Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-16
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
The Kan.a. Ga. Relt.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Kansas Gas Relt.
Labor Commissioner johnson has
prepared an interesting article on the
Development of the Kansas Gas
Belt The oil and gas fields of the
state cover about $50 square miles and
comprise the counties of Allen, Linn,
Bourbon, Neosho, Wilson, Elk, Mont
gomery and Chautauqua. More than
100 wells have been drilled in this dis
trict, the average depth of which is
900 feet. The average output of q
well ranges from 1000, 900 to Is, 900, 900
cubic feet of gas every "a hours The
great value of natural gas as a fuel
in manufacturing has become a mat
ter of much concern to our coal-pro-
ducing counties. A comparison of the
heat units in the two articles of fuel
shows that 10000 cubic feet of gas
equal in heat one ton of bituminous
coal. 1t is estimated that 100 or more
manufacturing concerns in Allen
county are using gas for fuel. Chem
zeal analysis of the Kansas gas shows
it to be far superior to the gas found
in eastern states.
Why Mr.. Coburn Is Angry.
F. D. Coburn, secretary of the Kan
sas board of agriculture, has issued a
statement in which he takes exception
to the words of the United States sec
rotary of agriculture, James Wilson,
who spoke of visiting the "corn belt
of the United States" He said he
would go to Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri,, and perhaps to Kansas and Ne
braska. Mr.. Wilson spoke as if Kan
sas and Nebraska were not in the corn
belt. He referred to their crops as
uncertain" and unreliable
His Persistency Rewarded.
A Jackson county man boarded q
freight train for Ell Reno for the pur-
pose of registering. He was kicked off
nine times by the brakeman, the en-
gineer pumped hot steam on him, the
fireman threw coal at him, but still
he mounted and rode. And when the
lottery wheel turned his name came
out among the first hundred and his
persistency had it's reward. But think
how many of us would have quit after
being kicked off about the seventh
City Journal.
Banker L. One of the Accused.
C. F. Goodlander, proprietor of the
Goodlander hotel, president of the
Citizens national bank and the head
of several other institutions of Fort
Scott, is one of the defendants in
several prosecutions begun in that
city by members of the Civic Purity
league in an effort to close the joints.
Mr.. Goodlander is held responsible
for the barroom in his hotel. Rather
a bitter feeling has been aroused by
the complaint against him.
Funston Commands 5000 Men.
Gen. Fred Funston writes to friend
in Kansas that he is now in command
of 5000 men in the Fourth district
of northern Luzon. just think of the
fun man can have bossing a gang Of
that size. When Jimmy tells
regiment to go out and kill him
few they just have to go out and do
it, and none of them dasn't say they
sn't.-Kansas City Journal.
Emergency Rates for stockmen.
The railroads operating in Kansas
will make an emergency rate on cat
tie shipped out of the state to feed,
and on feed shipped into the state.
One rate for round-trip shipments of
stock will probably be fixed. This ac-
ton was brought about through the
between the stockmen and
railroad commissioners at Topeka.
Probably the Nerviest Man.
Who is the nerviest man you ever
know? In Atchison they give the
honor to a thrashing machine hand
who awoke the other night to find
crawling across his neck.
He remained perfectly quiet while the
snake crawled back and forth across
his naked skin.-Kansas City Journal.
L ates Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Gov. Richard Yates, of Illinois, at
tended the golden wedding anniver-
sary of his uncle, Abner Yates and
wife, at Yates Center last week. ABB |
ner Yates was the founder of Yates |
Center, which was plated by and |
named for him in 1875.
New Kansas Normal Library.
The new $75, 1000 library building for |
the Kansas normal school will be two |
stories high and contain a reading |
room large enough to accommodate |
40 people, and six general rooms. The |
stock rooms will hold 10000 volumes. |
Harvey Tired of the Army.
A. NJ. Harvey, lieutenant governor |
IF Kansas under Gov. Leedy, has re- |
signed as major of the Kansas nation |
IL guard.
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