Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-08

treasurer of the college for the sup
port of the agricultural experiment..
station. The last legislature aboi-
ished the Office of treasurer at the
college and now the regents of the
are wondering how they
are going to be able to get hold OF
the money. e
POHcy-Ho1ders to Decide.
The affairs of the Kansas Mutual
Insurance company probably win bs
wound up by the receivers before
that they VIII receive bids for the in
surance OF the company, which
amounts to S11, 500, 900, up to May IS
and that on June 1 a meeting Of the
of the company will
be called in Topeka to decide what
shall be done with the assets OF the
Fell Into a Dry Well.
While returning to their hotel
across lots" in Minneapolis the
other night, DIR. Strickland, of CAL
YER, and George Johndrow, of Vine
Creek, fell to the bottom of an Sun-
covered 60-foot dry well. 1t took ais
most an hour to rescue the men
from the well. DR.. Strickland was
for six hours. JohRdrow
was not so seriously hurt.
To Invest I'm Bonds.
While Kansas bonds now meet with
ready sale, it is believed that the law
passed by the legislature at its re-
cent session, authorizing insurance
companies, other than those doing
a life insurance business, 80 invest
their surplus funds in city and school
district bonds of the state will great
ly improve the market for these Sc
curities.
RECORD Month for Frost.
In his monthly report of the
weather for April DIR. f. III. Snow, Of
the University of Kansas. says: OF
the 35 preceding Apri1s of our record
II have been colder and IS warmer
than the month just closed. This
month, however, broke the record
for the occurrence of snow and black
frost, both of which appeared on
April 80.
Showed His Money to Others.
Charles Snyder, wealthy; BoheR
milan farmer, was found murdered by
the roadside between Washington
and his home. Snyder had been in
Washington all day and was intoxi-
Gated. He had large sum of money
which he showed to different per-
sons during the day.
Used a Silver Trowel.
The president, in laying the corner
stone of the Railroad L. NJ c. a
building at Topeka, spread the
mortar with silver trowel presented
him by General Manager Nudge, Of
the Santa Fe railway.
Work to Begin at Once.
Work on the Nebraska, Kansas &
Gulf railroad will begin att once from
Republic county. 1t viii be built to
point in the Indian territory to
connect with some road to the gulf.
GaIena to Have Natural Gas
NJ. NJ. Sweetman, of Kansas City,
Mo-, secured a franchise to pipe gas
into Galena from the Independence
gas fields. Gas is to be furnished for
25 cents per thousand.
Plenty on the Outside.
Cyrus Leland denies that he. is to
be warden of the federal Peniten-
tiary at Fort Leavenwerth. He has
plenty of mutineers in Topeka to
City Star
$4,000 Opera House.
J. T. Hedriclx, who owns 100 acres
of oil land near Chanute from which
he receives royalty of $1,000 a
month, Will erect an opera house in
Chanute to cost $4,000.
Father of Fl Children
Rev William Carroll Means is dead
in Woodson county at the age of IS.
He was married twice, his first wife
bearing him 10 children and his sec
ond wife II.
Many Barrels of OIL Burned.
The c. Z. Lewis hardware store at
Emporia was destroyed by fire, caus-
ing $4,000 loss. Several barrels of
oil in the builing exploded, injuring
fremen.
Widow of Browns First Settler.
Mrs. Parmelia Wilson, recently dead
at Robinson, was the widow of j. L.
Nelson, the first white settler OF
Brown county.
Topeks,s Mayor Under Fire:
Impeachment proceedings viii be
brought against Mayor Bergundthal,
of Topeka, on the ground that he. vio-
lated the law which says old soldiers
must be given preference in appoint
ments to ofiice.