Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


OI Vic year euu10S Uuc OU. 1905, tu0
Touring mills of Topeka ground 1885,
600 bushels of grain, costing 81, O97. 600,
and they turned out equal to 275,-
m, n were constantly employed, the
mills ran twelve hours, and if run to
their full capacity were capable of
turning out LAO barrels daily. One
hundred and twenty-five sets of rolls
and onl yfifteen pairs of burrs were used.
The milling capital of the city amounts
to S536,O00, an increase over the ag-
gregate report of last year of S3S, 900.
Topeka is the largest milling center of
the State, thenext largest amount of
capital being returned by the Atchison
mills ($374, 00O), and these mills pro-
duced 173, 1O4 barrels.
Flags for the State.
The executive council has authorized
the Secretary of State to purchase gar
rison flag and holiday f1agfor the State
House flagstaff. The garrison flag is to
be 12x1S feet, and will be kept on the
mast every day of year except during
wet or stormy weather, when a small
storm flag will be substituted. The
holiday flag will be 2Ox39 feet in size,
and will be displayed on all State and
holiday occasions.
Assistant State Treasurer Moore Resigns.
R. r. Moore, who has been Assistant
State Treasurer nearly fifteen years, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
January 1. He resigns purely for per-
sonal reasons. rR
Soldiers Reunion and Bean Bake.
The soldiers reunion and bean bake
OF
ernOr Humphrey, Secretary of State
Higgins, Auditor of State Mccarthy,
State Treasurer Hamilton, Ex-Governor
Green, Senator Lockard and Hon. w. 81.
Mcbride were present.
Valuable Papers Stolen.
Roach Brothers store and the Kirk
wood lumber Office at Whitewater were
burglarized recently and 5000 in cash
and about So, 600 worth of valuable pa
pers were stolen.
"A Bank in Trouble.
The cashier of the Citizens State
Bank at Selden has been arrested for
forging mortgages, and thus securing
money from Eastern loaners. 1t is
feared that the extent of his forgeries
may swamp the bank.
Damages for a Mining Horror.
On November 9, 1883, occurred the ter
rible mine explosion at Frontenac, when
forty-fve miners met a tragic death.
The mine was operated by the Cherokee
and Pittsburg Coal & Mining Company,
one of the wealthiest corporations of the
West, and was operated in connection
with the Santa Fee railroad. The rela-
tives, widows and friends of the deceased
miners have sued the coal company for
damages, claiming from $40, 900 to S15,-
600 in each instance. These suits are
now pending in the Crawford County
District Court, and are being heard by
Judge West. A test was made of the
case of Thomas f. Jones, and the jury
rendered verdict in favor of the
plaintiff, fixing the damages at 50, 900.
The coal company claims that if all of
these cases go against them it will bank
rupt the company. 1t is the most i'm
portant trial ever held in this court
Beet Sugar.
The Medicine Lodge Sugar Manufact-
uring Company recently made run OF
beets with most favorable results. The
company raised enough beets to make
one run by way of experiment and the
result is pronounced very fine sugar.
The company is sending the test to
many sugar-houses. A member of the
company says that they will plant sew
eral acres next year and give the mat
ter a business test.
County Seat War.
The county seat war has been renewed
in Wallace County. Acknowledgement
Kellogg has commenced quo warranto
proceedings in the Supreme Court to
GUST all the present county officers. He
alleges that they are not the legally
elected officers.
A Mystery Cleared Up.
F. R. Stone, a leading business man OF
Wichita, who disappeared some weeks
ago, was found recently one hundred
miles southeast, working on farm for
his board. There is no doubt that he is
suffering from insanity. He is in good
financial condition. A low estimate
would place him at 100000. He has
always been one of the leading business
men and for years prominent member
of the City Council. He, it seems, has
been wandering around ever since his
disappearance, begging and working.
Kansas Labor Organizations.
Labor Commissioner Betton has been
making an investigation into the aims
and objects of the various labor organ
izations of Kansas. The Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers report Is
lodges, the Locomotive Firemen have
26, the Cigarmakers 4 and the Typo
graphical Union Z. In addition to these
are reported from the Brotherhood of
Railroad Brakemen, Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, Association of
Stationary Engineers, Hold Carriers
Union, Lathers' Union, Miners Union,
Printing Pressmen's Union, Stonecut-
ters' Union, Brotherhood of Railroad
Switchmen, making total of 116
unions.
Bank Suspended.
The Bank of Hartland suspended pay
ment recently. The suspension is due
to the difficulty of making collections,
and IS only temporary.
A Trip to Central America.
Colonel n. S. Goss, State Ornithologist,
has left for Costa RIGA, Nicaragua and
other points in South America, where he
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