Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-26
Dividing Important work.

agricultural college have made an
important advance in its agricultural
work. For the past % years all the
agricultural work of the college has
been in charge of one professor who
has had to divide his attention be-
tween cropraising, stock-feeding and
dairying. At the recent meeting of
the regents this work was divided.
Prof. II. NJ. Cottrel was placed in
charge of the work of animal hus-
bandry and crop production, and will
give his entire time to crop-raising
and the feeding of these crops in the
production of meat. The regents plan
to make the college a great feeding
station for the development of Kansas
feeds and Kansas stock. Prof D. h
Otis was placed at the head of a new
ly-created chair of dairy husbandry,
and will devote his energies to push
ing the dairy interests of Kansas,
besides being, at the head of the
farmers institute work.
Grain Trust, Says Butler
James Butler, secretary of the
Farmers Cooperative Grain & Live
Stock association, has complained to-
the attorney general of the state that
the Kansas Grain Dealers associations
has combined to destroy the business
of the small dealers. In support of
his complaint Butler produces letter
from COTE, Lucas & Gardener, grain
commission merchants of Kansas City.
to III. ID. Clayton & Co., of Tescott~
Kan This letter practically admits
the existence of a combine.
Busy Day for Morris.
Howard Morris, a cattleman near
Sedan, was arrested on a charge OF
whipping his wife. At the same time
his wife brought suit for divorce and
he was enjoined from selling his prop
erty. Mrs. Morris then began habeas
corpus proceedings to recover their
two children. While his wife was thus
leading him such a merry pace, q
young lady of his neighborhood named
Mary Stump had Morris arrested for
statutory assault.
Kansas the Hottest Place
Evidence is accommodating to show
that Kansas is the hottest place be-
meath the path of sizzling and relent-
less sun. At Ottawa missionary
just returned from five years in India
is down with sunstroke. At McCune
soldier boy just returned from the
Philippines is so PROSTATE with heat
that he may never cool until his soul
is laved in the waters of the dark and
turgid river.-Kansas City Journal.
IL Funston to Resign:
Army officers returning from the
Philippines report that Gen. Fred
Funston expects to tender his resig-
nation as brigadier general in the
regular establishment and engage in
private business. He has been offered
a lucrative position as manager of a
large commercial enterprise ia the
Philippines.
Preparing for Next Year.
Fearing a drought next year the
farmers of Labette county have al
ready begun work to guard against it
by irrigation. Those living in the
vicinity of Labette creek are making
irrigation bitches to their farms and
are taking contracts for the building
of them to the farmers not living near
the creek.
Many Were Stumped.
At the Winfield Chautauqua there
was a spelling match in which all the
words were taken from the Bible. It
is dollars to cents that none of the
brethering or sistering could correctly
spell Jerrubbesheth, Misrephothmaim,
Kiriathiarius or Horgagidgad.-Kan-
sas City Journal.
George Martin to Marry.
A Topeka paper announces the
coming marriage of George w. Martin.
secretary of the Kansas Historical
society and Mrs. Josephine Blakely.
formerly of Junction City, but now a
resident of Topeka.
Shortage of SchOOl-Teachers.
In Douglas county only AZ of the 20
applicants for teachers certificates
were successful. There will be a
shortage of 20 teachers in the county.
Baby Fell into Tub Of Water.
The one-year-old child of John Nc
Grath, a carpenter, was drowned at
Wichita in a tub of water. The child
had been left alone in the yard.
MI. Coburn want. Wheat Pictures.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
or agriculture, oHeTS % lor edch oI
the best four wheat Photographs sent
to him at Topeka by August 10.
Cadetship for Norman Ramsey.
Congressman Scott has secured a
West Point cadetship for Norman
Ramsey. Topeka soldier who swan
the Bag Bag.
Boy Killed by Heat.
Dennis Burtchett, IL years old,