Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-17
Planned to KIN ana Rob.
Cost of state institutions.


the state prison aggregated $14,S63.
while the earnings were $17,318. The
cost of running the other state insti-
buttons was as follows: School for
blind, $1,571.04; Osawatomie asylum,
S., 096.24; imbecile asylum at Winfield.
So ,023.27; Topeka insane asylum, So
511.94; xoldiers' orphans home, $780,
70; Topeka reform school, So, 403.37;
Olathe deaf and dumb school, 1921
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Big Job on It's Hands.
A permanent organization of the
grand chapter of the Law Enforce
ment league of Kansas was effected at
Topeka. The object of the organize
ton is "to purify the politics of the
state and promote the interests Of
temperance" The Law Enforcement
league is to be thoroughly organized
by the establishment in every city or
town or hamlet within the borders
of the state of Kansas of local chap
ter.
VIII Delay Asylum Work.
District Judge Glass, at Clay Center,
granted perpetual injunction re-
straining the state board of charities
from building the new insane asylum
at Parsons, as authorized by the law
of 1899. This is the fourth suit over
this matter. Work on the new asylum
will be stopped until the supreme
court passes upon Judge Glass de-
cisiOn.
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The Interstate Oratorical debate at
Des Moines, Ia, resulted in first prize
being won by Robert Loofburrow, Of
Kansas, student of Baker university
at Baldwin. Upon his arrival home
was carried from the de-
pot on the shoulders of the students
and there was a big celebration by
citizens.
Physician Makes Charges.
DIR. j. Bunyan Sands, for several
years assistant physician at the state
insane asylum at Osawatomie, but
whose resignation was recently re-
quested, makes sensational charges Of
gross mismanagement of the institu-
ton, and declares that patients were
treated cruelty, and that institution
property was appropriated to private
use.
To Enforce q Divorce Decree.
A few months ago Clara v. Moore
was divorced from her husband at Ar
kansas City. Now she is in court ask
ing for a decision that will make Mr..
Moore recognize the fact that he has
mr. % hA 70 f1,o
house and bosses around and laughs
at her when she tells him he is
stranger and an intruder.
Dfsinherited Her Stepson.
The late Mrs. Allen Sells, of Topeka,
disinherited her adopted son, Willie
Sells, the circus man. Young Sells
objected to her marriage to Simon
Greenspan and she never forgave him.
However, she left SOS, 900 to Willie
Sells boy. Allen. The remainder of
her fortune of 100000 goes to the
Topeka orphans home.
Can Now Wear a sword.
Gov. Stanley appointed DR.. Henry
O'Donnell, of Ellsworth, to be surgeon
general of the Kansas national guard.
There is no money in the job-just
honor and the privilege of wearing q
sword.
They Want Open Saloons.
The Salina Commercial club is urg-
ing the city council to license six
saloons in this city at 500 a month
each. The city has lost 5000 month
revenue since the joints were closed
Jun<et OF Kansas Editors.
Editors of the Seventh congression-
al district started from Wichita over
the Rock Island road for points in Ok
lahoma and Indian territories
Sa1esmen for Prison Irvine.
Prison binding Irvine is not selling
as fast as Warden Jewett thinks e
should and he will start some sales
men ont on the road. The prison fac
tory now has on hand SOC, 900 pounds
of Irvine and enough raw material on
hand to make 100000 pounds more.
Fortune Quickly Dissipated.
Less than ten years ago q citizen Of
Seneca received with his wife $4,000
in cash Now he is fugitive from
Justice. having forged . note for 81
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