Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

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Gold Near Topeka
An old California miner by the name
of E. DERRICK has been prospecting on
the place of .'Billy" Need, a farmer liv-
| ing about six miles northwest of Topeka,
| for some time past, and has found strong
| indications of gold. He took out some
| mineral and had it assayed, and found
that it yielded gold in paying quantities.
| He was so iubilant over his find that he
| could not keep it to himself, but went to
| the store of Frank Bebcock and, calling
| him aside, showed him the certificate of
assay, and asked that he keep tia secret
| until he could lease the land. He also
| showed the same to Mr.. j. III. Eouchi.
Mr. Babcock says that DIETRICH is a man
| whom he can vouch for as being truly
reliable and honest, and believes that he
has found exactly what he claims.
The Sugar Scheme.
Judge O. Il. Hamilton, of Meade, was
| in Topeka a few DAYS ago, en- route from
the East. The judge is president of the
| American Sugar Company which has
recently been written up quite extern
| sively in the newspapers in connection
with its great scheme to build a sugar
mill in every township in Southwest
Kansas. He admits, says a paper of that
city, that two barrels of sugar were i'm
| ported from Dodge City, and that it was
| mixed with the sugar made at the Nine
/ IL F,o hxyf la fiv,rr He
says that the project to build a large
number of sugar-mills was bona fide
enterprise, and that the company would
| have carried out their contract. The
| scheme has been SO thoroughly aired
that it is doubtful whether any thing
more will come of it. Judge Hamilton
| says he has great confidence in the
| roasting process which is being used at
| Mineola.
The Meade County Sugar Bonds.
| State Sugar Inspector Kellogg and
Secretay Mailer of the board of agri-
culture have been consulting the At
|! torney General regarding the steps to
be taken to recover $4,000 bonds of
| Bloom township, Ford County, issued
to the American Sugar Company. These
bonds are the only ones which were
turned over to the company, out of sew
| eral times that amount voted before the
alleged frauds of the company were dis
covered. The company has given the
bonds to Kansas City banking firm to
be negotiated. The Attorney General
advised them to bring suits to enjoin
| the sale of the bonds and to declare
| them void and secure their cancellation.
The Meade people were notified by tele-
graph of the Attorney Generals advice
and they tclegraphed Secretary Mohler
in reply that they would act on the adj
vice Immediately.
| Of Interest to- Farmers.
| The annual meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture will convene in
Representative hall. Topeka, on jan
uary &. and continue in session three
days. The meeting promises to be of
| unusual interest and much the largest
| in the history of the board. Senator
Plumb is expected to be present and
| will have something to say. Governor
Humphrey will deliver an address, also
President George T. Fairchild. ex-Gov-
ernor Click and others DR.. d. E.
| Salmon. chief of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry. Washington, will be present
and give an address on Hog Cholera;
it's Prevention and Remedy" Also
parties from Kansas who claim they
have an infallible remedy for
hog cholera. Colonel Tweadale, of
| Topeka, will give his theory of
irrigation, the most original. COM
| prehcnsive and practicable yet given to
the public. Representatives of both the
| diffusion and roasting process of sugar
| making will be present and the sugar in
dustry will be thoroughly ventilated
| and its true status made known. The
Alliance and other organizations in the
farmers interest will be represented,
| and the advantage of thorough organiza-
ton of farmers will be ably presented
| and fully discussed. Besides a wide
range of interesting topics, agricultural
| and horticultural will be presented by
live, practical farmers from every Sec
ton of the State. In addition to the
meeting of the Board of Agriculture, the
Dairymen's Association, the Stockmen's
convention and the Swine Breeders AS
ISOLATION all meet during the same
week, commencing January z. Reduced
railroad rates will he secured. All farm
ers who desire to keep abreast of the
| times should be present at the meeting
| The Abilene Bank Failure.
Bank Examiner Gri ffi Tia has completed
| his examination of the affairs of the
First National Bank of Abilene, and
has forwarded his report to the Comp
troler of tho Currency The totals are
| about as at first stated. The assets
amount to S232, 200; the liabilities to
| $4,000. The examination shows that
larger portion of the assets than was
at first supposed is worthless. being
| claims on persons of no financial stand
ing. A receiver will be appointed.
ID. A Warning to Boys.
Fred. the six-year-old son of F. w
Hanson. of Enterprise, while catching
| rides on the cars sustained such severe
injury To his foot and ankle that ampu-
| tation at tho knee was necessary.
| "A Rank Failure.
The Rank of Richficld failed to open
few mornings since. having made as
| signment for the benefit of creditors.
| Assets, $50, 900; liabilities, S2l, 200.
Want Sugar Factoriex.
Pratt County is excited over propo-
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