Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-04-10
Alfalfa is six inches high in Sumner

OuSY month during March.
Wichita claims to have so men who
will have TO pay an income tax.
lola is considering the advIsibility
OF owning its natural gas plant
Crocuses are in bloom in southern
Kansas.
lThe Richland creamery has quit
making butter and will utilize all its
milk for cheese.
Coffeyville is still talking water
works and in the meantime has put in
so new telephones.
A student has been expelled from
the State university for stealing
books from other students,
! Governor Morrill, has instructed the
landscape gardener to begin work on
the state house grounds at once.
jThe Greenwood United Brethren in
Christ of Greenwood Valley is the
name of an association incorporated
by the Secretary of State.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners is making an effort to finish
the work of distributing seed grain to
western farmers this week.
The regents of the State university
will buy Prof Dyche's interest in the
natural history collection so that 1T
may belong entirely to the institu-
tion.
Leavenworth is to have home tai
ent minstrel show April 16. The COM
pany will be composed of 20 white per-
formers and an equal number of col
ored jubilee singers.
Work has been commenced on the
Leavenworth base ball park A gang
OF men is at work grading the
| grounds, and another force is building
the fence and grand stand.
Frank Seward made the best record
In the Kansas City, Kan, gun club
during the past year with an average
of sl3. Four made more than 700, and
twelve made more than 600.
There has been sent this week from
the Colby land Office to the counties
in the extreme northwest 1000 pack
ages of seed. 1t was fine lot of seed
and have value of over S5, 600.
The vault of the Bank of Hays City
was opened Tuesday night and every
thing found safe from the fire. The
debris of the fire is being cleared
away. Several firms will rebuild.
| Diphtheria has become prevalent in
AtchisOn, and many children are stay
ing out of the public schools, fearing
they will be affected. A number of
deaths have occurred as result of the
disease.
A. ID. Hardenbrook, harness maker
of Belleville, was found dead in bed
at the hotel Tuesday morning at Abi-
lene. The cause of the death is not
known, but it is believed to be the eff
fects of prolonged spree.
Parsons was fairly alive with ex-
citement and enthusiasm Monday.
Work was commenced on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas new general
office building and depot at 1O:3O
amidst the firing of cannon and the
blowing of whistles and the ringing
of bells. .Ao
Newton Walters, an insane farmer
living near Boston Mills, northwest
of Galena, shot James Cox, aged L.,
dead, fatally wounded George Cox,
aged 16, and then tried to kill Dollie
Cox, sister The body of James was
thrown into the river and Walters
fled.
The supreme court has decided that
George Gordon, the gold brick" man.
can be released on bail. He was con-
victed In the district court, but was
refused bail pending the decision of
the supreme court, to which he ap-
pealed. His trial in the higher court
will occur soon.
Mrs. Maude Simon, wife of Theo-
dore Simon, and daughter of Thomas
Moonlight, of Leavenworth, now
United States minister to Bolivia,
died at her home in Boise City, Idaho.
after brief illness. She was married
to Mr.. Simon at the time her father
was governor of Wyoming.
Adolph and Frank Clenner, brothers
living on their fathers farm three
miles south of Leavenworth, quar-
relied Tuesday afterr oon, and Adolph
shot Frank with a revolver. The bull
let entered his neck and he will prob
ably die. Adolph was ready to sur
render, but for some hours was unable
to find an officer. Those who have
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that he is crazy.
The movement of the Good Citizen.
ship league of Lawrence against the
exhibition of cigarette pictures, illus
trated sporting papers and disgrace
full show bills in windows and on bill
boards was defeated in the council
Monday night. The two professors
OF the university, members of the
council, were the only supporters of
the movement. An effort will be
made to awaken sentiment against the
evil by public meetings.
Prof. Geo. W. WlnanS, ex-State Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction,
will deliver an address before the
Harper County Teachers association.
which meets in Anthony, April 13.
Miss Thursa Logan, of Wellington,
was almost fatally burned Thursday
evening from an explosion of gasoline
that she had set on the stove, think
ing the fire was out
Frank A. Johnson, of Fort Scott,
got both hands caught in fax tow
breaker Wednesday and they were so
badly crushed that they had to be
amputated at the wrists.
Governor Morrill, has turned tables
on the army of officeseekers and is
now a candidate himself. The COVER
nor's candidacy is for membership into
the celebrated Topeka st. Ananias
club. The application has been post
ed several davs and will ba acfad On