Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

srn Kansas recently had refreshing
rains
The horn fly is said to have put in its
pestiferous appearance in many parts
of the state
Robert Porter, dropped off his horse
while riding through the streets of
Larned the other morning and was
dead before anybody could reach him.
He owned drug stores at Larned and
Kinsley.
late survey of the Missouri river at
Atchison, compared with one made in
1887. shows that 4, sos, 900 square feet of
land, or about 100 acres, have been cut
away on the east side and the destruc-
ton is still going on
In making their footings of the rail-
Dad assessment, the clerks in the state
auditors Office overlooked the Solomon
branch of the Missouri Pacific. This is
assessed at S91, 1924. 9S, swelling the total
railroad property valuation of the state
to So, 075, 1872 Oh.
George E. Marshall, of Rosedale, "a
years old, was recently killed by a
Santa Fe train, near Argentine. While
walking on the track he stepped off to
get out of the way of a freight train
and was struck by a passenger train on
the other track.
One of the veteran printers of this
state is Mrs. \. B. Bronston. of Atchi-
son. She commenced setting type in
Newport, KY, when II years old, came
to Kansas at an early day, and has been
connected with the printing business
for forty-three years
F. d. Fay, rs years old, was shock
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Abilene the other day. He was walk
ing on the track and being deaf did
not hear the approaching train He
was knocked down and both feet cut
off while other injuries were inflicted
The large furniture factory of J. L.
Alternately at Leavenworth has shut
down for two months. The unsettled
financial condition of the country, to-
gether with large stock of furniture
on hand, determined the management
to suspend further operations at pres
ent.
The sheriff at Russell recently capt
ured a gang of youngsters, ranging in
age from 10 to 20 years, who made a
business of committing robberies in
the vicinity. They We're in practice
for future train robbers when their
ambition was clipped by the relentless
hand of the law.
The three-year-old child of Samuel
Fricker was recently killed near Hor-
ton by being run over by wagon
loaded with corn, but to which no
horses were hitched. The wagon was
standing on an incline and the child
was playing near, when the wagon got
loose by some means and ran over the
little one.
Gov. Lewelling has named as dele
gates to the bimetallic congress at Chi
cago, August 1, Ex-Govs. Charles Robin
son, Thomas A. Osborne, James NJ.
Harvey, George w. Click, John 2. st.
John and Lyman U. Humphrey. and F.
B. Johnson, of Topeka; Frank Chase, of
Hoyt; w. r. Adams, of Larned, and w.
d. Rippey, of Severance.
New postmasters appointed in Kan.
sas on the 27th: At Arcadia, Crawford
county, John Critics vice C. Ford. re-
moved; at Eslsridge. Wa baunsee county,
E. w. Campbell, vice w. Nelrose, re-
moved; at Hiattville, Bourbon county,
o. Settles, vice L. Ward, removed; at
Winchester, jefferson county, A.
Barnes, vice J. Croft, removed.
The mayor of Dodge City has issued
a proclamation appealing to the people
to take steps to provide for the feeding
and lodging of tranps, who are pouring
into western Kansas from Colorado.
He says that most of them are unfor-
tunate men, who have been thrown out
of employment because of the closing
Of the mines, and are now making their
way east
&c <1ff
ance department Superintendent Sny-
der has discovered that the records of
few cases against insurance companies
have been reported, and that scarcely
any of the fees have been paid into the
state treasury. Since the organization
of the department $50 cases have been
entered on the books of the depart
ment. From each of these was due the
state fees ranging from s2.75 to $3.50
each. Of the $50 cases not more than
700 have paid any fees. Superintendent
Snyder says that all this money has
been lost to the state through the neg
1igence of former superintendent, and
he proposes to collect as much of it as
possible.
1t is stated that the Farmers ALI
ance is perfecting arrangements for
SSSo WIlCtt 10 members OF
the organization in western Kansas
who suffered from the loss of crops
The terms as given out are that the
wheat is to be furnished without any
interest charge, each man to replace
next year, bushel for bushel, the grain
loaned to him this fall The required
amount of wheat is to be raised by as
sessments on the farmers in the east
ern part of the state according to their
individual ability to pay If this grain
loan is contaminated, there will be no
depopulation of the western counties,
as was greatly feared, for almost with
out exception the farmers throughout
western Kansas are thoroughly salts
fed to remain where they are. They
have proved that section to be marvel
ously well adapted for raising wheat
and barley, and their faith in the fu-
ture is not weakened in the least.
Prof. L. V. Kellogg, Chancellor
Shows private secretary and graduate
of the university. has resigned and will
go to the Leland Sta nford, Jr., univer-
sity in California. The assistant pro-
fessorship il entomology will be taken
by William Snow, son of Chancellor
Snow.
The Wounded Knee monument of the