Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-09-11
KANSAS NEWS.

u StCdiH tleNdlOT Is 10 % oSl1OllSQeC
at Hanover.
Lawrence was the scene of a $2,OO
fire recently.
A Sunday School convention was helG
at Clyde recently.
The fines of the Topeka Police Cour,
amounted to $l,l50 for the month O.
August.
The City Council of Florence has Ii
censed saloons at a rate of $50 pei
month.
A Girard firm has shipped 1855 cars O
OF coal monthly on an average for the
past six months.
Eight persons have been sent to the
insane asylum from Cherokee county
since February LIST.
The total tax on real estate in Leaven.
worth county is 554 mills. Onpersonal
property, one mill less.
VIM Carter, prominent citizen of
Lyon county, died from injuries received
from fall few days ago.
Private Roy, of the 22d infantry, won
at Fort Leavenworth, making 135 points
in possible lS5.
Frank Dalton stabbed kief Dalton at
Usage Mission short time ago. The
trouble which lead to the stabbing was a
little difficulty over some work.
One of the leading business men of
Columbus, Cherokee county, named
Thos. Lawrence, has absconded taking
with him all the ready cash which his
firm possessed.
Cherokee Sentinel: A lump of coal was
raised from the shaft Tuesday, that
weighed with the truck on which it rest
ed 2,l10 pounds. 1t was exhibited on
the streets and sold at auction for S..
A man by the name of Chase died in a
we'll near Kirwin. He inhaled some car
bonic acid which rendered him uncon-
scious and while in that condition, being
unable to help himself, he died.
Hutchinson News: The sugar mill is
now in operation, and is running nicely,
which goes to show that this industry
has gained foothold in Reno county,
and larger development may be expected.
Paola Times: Mr.. Fleming, living a
few miles south Of town, lost very val
liable team of horses by lightning Sun
day morning. He he had turned them
out in the pasture Saturday night, for the
first time since he bought them.
Quite severe wind storm and cyclone
visited Shawnee and adjoining counties
a few days ago. Considerable damage is
reported as result. 1t scattered hay
stacks and fences, and in several in
tancess carried away outbuildings and
killed several head of stock.
Wichita Eagle: Superintendent Ham
mond has just made his semi-annual
distribution of school funds, placing the
moneys, 260.40-in the hands of the
County Treasurer, where it will be dis.
trlbuted In proper amounts to the various
school districts of the county. Itamounts
to 70 cents per capita for every person in
the county of proper school age.
Parson Sun The present season has
been very favorable for the breeding and
increase of game of all kinds throughout
ming season, which opens next month
promises to be one Of the best exper
fenced by our sportsmen for number of
years, there being an abundance of sQuir-
rels, rabbits, cartridges, etc.
Wichita Beacon: Mr. Klentz has a sill
yer half dollar coined in 1894, which he
got in Independence, Kansas, being given
to him in payment for a wire fence. MIR.
Klentz would like to know what it is
worth as an old coin. 1t has Is stars,
and was coined after the admission of
Vermont and Tennessee. The eagle looks
like scare crow, and not like the fat
bird now in the half dollars of the dadies.
Win field Courier: During the electric
storm a few days ago, Sampson Johnson's
barn in Pleasant Valley township was
struck by lightning. The bolt passed
down through the hay NOW, burning a
clean cut hole in the hay and knocking a
rafter to splinters. Mrs. Johnson who
was sleeping in the house, was knocked
out of bed by the shock. 1t was very
close call for MIR. Johnson's property.
Lyndon Journal: Mr.. Z. S. Borland, of
Fairfax township, had his barn struck
by lightning few days ago, burning
about 800 bushels of wheat, $50 bushels
of oats, 40 tons of hay, two beds and
some clothing that was slowed away in
the barn. Fortunately he had time to
get his carriage and some of his larger
implements out of the burning building.
The nice cOmmodious barn now LAYS in
a worthless heap of ashes; insurance
$1,000.
Abilene Reflector: A son of Isaac Lantz
living ten miles northeast of Abilene, a |
few days ago, went up to the top of the |
wind-m mill tower to oil the machinery. !
and the wind caused the fan to turn, |
the boy and Rocking him to the |
ground, distance of So feet. The fall !
fractured the left femur, the bone pro-
truding from the leg and being driven
into the ground three inches. He was
also injured internally, from which inju-
ries he finally died.
Wichita Eagle: The State Superintend- |
ent of Public instruction has notified |
Hammond that the State
cannot buy any more school bonds be- |
fore the first Of next January. This is
likely to check the building in several
districts in this county which have voted |
bonds for the building of new school |
houses, principally those at Cheney,
Goddard, Greenwich, Clearwater, and
several other districts. The bonds, how
ever, may be negotiated with other par.
ties.
The enumeration of inhabitants in the
State on March 1st, of this year, as re-
turned by township assessors through !
county clerks is 1854, an increase in
one year of ten per cent, or 1O6,SS5. The
largest proportion Of this increase has
been added to the rural population, but
little of it going to the towns and cities.
Clay county had in 1883, 1880, inhabi-