Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-04-18
Louther Cannot Appeal.

war of 1912 and the Mexican war.
Louther Cannot Appeal.
Rev. w. ii. Rose, who defended Rev.
Granville Louther against the charges
of heresy at the Arkansas City con-
ference, stated that the case OF his
client cannot be reopened on appeal.
He says that since his suspension Mr..
Louther has preached without a Ii
cense, and that prevents him from
taking an appeal
Finney May Get This Place.
d. w. Finney, who was defeated
for reelection as a member of the
railroad commission, will probably
be given the appointment of Kansas
statistical agent The place pays
salary of 81 900 year, and is a sine
cure. Maj. T. J. Anderson, of To-
peka, is the present incumbent of the
office.
Women Newspaper Writers.
The Kansas Woman's Press asso-
citation met at Topeka and elected
Mrs. w. A. Morgan, of Cottonwood
Falls, president; vice president, Mrs. |
J. K. Hudson, Topeka; secretary, Mrs. |
John Q. Royce, Phillipsburg; treasur-
er, Mrs. Mary A. Rupe, Clyde. The
meeting closed with a banquet.
Files Homestead ON An Island.
Albert S. McRea filed on Kansas
river island located about three miles |
above Lecompton. The island con-
tains about Is acres and the owner
ship of it has been in dispute for
nearly so years. The land in the
island is valued at about $50 per acre.
A Gas Well Its Bonus.
Neodesha has fulfilled a contract |
with the Lanyon Bros. Shelter com |
pany by drilling in and delivering to |
the canyons gas well measuring in |
volume 100000 cubic feet of gas each |
"a hours. This in return for canyons |
locating a smelter at Neodesha.
SaIina Accepts Carnegie Library.
Salina has accepted the SIS, 900 Ii
brary offered by Andrew Carnegie,
and the citizens by public subscrip
ton raised $4,000 for the purchase of
a site. The city must pay out 81 800
a year toward the support of the Ii
brary.
CoyvIey County Growers Organize.
The farmers of Cowley county or
gained a local branch of the Kansas
State Growers association at Win
field. The local association will han
die the produce of the farmers of the
county and sell direct to consumers.
Cost of Wheat Growing.
In his March quarterly F. D. CO.
burn, secretary of the state board of
agriculture, figures that the average
cost of raising wheat in Kansas is
36 cents per bushel. The average yield
per acre is 1872 bushels.
Places for Kansas Teachers.
Miss Ida B. Clark, of Everest, was
appointed a kindergarten teacher at
Green Bay, Wis, Indian school. Miss
Maggie Neff, of Emporia, has been
appointed teacher at Seneca Indian
school, Wyandotte, I. T.
Gov. Stanley Enthusiastic.
Gov. Stanley has returned from Chi
cago where he was elected president |
of the National Reciprocity league.
The governor is enthusiastic over the
rapid growth of the league and its
prospects.
Liquor Kills Wealthy Negro.
Richard Hehsley, the wealthiest ne
gro in central Kansas, died near Sal
lima of alcoholism. He owned two
fine farms, considerable city prop
erty in Salina and a good bank ac-
count.
Sold to the NJ, X. & II.
The Fort Scott, Oklahoma & West
ern Railway company, the construc
ton of which has just been finished
from Moran to lola, has been sold
to the NJ, K. & T. Railway company.
The Seventeenth Child.
A seventeenth child arrived at the
home of Carey Rousch, of lola, and
the Register says: ''Three cheers for
Carey, the hopeful father of IL hope
fuls.''
Jessie Morrfson's Third Trial.
A recent dispatch from Eldorado
said Jessie Morrison, the slayer of
Clara Wiley Castle, was released from
prison, her bond of $4,000 having
been fled and approved. The sign
ers qualified for $4,000. The trial
will occur in June.
Big Barn Burned.
Il fire of incendiary origin de-
stroyed a large barn Of Farmer
Willets, of Cloud county, including
nine horses. four calves. grain, hay
and many farm implements.