Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

laws This com mlttee has been at
work nearly year, and the report
which is now ready for the Governor,
abolishes dozen useless boards: con-
solidates a half dozen ether boards;
revises the laws regarding the con-
troll OF the State Normal and State
Agricultural College, and Hutchin-
son reformatory; decapitates s j.
Crawford, the State agent at Wash
local district judges about one-fourth;
cuts legal advertising, sheriffs' sales.
county and State printing of all kinds
80 per cent: provides for the Australian
system of voting. and the election of
the State Board of Railway Commits
sioners; provides that the State furnish
school books of uniform text free:
overhauls the system of taxation and
assessment, and puts it on bona fide
basis; cuts down the fees and salaries
OF all county officers, except coroners
and commissioners. and cuts into con-
stables and justices of the peace fees.
1t is thought this report. if adopted by
the Legislature, win save $780, GOO an
nually in taxes.
G. w. SIMMONS q we'll known livery-
man and undertaken. was shot and per-
haps fatally wounded by James Neal
railway engineer, at Neafs home in
Argentine, shortly after 9 o'clock the
other night Neal returned home at
that hour, and finding Simmons at his
house opened fire on him. Simmons
ran out the back door OF the house and
was shot after getting in the yard. Neal
suspected improper relations between
his wife and Simmons. The latter de-
clared he called to collect a bill and was
met by Mrs. Neal in her nightdress,
and that the irate husband appeared
upon the scene and commenced shoot
ing without giving him an opportunity
to make an explanation. Neal was ar.
rested. Simmons has wife and chill
dren.
NEAR Arkansas City the other day a
steer showed symptoms of hydroph obia
and attacked and fatally injured a boy,
George Rock. Another steer also showed
symptoms and it was necessary to kill
both. These two animals and a num-
Der of other cattle were bitten by wolf
which it is supposed was mad
JOSEPH HICKMAN, of Kansas City,
Kan, recently left for Texas in a wagon
with friend, and when near Fort Scott
the two men we're shooting quail and
Hickman was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun. He was 90 years
old and leaves q wife and two children
at Kansas City. Kan.
HOG cholera prevails to an alarming
extent in portions OF Atchison County.
It is estima ted that 1000 hogs have
died of the disease.
MARTIN MoHLERs Secretary OF the
State Board of Agriculture, recently
said that enough has been done in the
manufacture of sugar from beets in
Kansas to prove that with proper ma
chinery in charge of competent and exc
perienced men, the industry will be
successful. The soil and climate are
we'll adapted to beet culture and the
experience OF the sugar mill at Medi.
cine Lodge. which is in charge of man
who was for years employed in the
manufacture OF beet sugar in Germany,
demonstrates It's complete practicable
ity. A smai1 run ON beets was made by
the Topeka mill this year and so salts
factory Were the results that contracts
will be EN- tered into largely with the
farmers for furnishing it With beets in
1897
THE dead body of William Higgin-
botham, prominent attorney OF Clay
Center, was found under the ice in =
0SOR CfSOA auSC NSSo vi thdO tON IL tAS
other day. He had been missing for
several days, and when last seen was on
the street intoxicated As he had been
in the habit OF going out OF town on vis-
its OF several days. his absence created
no suspicion. It was supposed that he
had attempted TO cross the creek ON the
ice and broke through.
JAMES ". HAMILTON, livestock agent
for the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company. has resigned his Pc.
site to take effect January I. The
resignation is by request Mr.. Ham Z
ton res'gned as State Treasurer bout a
year ago to accept the appointment OF
livestock agent for the Santa Ee.
THE fol lowing Kansas Indian depre.
dations claims have been disallowed by
the Secretary Of the interior: J. Farris,
Ellsworth County. So. 395: John =. Bond,
Cloud County. 500; Peter Grosch, Sa.
line County. $775: Frederick Bussiani.
Mcpherson County, 5000. In the claim
of A. c. Larkin, OF Labette County. for
81, $50 depreda lions committed by Chero.
KEGS in 1874. the Secre tary allowed S6I2
II is said that considerable destitu.
ton has been found TO exist in North.
western Kansas and measures for their
relief are being devised in the older
parts of the State under the direction OF
the State Board of Railroad Commits.
sioners. The distress is confined to
farmers who have had succession OF
crop failures and are without means to
tide over the winter. Kansas railroads
have agreed to transport donations frea
4 JURx in murder case at Wichita
recently stood eleven FOR acquittal to
one for guilty and had been out sixty.
four hours, when the judge permitted a
clergyman to visit their room and hold
religious services Shortly after the
close Of the religious exercises the jury
returned verdict of guilty, the eleven
obstinate" jurymen having gone over
to the other man The attorney for the
defendant Immediately moved for ,
new trial. claiming misconduct on the
part of the court and officers
THE United States pension agency at
Topeka has completed the Decemb Der
payment which is che largest ever
| made in that district, the amount disc
| bursed on regular vouchers being Sic
Ats. 9SS "a covering Al, $50 vouchers The
Topeka agency stands second in the
list in amounts paid and first in per
centace of cost az to amour Is q iSburSed