Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16


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Miscellaneous.
The late high water did great damage
to the dixie constructed in the Missouri
river, opposite Atchison, by the govern
ment two years ago.
Corner, Farnum & Co, of the Royal
spice mills at Wichita, have assigned
in favor of their creditors Liabilities,
$3.50 assets. s92, 600.
The house of Jasen Jones, at Seyba,
town on the Rock Island, was struck
by lightning the other morning, and
his five-year-old daughter killed.
On July 1, E. 81. Snow succeeded
Cliff Baker as state printer, and w. 81.
Mcbride took charge of the Office OF
superintendent of insurance, succeed
ing Web. Wilder.
Mrs. Jane Kuykendall, colored.
dropped dead in street car at Atchison
the other night. She had just arrived
in the city from Everest to attend the
funeral of her daughter. She was
nearly 100 years old.
the state penitentiary for the next year
has been awarded to Voltz Bros, of
Leavenworth. They are to furnish
600, 900 pounds at such times and in such
quantities as may be desired.
Lloyd Kirkham, Is years old, was
frightfully burned while celebrating
the Fourth with several other boys at
Rosedale. The boys were firing small
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in a basket that was ignited from fire.
cracker thrown by another boy.
E. L. Luther, manager of the Leaven
worth telephone exchange, is reported
to be 81, 500 short in his accounts A
warrant was issued for his arrest, but
he gave himself up. waived examina-
ton and was bound over for trial next
September. He declared he would make
good the shortage, and it was said he
would not be prosecuted if he did.
The alliance lecturers, recently in ses-
sion in Topeka, are said to be preparing
to go into the fall campaign with the
intention of taking possession of every
county Office for which elections are to
be held. 1t is said to be their intention
to prepare themselves for the discussion
of every proposition that is to come be-
fore the public, and that they will have
speakers in every school house.
Arrangements have been perfected
for grand display of Kansas products
at Toronto. Canada, during the sessions
of the National Educational association
at that place. Prof. j. n. Wilkerson, of
the state normal, manager for the Kan
sas teachers delegation has the matter
in hand, and State Superintendent Win
hoe or.fa
for the display, which will be the same
as that exhibited at Boston last August
by the Kansas G. A. R. during the ma
tional encampment.
The Union Pacific railroad has made
| an inspection of the crops in the coun-
| ties along the lines of its system in
| Kansas. The report of the inspection
| is exhaustive and complete. 1t covers
twenty-six counties and shows the
| acreage of small grain to be 1. ESQ, 600,
divided as follows: Wheat, so per cent.
oats, IA per cent, and rye, 6 per cent.
The total production in the twenty-six
counties is figured at 5000, 600 bushels
900, 600 bushels of rye.
| The supreme court has rendered de-
| cision in the mandamus case against
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OF the state penitentiary to compel
them to enforce the eight-hour law. 1t
| was decided that the law does not ap-
ply to state institutions The state in.
situations are held to be run by officers
on yearly salaries, whose hours are not
to be regulated by ordinary forms OF
law. The prisoners are required to
work ten hours as a punishment. they
| 1,o <ho; C1r bod a
/ a reward, or for a division of labor will
other unemployed laborers-
! c. B. Horton, of Omaha, assistan
superintendent of the Western Unior
Telegraph Co., has found irregularitie
the company's local manager at Leav
enworth, and has suspended her. Mrs
Harker left some time ago on sum
mer vacation and during her absence
the discovery was made. Mr.. Hor
ton says Mrs Harker carried straw
messenger on her books and wa
paying an operator less than the com
pany allowed her for his salary. Othe
things were also discovered which wer
not considered straight Mrs. Horton
is a widower and was highly respected
DIR. Charles R Watt, leading drug
gist of Thayer, was found dead in tn
back room of his store the other morn
) ing. He had evidently been dead 70
several hours as his face was great
} discolored and several bruises wer
seen on his face where he had probabl
, fallen from a table near which his bod
: was found
> Chancellor Snow. Of the state uni
versity, has received very encouragin
reports from Butler county as to ez
, periments in the destruction of chincl
, bugs So far the white fungus" ha
not failed to do its deadly work. an
, the bugs are dying or dead in ever
! field that has been infected.
The lot at the northwest corner {
; | Merchants street and Fourth avenu
has been selected by Assistant Seer
{ tary Crounse as the site for the publ
1 building at Emporia- The price pal
D is Sc, O0O
/ The preliminary hearing of Jane
: Brennan, the slayer of Col S. n. Woo
z has been postponed to July %. at Hug
: ton. Brennan has been committed
the Reno county Jail at Hutchinson.
, Mrs Stella Smith, residing thre
miles south of Ottawa, recently a
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