Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-02-12
Latest Kansas Events.
,soaern TeIephone Service.

1fodern Telephone Service.
Ottawa viii soon boast OF the best
telephone system in Kansas. The Bel
company is putting in a full metallic,
full multiple, central energy switch
board, which is so arranged that one
girl can reach 1000 phones without
changing her seat Automatic signal
is given when the subscriber calls and
when the party who is wanted an
swers One of the possibilities OF tho
new switchboard will be the installs-
ton OF party lines. with two phones on
line, under an arrangement which
permits one phone to be called without 4.
disturbing the other.
Terror to Evfl-Doers.
The Kansas Valley Detective associa-
toin, Saline county organization with
259 members, has been in existence .
years. During this quarter of century
only one member has ever had horse
stolen and then the horsethief was
caught in remarkably short time. The
organization has sergeant for each
township and 10 general riders, whose
duty it is to run down the thieves who
take animals belonging to q member.
Lectures for the Summer Season.
Arrangements for the summer ees-
sion of the University Of Kansas from
June to July 20 are rapidly nearing
completion. Prof. Nathaniel Butler, OF
Chicago university, has been secured
to deliver q course Of lectures on eduS
cation. Prof. Henry c. Beers. Of Yale
| university, will deliver ten lectures
on the English drama and six lectures
on the Puritans and Cavaliers.
Spring Work for Teachers.
The University of Kansas will Offer
work during the spring term, begin
ming about April 1, especially for teach
ers. The spring work will be so con-
nected with the work of the summer
session as to give continuity TO it. all,
and will greatly increase the number
OF credits teachers may receive toward
a degree without sacrificing any OF
their teaching time. This work viii
cover a half term.
Everything Is Lovely.
| There is no fight on any Of the stsfs
| officers now, Gov. Bailey having with
| drawn from the race for denomination
4 L.
Burrow, Treasurer Kelly. Auditor
Wells, Superintendent Of Education
| Dayhoff, Attorney General Coleman
and Superintendent of Insurance Lu:
ling will doubtless be renominated by
| reclamation.
| n
"RubbinE II In"
Jacob H. Allen, the wealthy Sumnef
county farmer who recently paid ~
confidence man $4,000 for q gold
brick at Wichita, has received a let
ter mailed at La Junta, Col, telling
him that his brick was worth about
SIS and to guard 1t carefully and not
take advantage" of the next man
he found in distress.
wouldn't Believe Him.
W. c. Floyd, Sedan eattleman, fen
OF q train on his way from Kansas
City, landing on soft bank in Ander$
son. comfy. He made his way to
farm house, but his remarkable storJ
was not believed and he was refused
| admittance. Feeling weak he gave ths
| farmer $50 to take him in.
wouIdn't De Bribea.
w. E. Moore. who was found CULTS
in Reno county of killing diseased
cattle and selling the meat, was finee
SIS. He was Immediately arrested O
| a warrant sworn out by the trial jus
uce charging him with an attempt e
bride him (the justice) with gift q
SIS.
| Clark VIII Print Booklet.
State Printer George Clark was
awarded the contract by the Kanses
| worlds fair commission to print tks
| booklet which will be distributed q
| the fair. His bid of 5000 was the
lowest for 10000 copies Of the 12s-
page pamphlet
WagEener to Oppose Curtlsf
| The First district democratic CON
gressional convention will probabf
be held at Holton early in March
There is q move on foot to nomiBa1
B. P. Waggener. attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, to oppose Cur
| It's
Heinz Wants an Ad.
Heinz, the pickle man. wants placs
IN the Kansas Historical society. Hs
has picture of the Custer fight whicl
is even better than the one smashed
by Blanche Boies-shows more peopls
in action than does the beer sign.
story from COReyvfIIe.
A Coffeyville man discovered th1
! DOint of a min DrOfru6iing from thu