Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-08
Atchinson's registration is even
$500, gain of 1l6 over last year.

tre clay which makes the whitest of
bricks.
Maggie Murphy took part in the
Barton county Teachers association,
but she did not sing.
A Medicine Lodge druggist lost
nearly $4,000 prescriptions in the fire
which he valued at $1,000.
A. Keller and sons, east of Hoising-
ton, raised 1615 bushels of wheat per
acre from $50 acres this season.
The Young American Coursing club
holds its third season on the Cheyenne
bottoms, Barton county, to-day.
A Chicago paper calls Hon. j. R.
Burton of Abilene, the Holman of the
worlds fair board of commissioners.
Rev. d. II. Platt, of the Stafford
congregational church has gone to
Chicago to complete his theological
studies.
Great Bend didn't have 3 single case
In police court during August and it
was not because she hasn't good Off
GERS either.
The grain crops failed in Logan
county, but the farmers were long
sighted enough to provide a good sup
ply of rough feed.
Chairman Holman of the committee
on Indian affairs is quite active on
measures relative to the Indian and
Oklahoma territories,
Leon Beals has been appointed
county attorney by Judge Mckay to
till the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of l.. w. De Geer
The second annual meeting of the
Cowley County CoursiAg association
is being held on the same grounds as
last year, just west of Floral.
The government grass station in
Finney county has been abandoned by
the present administration, and the
entire effects of the farm will be sold
by the sheriff October 80.
The St. Louis Modern Miller says
the past week could not have been
improved on as to corn harvesting
conditions, and that all samples of
the new crop are excellent.
The Duke of Edinburgh, uncle of
Emperor William, has succeeded to
the title of Duke of Sake -Cobdrg-G -Gotha,
and Saturday paid visit to the en-
peror with much ceremony.
The loan committee of the clearing
house retired 100000 certificates.
leaving total outstanding 1855, 600
Tuesday S24O,OOO will be cancelled
The total amount cancelled to date is
$40, A., COO.
Last Friday $1,000 Of Kansas City
and Southwe ,te: n frisco bonds is
sued by Arkansas City, and held by
Spite & Co.. were redeemed. These
are the first bonds ever redeemed BIZ
the city as a city.
Near Milltown, Ark, on Saturday,
Charles Ernst, opposed in his suit for
II Miss Brunley's shot and killed her
father, Reuben Brunley, and serions-
ly wounded brother of the girl. All
the parties are prominent in their
section.
At a meeting of the twenty-first an
nual session of the grand chapter of
the order of the Eastern Star, held at
San Francisco last week, Allen II.
Lennon, formerly proprietor of the
Newton Republican, was chosen grand
patron of the order.
1t is said if the United States does
not take speedy action that the
agents of British capital, who are now
in Nicaraugua will have made greet
inroads upon American interests, and
secured control of all stock possible
for British holders.
What with the falling off in voting
population more than 900, the tum-
bic down condition of public buildings
and bridges, and public places becom-
ing the abode of the coyote and the
bat, Topeka seems to be falling rapid
ly into decay. Too bad, too bad.
Six men were badly burned by acid
and steam at the works of the Ash
land (Wis.) Sulphate Fiber company as
2:30 Thursday morning. Carelessness
in removing the cover of one of the
big digestors caused the mass of cook
ing fiber to be turned onto the men.
I. B. Simmons of Attica, returned
home Monday with the body of his
friend, Daniel Griggsby, ex-p postmas-
II of Attica, who in his company and
that of others, left short time ago to
see the fair. Mr.. Griggsby, a few
days ago fell from a cable car and re
ceived injuries from which he died.
Mrs. Eta Semple and her son Avery,
living at TIA Seventh street, Louis
vile, were mysteriously poisoned
Tuesday night. The son died Friday
morning at 10 o'clock and the mothers
C DnditiOn is critical. The affair is
shrouded il the deepest mystery and
the family refuse to give any informa.
tion whatever.
Hutchinson News: r. z. Wood and ].
Cook, who own $40 acres ofland in Salt
Creek township, in this county, tried
the planting of broom corn on newly
broken sod, and Notwithstanding the
dry season they harvested about fifty
tons. They shipped about half of it
to Chicago, for which they will get
$50 ton,
The De Boisiere home for /. 0. @. F.
orphans at Silkville will be ready for
occupancy about Jan. l. The trustees
Of the home met few days ago in OF
tawa and ordered the improvements
to begin at once. About sc, 600 is in
the hands of trustees to carry on the
WORK. Inc gas pIant, heatlng appa-
ratus and plumbing will cost about
S., ,oOO Applications have been re-
eeived by the board for places for
forty children who will be admitted
to the home as soon as it is opened.
: The man who raises wheat com
petes with the world. The man who
puts his main dependence upon corn
and hogs finds his competitors con.
fined to five or six states.
The Australian ballot did not work
very we'll at Kiowa last week. hree
in the city council were to
be filed, and although there were
nineteen candidates ouly two were de.
rlared elected.
; Charles Welden, of South Haven.
formerly one of the most prominent
stockmen OF Sumner county, who be-
came insane q few months ago and
was sent to the asylum at Ossawato
ME died at the asylum last week
3 William II. Van Duren. formerly Of