Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-12
KANSAS NEWS NOTES
What Has Been Going on During
the Week in Kansas.
Boiled Down for Busy
Headers,

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The corn crop in Osborne county is
said to be badly damaged by late dry
weather.
j. r Burton has already announ,
ced his candidacy for the United
States senatorship.
Holton's electric light plant will
resume operation after being shut
down for six months.
Kansas stockmen protest against
paying an inspection fee on all cattle
shipped through the state.
It is probable that there will be no
session of the legislature in 1896, un.
! less it be a special meeting.
George ". Buckingham, an old
newspaper man and formerly editor of
the Atchison Patriot, is dead.
Thirty'three OF the military guards
of Leaven worth prison have been rel
tanned under the civil administration.
Governor Morrill, has appointed
William Drumkiller of Ph1lli ps coun-
ty deputy coal oil inspector at salary
of $50 per month.
The Topeka Mail and Kansas
Breeze have consolidated and will
hereafter be issued as The Topeka
Nail and Kansas Breeze.
A peach measuring 108 inches in
circumference and weighing II ounces
has been4eft with the state historical
society, product of Osage county.
Topeka's liquor sales for August
number 5,136. Last year for the
same month there were 6, 456 and 33
druggists selling then against 26 this
year.
Q. w. Miller, citizen of Hays
City, wac attacked by vicious game
rooster and is confined to his home
from injuries inflicted by It's sharp
spurs.
The business men of Chanute are
arranging race meeting and shooting
tournament to be held September %
and "A. Attractive prizes vii lie
offered.
Ex-Governor John p. St. John,
after a years absence in New York,
will return to his old home in Olathe
and it is said will again take an active
interest in politics.
The board Of penitentiary directors
have elected John Morehead of Bald
win chaplain of the institution. There
were fifteen applicants for the place,
which pays 81 900 year.
Twenty-Five hundred people wit
messed prize fight at Lawrence
Monday night between sKid" Mccoy
and Dick Moore. The latter was
knocked out in the sixth round.
The city council of Fort Scott de-
cided by vote of to 2 to repeal all
ordinances prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors,
and the town is again "wide open"
The apnual state irrigation conven.
ton will be held at Garden City Octo-
Der 2 to 5. 1t is expected to catch
| the famous irrigation experts of the
country on their way back from the
Albuquerque meeting.
Perry McNeal, bootlegger, and j.
M. Apple and Charles Nc Donald,
highway robbers, escaped from jail at
Lyndon Wednesday night by saving
off bar and overpowering Deputy
Thurman aud locking him cell.
Mrs. Helen B. Farnsworth of To-
peka was elected at the meeting of
the Order of the Eastern Star at Bos-
ton last week as Most Worthy Grand
Marshal and also as a member of one
of the committees, to hold for three
years.
Joseph Slower, we'll known popu.
list politician of ' ichita, has been
missing for FIVE weeks. He started
overland for points in Arkansas, hay
ing considerable monev in his posses
sion and it is feared he has been toully
dealt with.
A stranger on train passing
through Fort Scott noticed the large
amount of beer in cases and kegs, that
was put off the express car, asked an
old eolored man, is this prohibition
Kansas" mo, sab, dis am Fort
Scott, Kansas" was the reply.
The following charters have been
filed with the secretary of state. Bank
of Neodesha, capital stock $4,000;
MISSOURI valley Fuel company, OF
Kansas City, capital stock 100000
The Colonial Real Estate company, of
Kansas City, capital stock $4,000.
In looking over circular issued by
the leading broomcorn merchants of
this country we find that Cheyenne
county takes the lead in the acreage
of broomcorn with 1926 acres, Rice
second with 1881 acres, Mcpherson
1925 and Reno with 1886. The
total acreage in 1894 was 86,718, this
year it is 134 42S.