Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-14


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For New Normal Branch.
The board of regents OF the state
normal school viii soon let the con-
tract for the erection of the main
building of the western branch of the
state normal on the Fort Hays mill
tary reservation. The establishment
of the branch normal at Fort Hays
means that the Emporia normal viii
not be enlarged again for many years.
All normal school improvements will
be made at Fort Hays.
HOch Won First Prize.
Homer Hoch, son of the editor of
the Marion Record, won first prize
in the Kansas State Oratorical con-
test at Winfield on the subject, ssThe
Patriot in Politics" J. G. Quinn, of
Ottawa university, took second place,
and Robert Hamilton, of Southwest
Kansas college at Winfield, took
third. Hoch is a student at Baker
university.
Vice at Leevenworth.
The mayor of Leavenworth admits
there are 100 saloons in that town of
81 900 people, which pay $25 a month
fine or license. There are also said
to be so regularly fined gambling
places, with perhaps as many more
not regularly fined but running sur
There are also numerous
unclass:fied joints in town.
Examination Questions.
The examination for graduation
from the common schools of Kan
sas will be held on March 90 and April
10. The questions pertain to orthog-
raphy, reading, writing, geography,
arithmetic, grammar, physiology, his
tory and algebra. Pupils in order to
pass must average above 60 per cent
KansaEs VIII Soon Run Manila.
Edward S. Luthi, Salina boy, is as
sistant chief of police at Manila, P.
[. Already many Kansans are high
in authority in the Philippines, and
il things keep up Manila will soon be
entirely under the control of men
from Kansas.
She Mothered IS Children.
Catherine Siegle reared nine chill
dren, younger brothers and sisters
who had been left orphans by the
death of their mother. Then she mar
ried and reared nine children of her
own. She is dead at Neosho Falls.
Woman Teacher Sued for Whipping.
Mrs. Lou Stewart, teacher in the
schools at Xenia, was sued for 81, 00C
damages by Louis Mylus, well-to-do
farmer. Mrs. Stewart chastised his
daughter. The school authorities
sustained the teacher.
A Pioneer Dead.
Christian Bowman, who died in To
peka recently, settled in Anderson
county on claim IS years ago. Later
he moved to Lawrence and just be-
fore the Quantrell raid in 1868 located
in Topeka.
'.Search and Scizure'' Lawful.
The supreme court recently held
that the section of the Hurre1 pro
hibitory law which gives cities the
rightsto suppress nuisances and adopt
search and seizure'' methods is valid
Rebuilding Rock Island Shops.
The rebuilding of the Rock Island
shops at Horton is being pushed rap
idly, night and day, brick being laid
at the rate of $4,000 day. The new
shops will cost about 100000.
Stricken While Preaching.
Rev. J. II. Bauserman, while hold
ing revival meetings in the Christian
church at Hiawatha, suffered a par
a1ytic stroke while preaching and had
to be carried from the pulpit.
Can't Arrest Liquor 1sDrummers."
The supreme court declared invalid
that section of the prohibitory law
travelling statesmen for liquor houses
who sold liquor in Kansas.
Robbed a Kansas Postmaster.
The residence of Henry Shopcott
postmaster at Riverda1e, was broker
into and SIS worth of stamps which
he kept there as a reserve supply
were stolen.
Troutman Carried Shawnee.
James A. Troutman, eX-heutenan1
governor, secured the 80 delegates
from Shawnee county to the republi
can state convention for governor.