Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-10
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The Kansas City Journal notes that
one of the most interesting men in
eastern Kansas is Solomon Moore,
white farmer ten miles north of
Leavenworth, who for 40 years has
lived with a negro woman to whom
he was married 40 years ago. Moore
was 4 union soldier in 1868 and while
on foraging expedition in Tennes-
see was observed by rebels and en-
tered a house occupied by a negro
family. A young negroes ordered
Moore to crawl underneath her skirt
as she was sitting in a chair, and
when the rebel party entered the
house the family convinced them
that the union soldier had fed.
Moore was SO grateful to the woman
that he returned to Tennessee after
the war and was married to her.
The peoples" Ticket.
The allied peoples party nominees
Will go on the official ballot as the
''people's'', ticket. The nominees for
state Offices are as follows: Gov
ernor, j. III. Lathrop, Shawnee coun-
ty; lieutenant governor, 7. B. Wolfe,
Decatur; secretary of state, E. F.
Green, Cowley; attorney general,
Charles Wilson, Shawnee; treasurer,
p. B. MaXson, Morris; auditor, r. c.
Bradshaw, Shawnee; state school
superintendent, w. G. Riste, Norton;
insurance superintendent, A. E.
Munich, Harvey: congresSman-at-
large, S. B. Bloomfield, Reno; justices
supreme court, f. C. Little, Diclin-
son: j. Y. Robbins, Shawnee; D. c.
Tillotson, Shawnee.
May Sell to Wagons.
Work at the Kansas penitentiary
coal shaft is rushed. Warden jew
EFT has about 300 convicts in the
mine getting out coal for the asylums
and other state institutions. The
new asylum at Parsons and the brick
burning will tax the state peniten-
tiary mine to it's full capacity to sup
ply coal. There is little talk of open
ing the state mine to wagon trade,
and it is not probable that a serious
attempt will be made this year. The
politicians on both sides will oppose
the opening of the state mine to
either wagon or contract trade.
To Exhibit a Corn Indian.
The corn Indian which the Atch-
ison, Topeka G. Santa Fe railroad
exhibited at this years Atchison
corn carnival attracted so much at
tention that the Kansas commission
ers have decided to reproduce it at
the ST. Louis exposition in 1904. Its
cost will be doubled, so that it can be
greatly improved. The figure is that
on IL
standing on booth of the same
height
Chief of Live Stock Exhibit.
The ST. Louis Republic recently
said: United States Senator Har-
ris. of Kansas, is the probable chief
of the live stock exhibit at the
worlds fair. Senator Harris lately
returned from a European mission
for the exposition. the results of
which, according to the manage
ment, have been a satisfactory ex-
ploitation among great live stock in
terestS of the continent.
Drove His Boys to Death.
While James Robinson, a black
smith, was attempting to ford the
ing. the current dashed two sons,
aged 10 and 20, from the wagon and
they were drowned. Robinson and
another son narrowly escaped death.
He had been warned that the stream
was dangerously high, but he thought
he could make it.
Snoddy in Senatorial Race.
81 CnOG6xr Of p1oo
announced he would be a candidate
for United States senator to succeed
Senator w. A. Harris. Linn county
republicans have already instructed
their candidate for the legislature to
support Congressman J. d. Bower
sock and what effect Col. Snoddy's
candidacy will have upon the situa-
ton is problematical.
Personalities Led to Blows.
Two lawyers, W. L. Cunningham
and Norman Barker, came to blows
in Justice Dunn's court room in Ar
kansas City in an argument over a
divorce case. The former referred
to Barker as jackass and there
was some blood spilled before they
were separated.
Poisoned by Her Hose.
Miss Ethel Mary Bradbury is dead
at Wichita under peculiar circun-
stances. She had small cut on her
leg. She put on a pair of new black
hose and the poison from the color
ing matter of the hose was absorbed
into the cut, setting up blood poi
soning.
He'll Try to CurtaiI.
State Auditor George E. Cole will
endeavor to curtail the state printing
bill this wear to bring it within the