Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

At the recent meeting of the Kansas
state board of agriculture at Topeka
Secretary Mohler spoke on his investi-
cations in the New England states and
the condition of agriculture. Joshua
Wheeler on economy in the feeding of
farm animals and Edwin SNYDER on
live stock exchanges" A. w. Smith
was reelected president of the board;
E. Harrington. of Baker. vice-president;
Samuel T. Howe. treasurer, and Martin
Mohler, secretary. The board adopted
the following resolutions:
In view Of the fact that preparations are being
made for most wonderful exhibit of the prod
ucts OF the world at Chicago in 1885, and in view
of the fact that in order to have the state of
Kansas properly represented at said exposition,
the movement was inaugurated in this board
that has resulted in the organization of the
board OF managers for the Kansas exhibit, who
are now at work with fattering PROSPECTS, of
success. we think that the Endorsement and CO.
operation of this board should be heartily given
to the board OF managers for the Kansas ex-
hibit; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the state board of agriculture
in its corporate form and also in its individual
membership, shall render every possible assist
ance to the board of managers for the Kansas
exhibit in their efforts to have Kansas worthily
represented in all her vast and varied resources
at the great exposition.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gov. Humphrey has offered a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction of the murderer of William
Coulter, in Greenwood county. Coulter
was called to his door on the night of
January by loud knocking and on
opening the door was shot by a person
dressed as a woman.
In the county stone yard at Topeka
<hA oil
colored, made an assault upon Superin-
himself by shooting his assailant in the
back. 1t was at first thought the
wound would prove fatal, but physi-
is a regular tough
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the g. A R. state encamp-
next month. It is expected that 1, 500
delegates will. be in attendance. The
encampment will be composed of five
departments-G. A R., Women's Re-
lief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R.,
Ladies' Aid societies and Sons of
Veterans.
other morning. One damaged the resi-
First National bank, to the extent of
81, 900, and the other burned the build
ing occupied by the George w. Reed
Publishing Co. The loss to the Reed
Publishing company, was $4,000; no
insurance. Several other parties also
lost heavily.
The largest suit ever commenced in
Wyandotte county was filed the other
day in the court of common pleas
by the North estern Construction Co.
against Jay Gould for 1886. 900, and
writ of attachment for that amount
was issued against the Missouri Pacific
and Union Pacific roads. The suit is to
recover a balance alleged to be due
upon a deal made several years ago, in
which the amount involved was s., OOO,-
900.
The report of the operation of the
penitentiary and mines at Lansing for
December shows the receipts for the
month to have been 50, sS7. S. The
largest items are: Coal sales, So, SIT. 10;
convict labor. s., 957. %; boarding United
States civil prisoners, $685. The eX-
penses amounted to $40, ST. 80 The
largest items are: Salaries, S.. 4O1.9 80;
boarding, So, O54. 60. The coal mine was
were mined. OF this ST. bushels
were sold and Go, 265 furnished to state
institutions.
At late meeting of the western as
ISOLATION of wholesale nuserymen at
Topeka resolutions were adopted ask
ing the cooperation of all fruit growers
in the Mississippi valley to unite in an
effort to have stringent quarantine
and inspection laws passed to prevent
the importation of diseased fruit from
California, which threatens the fruit
interest and endangers the health of
the people. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, II. T. Kelsey, of St Joseph, Mo-;
vice-president R. H. Blair. Kansas
City, Mo-; secretary and treasurer. U.
B. Pearsall, of Fort Scott, Kan
The board of railroad commissioners
rendered a decision recently in the case
of the wholesale grocers of Wichita,
Hutchinson, Salina and Arkansas City
against the Santa Fe, Rock Island,
Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific and
Frisco railroads. The complaint of
the grocers was that they were being
discr minated against in rates on sugar,
hfth-class rates IN and distributing
IdCeS out. 1ney asked tRaC the S6Venfy-
five mile eastern limit be abolished
The board ordered that on and after
February I, 1892, the following fifth
class rates be established: Wichita and
Hutchinson. % cents; to Arkansas City,
3S cents; to Salina, IS cents.
The preliminary examination of the
nine prisoners charged with completely
in the murder of Sheriff Dunn and the
plot to assassinate Judge Botl<in was
begun before Justice M. T. Gibson at
Liberal on the 14th. The prosecution
was conducted by County Attorney
Beauchamp, assisted by r. M. Painter,
of Meade, and the defense was in charge
of Judge Ellis, of Pratt. assisted by
Thomas Marshall, of Grant county, and
Richard Griggs, of Meade. The men
arraigned were Rowen Chase, By Orner,
Lee Estes, c. Anderson, j. J. Leach.
Charles Orner, Sam Minton, Bob Hutch
inson and Hiram Hanker. Char. eS
Orner and Hiram Hanlzer were released.
A Wichita special is authority for the
statement that under the will of a
brother, who has recently died in En-
gland, George Tankersley, burglar in
the state penitentiary, comes in for
property over the water said to be
worth upwards of 81. 600, 600. The news