Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-21

leaSeu TO Nebraska parties.
Fred Haughawaut has sold his COTS
Advance to o. C. Williamson.
They say that Congressman Broder-
lex is subscriber to ever Republican
paper in the First district.
The Rock Island is having heavy
coast traffic from Missouri and Colo
RADIO to all points in Kansas.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
Association of Trotting Horse Breed
ers will be held in Topeka next Tues
day.
c. c. Carter, formerly a Shawnee
county teacher. was elected county
superintendent of Waubaunsee county
last Tuesday.
The Coffeyville Evening Dispatch
ran just fifty days and then gave it
up. 1t promises to resume soon as
morning paper.
Hill City lived high last week. There
were five knockdowns and school was
dismissed for day because someone
pounded the teacher
Burglars are becoming more bold
in Pittsburg. Monday night they
broke in large plate glass at the
residence of ex-Mayor Lanyon, during
the temporary absence of the family
and proceeded to ransack the house at
their pleasure
The Missouri Pacific railroad has
given the same rate to the State
Teachers association as that granted
by the other roads. All the roads of
the state will give one-half rate This
is the cheapest fare for several years
and largely increased attendance is
expected.
Chas. A. Keffer, of the United States
department of agriculture, division of
forestry, visited the Manhattan col.
lege among other places in the state
and in the west recently. He is col
lecting data for the department to be
used IN establishing forestry planta-
tons In the west, zone of which will
probably be on the government reser-
ton at Ft. Riley.
A telephone message from Caney,
to Independence, stated thu the Cook
gang of robbers camped about five
miles south of that place Saturday
night, and that the citizens are armed
expecting raid from the outlaws
Will Meeker was held up and robbed
of about SlG0. If the gang attempts
to rob the town they will be given
warm reception.
Gilbert & Sullivan's beautiful opera
"Iolanthe," which was presented with
such brilliant effect in Lawrence
about week ago, was rel Gated Sat |
urday night and as a matinee in the !
afternoon 10 crowded houses, by Miss /
Georgia Browns troup of $50 children, /
1t is proposed to give the play in Kan |
sas City, but final arrangements have
not yet been made.
F1Saturday night burglars entered tho
office of the Sweet Lumber Company |
at Pittsburg, but did not succeed in |
getting any thing valuable therefrom.
They also tried the huffman lumber
yard, but were probably scared, as
they did not effect an entrance. At |
the business place of Ed. O'Connor /
and j. Il. Plain on Broadway, they |
broke the windows and entered, alb
stracting from the two money, revolv.
ers and other goods of value.
w. E. Bray, is short in his accounts
with Union lodge No Is, |. o. o. F. OF
of which he was treasurer
and has absconded. He disappeared
last Wednesday and his present where
abouts are unknown. The amount OF
lodge is fully secured by an assurance
The lodge, 1t seems. had
been pressing him for settlement for
some time but he put them off from
time to time. He promised however
to meet the committee the day follow
ing the election. but when the COM
mite got together Bray was nowhere
to be found.
A number of the leading educators
of the state met in Topeka last week
for the purpose of forming pedagogi-
cal club for the teachers of eastern
Kansas. The club is to hold two
year. Those present were
G.. G. Kendrick of
Junction City; Superintendent L. L. L.
of Kansas City; Superinten-
dent DIETRICH, of Emporia; Superinten-
dent J. E. Klock, of Leavenworth:
J. II. Glotfetter, of
Atchison; Superintendent Davidson
and John Mcdonald, of Topeka.
The interest increases at each ses-
sion of the y. NJ. c. A. convention in
Ottawa. Among those heard from
were several well known
VIM. Baird, secretary at
Arkansas City. conducted the Bible
study. Social Work" was handled
in an interesting manner by Harry
Curtis, secretary of the ST. Joseph Y.
NJ. c. A. L. A. King, the secretary
from Leavenworth, spoke on bible
Study and Teaching" Among the
delegates are four Indians from Has
kelI Institute. who are very active
Z
workers.
Reno county intended to vote on a
county high school proposition this
tall but the county commissioners
failed to publish the regular notice
and therefore the sheriff could not in
dude the proposition in his election
The paint shop of O. NJ. Dilley, also
lsed as Goa. and wood Office, was de-
'troyed by fire Tuesday night at En-
,oria, and with it Sill stock of wall
paper. The building YVES owned by
John Esar!dge. The loss on the build
ng was $500. insurance 500. Loss on
stock about sl.soa, insured for $500.