Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-02
The Best Kansas News.
More Trouble for sIyer.

More Trouble for Myer.
In the district court at Abilene Mrs. |
j. w. COulson has been awarded dam |
ages in the sum of s., 900 against Ran
dali Myer. All the parties concerned
IN this affair are prominent farmers.
1t was alleged by Mrs. Coulson that
upon the birth of her last child Myer
said to neighbor that its father was
not her husband. The statement made
by Myer was comprised in just 20
words. Therefore the judgment of the
court is that he shall pay $3.50 for each
word. But this isn't the end of it. A
man by the name of Teller, who was
alleged by Myer to be the father of
the Coulson child, has a suit pending
9 against Myer for $4,000
Historic Hotel Sold.
The Pacific hotel at Salina, erected SO
years ago, has been sold and will be
moved. It was in that hotel that
Mother Bickerdyke, after the war, first
kept hotel and where she entertained
Gen Sherman and other prominent
army officers on his famous buffalo
hunt. Gen. Robert E Lee stopped over
west in 1872 Buffalo Bill and Wild
Bill often made headquarters at the
Pacific and Jesse James and his band
stopped there several days one summer
under the guise of settlers.
Gave Away Her Babe.
The lola Daily Register tells of an
unusual scene in the probate court
there. Edith Rumbeck, aged 16,
daughter Of a farmer, was seduced by
Ed Dillon, who deserted her and left
the country. A child was born some
: time later, and as the mother was too
"a young to wish for the trouble of rails
ing it, a neighbor woman consented
to adopt the child as her own. Then
Miss Rumbeck appeared in probate
court and gave her consent to the
adoption.
A Physicians Sudden Summons.
DIR. Charles Gardiner, who dropped
dead from heart failure at Emporia
; while performing an operation for ton
silitis at the home of a patient, was
one of the best-known physicians in
the west. He had just performed the
operation and was in the act of apply
ing medicines to stop the flow of blood
turn pale and stagger from the room
to an adjoining one, in which he fell to
the floor dead.
To Open Glass Sand Beds.
The five glass factories in southeast
ern Kansas will open up glass sand
beds recently discovered in Wilson and
Montgomery counties. In the past
these concerns have had to ship their
glass sand in from Illinois. 1t will cost
about $4,000 to put in crusher and
other machinery.
New Custodian and Engineer.
The state executive council elected
Capt. J. c. Collins, of Paola, statehOuse
custodian to succeed Col. George w.
Veale, Topeka. A. H. Mooney, of To-
peka, who has been state engineer six
years, was dismissed and his place
given to A. P. Maltby, of Reno county.
Over Four Thousand Unfortunates.
In Kansas there are 5000 insane.
$50 deaf, 100 blind, 400 iliotic 1000
orphans and 500 incorrigibles cared for
by the state. These are the numbers
given by the chairman of the state
board of charities, and the total is
4,450.
Prizes for Babies.
The old settlers meeting at Enter
prise this month will devote attention
to the baby question. In addition to
three prizes for the best-looking ba-
bies. there will be a prize of $25 for the
mother with the largest family of chill
dren.'
Miss Trotter Coming to Kansas.
Miss Rose Trotter, a graduate of
Northwes tern university and North
western school of Oratory of Evanston,
Ill, has been called to the head of the
elocution department of the Emporia
q college.
$4,000 Fire at South Haven.
A fire starting in Williams grocery
store at South Haven destroyed a
dozen business houses, including the
bank, |. O. o. F. and Masonic halls
and post office The loss is $4,000.
Chautnuqum for Three Cities.
Cherryyale, independence and Cot
feyville are thinking of making a
Chautauqua assembly at the park to
be established on the electric lines in
the center Of the triangle.
Fort Scott's waterworks Bonds.
Fort Scott has voted bonds for $780,
600 to purchase and improve the wa
terworks system, which is now owned
by an eastern syndicate.
Scarlet Fever at Fredonia.
The public schools at Fredonia have
not heeu oOeued hecause of an eDidor;o