Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-08


farm in Neosho county. In the fall Of
1888 he came to Kansas, taught school
and in the following spring entered
the law Office of Walter L. Simons, of
Parsons, Kan, now judge of the Sixth
judicial district, was admitted to the
bar on December 6, 1856, and has since
been engaged in the practice of law at
Parsons.
Teachers VIII Look Into Taxes.
The state teachers association de-
cided upon step which marks the first
venture of the organization into the
political field The teachers have con-
cluded that the tax system of the state
is the basis of good schools and they
have decided to investigate the sys-
tenn for the purpose of ascertaining If
Improvements cannot be made where
by the schools will be benefited. The
state superintendent, Mr.. Dayhoff, has
appointed a committee of three super
intendents to investigate the state
taxes and report to him and the legis-
lature next year. The members of the
committee are: T. J. Perry, superin-
tendent of Wabaunsee county; w. w.
Mays, superintendent of Ellsworth
county, and L. M. Knowles, superin-
tendent of Marion county
Interesting Phase of Truancy Law.
Fort Scott furnishes an interesting
phase of the truancy law. A man sent
his boy to school. The boy raised such
a disturbance with teacher and pu-
pills as to. threaten the breaking UP of
school and was expelled. The father
says: 81 am liable under the law if
don't send him. and back the lad
went. Then the board expelled him
and the father sent him back Next
the county superintendent expelled
him and he was on hand the next day.
Finally the truancy officer got out an
injunction to compel the father to keep
the boy from school,
More Charges Against Campbell.
At the instance of County Attorney
E. L. Burton, warrants were issued at
Oswego for Representative Dan Camp
bell, of Bourbon county, charging him
with bribery and attempted bribery on
three counts. One of the counts is
practically identical with the charge
made against him in the indictment re-
turned by the recent Labette county
grand jury, which was subsequently
quashed by Judge Flannelly.
To Revise Course of Study.
A committee composed of the follow
ing county superintendent was named
by State superintendent Dayhoff to re-
wise the present Kansas course of
study in the common schools: J. w.
Jackson, Reno; Miss Mary McCreary,
Lyons; w. F. hurry; Kingman; Frank
L. Ennen, Rice; w. E. Lyon. Lincoln;
Julia NJ. Stone, Geary; w. w. Mays,
S. F. Wright, Shawnee.
Campbelrs Enviable Position.
In being made a member of the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia
Congressman Phil Campbell becomes a
| Washington city councilman. The Of
fee carries many privileges and Camp
| bell is being joshed by his friends and
importuned for theater tickets, rail-
| way passes, etc.
Did They Kill Mrs. Short.
of Kansas City, and DR.. G. G. Kesner
and his son, DR.. G. G. Kesner, of Lee
roy, are under arrest in Burlington
charged with causing the death of Mrs.
Isabelle Short, of Yates Center, by ad-
ministering chloroform carelessly and
negligently.
Teachers at State University.
About 800 Kansas teachers were ad-
| mitted to the Carnegie picture exhibit
at Kansas university without charge on
presentation of certificates of member
ship in the state teachers association.
They visited the exhibit In three sec
tons under the direction of Prof Grit
| fifth.
Taxes for the Schools.
The total amount paid in taxes by
| Ill of the counties in 1903 for school
purposes was $4,S75, 407. The total
amount paid and the amount paid by
each county does not vary greatly from
| the same figures on the subject each
year in the last ten years.
Pledge Help to the Exhibit.
The Kansas Teachers association
| lected A. H. Bushey, of Pittsburg,
| president. Resolutions were adopted
pledging cooperation in preparing the
Kansas exhibit at the worlds fair and
asking the legislature for more assist
| no schools