got better than sec
ond place. Matin Bells won in a four
heat race after Terrace Queen had
taken one heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30

Noble. OF Topeka, late In the afternoon.
The Topeka. man went down, as others
have done, in SO, 6-1 order. D. L. James
and O. v. Vernon, Of Emporia, won
their match from "a. #. Sherman and
George Stoker of Topeka The scores
of sets We're GO and 6-3. Archibald
Hogg and Fred Bates, the Lawrence
men, won a close match from w. w
Guthrie, Jr., and Carroll Aud. the
Atchison players. The scores were 2-6s
60 and 6-3
In the semi-fnals the Eberhardt
brothers took on John Price and George
Sharrard. of Atchison, and defeated
them with sets of 60 and 6-3. This
leaves one match in the semi-fnals to
be played today, that of James and
Vernon with Hogg and Bates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
settlers Ordered to Leave.

Tuscon, Ariz. Aug. s0.-Forty-three
ranchers and all the residents Of the
town of Fairbanks. in the San Pedro
valley have been notified to leave their
homes, which are on the Boquelias
Spanish land grant. The property re-
Gently came into the possession Of a.
large cattle company and will be fenced
in as soon as the settlers can be eject
ed. One rancher has built a fort and
PROPOSES to stand off the company 9
cowboys who will be engaged in clear
ing the land of ranchers and their i'm
provements The grant embraces IT,
355 acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
Biz vienna Peachea.

Wichita, Aug. 30.-A basket of peaches
william F. Schel, the nurseryrnan at
the corner Of Twenty-first street and
Lawrence avenue The peaches are
worthy of particular mention. They are
of the liberia variety, monsters Of
golden meatiness and sweetness, the
size being wonderfully uniform and the
flavor substantial and lasting. With
cream equaling in richness their superb
quality, it would be hard to imagine a.
more delicious dish than these large
luscious descendants of the apricot
family raised right here in Wichita and
demonstrating that in the peach line
the Kansas article takes a back seat for
no locality on earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
SISTERS LEAVE FOR WORK.
One Hundred and Fifty at Leaven-
worth Go to Their Stations.

Leavenworth, Aug. sO-About one
hundred and fifty visiting Sisters of
Charity who have been in retreat at Mt
St Mary's Academy for the past month
have left for their stations in various
parts of the United States.
The retreat is an annual affair at Mt.
St. Mary's and attracts sisters from
about fifteen branch institutions of the
Leavenworth academy located in the
western and central portions OF the
United States.
There are two branch schools of st.
Mary's academy, one located at Helena
and the other at Butte, Montana. Hos
pitfalls. orphan asylums and day schools
comprise the other branches which are
located at Butte and Deer Lodge, Mont,
MaryS and Kansas City Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-30
Haneine Ed Dawaon.

Seattle, Wn., Aug 30.-The steamer
City of Seattle arrived today from
Skagway, and brings news of the
hanging at Dawson on August % Of
George O'Brien for the brutal murder
of Lynn Relfe. Fred Clayson and Line
man Olsen on Christmas day, 1893. Pro
testing his innocence to the last,
O'Brien mounted the scaffold without
tremor and hurled anathemaS on the
heads of those who were instrumental
in bringing about his conviction. a
large crowd witnessed the execution.
which took place on a scanold erected
in front Of the barracks.