Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
miscellaneous.

The State Statistical Agen., in his repor-
to the Commissioner of Agriculture at
Washington, states that there has been a
larger increase in the number of farm ami
mails in Kansas in 1888 than in any pre-.
viOus year. The four great staple crops of
wheat, corn, oats and hay, no says, not
only produced large average yields, but
were more extensive in area than ever be-
fore. The increased wealth of our people
is one of the reasons for the large advance
during the year in numbers of stock. An
other reason is that capitalists o. both Eu-
rope and this country have been during the
year investing largely in Kansas, buying
thousands of acres of wild land, fencing il,
erecting buildings and placing stock upon
1t. or the many large ranches established
in Kansas the past year by incorporated
companies, the great majority are situated
in the western portion of the State. The
immigration to Kansas during 1855 has
probably been larger than in any preceding
year. This immigration was not only
superior in point of numbers, but made up
OF much better material than usual. The
great ma Ority of them came to Kansas not
to pre-empt or homestead Government land
and depend upon the crop of the first year
for subsistence, but with sufficient money
to buy improved farms, and not a few
brought their stock with them. The making
of butter and cheese on the farm has re-
ceived quite an impetus during the past
year, and attention is being given to i'm.
proving the breed of milch cows as well as
increasing the numbers. There have been
no prevailing diseases among stock in Kan
sas during the past year, except "scab"
among sheep. Many of the diseases com.
mon to live stock have appeared in locali-
ties, but have not spread to any consider
able extent. Cholera has been brought
into several localities by the importation
of carload lots OF hogs, but the disease has
never gone beyond the section in which it
was first brought.
THE State Board of Charities recent v
elected A. T. Sharpe, of Ottawa, President,
vice James E. Martin, deceased. The new
member, Mr.. August Bondi, has been
sworn in, and entered upon the discharge
of his duties.
In the apportionment of the semi-annual
dividend of the State School funds Leaven-
worth County secured the largest sum,
S3,G6S.4O, and Sheridan County the smallest
amount, SS7.GO.
ONE man and boy in Labette County
have killed nearly four hundred rabbits this
winter.
CLEAN up the farm implements.
The Short Horn Breeders Association
recently met in Topeka, and after the
transaction of regular business elected the
following officers: President, o. w. Bill,
Manhattan; Vice-Presidcnt, Joab Null.
vane, Topeka; Secretary and Treasurer,
Z. M. Shelton, Manhattan; Executive Com.
mittee, w. A. Harris, Lawrence; G.. w.
Flick, Atchison; K. 5. Echoltz, Wichita.
An officer from New Mexico recently
took to the Penitentiary at Lsavenworth
thirteen prisoners convicted In that Terri
tory OF various crimes, from horse stealing
to murder and robbery. Among the num-
Der was one Chinaman.
PHILLIP SUNrTAG and wife, of Norton
County, are the parents of twenty-four
children; eight are alive and sixteen dead.
A CORRESPONDENT stated that it was cur
rently reported in Washington that Colonel
W. A. Phillips had been suspended from
practice before the Interior Departments
until he shall satisfactorily refute the
charges brought against him by Colonel
Boudinot.
VIoE-PREsIDESr ToUzALTN, Of the Santa
Re, has replied at some length to the letter
Of the Railroad Commissioners.
ATTORNEYS for the Santa Fs Railroad
have entered suit at Topeka to prevent
the Commissioners from carrying their
rates into effect.
DuRrxo the past year the improvements
In Arkansas City amounted to SIS, s2a
EDWARD ROLL, Of Hiatville, Bourbon
County, about twenty years old, committed
suicide recently by taking dose of strych.
nine. he was engaged as clerk in his
fathers store, attended to his duties mp to
the hour Of committing the act. Taking
the fatal dose he turned to his father and
told him what be had done. Antidotes
were offered, but he refused to take them,
and in q short time died disappointment
in love was said to be the cause.
THERE are 1i.792 persons OF school age In
Shawnee County.
THERE are in Edwards County q. $40
acres Of public lands, and 260,SSO acres OF
Usage land yet open TO settlement; 80 900
acres of unsold school land AID los, 1871 acres
OF unsold railroad land.