Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Latest Kansas Events.
Binding Irvine for Farmers.

Binding Irvine for Farmers
The binding Irvine product OF the
Kansas state penitentiary this sea
son, which, it is estimated, VIII
amount to 100000 pounds, viii be
offered for sale to the farmers and
dealers of the state at 10 cents per
pound in lots of 5000 pounds and
over, +. o. b. at Lansing. and at 1913
cents for any amount under 5000
pounds. The wholesale price OF
binding Irvine is 1I1s cents a pound
in car loads at the Missouri river,
and 1t is estimated that it takes be
tween 1000, oc0 and s,o00,0 900 pounds
to supply the Kansas farmers in an
ordinary season
Democratic Editors Favor Fusion.
At the meeting of the Kansas Dem
ocratic Editorial association at
Holton a lively fight was made ON
the question of fusion. It ended by
the editors passing resolution OF
censure against the state COMMITTEES
for calling the state convention so
early. The editors favor democratic
fusion with the populists, and took
this means of saying so.
He Was Accommodated.
Edward E. Cole appeared in the
probate court at Topeka and asked
that he be declared insane and sent
to- the asylum: He was accommo-
dated. He said that he had left the
Oklahoma asylum two years ago as
cured, but that recently his mind had
become affected again and he was.
afraid of doing some one harm.
Kansas Won I'm Debate.
The annual interstate normal de-
bate between the normal schools of
Kansas and Missouri, held at En-
poria, was won by the Kansas school.
The question was, RESOLVED, That
the Frye Ship Subsidy Bill of the
Fifty-seventh Congress is Contrary to
the Best Interests of the Country"
Kansas and the Circus.
Kansas turned in more money for
circus license fees last year than
any state in the union, and is willing
for the record to be made again this
year. Kansas makes no concealment
of her liking for the rumble of the
wagons and the smells of the animal
tent.-Topeka Capital.
Wanted to BE With seNdother."
Paul Schmidt, aged 81, died at Atch-
ison, following his wife, who had
died a few days before. He was not
sick, but he told those about him
that he wanted to 'go and be with
mother" He had lived so years with
his wife with only two weeks ssepara-
fion in all that time
Mystery Surrounds Infants Death.
The mutilated body of an infant
has just been found in the walls OF
a house occupied by Bert Cox, a
farmer living near Fulton. The dis
covery was made by Mr.. Cox, who
had noticed a peculiar odor around
the house for some time.
Salary Law Held Valid.
The constitutionality of the coun-
ty fee and salary law, enacted by
the legislature in 1897, was upheld by
the supreme court. The law provides
that one-half of all fees over a GER
tain amount shall be turned into
the county treasury.
President of Kansas Native Sons.
Col. A. S. johnson, the first white
child born in Kansas, has been elect
ed president of the Native Sons OF
Kansas, a new organization just es-
tablished.
Salt Plant for Ellsworth.
After considerable experimenting
Ellsworth citizens struck a supply of
water for a salt plant and a large
evaporating plant will soon be in-
stalled.
A ConeyviIIe Pioneer.
Maj. E. A Osborn, who died re-
Gently in Chicago, located at Coffey-
vile in the early days and filed on
much of the land now occupied by
the city.
High Taxes at Leavenworth.
There is a kick on at Leayenworth
because of high taxes. The Times
says they are $3.50 per capita, higher
than, in any other town in the state.
Destroyed by Canker Worms.
The. s0-acre apple orchard OF
J. d. Hazen, ten miles southeast OF
Hiawatha, has been totally destroyed
by canker worms.
Fifty women and Girls Strike.
About so women and girls employed
in. the paper mill at COffeyville went
out on. a strike. They demanded an