Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-22

yes the governor to appoint district
judges for the period from January,
-902, to January, 1908, to succeed
hose whose terms of Office expire this
rear, is unconstitutional, and may in
validate the entire act. on the ground
hat the legislature cannot create .
Unique Wedding Ceremony.
DR.. Joseph Lutz and Miss Belle
Reed, prominent young couple Of
Smith Center, were married in the
smallpox quarantine by Rev. DIR. Mer.
edith, who used a megaphone at q
safe distance to perform the cere-
nony. The couple stood in the door
way of. the pesthouse, while the min
ster stood across the street and
shouted the formula distinctly.
Legislature Passed 42S Bills.
The Kansas legislature which adj
journed last week passed 1913 bills
and resolutions. This was 113 more
than were passed two years ago, and
iS more than were ever passed at any
previous session. Probably fewer bills
were signed by the governor this time
than any time in the past.
Kansas Leads In Rural Routes.
Superintendent Machen, of the gen.
eral free delivery, gave out a state
ment showing that on March Kansas
had in operation 1877 rural free de-
livery routes, and there were appli-
cations for 342 additional routes
pending. Missouri had only IS routes.
The "Outward Manifestations"
Sharpers with a new system OF
school charts disposed of 100 OF
them in Washington county alone at
$50 set. Three thousand dollars in
one Kansas county has all the out
ward manifestations of ready money.
Kansas City Star.
Transferred tho Entire Order.
The supreme officers of the defunc1
Order of Select Friends issued a cir
cular letter giving notice to the policy
holders that the membership had
b cen transferred to the American
Crusaders of Kansas City.
Left Her Alone with the Cat
In a divorce suit filed in Brown
the wife alleges that her hus.
band went off to dances and othe,
parties and had a hilarious old time
while she was compelled to keep com,
pany with the cat at home.
Kansas Couples Diamond Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bidwell, Of
celebrated the sixtieth an
niversa4y Of their wedding day. Al
though Mrs. Bidwell is nearly 81
years old, she does all her own work
Has Cigarette Blindness.
Physicians give no encouragement
in the case of a 13-year-old Stockton
boy who is next to totally blind from
smoking cigarettes. One eye is sure
~ gone, and the other may follow.
Barker Would Succeed Harris.
George J.. Barker, speaker of the
house of representatives, has confide6
to his friends an ambition to be Unit
ed States senator, to succeed w. A
Harris in 1903.
Carnegie Library for Lawrence.
Andrew Carnegie will give 81, 900 fo1
a AOA d. aI A<aWICACC, t0C Guy TO &c
vote $500 year to it's mainte
nance. A tax will be levied for tn.
purpose.
White Would Go to Congress.
Hays B. White, senator from tn.
Jewell-Mitchen district, viii contes,
the republican nomination for con
gress in the Sixth district with w. A
Reeder.
Episode of . Dodge City Gil.
Rella Workman, an 1S-year-old Dodgs
City girl, dressed herself in male ap
parel and ran away with tramps. Shl
has not been heard from since.
Salaries for Grain Inspeotoes.
The state has placed the grain In
spection department on a different b
sis. ALI fees received must be paii
into the treasury, and the attache'
of that department. viii receive thei,
money from the state reasurer tn
same as other officials do.
Arthur Capper May Got It
The Topeka Capital f. about 4
change hands. If the deal now ON goei
through, Arthur Capper, proprieto,
of the Mail and Breeze, win becoma
the controlling factor and editor q
the Capital