Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-10-06

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KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Marrow Escape from q sharper.
A sharper recently represented to
two residents of Chetopa, this state,
that they were heirs to the '.Wardle
estate" in England. The United States
consul at Manchester investigated and
found there was a magnificent estate
near Manchester by that name, but it
was owned by another family who can
trace title for 100 years.
Nine Year Old and Weighs 1913 Pounds.
j. A. Hammond. of Smith county,
has a nine-year-old daughter who
weighs 19S pounds At birth she
weighed less than eight pounds, and
not until few years ago did she be-
gin to manifest inordinate growth
Ii her present growth continues she
will easily be the largest woman in
the world.
Sunday Law Upheld.
Judge Myers, of the Leavenworth
Kansas law prohibiting work on Sun
day was constitutional The decision
was in the case of a barber who was ar
rested for keeping his place open on
Sunday.
Wichita Fair . Great Success.
The state fair at Wichita last week
was great success, the exhibits being
especially creditable and the attend
ance far in excess of expectations. w.
j. Bryan addressed a great crowd at
the fair grounds on Friday.
Wrote Affectlonate Notes
During the session of the A. M. z.
conference of Kansas at Leavenworth
last week Rev. w. ]. Tolliver, of Hia-
watha, was suspended for writing af-
fectionate letters to women of his flock.
Celery and Onion Beds.
William Byrnes, near Belle Plaine,
has three acres planted to celery and
onions, which yielded him this season
so, 600 punches of celery and 700 bush
els of onions.
Want the Odd Fellows Orphans. Home.
Hutchinson, Topeka, Wichita, Ellis
worth, Mcpherson and Salina are each
working for the new Odd Fellows Or
phans' home. The site will be selected
October .3.
Will Travel with Sam Small
Mrs. Birdie Sprague-Waggoner. of
Atchison, an elocutionist and reader,
has signed a contract with Rev. Sam
Small to travel with him the Coming
season.
Minor State News.
Fort Scott has been suffering from a
water famine.
There is an epidemic of typhoid fever
at many places in the state.
Judge w. B. Sutton, of Russell, will
open law Office in Kansas City Kan.
An epidemic of cholera has killed
thousands of hogs near Independence.
c. j. Judd is in Jail at Salina for hav-
ing more wives than the statutes pro-
vide.
In Norton county the republicans
nominated Kate Williams for county
treasurer.
Rev. Charles Titus and wife, of An
thony, have gone to China to labor as
missionaries.
The senior class of the state univer-
sity elected J. C. Buttermore, of
Olathe, as president
Prohibitionists OF Pawnee county
want tAttorney-GeneralB Boyle to help
them close the joints.
fire of unknown origin at Canton
destroyed four houses, two livery
stables and IL horses
Among those who pleaded guilty at
Fort Scott to liquor selling were three
leading hotel managers
Ex-Gov. Morrill, has presented the
Sunday school at Hia-
watha with new library.
Liquor sellers under arrest at Fort
Scott allege that District Judge Simons
is prejudiced against them.
international money order Offices
have been established in Kansas at
Coffeyville, Ness City and Scott
A glee club has been organized at
the state university to make the an
nual mid-winter tour of the state.
Fire destroyed barn at the Kansas
state reform farm at North Topeka
Two horses were burned to death.
Rev. ]. w. Wright. leading Meth
odist preacher of Kansas, will soon be
transferred to an Ohio conference
A car load of young fish will soon be
shipped by the United States fish com
mission for distribution in Kansas.
Miss Flora E. Merrihew, of Kansas.
has been appointed seamstress at
Rainy Mountain school, Kiowa, Ok.
Gen. Hugh Cameron, the Lawrence
hermit, recently returned from an
eastern trip. He said he walked 1000
miles
An electric railway will be built
from st. Joseph. Mo-, to Wathena,
Troy, Douiphan, Whitecloud and Hia-
watha.
James Broadhurst, a wealthy Craw-
ford county farmer, was attacked by a
vicious boar and received probably IA
tai injuries
There were robberies galore at To-
peka during the carnival last week.
DIR. Joyce, of Clay Center, had $3.50
taken from him.
William and Margaret Kelly, pioneer
settlers of Lincoln county, worried
themselves insane over religious and
financial matters
1t is becoming quite common to see
a Kansas farmer leaving town in a
new buggy or carriage with bicycle
ST traDDed on hehind