Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
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Kansas out Of debt.

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dale last week on Robert Burns.
Fifty hog wagons were on the streets
of Barns In one day last week.
In Gray county farmers are still
rustling around for wheat to plant.
Hypnotism and phrenology have
taken hold upon the people of Abb
lene.
The machinery in the Great Bend
creamery will be started about Feb
ruary Is.
Sixteen cars off cattle were shipped
from onaga to Chicago last Saturday
night.
The Marysville News has changed
from a nine column folio to a seven
column quarto.
A 100000 flour mill, with a daily
capacity of 500 barrels. has just been
completed at Enterprise.
Clark county has the largest irri-
gated tract in Kansas. 1t is Col. Per
rvs ranch, comprising 1000 acres.
A. c. Hutchinson of Greedy county
has accepted position as travelling
salesman for the Topeka Paper com
pany.
The only place in the state where
golf is played at Emporia. Prof.
duced it there.
Last weeks Columbus Advocate
consisted of twenty pages devoted to
the agricultural, mining and business
interests of Cherokee county.
The employees of the Cherokee Zinc
company. at Weir City, whose wages
were cut Is per cent recently, have
been promised an increase as soon as
the price of zine advances.
James Canter, perhaps one of the
wealthiest men living in the ''Platte
purchases east of Atchison, is died
He was pioneer and made all his
money since moving to that section,
His wealth is repo rted to be abou
500, 900.
About a half car load of provisions
from Pennsylvania, billed to Governor
Morrill,, was sent to Mayor Moses of
Great Bend Monday. The mayor has
made arrangements to have it distrib-
uted to needy farmers in the Western
part of the state.
By direction of the mayor the sa-
looms and gambling resorts of Dodge
City were closed Saturday. A recent
outrageous abuse of strange woman
for which crime the principal offender
is still at liberty, is reported to be the
reason of the order.
The home of Jacob Edwards, south
of Atchison, in Doniphan county, was
burned to the ground Wednesday last
with its contents. Edwards had $500
in gold and silver hid about the house
in tin cans, and all the money was
melted except $50, which happened to
be located where Edwards could reach
1t from the outside.
The free delivery system has been
taken from Wellington, Winfield, Ar
kansas City and Newton. Hutchinson
had just $500 worth Of business to fall
back upon. In order to get free de-
livery it is necessary to do $1O,O
business during the year. The cities
above named failed in the attempt
hence the change.
An important change has been made
in the banking circles of Sallna,
whereby the Farmers National as
sumes control of the entire business
of the Salina National bank. The re-
firing bank was the oldest one here,
and was in a prosperous condition. j.
w. Morris, of Leavenworth, was the
stakeholder.
Burglars raided the town of Hart
ford, twelve miles south of Emporia,
night. The postoffice safe
was blown open and the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas depot and meat mar
ket were all entered and robbed. This
IS the second time within a few
weeks that the same depot and post
Office have been robbed.
Miss Lola Hoggett, school girl of
independence, Is missing, and no trace
of her whereabouts can be obtained.
She was at school Monday, and since
then nothing has been seen or heard
of her. Diligent search was made
but no clew was discovered
A more extended one was made We'd
nesday, but with the same result.
Guffey & Galley finished their we'll
on the Williamsburg farm, three miles
north of Humboldt on the Neosho riv-
err, and obtained good flow of oil, es-
at sixty barrels day. This
is the third producer of petroleum in
the vicinity of Hum boldt and shows
an extension of the territory in south
east Kansas from Wilson and Mont
gomery counties.
District court convened last Mon.
day. The only case of interest was
the trial of f. ]. Salley for violating
the prohibitory ordinance of the city
of Be oft. The jury, after being out
two days, failed to agree and they
were discharged. They stood nine for
conviction and three for acquittal.
This is the third time this case has
been tried and it seems the city can
not convict. The state is now trying
Salley for the same offense under the
state laws.
Governor Morrill, and the state Board
of Railroad Commissioners have or
dered four cars of penitentiary coal to
be shipped to the county commits
sioners of Scott county for distribu-
ton among the poor there. This or
der was made in obedience to the
House resolution. Other shipments
will be made on request.
No decisive action has been taken
vet by smelter men relative to strike
against reduction of their wages. 1t
is said that some conclusion will be
arrived at and a demand framed to
present to the operators.
.Seventv-five men. members of the