Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-08-18
KANSAS Big CORN CROP.
Some OF The Stories Growing Out Of
The Yield

night during wind storm. During
the height of the wind stalk Of corn
growing in the yard of the home Of
J. NJ, Comeback toppled over on the
house, crushing it like an eggshell and
killing Mr.. and Mrs. Comeback, their
four children, servant girl and two
farm hands.
Haze City Kan, Aug. lO.-While
attempting to rob a crows nest, built
on the first leaf Of stalk Of corn in
his fathers field yesterday afternoon,
the leaf broke under Willie Jones and
he fell thirty feet to the ground, both
arms and one leg being broken. His
father brought him TO town in his
auto for treatment.
Garden Center, Kan, Aug. 10
Nearly 7,OO0people from the surround
ing country attended the corn carnival
here yesterday. 1t required fourteen
ears Of corn to feed the multitude.
Topeka, Aug. l0.-Secretary
Doughtoburn Of the state board Of
agriculture this UorDing added thirty
four clerks to his force in an attempt to
arrive at an estimate of the corn crop
Of Kansas. Last night the secretary
thought be had the figures right with
an estimate Of $4,000, 7s9,OOO,7
GAG bushels, but later reports from
twenty counties added over 5000, 900,
600 bushels 10 the estimate and other
reports following made the figures in
accurate. Another attempt will be
made tonight to cast up an estimate.
Rockville, Kan, Aug. lO.-While
j. H. Williams was hauling a small lear
of corn to town yesterday the weight
of the ear on the wagon broke down
the bridge over Dry creek and vii.
Iliams' valuable team of mules was
killed.
Topeka, Aug. 10.-The. Kansas
Corn Stalk Waterpipe company was
granted charter Dy the state charter
board yesterday. The company has
a capital Of 100000 and will build
factory at Salina to manufacture
corn stalk water pipes, which expert
ments have shown, are stronger than
cast iron. All sizes from twelve inch
TO forty.eigbt inch in diameter will be
made. Smaller sizes may be made
later on for oil pipe lines. There is
no demand for larger than forty.eight
inch sizes, though one twenty foot
section Of ninety.eight inch pipe has
been placedon exhibition at the state
house. J. H. Thomas, of Tribune.
Greeley county, who has 81 600 acres
in corn, is president Of the concern.
Burtnville, Kan, Aug. l0.-Sauta
Fe local No. Is, eastbound, was
wrecked here this morning in a pc.
culiar manner. A corn seed which
had probably fallen from freight car
took root alongside the track and
grew so fast thai, it pushed the track
clear off the right Of way. This oc.
cured this side of a deep cut a mile
west Of town, and before the engineer
could stop the train it ran onto the
"pushout' and was ditched. Forum.
ately the train was slowing up for the
Missouri Pacific crossing few hun.
dred yards further on and no one was
hurt.
Smitville, Kan, Aug. l0-John D.,
2:O4 trotter owned by Dr. T. B.
Meadows, valued at $4,000 was
achoked to death last night while DR..
Meadows.was attending a patient a
mile west of tom. The doctor had
tied the horse to cornstalk in the
yard. A light rain was falling aud,
the stalk grew so fast that when the
doctor returned the horse had been
lifted clear off the ground and had
choked to death.
The above stories sounded a little
overdrawn, when we read them FIRST.
But we gave them more serious
thought when we learned what hap
pened on the John Tompkins farm,
over in South Bend township, Barton
county, last week. John had cut a