Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-27
Help. SCHOOL Fund Inve.tments.

init. to IS per cent. Nearly every
hing under the ten per cent. limit
as been cleaned up by either the
chool fund commissioners or by out
ide investors, and something had to
re- done to get the idle money in the
und at work.
VIII Play no FavOrites.
It is stated that rumors having
cached the presidential ears that an
administration in the factional diff
erences of the republican party in
Kansas he sent forthwith for Sena-
ors Long and Burton and informed
hem that he was playing no favor
tes" in his Kansas trip or in local
Kansas politics, and that he expected
10Th of them 10 accompany him on
lis tour of the state.
A Jolt for the Deserving.
It was suggested that the Topeka
who is the mother of the most
hildren should have the honor Of
President Roosevelt.
But Washington dispatches say he
viii dine with Gov. Bailey, a childless
nan of over As, who is helping along
he crime of "race suicide" which
President Roosevelt detests SO thor
'ughly.
IL the Title Goods
It Is alleged that the Troutman &
stone title to the De Boissiere home
1t SilkEille is invalid, owing to the
of the alien land law, which
says no foreigner can inherit land in
his state. The title now held by
rroutman & Stone was secured from
! relative of De Boissiere and resi-
ent of France.
Acreage Less. Stand Is Better.
Reports received by the state board
II agriculture state that wheat in
Kansas is in better condition than
EVER before at this season and that
record-breaking crop is predicted.
The acreage is 100000 acres below
asst year, but the stand. is far better.
Experts believe the yield in Kansas
his year will be fully 1oo,ooo,ooo
Kansas VIII "Start Things"
q 1.-The state convention to elect dele
gates to the republican national con-
1ention will be held early next year"
Such is the statement of Morton AL
Daugh, chairman of the republican
state committee. It means that Kan
sas will start things the coming year
by declaring for Roosevelt for presi-
dent.
Manual Training School Law.
Senator Porter's bill providing for
manual training in the public schools
Of the state has been published and
Is law. 1t provides for H1s-mill tax
levy to equip each district school with
q manual training department. and
each city of the first and second
classes with manual training school.
Irate Father Threatened Teacher.
Ohio Wheat, Lyon county farmer,
is under bond for attempting vio-
lence to Herbert Clark. the school
teacher in his district. The teacher
whipped one of Wheat's children.
Wheat went to the teachers home
and. made threats because of the
whipping.
Wanted to Lynch Him.
Eli Trexell, Horton young man OF
IL, was accused of assaulting the
seven year-old daughter of Mrs. Pat
rick AcKeon, a widow. The Horton
shopmen threatened to lynch Trek
ell and he was taken to the county
Jail at Hiawatha.
Kansas Mans Good Luck.
w. n. Hornaday. a former Topeka
man, purchased claim.
16 months ago, that corners on the
TOWNSHIP of Lawton, Ok, for $500
Last week he sold it for S11, 500.
Topeka Needs More Schools.
At the April municipal election To-
peka will vote on a proposition to
issue S131 900 in bonds to build q man
aal training school and four new
ward school buildings.
Irrigation Work to Begin.
Congressman Reeder has received
positive assurances from the agricul-
tural department. that it will begin
making irrigation experiments in
western Kansas this spring under the
provisions of the new irrigation law
May Fight the Law.
It is probable that the slot machine
owners in Topeka viii employ g.. c.
Clemens to test the validity OF the
new anti-slot machine law. Ar. Clem-
ems says that the law can easily be
knocked out in the supreme court