Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-26
Gooa subject for recon- school.

Good Subject for Reform school.
Fearful of punishment because he
induced his sister to play truant from
school, Morgan Lawless, the 15-year-
old son of a. B Lawless, a Topeka in
surance agent, stole an extra suit OF
his clothes from his home, and after
dressing his sister, Bessie Lawless, ID
years old. in them, the Migrants left
home, and after many adventures,
reached Kansas City. They rode on
freight cars and walked the best part
of two days. Bessie had long brown
hair when she left home, but her
brother thought to better her dis
guise by cutting it. They were arrest
ed in Kansas City in a cheap lodging
house and an officer from Topeka took
them home. Young Lawless will be
sent to the reform school.
Through Fear of Mrs. Nation.
John Hart, of Solomon City, is at
St. Margeret's hospital. in Kansas
City, hopelessly insane. His condition
| is one of the results of the crusade
| against saloons conducted by Mrs.
Nation, of Kansas. Hart was the pro-
prietor of ''joint" at Solomon City.
A wag told him that Mrs. Nation was
coming to smash his saloon. He col
lected what money he could-about$1 ST.
200-locked his saloon door and went
to Kansas City, where he was discov-
cred wandering about, disabled by
a blow on the head. He had apparent
ly been slugged and robbed.
New Plan for Insane.
The state board of charities will
build the new insane asylum at Par
sons on the cottage plan. Along with
this experiment the board of chari-
ties proposed to divide the three in
sane asylums into special institutions.
The new asylum at Parsons will be
used for the care of epileptic patients;
the Topeka asylum for incurables and
the Osawatomie asylum for GONZALES
cents or patients who can recover.
Succumbs to Mental Disease.
George r. Landers, a once wealthy
Harper county banker and cattleman,
died in the Osawatomie asylum re-
Gently and was buried at Anthony.
Landers died of a broken heart. After
his fortune was swept away he was
arrested for defrauding Kansas City
commission firm. Unable to give
bond, he was thrust into Jail and
while in prison his. mind became af-
fected.
Kansas Christian Church Convention
The annual convention of the Kan
sas Christian church denomination
was held at Herington. Addresses
were made by Rev. DIR. w. Fl. Willett,
of Chicago; Rev. S. w. Nay, of Leav-
Lawrence; Rev. W. S. Priest, of Atch-
ison; Rev. E. w. Emerson, of Tope-
ka; Rev. C. L. Milton, of Fort Scott,
and Rev. A. E. Duber, of Wichita.
Grain Growers to Meet May 16.
Reports received from various parts
of the state indicate a great interest
in the approaching convention of
grain growers, to be held at Salina
May 16. Several associations are al
ready organized to begin handling
grain on a cooperative plan, and all
state meeting.
To Save Attorneys Fees.
Cattlemen of Greenwood county
have established a system of arbitrat-
ing differences. Three men are chosen
as an arbitration committee. They
inyentigate the trouble and make a
decision, which is final. A fuss in
| volving 100000 was settled at Eureka
last week by an arbitration committee.
For the Loss of an Eye.
Charles Sponenbarger, of Burling-
ton, while serving with the Twenty
second Kansas regiment at Camp Al