Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-13
KANSAS STATE MATTERS.
WHAT. THE JAYHAWKeRS ARE
DOING TODAY.
Condensed News from All Parts or
the Great Sunflower State-A Geu-
eral Summary of Kansas New.

Mexico.
Emperor Francis Joseph has gone TO
Buda Pesth and will stay there sever
al days.
The union depot at TIiawatha with
all its contents, was burned to the
ground Sunday afternoon.
An old cannon. sent to General Lane
by tho Emigrant Aid Society in the
early days Of Lawrence, is on exibi-
tion in that city.
Wallace county has been blessed
with - copiOus downpour of rain
which has revived crops and helped
vegetation wonderfully.
August Gevcke, councilman of the
ruth ward Of Leavenworth, dropped
stead at his house without a moments
sickness Friday evening.
Two sets Of cars have been manu-
factured for the Atchison electric
street railway. The quarrel is over
which will be accepted
superintendent Gaines says that the
people of Kansas are very generally
enthusiastic in supporting and en-
'couraging the county high school.
Abilene is some few when il
comes to Memorial Day orators. Six
citizens of that place delivered ad-
dresses at other places on that day.
The Telescope is authority for the
statement that during the recent hail
storm near Bellevile hundreds of
chickens were killed by the falling
chunks of ice,
The State Historical Society has re-
ceived into ats collections two copies
of the st. GaudenS bronze medals is
sued by the committee - the Wash
ingtOn memorial arch.
\ few years ago binding twine cost
the grain growers of Kansas from
IL t0 IS cents a pound. This season
sisal iwinc is heing sold for : cents
and the best manila for 9.
Colonel Thomas Moonlight of Leav-
enwOrth has been constant sufferer
from neuralgia since he arrived i'm La
Paz To assume his duties as United
States minister TO Bolivia,
John Mustard, n mem bcr of the SEN
ior class at the state university, has
written novel entitled "The polite
ian, which has been favorbly noticed
10y some of the Lawrence papers.
As a scheme to attract attention the
delivery of the salutatory in Latin at
the EmpOria normal school mas proved
Il success, but as an exhibition of su-
perlor culture 1t is IA decided failure.
Corbctt Il Forsyth have sold the
Wellington Mail to- puckett & Nourse,
who announce that they will continue
TO conduct the paper on the policy
that 'ncws is news and business is
business.
Geo. w. WinanS, superintendent
OF public instruction and one of the
best known educators in the state.
has been elected 10 the superintendent
cy of the Hutchinson schools for the
coming year.
\ chinch bug infection station has
been established under the supervision
of Warren knaus. the. newly appoint
cd postmaster at McPhcrson. Knaus,
by the way, is an cntomologist Of no
mean ability.
Wheat harvest commenced in Sum
ncr county this week. The dry wealth
ar of the last week has ripcned the
grain very last and some wheat is al
ready in the shock. The yield prom
ised is good.
The winfield Chautauqua Assembly
begins on June 10th and ends June
18th, The speakers include Henry
Watterson Of Kentucky, Judge Tour
gee of New York, Major Dane of BoS-
ton, and DIR. Gray of Chicago-all
tirst-claSS orators. One fare for the
round trip ON all railroads.
Tony and Christ Schonlow, brothers.
~
in a lake near Danvillc. Harper coun-
ty. One of the brothers became ex-
haustcd in the water and the other
lost his life while trying to rescue
him. \ friend of the two men was
also drowned in attempting to help
them.
The Missouri Pacific is not hauling
any more freight than is absolutely
necessary, ON account of the scarcity
of coal. An order is expected daily to
stop the running of certain freight
trains on the Central branch. No ex-
traS have been sent out on the branch
for some time, and will not for some
time to come. except for stock or 9th
cr periShable freight
Hunncwell held an election IN April
in the old-fashioned way rs soon as
the newly elected officers began to en-
force the city ordinances il was dis
covered that the election was illegal
and "A new elt ction 'undcr the Austria
lian ballot system was ordered. The
second election took place last week
and Hunnewell now has a set Of offic-
crs who were legally chosen.
The Winfield District of the South
western Kansas Conference of the NJ.
+. church will hold an old-fashioned
campmeeting ON the Assembly V
Grounds at Winfield. beginning Aug
ust %, and closing September 3. Mem
bers of the Conference will be in
charge of all the services Ample ac-
comodations for tenters or boarders
will be provided at reasonable rates.
Rev. \. Il. Bruner. pastor of the First
NJ. T.. church. Winfield. will answer
all inquiries if stamp is enclosed
The wheat and oats crops on the
State agricultural college farm will
be very short this year. Corn and
Kaffir corn promise well. Tame crass
sown this year has failed of a rood
stand, while the hay has been cut
short by the lack of rain.
The new steam heating and power
plant which is being erected under the
supervision of the state board of pub
lie works. will not be quite complete
by the contract time. July l. When
done the plant will contain fiYe boil
ers. Power and light will be conveyed
To the various buildings by means OF
electricity.
Prof. a. \ Dcnton's figures give the
rainfall at Sterling since the present
wheat crop was sown in September at
little more than seven inches. Prac-
tically no rainfall in Octoter, Novem-
Der and December.
Since the location of chinch bug
station at Empoiia an immense bust
ness has been transacted in shipping
infected bugs To all points of the com
pass. Letters of inquiry are received