Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

"a hCdSy SuOW StOrn vlS1CoQ pOrblOQS
OF the state on the 18th.
The snow storm of the 18th extended
over the entire Central Branch of the
Union Pacific road
The annual meeting of the state fed
Grafton OF labor is called for January 2,
at Kansas City, Kan.
Official returns from Jerry Simpsons
district give him 1. 400 majority. Two
years ago he was elected by Z, 1872
Land hunters are quite numerous this
year in Kansas The big crops of Kan
sas have given the state a worldwide
reputation.
David King was frightfully gored by
cow he was attempting to milk near
Salina- The animals horns went into
his stomach.
k E. Wilcoxson, republican, claims
his election to the senate from the
Thirty ninth senatorial district by 100
majority over Griebel, populist.
S. S. McFadden, assistant auditor of
state, has retired from the state
AUDITORS Office. He has served as chief
clerk and assistant auditor for nineteen
years.
John Tapp, aged IA years, was ar
rested at Salina the other day charged
with stealing money from the Lee Mer-
camille Co during the past two months
by systematic work. It is said the boy
had appropriated oser $500.
Twenty-four cows, seven horses,
great quantity of feed and numerous
wagons and implements were consumed
by fire the other morning a few miles
north of Topeka The property be-
Ionged to G. Stanley, dairyman.
The latest obtainable information as
to the complexion of the legislature
gives the republicans Is senators and
63 representatives. This gives them
the organization Of the house. but they
are five votes short of a majority on
joint ballot.
Leavenworth claims to be the first
city in the United States to build
compressed air line Mr.. Earles, who
has the project in charge, has agreed to
build thirty miles of road for this kind
of motive power and also agrees to
establish ten factories with twenty-five
men to each factory. The city has sub
scribed $3.50, 600 as its part of the agree
ment
In the Second congressional district
Funston's majorities were: Allen coun-
ty, 90; Anderson, $50; Douglas, 631;
Wyandotte, 179. Moore's majorities
were: Bourbon county, EOS; Linn, ISL;
Miami, 1S3; Franklin, AS; Johnson, Is.
Funston's majority in the district, 50.
Col. Moore's friends claim that there
were a number of fraudulent votes cast
for Funston, especially in Wyandotte
county, and a contest will probably be
made.
]. w. and Birch Handy, of Phillips
burg, were recently taken to Topeka
on the charge of robbing the Phillips
burgh post Office. On the night of Sep
TENDER II two persons entered the post
Office and compelled the assistant post
master to open the safe. They wore
masks and used pistols as arguments
They got s416 in cash. The assistant
postmaster thought he recognized their
voices and their walk. They have long
been residents of Phillipsburg and their
father is merchant in that town.
Following is comparative report of
the mechanical and manufacturing in
dustries of Kansas City, Kan, as shown
For year 1SS0-Number of establish
ments reported, 81; capital invested,
81 1893. 1926; number of hands employed.
materials used, s4,961, $50; value of
product. s6,e25, aa9; population. 5000:
assessed valuation, 1854, 900. For year
1S9O-Number of industries reported,
80; number of establishments reported,
232; capital, $40, 4o4, O66; hands en-
ployed, 1900; wages paid. s4,OS1, 6s5;
cost of materials used, s34, 225 AS; mis-
cellaneous expenses, So, $780, 3l; value
of product, s44, O22, 939; population, 49,
316; assessed valua ton, 80, 1877, 40
At its late session at Emporia the
state Farmers Alliance elected officers
as follows: President, w. S. Hanna. Of
Franklin county; vice president, Mrs.
n. S. Clark, of Shawnee county; secre-
tary and treasurer. j. B. French, of To-
pe1a; lecturer, S. M. Scott, Mcpherson;
assistant lecturer. G. E. Miller, Repub-
lican; steward, II. Reemmydeer, Hays
City; assistant steward, w. A. Ransen,
Mount Hope: doorl1eeper. G. A. Camp.
Wellington: assistant doorkeeper, Y. Z.
Ricketts,, Meriden; delegates to the ma
tional alliance, w. S. Hanna and John
6. Otis; delegates to the national silver
convention, John Davis. Junction City;
Walter n Allen, Meriden: III. p Clay,
Prescott, and G. b. Seaman, Randall.
L. D. MdNOn, OF EnpOrld, Was iHuOISCu
for railroad commissioner.
The final estimate of the corn crop
of Kansas made by correspondents to
ten state board of agriculture places
the average yield per acre and the total
product for the state by sections as
follows: Eastern belt, acres, 291, $50;
product, "a Az, 92S bushels; average
yield per acre 1851 bushels Central
belt. acres 2, 329, 5s1, product So, S45, 797
bushels; average yield per acre 1897
bushels. Western belt, acres $50, 65S,
product 8, 369, $50 bushels; average yield
per acre %. 46 bushels The total corn
area for the state is 5.603, 5SS acres, the
total product 13S, 65s. 621 bushels and
the average yield per acre "a "A bushels
The acreage sown to wheat this fall
and condition of plant in the eastern
belt correspondents report in many
counties is increased over that of last
year and the plant in fairly good condi-
ton.
A meeting of the board of regents of
the state normal school was held at
Emporia on the 10th. The annual re-
ports We're prepared for the governor
and plans for additional room dis
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