Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-07-18
KANSAS STATE MATTERS.
WHAT fHE JAYHAWKERS ARE
DOING TO-DAY.
the Gres sunfiower State-A GEN.
cra1 SUN. mary of Kansas New.

cidI sun. mary OF Kansas New.
Rainmakers commenced work at
Winfield Monday.
rhe State Weather Bureau Station
at Sterling has been discontinued.
About eight incnes of rasn has fall
len in Osborn county within a week.
The enrollmentin the Chautauqua
county institute at Sedan has reached
. $50
The population of Butler county is
2l.ll6, ii loss of l,434 during the past
year.
There will he Il big ten days camp
meeting at Johnson City, beginning
July 10.
A bright French weekly, 'L'etafettc
du Kansas" was once printed at Leav-
cnworth.
ThresherS in Cowley county say the
wheat is turning out much better than
was expected.
An Ellsworth county farmer lost
l5o head of sheep in the recent flood
IN that vicinity.
The Atchinson Globe and Champion
are both talking of putting in type
setting machines.
Burlingame has a Beekeepers Asso-
citation. There are very few such in
stitutions in the state.
During the recent small pox scare at
Atchison there were siXtythree cases
and twenty six deaths.
Lawrence paid more during June for
sending paupers out of town than dur
ing any other month this year.
The average wages paid to the eigh-
ty- touf country school teachers in
Atchison county is ST. a month.
The railroad tax assessment IN
Douglas county is just completed and
is nearly $50, 900 less than in 1898.
More than half the daily papers in
the state suspended publication on the
Fourth in order to allow their employ
es to celebrate.
The enrolment in the Sedgwick
county Normal institute is 262, more
than at any institute yet held in the
state this season.
The Winfield city council is discuss
ing proposition to put special $500
tax on all drug stores which dispense
Intoxicating liquors.
Che Home mine at Leavenwo-th has
reduced the rate on mine run coal to
so cents ton and there may be anoth
er strike because of it.
A few car loads Of ties hauled to
junction City some months as a bluff
al aA,,,, -
last week hauled back to Kansas City.
Garden City has furnished a great
deal of assistance to the Santa Fe dur
ing the present strike. More than fif-
ty men have gone from there to fill
places deserted by strikers.
A novel agreement has been entered
into and filed for record at Abilene.
Thomsas Goodwin has given the NJ. L.
church 81 900 cash and in return is to
receive $25 quarterly during his life.
Rev. Frank L. Ferguson, at present
field secretary of the American Educa-
tion society Of the Congregational
church, has been called to the princi-
palship of Fairmount institute at Wich-
ita.
The Republic City creamery has
gone into the hands of a receiver, be-
cause of the fact, the News says that,
1.-The man who was placed at the head
of the concern is "a pointed, Ialpable,
expert ass"
An Atchison man who has been an
noyed by a cabined organ IA long time,
got it out of the neighborhood in
very ingenious way recently. The
man of the family in which the organ
belonged owed a big grocery account,
which the annoyed nelghbor pur-
chased at a big reduction. He sued,
and got Judgment, and then levied on
the debtors organ, 1t is now securely
stored in the rear of Justice Talbotc's
office.-Globe.
Zene Spore was dragged by his
team at Newton Tuesday and badly
injured. His team had become tang
led up in the harness while fighting
flies and started to run. Mr.. Spore
attempted to stop the animals, but
without success. lie was ierked to
the ground and becoming entangled
in the reigus was dragged nearly a
block through hedge fence and over
the rough ground
A couple of young men from Pierce
way from Garden City the other night
were both shot, one on the knee, the
other in the elbow, and claim the
pistol was accidently discharged.
There seems to be mystery about it,
and some people think they became
involved in a quarrel and fought it
! out. DIR. Sabine, who dressed the
wounds, says they were serious
The case of ihe state against A. W.
Little, charged with killing attorney
B. +. johnson at Kansas City, Kan.
will not he tried this term Of the
district court at olathe if Judge Bur-
ris can be prevailed upon to continue
! it. The case is set for hearing on July
/ 80, but the attorneys on both sides are
/ anxious to have it continued until
cold weather. A stipulation has been
entered into to this effect and Attorney
Hale for the state and Attorney Me
+ Grew for the defense have gone TO
/ Olathe to consult Judge Burris in the
/ matter.
The prospect is widening that Lcav-
/ enworth is oIlave a new college. The
/ Commercial club is interested in the
/ matter. The scheme that it is propos-
/ ed to work is the old one of layinp
/ 100 acres out in town lots, selling the
lots and building the college with the
| proceeds.
/ Miss Annie McKinnon. formerly of
/ Concordia, who won the European
/ alumni scholarship last week which
/ vile entitle her to fund sufficient Ia
pay the expenses of a years attend
ance at European university, will
! graduate from Cornell with the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy. the first
/ lady from Kansas to take that degree.
/ Wichita has the oil and gas fever \
1 committee has been sent to Neodesha
to inspect the newly developed field in
that vicinity and an effort will be
made to raise money for a prospect
| hole. An issue of $4,000 worth ol
bonds has been proposed.