Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-10-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Omclnl Ral,o..


The Oficial Balso..
The election commission board. in
session at Topeka, decided that the
names OF Jerry Simpson, David Rath-
bone and n. b. Giikeson would APP
pear upon the official ballot, but the
referendum ticket was declared not
legal and was therefore knocked out
Immediately after the decisions were
HE'D an injunction issued By Judge Ha-
zen, of the Shawnee county district
court, was served against the secretary
OF state restraining him from placing
simpsons name on the official ballot as
the nominee of the democrats in the
Seventh district. Rathbone and Gillxe-
son are candidates for Judge in the
Twenty-third district, the former on the
free silver ticket and the latter by Pc
tition
baptist Missions.
At the late annual meeting of the
Baptist convention of the state, held at
Winfield, Rev. I. d. Newell, mission
airy secretary reported forty-one mis-
sionaries under appointment. The
membership of their churches is 3, ISL
Total money secured by them for
benevolence, 81, 460.21; total for all pur-
poses, S14, 429. 20; value of church prop
erty on mission fields, S126s eco; collect
ed for convention work, So, 4O7.6 90; Sc
cured pledges, S226. go. There has been
raised in the state So, 126.79.
Must Have an Order.
The management of the soldiers
home at Leavenworth lately issued an
order that hereafter disabled soldiers
will not be admitted to the home I'M
less they present an order of admission
signed by member of the board of
managers. The address of the local
manager of the western branch is Col
Sidney G. Cooke, Lexington, Kan, to
whom applications for admission should
be addressed.
Feed Destroyed.
About midnight the other night the
feed warehouse of Worth & Boyd in
Kansas City, Kan, near the state line,
was destroyed by fire. Twenty car
loads of hay, five carloads of oats and
four carloads of corn were consumed
The grain warehouse of Blaker & Cor
bin was also damaged and a cottage
residence destroyed. Loss, about So
500.
Want Them Removed.
The Friends, during their recent
yearly meeting at Lawrence, for
warded a petition to Gov. Lewelling,
signed by several hundred people,
praying for the removal of the Kansas
City, Kan, board of police commission
ers for countenancing violations of the
prohibitory and other laws.
Baptist Omcers.
Following are the officers chosen
! by the Baptist state convention, lately
in session at Winfield: President, Rev
j. B. futile, of Clay Center; vice presi-
dent, W. c. Simpson. of Emporia; re-
cording secretary, Rev. L. II. Holt, of
Emporia; treasurer, John r. Mulvane,
of Topeka.
Looking After Diseased Cattle.
At a recent meeting the Kansas live
stock sanitary board decided to ask
Secretary Morton to send a representa-
tive of the government to the great
south and west cattle country to in
vestigate the condition of the cattle
being offered to shippers and upon the
market.
A Farmers Misfortune.
During late storm the barn OF
| r. Franzell, miles southwest of Atchi-
son, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. 1t contained
Franzelrs entire crop for this year, in
d
There was no insurance.
Killed by the Cars.
While recently examining a hot box
on freight car at Salina John
Kraenchi, car inspector for the Union
Pacific, was struck by a train on an adj
joining track and killed instantly.
Kraenchi was 45 years old and had a
wife and four children.
Young Girl Killed.
Daisy Hart, II years old, was killed
by the caving in of a sand bank at
Kansas City, Kan, the other day. The
girl was playing in an opening that
had been dug out in getting sand, when
it caved in and buried her to the depth
of feet.
Minor State News.
William Page, a farmer, was recently
killed by the cars at Sugar Lake.
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