Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Elector was 1S2. 9O4; highest for . Demo
cratic Elector. Luz. 745; highest for Union
Labor Elector, 81, 1877; highest for Prohi.
bition Elector, G, TO. For Governor. Hum
phrey received 100, 431 votes; Martin, 107,.
262; Elder, 50 SIG, and Botkin, 6. 432 For
Lieutenant Governor, Felt received 49,
041 votes; Frasius. 102,940; Todd, 3S.06S,
and Finley, 6.43k The vote for other
State officers was about tho Same as that
cast for Lieutenant Governor. The total
vote of the State was $50, 215, an increase
Of 81. S3S over tho total vote cast at the
Presidential election four years ago.
The south bound passenger train over
the Southern Kansas abroad went through
a bridge three miles north of Baldwin City
the other morning. Two passenger cars
and the mail car went down and were up
set. Several persons were reported In
jured.
THERE were six weddings in Atchison on
Thanksgiving day.
The stories Of suffering. starvation, etc..
telegraphed IS affecting the people OF
portions of Southwestern Kansas, arc en-
phatically denied by prominent citizens OF
Finney County. They declare that in that
section of the State ian English company
is rapidly building an irrigating canal
ninety-eight miles long to supply three
hundred miles next year of as fertile soil
set in alfalfa clover have netted $35 to $40
clear profit this year. Crops Of twenty to
thirty. five bushels of corn are not unusual
without irrigation. The markets abound
with vegetables OF all sorts. of most SUI
perior quality and size, at moderate prices,
The demand for alfalfa hay is eager and
unlimited, even from St Louis, Mo-, and
Memphis. Tenn, while other products find
profitable markets in Colorado mining
camps"
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 3Oth. Washington Siriah, OF Burt;
James Mcdonald. of Leavenworth; Edward
Segmon of Sedan;S. 81. Barnard. of Ian.
sing; John Mccoy, of Wichita; William T.
Wright, of Sylvia; Joshua Stevens, Of
Eontana; Scott Boiler, of Kansas City;
John Reynard. of Greenleaf; William ].
Miller, of Council Grove; Joseph Litch-
field, OF Sylvia; William D. Banner, Of
vining; Philo D. Cody, of Glasco; Richard
Brellier, of ZiOnvil.e; Louis d. Huff, OF
Osborne, and Charles o. Wheaton, of As
SARA.
CHARTERS recently filed with the Secre-
tary Of State: st. James Parish, of Har-
per; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congre-
cation, of Whitewater, Butler County;
the Evangelical Salem Congregational
Church, of Leavenworth, and the Cheney
Creamery Company, Of Cheney.
THE other day Bert Justice. the sixteen
year-old son Of q railroad man, lost mis-
life, and a colored boy named Burton had
his right leg broken in two places by a
freight car on the Southwestern road
while switching at Leavenworth. The
boys had climbed to the top of the car and
while they were SO riding the rails spread
and the car was thrown from the track,
rolling down a steep embankment.
ArCHIsoN confidently asserts that the
location of the Missouri Pacific shops in
that place will increase the population Of
the city 1000.
T. J. ELLIOTT. of Brown County, recently
presented the Agricultural College with q
very fine collection of stone hatchets,
spears and arrow points, avis, burial and
other Indian relics. This collection is said
Cincinnati, o.. museum, which is the
largest in the world.
THE amount paid out by the local pension
agency at Topeka for the week ended De-
cember l was $5S,456 81. The monthly
statement shows that there have been 3S3
additions to the pay roll during the past
month, making a total on November so of
81, $40. OF the additions 367 were original
and the remainder were restorations' and
transfers from other agencies. There has
been loss during the month of 105. This
was caused by death, remarriaee, trans
fers and minors by legal limitation. There
is now 81 6OOOO in the treasury to the
credit of the Topeka agency which will be
used for December payments.
THE contract has been let for the ex-
cavations and masonry of the Underwood
Fowler packing house at Hutchinson,
which. it is said, is to be one of the largest
establishments in Kansas.
The liquor sales made by Lawrence
-. Of ,hay.
ported to the probate judge, were 250.
w. r. BIDGooD, a Topeka real estate
dealer, was recently arrested on a war;
rant charging him with forging and alter
ing a deed conveying $50 acres of land in
Chase County, valued at about So, 900.
The charge was that he had erased the
name of the original grantee and substi-
tuted his own. He was held to answer.
HARPER COUNTY had 26 $50 acres of win
ter wheat, of which 1874 acres were har-
vested this year, producing 400 402
blu shells, and average of % bushels TO the
acre. OF corn she had y, 706 acres, pro-
ducing 2,1S1, $50 bushels, an average of 30
bushels to the acre. Oats, 80 I'll acres
produced l. 14S, O1S bushels, or an average
of SO bushels to the acre.
The Central Kansas Teachers Associa-
ton, recently in session at hutchinson,
elected the following officers: President,
John w. Cooper, Newton; vice. president,
E. D. Taylor, Edwards County; secretary,
Mrs. Mary Ludlow, Mcpherson; treasurer,
J. e. Williams, Ness County. Four hum
dred members were in attendance
GOVERNOR ROBINSON has gone to Wash.
in gton in the interest OF Haskell Institute,
ut Lawrence. He will endeavor to secure
an appropriation of $35, OG0 for the purpose
of erecting new buildings, which it is pro-
posed to use for chapel and gymnasium.
THANKSGIVING was duly celebrated at
the Soldiers Homs with music and short
addresses, and 6I5 veterans partook Of
an excellent dinner.
AT the National Exposition, in progress
1T Atlantis, Ca, Wyandot 9 County, Kan,
carried or the second prize. The same
exhibit was made at the Kansas City Ex-
position.
PEANUTS are said to be Welding seventy