Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
The Best Kansas News.
Adamg to n,s Eqa.pmeat.

AddIns to fiIs EquiDmeat.
The department Of chemistry at
the University Of Kansas Is con-
stantly adding to its already large |
instructional equipment. The depart |
,nent is housed in commodious build |
ing, fully supplied with working labora- |
tories and apparatus. Five instructors |
devote their entire time to- the classes |
in chemistry. The chemical museum !
furnishes some exceedingly valuable |
material for illustration in the sub |
tects of general, applied. organic and |
sanitary chemistry. This material |
brings the students in closer touch |
with the world and with the great in
dustries to which chemistry has con-
tributed so much. The following are
@ few of the more important collec-
tfons: complete set illustrating the
manufacture Of flour; samples illus
trating the packing industry in all the
varied form and products; products OF
linseed oil work.; soap manufacture
ers; Welsbach mantle works; differ
ent grades of carborundum paper, used
in place of emory paper; a complete
set of Kansas mineral waters; crude
petroleum with some products of COM
trating manufacture of sulphuric, nitric |
and hydroch1oric acid, Portland ce-
ment, zinc, etc. In addition to this |
raw material the department spends
hundreds of dollars yearly for scientif-
ic instruments and apparatus. Expert
ments are conducted constantly in
sanitary chemistry and soil improve
ment. Over 250 students are doing
work in this department.
Looking Up Two Cases.
A recent dispatch from Oswego said:
County Attorney E. L. Burton will en-
deavor to have Representative d. F.
Campbell, of Bourbon county, prose-
cuted on the charge of soliciting bride
from Court Clerk Webster. Campbell
was indicted by the grand jury but
Judge Flannelly quashed the fndict-
ment. Now Burton proposes to have
. Campbell arrested on a complaint. I'm
der the law no man can be tried twice
for the same offense, but an indict-
ment is not a trial, so the county at :,
torney says he can still try Campbell.
Ambitious Enterprise.
One of the most ambitious enter
prises ever undertaken by university
men Is the collecting expedition to
South America. This expedition is I'm.
der the direction of the Kansas uni
versity. II. T. Martin, assistant curator
of the archaeological collections, and
Mr.. Samuel Adams, arts '93, constitute
the collecting party. The party sailed
from New York to Buenos Ayres about
September II. Early in the antarctic
summer they will reach Punta Arenas,
on the Strait of Magellan, and from
this base they will work northward
into Patagonia.
COurted Her "SuccessfulIy."
Miss Mary Whitlocl1 has brought suit
against DR.. A. J. Eastman, of Bur-
lington. She says the doctor courted
her successfully, claiming to be worth
100000. At his request she lived at
a hotel, contracting a $3.50 board bill;
she decided him her house which he
sold for $1,000 and now he refuses to
marry her or pay her board or give
back the property.
Guns Decrease Population.
Three Eldorado boys, aged Is, werc
hunting rabbits. One sprang between
two of the boys and in the excitement
load striking Fay Lord in the temple
and killing him almost instantly. On
Sunday at Leavenworth, Emmett Lipp,
aged II, killed John Butler, aged 9, in
just the same way.
Local Sentiment Controls.
One popularity of the Kansas pro-
hibition law is revealed in a dispatch
which tells of the conviction at Salina
of iointist from a small Saline coun-
ty town. The verdict calls for fine
of $500 and Jail term of 270 days. In
Salina the joint business is legaliZed:
10 or 10 miles away 1t is a serious vio-
Iation of the law.
Rnidfne Topeka Clubs.
Chief of Police McCollum made his
first startling move in the war against
the sale of liquor in Topeka when he
raided the Amity club, the German
American Skat club and the Shawnee
club, three of the best-known social
clubs of the city.
Died Beside His Gun.
Jay Graves, a 12-year-old Wichita
boy, is dead from a bullet wound sup
posed to have been self-inflicted with
rife. He had been hunting and was
found dying near where his gun lay.
The shooting is supposed to have been
accidental.
Sixth Attempt Also Fails.
Gov. Bailey has again refused to
pardon or parole Marion Asbell, serv-
ing life sentence for killing his wife
IN Montgomery county. 1t was the
sixth attempt in Asbel1's behalf.
Miss RoSvcrsock u Teacher.