Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

crop in several counties as shown in the
| June report, but the total sums up about
/ the same. The total wheat area of the State
is 4,655,0 acres, and the crop of 1883 is
! estimated at ten per cent in excess of that of
1882, or 110 1000 900 bushels. The total area
of rye sown in the fall of 1882 was 321 sos
acres. or this 14,046 acres were winter.
killed, $500 acres were used for pasture
! exclusively, and not harvested; the remain
ing 27O,4SO acres made a yield of 4, So. aas
bushels, or an average of 17.9 bushels per
acre. The barley crop has increased from
that OF 1882 over seventy-eight per cent, or
an increase of CISCO acres. The area of mil.
let and Hungarian has increased over that
sown in 1882, 1895 acres, or an increase of
over twelve per cent. The crop has been a
most satisfactory one thisyea the extreme
western counties being the only ones
that have not made good yields.
The increase in the area Of Irish potatoes.
over 1882, has been very large, being 90
90 acres, or not quite thirty-five per cent.
The early varieties have made a most ex-
.cellent crop, and the late ones are promising
well. Sorghum, where planted for sugar
and syrup-making, is in excellent condi-
ton. The average for the State, as COM
pared with last year, is 100. The area has
increased, over forty-eight per cent, or &c..
36i acres. Buckwheat has decreased its
area OF last year slightly, the decrease be-
ing ninety-three acres. The area for the
State is :, 1T5 acres. But nineteen counties
in the State have cotton area this year.
Chautauqua, Labette and Montgomery
Counties have more than three-fourths of
the 4I4 acres in cultivation. But eleven
counties have an acreage of hemp. The
total number of acres in the State is but
49, Crawford, Jewell, Shawnee and Will
son Counties have nearly nine-tenths of
the area. Tobacco is grown in nearly
every county in the State, and yet
the entire area planted is only 973 acres.
1t is grown in gardens, in small patches
for home use. The prospect of fruit crop
is not so good as it was one month ago.
Peaches will not make one-fourth of crop,
and apples not more than half crop.
Many apples are falling from trees, the
cause being the sting of an insect. Black
berries are almost failure, and can not
make a tenth of crop. Grapevines are
not in so good condition as they were one
moth ago, and an average crop can not be
expected.
The expenditures of the Penitentiary for
July were $l2,3S0.19, which includes
A,49l.26 of contract goods which will last
some time. The total receipts from all
sources were $1O,92S.O3 The number of
bushels of coal mined was 81 ,342, and the
sales a, 150.63. Cash received from convict
labor $5,22s.OO; from boarding United
States prisoners SS6O.SO.
AMOS PLUMB, the fifteen-year-old son OF
Senator Plumb, has entered the Emporia
NelrS office to learn to set type and get
other practical knowledge of printing. His
father was printer, and founded the Ne,ce
twenty-six years ago, when not quite OF
age.
PosToFFICE changes in Kansas during
the two weeks ending August 4th, 1888: Es
tablished-Aliceville, Coffey County, A
Halves, postmaster; Cheneyville, Chero
kee County, Mrs. Mary A. Tyner, postmis
tress; Dix, Morris County, Milton B. Nc
Coy, postmaster; Frankton, Rocks County
Mrs. Josie Stroup, postmistress; Milford
Depot, Davis County, John h. Roche, post
master; Taos, Marshall County, Thomas
Holodas, postmaster; Traer, Decatur Coun
ty, Jesse W. Crown, postmaster; Walker
town, Bourbon County, John s. Walker
postmaster; Westetta, Marshall County
Samuel w. Stedman, postmaster. Discon
tinued-Arion, Cloud County; Eder
Prairie, Mcpherson County; Mohon, Bour
bon County; Nunde, Graham County.
AT a recent colored picnic at Edwards
vile a serious fracas took place, in which
knives and pistols were freely used. Five
or six were seriously injured. young
man from Kansas City who was caught
selling the liquor that caused the trouble
was arrested and fined 800, and in default
of payment, sent to Jail.
AT late meeting of the State Democrat
ic Central Committee at Topeka, Hon
John Martin rendered his resignation a.
Chairman which was accepted and w. G.
Perry, of Fort Scott, elected as his success
sor.
A CHARTER was fled recently for the st
Louis, Emporia & Denver Railway Com
pany which has been recently organized
This corporation is formed for the purpose
of purchasing, leasing, constructing, build
ing, maintaining and operating railroad
and branches from the city of st. Louis t.
the west line of the State of Colorado, and
all necessary telegraph lines in connection
Herewith. The line will run from st
Louis via. Lexington and Kansas City, Mo.
Fort Scott and Emporia, Kansas, and Col
orado Springs to Denver.
HUTCHINSON was thrown into q turmoil
of excitement the other day by the murder
of a baker named Denger by one Emmer
son, alias Texas Bill. As far as could b,
learned it was a cold-blooded affair
Threats were freely made to lynch tn,
murderer Immediately afterwards, but
such threats were not followed out unit
the following night, ut which time sixty
masked men went to the Jail, hammered
down the doors, and would have succeeded
in their undertaking but for the timely ar
rival of the Sheriff and posse. Although
baffied in their first attempt, the lyncher,
declared they would yet lynch the muir
derer. Emmerson is credited with having
killed several men during his lifetime. II,
is fifty-three years old.
GEORGE FINCH, a well-known citizen o
Topeka, is reported as having my steriously
disappeared from that city the other morn
ing and has not been heard from since
JUDGE MARTIN, of Topeka, has been ap
pointed a member of the Commission t.
adjust and settle the Greek Indian troubles
BoUNTIFUL harvests make happy farmers
|
ton Society of Kansan was held at Leaven
} worth, at which reports were received
from the different clergymen as to tn
amount of immigration of Catholic familie
into the State, which showed that mucl
} good had been done by them in providin,
for these new settlers.
/ A YOUNG Englishman, by the name o
Parker, was drowned recently in the rive
: opposite the water works at Topeka. H
and companion or two started up tn
: stream in boat. When they struck dec
) water and the current, Parker fell out an,
sank and did not rise again.
, THE Park Association of Mcpherson viii
3 hold fair, the best in the history of tn,
t county, commencing September 18th.
MRS. WYLIE, attempted suicide at tn
r Burke Hotel, in Fort Scott recently by Jump
ing into cistern containing eight feet O
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