Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

and effect of the Prohibitory law of
Kansas since the passage of the VII
son bill, which, if it Is sustained by the
courts. will prove very sweeping and
dangerous thing for the express COM
panies and liquor dealers The sAttor.
ney-General holds that the Kansas Pro-
hibitory law, is now more stringent than
before the Iowa decision, as the State
can now control the express companies,
while before, knowing that that could
not be done under the act affecting In.
'ter-State commerce. no attempt was
made to control them.
The rains which have fallen over
Kansas within the past two weeks have
been of incalculable benefit to the
farmer as the ground is in prime condi-
ton for sowing wheat. Secretary Mohl-
er. of the State Board of Agriculture, ad-
vices small farmers in the northwe
and southern sections of the State tc
raise wheat rather than corn. He says
he knows Of a, dozen farmers in his sec
ton OF the country who have raised
wheat for several seasons and have made
enough money to stock their farms and
purchase cattle to fatten. Now, since
they have gotten start. they will begin
raising corn again to feed, but not tc
sell
ALTHOUGH fine rains have recently
visited Eastern Kansas, it is reported
that many parts of Western Kansas con-
tinue dry.
A LATE fire at Augusta destroyed the
Journal office and other property, the
total value of which was $40, 600. In
surance, $40. 600.
ABOUT two years ago man named
c. c. Pigg stopped at the farm of Mich
olas Wells. near Eudora. Douglas Coun-
ty, and talked Wells into trading him
some livestock that he had on his farm
for house and lot he had in an addi-
ton to Topeka, the value of Wells
stock being So. 100. while Pigg gave the
value of his real estate as Sc. 600. Late
ly Wells went to Topeka and found that
the property he had traded for was not
in Topeka. but was really unimproved
land located about seven miles from
that city, and Wells, thinking he had
been deceived. had Pigg arrested for
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses. .Pigg, in default of 81, 500 bail.
was penned in the jail at Lawrence to
await trial
JOHN DAVIS, of Junction City, has
been nominated by the Peoples party
for Congress from the Fifth district
The Farmers Alliance of the First
district nominated L. c. Clark, of Brown
County, for Congress.
THE residence of j. 81. Harrison, at
Emporia, was destroyed by fire at four
o'clock the other morning. The occu-
pants, Miss Sadie Hinkle and three lit
tie children, barely escaped with their
lives, in their night clothes. Mr.. Har-
rison and his wife were absent and the
children were left in care of their aunt,
Miss Hinkle. Loss, about So, 500; partly
insured.
IRA I. TABER cashier of the Holten
City Bank, was found dead the other
morning upon the lounge in the sitting
room of his residence. He arose from
bed about six o'clock with a severe pain
in the stomach, a complaint of frequent
occurrence with him, and to alleviate it
took what was believed to be an over
dose of chloroform and lay upon the
lounge for rest When found by. mem
Der of the family life was extinct.
A GIRL Damed Carrie Perry recently
attempted suicide at Wichita by taking
morphine. Her story was that she ran
away from her home in Ashland with
man named Carl Schwartz. who prom
Used to marry her at Wichita, butinstead
he took her to house of i'll repute. and
after accomplishing her ruin deserted
her.
THE Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture has issued circular in
which he says: Letters have been re-
ceived at this Office, mostly from West
Central Kansas on the Union Pacific
railroad, also from northwestern coun-
ties, representing that large number
of farmers in those sections must in
some way be provided with wheat or
they will have to alb andon their farms"
WILLIAM STUBBs. young man, was
recently killed by the cars at Wichita.
GEORGE BAKER. young negro, was
probably fatally injured by Missouri
Pacific train at Leavenworth the other
night
THE census gives Emporia popula-
ton of 1850; Arkansas City, s, 354; Fort
Scott, II, S37.
THE body of a man was recently
found floating in the river near Common,
in Wyandotte County: It was supposed
to be the body of the printer. James
Higgins who had committed suicide a
few days before by jumping into the
river at Leavenworth.
SECRETARY MOHLER has compile ted
table made up from the returns of the
county clerks, which shows that there
are now over 40 600, 900 bushels of old
corn in Kansas. He estimates this
years crop at rs. 600. 600 bushels which
added to the 40, 900, 900 bushels of last
years crop, which still remains in the
State, make total of $4,000, 600 bush.
els.
HENRY HARDIN, colored we'll digger,
was recently suffocated in a. well at
THE farmers in the vicinity of Ed.
wardsville and Bonner Springs, who
formed a syndicate for shipping pota-
toes to Chicago, have struck bonanza
this season. Their total shipments
aggregated $3.50. 600. One farmer real
lied S12. 600 on bis potatoes and another
on patatoes and other produce, S26, 500.
DURING the trial of an original pack
age dealer at Lawrence the other day
for violating the ProhibItory law, the
question arose as to the time when the
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