Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
State Agricultural College Items.
Live stock judging, which is consid-
cred such an important part of the
course at the agricultural college of
other states, will be introduced at the
Kansas agricultural college, the board
of regents having made ample provi-
sion therefor in next years short
course.
The last legislature appropriated ST.
600 for the purchase of thoroughbred
cattle for the college, and Regent f.
D. Coburn, with Prof. Cottrell, have
been designated by the board to make
the selections and purchases. The in
tention is to secure a trio of typical,
registered cattle of ten standard
breeds, viz: Shorthorn, Hereford,
Aberdeen-Angus, Galloway, Red
Polled, Polled Durham, Ayrshire,
Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey. Cat
ready in hand, either from purchase
or by donation. Several prominent
and spirited breeders have contributed
cattle, and more will do so; while
swine raisers have many of them pre-
scented the college with choice thor
oughbred pigs. The institution is
woefully deficient in horse stock, and
has no sheep whatever, but it is hoped
these deficiencies may now be of short
duration.
The farm department much desires
to have, as beginning, at least trio
of Angora goats, but has no means for
their purchase now. This is an oppor-
tunity for some of the enterprising
goat breeders to advertise their IA
vorites by seeing that the farm is sup
piled with few of the best.
There is prospect that the Kansas
agricultural college will, hereafter, be
much more nearly what it's name inn
plies, an AGRICULTURAL college, than
ever before, and this is entirely prop
er in state whose revenues SO large
ly come from agriculture and live
stock husbandry as do those of Kan
sas.
The matter of seed breeding is one
which has not, as yet, been given at
Manhattan anything like the impor-
lance its merits demands, but it is like
ly the present board of regents will
see to it's active promotion along
really practical and helpful lines. as
is being done in states such as Hi
nois. Minnesota and Iowa.
Col. PIatt's Generous Offer.
Col. M. R. Platt, of Kansas City, who
for 20 years has owned one of the larg-
est, if not the largest, herds of Gallo
ways in the world, has notified his
long time friend, Secretary Coburn,
one of the regents, of his wish to pre-
sent through him to the Kansas state
agricultural college pair of Gallo
way cattle. This unsolicited generos-
ity and public spirit shown by a citi-
zen of another state toward a Kansas
institution cannot but attract much
favorable attention to the donor and
his herd. The latter is Kansas es-
tablishment, being maintained on an
extensive johnson county farm.
State University Bible Chair.
The University of Kansas Bible
chair, which was established by the
Christian Women's Board of Missions
in April of this year, will begin work
the first of October. This work is a
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Bible chair has no organic utilization
with the university, but the purpose
is to provide instruction of university
grade in the Bible and about the Bible
for university students and for any
others who may desire to avail them
selves of the instruction.
Big Saving to Farmers.
VV;11;or,
den of the penitentiary, says that the
operation of the state Irvine plant dur
ing the past year has been the means
of saving 100000 to the farmers of
Kansas. The farmers of Kansas use
on an average of 100000 pounds
of Irvine year. While the state plant
manufactured but 1,25O,OOO pounds,
the sale of this amount in competition
with the trust Irvine caused reduc-
ton of prices.
Killed His Baby Brother.
The fve-year-old son of Mrs. Grant
Lowe, of Parsons, shot and killed his
three-year-old brother with a revolver
which his mother had hidden in the
house. Mrs. Lowe left the children
alone for time and they found the
| revolver during her absence.
Head Struck a Bridge Beam.
George Sharp, a Missouri Pacific
| freight brakeman, was struck in the
head by beam while his train was
crossing bridge near Muscotah and
killed. His father conducted a hotel
at Blue Rapids.
Foley to Succeed Lusk.
Senator Burton has recommended
Peter Foley for postmaster at Par
ISonc vice H H T,,Sl- o1;for of tho