Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-16
Latest Kansas Events.
Keeps Track of the Girls.

Keeps Track of the Girls.
Four years ago a farmer named JO-
seph Coop, near Beloit, took into his
family a young girl who had just been
paroled from the state industrial school
for girls at Beloit. Last year, it is
alleged, Coop seduced the girl. The
matter was heard of by the state board
Of charities and it followed up Coop
and criminal prosecution was COM
menced against him with the result
that he will serve four-year term in
the state prison. It is the practice of
the state board of charities to keep
track of the inmates of the industrial
school who are paroled in order to see
that they are given the proper care.
Even though the girl. in this instance
hadkbeen out for three years the board
still kept track of her.
Fees from State University.
Chancellor Frank Strong, of the
state university, turned into the state
treasury ST, 230 in fees collected from
the students of the university for tut
ton. The last legislature passed law
providing for the collection of incident
al and matriculatiOn fees from the
students for the state educational in
situations. No report has been received
from the state normal and state agri-
cultural college.
Grand Jury Seems Certain.
A grand jury to investigate alleged
toodling on the part of members of the
board of education in Wyandotte,
seems a certainty. Each day develops
IF md
it is asserted by the chairman of the
investigating committee that member
of the board has demanded money from
Chicago firm to influence the award
ing of the contract for schoolbooks.
g Oil District Expanding.
&c The new strikes of oil and gas in
the south half of Chautauqua county
have stimulated public interest in the
Kansas district. Added to this, are the
strikes of oil in the Usage Indian
country and the discovery of gas west
ward over in Cow1ey county. 1t is a
sign that the district may open up
over a wider scope of territory west
ward, south of the Kansas border.
May Defeat Their Plans.
The gas and oil companies of the
state which are preparing to pipe their
products to the cities from the fields
may be unable to get permission to
lay their pipes until the next legisla-
ture meets. The attorney general finds
that there is no provision in the state
laws authorizing a board of county
commissioners to grant such a privf-
lege.
Ex-Congressmnn Jumped Bond.
A reward of 5000 was offered for the
arrest of Judge D. r. Nelson, of COT
feyville, Tennessee ex-congressman,
who forfeited bond of $1,000 by fail
q ing to appear to answer to the charge
OF secreting his brother, John Nelson,
from the officers. John Nelson had
been convicted of killing Albert Nor
Wis and while out on bond disappeared.
May Abandon This Mine.
The attempt to reach 36-inch vein
OF coal, which underlies part of Atchi-
son at depth of 1850 feet; may have
to be abandoned. The water drove the
miners from-the shaft when they were
$50 feet from the coal. More than
g $50, 900 has been spent by Atchison
men on the enterprise.
Second Son to Gen. Funston.
q A second son was born to Gen. anG
e Mrs. Frederick Funston recently. The
first son, born two-years ago, was
named Arthur Macarthur Funston
Gen. Funston is in command of the De-
partment of the Pacific, with head
quarters at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
2 Political Banquet at Ottawa.
Over 300. republicans of Franklin
county attended the annual banQue,
at Ottawa. State Chairman Albaugh's
theme was How to VIM" Senator
Burton spoke on Mistakes of Politi-
cians.:' and Gov. Bailey responded to
the toast, kansas"
VIII BE the Largest.
The canyons have purchased for $25
900 one-fifth interest in the Caney
Gas company. They had previously
purchased land at Caney, and with ga.
secured they will build there the larg
est and finest smelter in Kansas.
Site for New Paper Mill.
The Crescent Paper company, o
Marseilles, ILL.,, will locate mill il
the Kansas gas belt to manufacture
strawboard and egg-case filters. The
plant will employ $50 to 200 men anC
use 10000 tons of straw a year.
Accused Attendants Go Free.
Earl Neil and ]. NJ. Peterson, who
were attendants at the Topeka stat,
insane asylum, who were charged witt
the murder of A. B. L. Maxwell, on,
of the patients. were acquitted by
jury.
The Orient in Kansas.