Barton County democrat., 1901-10-11
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
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Nation Spirit Revived.
The Carrie Nation spirit took q
squirt at Admire, Lyon county. Most
of the prominent citizens gathered
and raided all the places where they,
suspected there was liquor. One joint
ist had just received shipment This
was spilled in the streets. The mob
used hatchets, hammers, axes, clubs
and ali available weapons One
jointist of the town whose trial was
set, left while under bond and has
not been heard from. The people,
had a country band and paraoied the
streets, swinging their weapons and
rejoicing. They say that it is their
intention to keep all joints and liquor
stores out of Admire.
His Flock a Large One.
In the national soldiers home in
Leavenworth county there are about
zoe Protestant inmates and probably
500 Catholics. The government en-
pIoyS a Protestant and a Catholic
chaplain to looko after the spiritual
needs OF these old veterans Rev. J.
NJ. Payne, the Protestant chaplain,
has been a Methodist minister a quar-
ter of a century and a member of the
South Kansas conference most OF the
time. He is paid about s., 500 q year
Chance for school ChiIdren.
A movement has been started to
erect a statue OF the late President
Mckinley on the state house grounds
at Topeka 1t is proposed to put the
school children of Kansas at work up
on the finances. In the state there are
$50, ,5s2 school children, and if each
forward five cents the sum VIII be
S19.479. 1t is expected that S25,o00 will
be required to procure the statue
which the committee has in mind.
They Are Dying Fast.
At the national soldiers home in
Leavenworth county about 260 die
every year. Some of the dead are
claimed and taken away by relatives,
but in the home cemetery there are
over 1000 graves, each marked by a
neat stone. Each dead veteran buried
at the home is furnished a neat cas-
let and the funeral service is as i'm
,pressive as in a church at home sur
rounded by relatives and friends.
A strong fight is being made
against the appointment of Is. n
Tracy as United States attorney, but
Senator Burton, who has indorsed
him, said he considered the source
from which the charges were emanat-s
ing against Mr.. Tracy as thoroughly
unreliable, and that under no circum-
stances would he withdraw his, in
dorsement.
Didn't Give Him n "Good Run"
Representative J. NJ. Davis, a
wealthy young farmer and politician
of Bourbon county, who recently as
signed, has caused the arrest of
Sprinter Gillette and others on
charge of swindling him out of $1,000
on foot race at Webb City, Mo. Davis
is candidate for the fusion con-
gressional noraination-
To Teach the Boys Trades.
The state board of charities has es-
tablished an industrial department in
connection with the industrial school
for boys, northwest of Topeka The
boys are taught trades, and it is the
design of the board to use the articles
manufactured in state institutions
Clothing and shoes are now being
made by the school for their own use.
Drew Only Expense Money.
While W. V. Church, state superin-
tendent of insurance, was east tbis
month, he examined an Insurance.
company and was paid S6sS-S45 for the
service and $50 for expenses He
turned the money into the state treas
ury, but drew out only the amount
of his expenses, leaving S45 to The
states credit. =
Contract for New State Building.
The Kansas board of charities re-
Gently awarded the contract for. a
$25, 900 addition to the state blind asy.
lem in Wyandotte county. The pro.
posed building will be erected a few
yards to the southeast of the main
building, with a south frontage on
the State avenue side of the beautiful
grounds.
Alaska Is Kind to MT. Leedy.
Ex-Gov John W. Leedy has engaged
in the practice of law in Alaska, and
in letter to his old friend, DR.. Pill
cher, of Winfield, he says his prospects
are good. He is building a house in
Valdez, and already he is one of the
foremost citizens of the town. His
eldest daughter is teaching a private
school.
Land Yielded 500 an Acre.
J. E. Edwards, of Cloud county,
raised this year 40 acres of potatoes
which yields him about 1000 bushels
and he readily gets 81 per bushel for
them.