Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Miscellaneous.

the Secretary of State.
ARTICLES of incorporation have been
filed at Topeka by the Sa1ina; Lincoln Il
Fremont Railroad, the object being to sur.
vey, locate, construct, operate and main.
tain line of standard-guage railroad from
the City of Salina, through The Counties of
Salina, Ottawa, Cloud, Clay and Washing
tons to intersect the State line between
Kansas and Nebraska, on the the North line
of Washington County. The capital stock
of the company is placed at 81 900 900, and
the general offices of the company are to be
placed at Washington, Washington County.
The Directors for the first year are: VIM.
KShoefer, Hanover; W. H. Collins and
Thomas Goody, Washington; c. c. Fur.
nell, Clifton; d. NJ. Gillespie, Carmel; II.
B. Baker and q. Hamilton; Salina; S. c.
Smith, Beatrice, Neb. John w. Burkes;
Lincoln, Neb.; w. H. Dickinson, Wahoo,
Neb., and G. w. E. Dorsey, Fremont, Neb.
In North Wyandotte resides quite a
number of colored men who have white
women for their wives. In the same COM
munity there are some twenty five or
thirty French creoles, men and women.
SOPHIE WEST, of Kansas City, Kas.,
was brought up on remand before Judge
Angel, on the charge of concealing the
crime of infanticide, the child being the
newly born one of her daughter, which
was found deposited in an clubhouse of the
premises occupied by mother and daughter.
The evidence failed to sustain the charge
and the prisoner was set free.
THE Western National Fair Association
has An0r fNalw< 1aa Ill L.
in September as the date of their exposition,
There is every indication that 1t will sur.
pass all previous efforts.
THE "Erasshopper" relief train from
Sedgwick County, for Southern food suf.
ferers was received with demonstrations
along the line of route.
COLUMBUS was again badly scorched on
the 10Th. The fire started in Gates notion
store and destroyed several of the adjoin.
ing buildings. The loss footed up $40, 900.
There was no doubt 1t was incendiary, and
d suspicion existed that 1t was the work OF
burglars.
MISS MARY E. BRoKEw, of Louisburg, has
left for the scene of her missionary work
in Japan, under the supervision of the Re-
formed Church Of America.
IT is estimated that ten per cent. of range
stock in Western Kansas has been lost
since last July. Vague rumors are that
heavy losses have occurred on the Beaver
and Canadian Rivers, but they are unau.
thenticated. Stock is all thin in flesh, and
another storm would do great injury.
DELEGATES from five Kansas colleges
met at Topeka, recently, and organized the
State Oratorial Association. The first
State contest will be held at the State Uni.
versity at Lawrence, April IS, and the sue
cessful orator will represent Kansas in the
Interstate contest at Iowa City in May.
Eugene Ware, o. s. Munsell and Professor
Greenwood, of Kansas City, have been In
vited to act as judges.
THE conference of the NJ. E. Church closed
last week at Newton. Hon. j. M. Simpson
of Mcpherson County, was elected lay del
egate to the General Conference. Rev
Barris, of Eldorado, was appointed to the
past6rste of the church at Newton. Rev
B. Kelly goes to Winfield and Rev. Phillips
to Wichita.
WORK on the Newton waterworks is pro
crossing rapidly. Much of the material ID
on the ground and the contractors declart
that they will have water running through
the mains within sixty days. The system
will cost about $4,000 1t will be the frs
In the State for town the size Of Newton
w. w. Pointer, a"greeney" of Winfield
was fieeced out of $500 by two confidence
men on the Santa Fe express between Kan
sas City and Topeka the other day. They
sold him share in silver mine.
THE Association of Fire Underwriters o
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska held thei
semi-annual meeting at the Copeland Hote
! in Topeka, on the 18th.
A LIBEL suit has been commenced agains
the Clay Center Times by j. s. Harris o
| that city, who claims that his characte
was damaged 5000 worth by recent pub
LEGATION in that paper. The trouble grew
out of a whisky prosecution.
THE Internal Revenue officials at Wash
ington desire to change the headquarters o
the collection district of Kansas from
Leavenworth to Topeka, as the Secretar,
| of the Interior has offered the use of room
in the new public building at that place.
Two Migrants recently arrested at Atchi
SON turned out to be burglars wanted il
Andrew County, Mo.
In January, 1888, the Board of Commits
sioners of Shawnee County, transferred tn
$45 900 which had been levied for the Leay
enworth, Topeka g. Southwestern Railway
into the general revenue fund. 1t was q
the same time decided TO apply it to the cor
struction of bridges throughout the county
This work has been going on rapidly eve
since, and much good has been accom-
plished.
AMONG the guests at the State Dime
|
Congressman Anderson and his wife.
PosToFFICE changes in Kansas durin
the week ending March 8, 1884: Estal
lished-Canada, Marion County, Henry
Wismer, Postmaster; Craventon, McPhel
SON County, John 81. Craven, Postmaster
Glenwood, Leavenworth County, Ferd
nand /. Wube, Postmaster; Harrington
Dickinson County, Isaac NJ. Risley, Pos
master; Portage, Rocks County, Lorin ,
Riley, Postmaster. Discontinued-Ive
Montgomery County. Name Changed
Rsagle, Norton County, to Hanback,.
/. AT the instance of Congressman Morril
Corney, Nsmaha County, Kas., has bee
made q money order Office.
: WARDEN JONES, of the State Penitentiar
: has made his February settlement with Il
Treasury Department He turned over
'easurer Howe S9,52l-50 as the total cas-
H. = at the penitentiary for the mont
receips~ :. and drew out s., 462-s5 as u
OF Feoruars. the monthly expenditure
amount due for Turing the month 6
of the institution = supplied vario,
076 bushels Of eeal were penitentiar
Institutions and parties by tn 1.@.
for the month amounting p f4ls. 20 se
A COLONY Of Danish emigrants y
] tie IN Lyon County;