Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-04-04
Latest Kansas Events.


Ousted from the Ministry.
The selected number from the
| Southwest Kansas conference OF the
NJ. E. church returned a verdict
against Rev. Granville Lowther, find
ing him guilty of every charge con-
| tanned in the bill of charges, which
| alege that he is guilty of having
taught heretical doctrines, contrary
to the belief of the Methodist church.
| When the report of the committee
| was received half of the ministers
in the conference sobbed. Bishop
| Mallilieu said it was with the utmost
| regret that he had to announce that
| DR.. Lowther's ministerial credentials
should be taken away. Rev. Lowther
says he will start out with a tent
and preach the Gospel as he sees it.
DR.. Lowther announced it as part
Of his plan to ultimately enter an
! other denomination where he could
preach in accordance with his belief.
Kansans Are Long-Lived.
w. v. Church, state superintendent
of insurance, has completed a list of
the life insurance companies operat-
ing in Kansas during the year 1901
together with the premiums received
and the amount of claims paid out.
In all the premiums received dur
ing the year 1901, by the 40 companies
now doing business in Kansas, amount
to So, 5O6, 1854, while the claims paid
out amount to $659.661. From these
figures it appears that the life in
surance companies have received in
premiums nearly four times the
amount they have paid out in claims.
Burton Claims Some Credit.
While in Topeka recently Senator
Burton expressed delight over the
news from Washington that Pension
Commissioner Evans had retired.
Burton says Evans was fired" and
the Kansas senator takes some cred
it for bringing about the result. He
said he had no objection to sending
Evans as minister to some foreign
country, and ''the foreigner the bet
ter" he said.
They Believe in Judd.
J. S. Judd was killed at Las Vegas,
N. NJ, by a Mrs. Walker, who al
1eges that she did it to protect her
honor. Judd has a son at Topeka.
He was a pioneer resident of Bour-
bon county and Fort Scott people
do not believe he would be guilty
of dishonorable thing. Mrs. Walk
er, the murderess, is a "hea1th-seek-
er" from Iowa.
Into the Democratic Party.
Ex-senator Frank C. Field, the
former leader of the populist party
in Reno county, presided as perma-
nent chairman of the democratic
county convention at Hutchinson Sat
urday. In taking the chair he said
there was no longer populist party,
and that the fight this year was be-
tween the democrats and republi
cans.
Father Compelled Her to Eat.
Miss Myrtle O'Neill, a music teacher
living near Oak Mills, refused to eat
food for 26 days. Miss O'Neil believed
it would benefit her health to fast,
and she did not take anything ex-
cept water, beginning March L. She
became very weak and was almost
dead when her father compelled her
to eat.
They Don't Like Evans.
A large delegation of old soldiers
called on Senator Burton at Tope-
ka and asked him to use his influ-
ence against the confirmation in the
senate of any appointment which may
be given to the pension commission
er, Mr.. Evans, when the latter retires
from his present position.
For a wife's Affections, $4,000.
j. B. Cook, a resident of Sheffield,
a Kansas City (Mo.) suburb. has sued
Henry Orchard, a wealthy widower
of Vermillion, Marshall county, for
$4,000 for the alleged alienation of
the affections of Cooks wife.
Tried to Kidnap a Girl.
Two attempts have recently been
made, both times at night, to kidnap
Maud Metcalf, a schoolgirl at Ober-
lin. A rejected lover of the girl was
| suspected.
Boys Played Burglars.
While playing in an attic at Otta-
wa Charley Lilly, nine years old, &C
| cidentally fired a load of bird shot
into the right foot of his companion,
Johnny Wray, six years old. The
children were alone when they found
shotgun and began playing ''bur-
glar." The boy will lose his foot.
Stanley to Re a Director.
Gov. Stanley, it is understood, is
to be director in a new trust COM
pany which is being formed by Wich-
| tia capitalists. The company prob
ably viii have headquarters at Kan