Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-07-27

William Boyd, one of the Oldest
residents ef Wyandotte county is
dead.
George NJ. Sewer of Independ-
ence, was thrown from load Of hay
aid killed the 18th.
One implement dealer in Smith
county has delivered twenty separ-
ators this season.
Auburndale ladies give lawn So
cial July 22nd for the benefit of Kan
sds soldiers in the field.
Four Topeka joints were raided
in Top. Ia this week, the proprietors
arrested and goods confiscated.
The battle of Minila is to be r.-
pre- dlced in pyro technic display ut
the fair grounds, Topek August 1st
W. A. Clark has an eight-lnch
centipede on exhibition at the Cope
land botel, Topeka. He caught it in
Texas.
George Barrett, an Armourdale
taylor has closed shop and mysteri-
ously disappeared, leaving his family
and property.
The once wealthy Dane, Hans Han
son, died in the Topeka insane asy-
lum this week and was buried in
Kansas City.
Kansas City, Kansas, claims a
population Of Al, 735, an increase of
1920 in the two years. The two
Kansas Cities claim go, ,2s2.
Usage county people enjoyed
huge picnic the 12tk at Ovsrbrook
1t was the Oath anniversary of "The
Patrons Of Husbandry." Over 5000
attended.
Three children of e. J. Allan aged
respectively 10, 4 and 2 we're burned
to death in their home near Alta
Vista Saturday. Two others were
rescued.
The first of the big Player COM
pound engines was finished at the
Santa Fe shops at Topeka this week
1t Is possible that the comp my may
make al of it's engines hereafter.
John Young of Atchison aged 20
years, died from the effect of a cold
contracted while at Camp Leedy, at
Topeka. He was not accepted in
the Atchison company because of
his illness.
The following are the officers of the
Commercial club of Topeka: Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. H. Roby; Vice presi-
dent, Mrs. George Harrison; secreta-
ry, Mrs. A. Wardall treasurer, Mrs
w. G.. Todd The club has mem.
bership of thirty.
The remains of o. Bruner, who
suicided by jumping from The Mis-
souri, river bridge, at ST. Joseph,
May % last, was recovered at Atchi-
son July Is. Bruner was a school
teacher. There was some doubt and
mystery about his fate until the body
was discovered floating down the
river.
SOLOMON, Kan The Union Pacific
will build new stock yards here to
accommodate the large sheep feeders
whose business is growing. From
10, 900 to 20 600 sheep are kept in the
yards here each winter and the in
dustry is to have further encour-
agement.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Csney Valley bank, located at
Csney Kan. southwest of this city,
a 5-per cent dividend was declared
and the capital stock of the bank in.
crea ed $4,000. The bank is now in
better condition than it has ever been.
The old officers of the bank were re-
elected at increased salaries.
The Topeka Capital in recent is
sue advertising a prizs fight adds
the following:
"The fight is scheduled to termi-
nate with grand battle royal be-
tween six Topeka coons This part of
the program is knock down and
drag out. As fast as fighter lands
on his back he Is hauled out of the
ring by the supes. The last man up
takes the money"
The Missouri Pacific has purchased
the Central Branch from Atchison to
Waterville, distance of a hun
dred miles. The Missouri Pacific al
so owns eighty miles along the north
end of the Jewell county branch and
twenty miles of the stockton extern
sion. and the belief is general that
the time is coming when it will own
the entire Central Branch.
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