Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-15

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visitors were in attendance. Address
es were made by J. I'll. Crider, past
grand master workman; G. S. Lamb,
grand master workman. and Phil
Campbell, republican nominee for
congress.
Lived in the Glacial Period.
A party of scientists made trip
to the Concannon farm near Lansing
and proved to their satisfaction that
the human bones found there recent
1y are the skeleton of a.man who
lived in the glacial period, or about
$4,000 years ago, and that this skele-
ton is the oldest ever found in North
America.
Walked or . Railroad Bridge.
Harry D. Crane, of Ottawa, was on
a Santa Fe train returning from
Kansas City the other night when
the train stopped on a bridge near
Turner. Crane walked out of the
train and did not notice it was on a
bridge. He fell 20 feet and sus-
tanned serious injuries.
Got in by One Vote.
Mai. j. B. Remington, who has
been renominated for the legislature
by Miami county republicans, was
elected two years ago by one vote
his own. The day after election he
said: "The Bible declares that no
man can save himself, but I have
done it,
A New Kansas Cereal.
Ex-Congressman Broderick, on his
sOO-acre farm in Jackson county, ex-
perimented with Emmer, a new ce-
real. The crop averaged 80 bushels
to the acre. The grain has the ap-
pearance of barley and is said to
make a better feed for stock than
oats.
A Bolt in Stafford County.
At the Stafford county republican
convention, held at ST. John, the del
egates from Stafford city asked for
the next convention, the teachers in
stitute and other minor concessions.
This was defeated and the delegation
from Stafford bolted the convention.
A Fortune from Potatoes.
In five years John E. Wagner has
made a fortune raising potatoes in
the Kaw valley. He has shipped $4,000
worth already this year. From one
piece of rented ground, IL acres, he
sold $500 bushels, which netted him
$1,765.
Surplus Supply Cleaned Up.
The number of hogs in Kansas to-
day is 80 per cent. less than last
year, says the Topeka Mail and
supply has been cleaned up.
Busy Life Ended.
William Jeffrey, of Elmdale, is dead
at the age of so. He was one of
the oldest citizens in Chase county.
He had held many civil Offices and
was interested in several banks.
Independents in Republic.
A faction of Republic county re-
publicans have called an independ-
ent conventin at Belleville. They
will probably indorse J. NJ. Doyle, a
fusionist, for the legislature.
Object to G. A. r. Consolidation.
The plan for the consolidation of
G. A. r. posts in each county at
county seat towns is meeting with
determined opposition from towns
that are not county seats.
A Big Soldiers Reunion.
The southwestern soldiers reunion
to be held at Dodge City in Septem-
Der promises to be the biggest gath
ering of the kind ever held in Kan
sas.
Big Bluegrass Seed Yield.
near Spring Hill secured 80 bushels
per acre. At last years price this
would mean 500 per acre.
Osborn quits sa1ina.
S. j. Osborn, ex-district judge and
ex-speaker of the Kansas house, has
given up his residence at Salina and
will locate in Coffeyville.
Honered Senator Harris Son.
The president has appointed Craig
Harris, son of Senator Harris, OF
Kansas, to the military academy al
West Point.
An $4,000 Fire at Marquette.
Fire which started at two a. m
at Marquette destroyed Burnison's
lumbed yard and Schimerhorn's livery
barn. Loss, $4,000.
Allen Likely to Oppose Curtis.
Walter n Allen, prominent pop
ulist of Jefferson county. will prob
ably oppose Charles Curtis in the
First district.
John Seaton Loses by Fire.
One Of Cant John Seaton,s fxf