Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-12-29
SUNFLOWERS.
Grown in the Different Coun>
ties Of Kansas.

ties of Kansas.
How They Progress i'm the winter o
Their Prosperity, and Government
BY the People.
| statement that we are to have an early
spring.
The State Boar of Railroad Com
missioners has Submitted its annual
'eport to the governor.
The Alma Matt nal bank of Alma
san has been authorized to begin
usiness. Capital stock $5O, 1000.
The Y. M. c. A Association of To
peka has gone into bankruptcy for
the purpose, it is said, of protecting
| its numerous creditors.
The Kansas City, Lawrence and To
peka Electric Railway Co pany has
secured a charter to operate an e1ec-
trio railway between Kansas City and
Topeka-68 miles.
| Judge Dale, in decision against
the Santa Fe for refusing a return
pass to 1. P. Campbell, who shipped
cattle, has given plaintiff Judgment
TOR fare, costs and attorneys fees.
lola, Kan, Dec. 23.-The large
smelling works OF W. and ]. Lanyon
were set in motion today. This is the
second zinc smelter located here this
year and will start with about $50
men on the pay roll.
David M. Leonard's grocery store.
200 North Broadway, Leavenworth,
was closed Wednesday and the stock
is now in the hands of creditors. The
value of the stock annually carried
was about s., 500. What the liabilities
are will not be known until all claims
are filed.
Baker university will send large
delegation to the State Teachers as
sociation at Topeka. Headquarters
will be maintained in the postoffice
room off Representative hall. The
egu1ar annual reunion will take place
in the Copeland par1ors on the even
ing of December %.
Miss Mamie Harkey, well known
young lady of Miat7i county, who has
been attending the normal college at
Fort Scott, died suddenly this morn
ing of stomach trouble. She was 18
years old and the daughter of a prem
inent Miami county farmer, and had
been attending the college for several
months.
]. F. Harms, late editor of the Hills
boro, Anzeigler, and member of the
Marion county Russian colony. start
ed yesterday with his wife to attend
the silver wedding of his brother in
far off Russia. The brother, who is a
rich man, sent Mr.. Harms the money
for the trip. He will be gone about
four months.
At Shriner election held Tuesday
evening, by Isis temple, at Salina, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Col. E. C. Culp, Salina,
potentate; G. S. Collins, Harrington,
chief rabban; D. S. Pierce, Salina,
assistant rabban; J. w. Crowley, Sa-
lima, high priest; Alex Berg, Salina,
recorder; Oscar Seitz; Sa1ina, treasur-
er; Mills, Harrington, oriental guide;
de1eg ates to imperial council, E. w.
Wellington, Ellsworth; Johu Ander-
son, Salina; Col. E. C. Cu1p, Salina.
T. McNea1 of Enterprise has COM
pleted desk of which he NAV be
justly proud. 1t includes pine from
the black forest of Germany, wood
from the same tree as the gavel used
by Speaker Smith of the Kansas house
of representatives, and wood from
Kansas, Indian Territory, California,
Texas, Old Mexico, in addition to the
ones heretofore mentioned. In one
part of the desk will be seen a bullet
shot into it by fiint-1ock rifle scores
of years ago.
D. M. Schortz, living four miles
north of Newton had his arm torn off
by corn shelter. He was feeding
corn into the shelter when his hand
became entagled in the cylinder and
his arm was drawn in and manpled
clear up to the shoulder. It was inn
possible to release him and for nealv
an hour he stood with his arm be-
tween the cylinder while the men were
working to get him free. The cylin.
der was finally broken with a sledpe
hammer and he was released. The
arm lad to be amputated as it was
horribly mangled. The flesh was
stripped off to the shoulder.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Kansas Hotel Keepers association
convened in Emporia Thursday even
ing at the Hotel Whitley. The ar
tendance was quite large, and a num-
Der of new members were Introduces
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: President. NJ
Bent, Salina; secretary and treasurer
c. L. Wood, Topeka; vice pres;dert.
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