Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-01-12

died very suddenly recently
Arthur Hamm, 10 years old, of Cen
tralia, was taken from Vleits, Kan,
Wednesday, with his hand mashed by
coupling cars. DR.. Best, railroad ply
stefan, amputated the hand at the
wrist.
The management of the Hutchinson
Lecture association has secured the
Rev. Sam Jones, the famous evange-
list of Georgia, for one of his charac-
teristic lectures at the First M. E.
church.
w. E. Stanley, of Wichita, is men
toned as a candidate for governor on
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Stanley is
number %, the other 81 should report
to the Capital as soon as possible in
order that the list may be completed
prior to the convention.
Kirk Pinkston, colored, member
of the Topeka fire department, is an
applicant for the $500 reward offered
by Governor Morrill, for the arrest and
conviction of the Topeka grave rob-
bers. Pinkston, as member OF the
police force, arrested M. E. Lowe, who
was found guilty of the crime.
At the annual meeting of the Com
mercia1 club of Emporia, the following
L.
elected: President, F. o. Lakin; vice
president, ]. e. Martin; secretary,
Chas. Harris; treasurer, W. r. irwin;
executive committee, Thos. M. Jones,
w, A. Randolph and ]. W. Lostutter.
The Junction City Sentinel says in
commenting on the alleged purchase
of junction City newspaper by AL
bert Griffin: "The fact of the matter
is that Mr.. Griffin came to Junction
City to sell books and not to buy news
papers, and so far as we can learn
made no proposition nor attempt to
purchase a paper while here"
The sidewalks of Stockton are in a
deplorable condition. A number of
people during the year have been ser
iously injured by falls. AT the last
meeting of the Twentieth Century
club composed of some of the best
women of Stockton, it was decided to
call on the city council in body at its
next meeting and appeal for better
sidewalks.
The great reservation of old Fort
Hays near Hays City, has been rented
by Dickinson county cattle men for a
pasture and the 1000 acres will feec
several hundred head during the com
ing season. The cattlemen are find
ing that more room is needed for past
ure than this county can furnish and
are seeking locations IN western Kan
sas, intending to bring the stock bacl
for fattening in the winter.
A large force of men are being
worked at the new paper mill site
in Lawrence regularly at this time
J. p. Ellsworth the senior member O
the firm, is in the east at present buy
ing machinery and securing outputs
for the product of the mill. Egg cas-
filters will be the first things turneC
out. Afterwards strawboard and wrap
ping paper will follow in rapid success
sion.
"Blind Dick" Osborn and W. II
Bevard, who have been confined il
the Pawnee county Jail for the pas
six months for violation of the pro
hibitory law, have been released b.
the county commissioners, as neithe
was able to pay the costs and fine as
sessed against them. Blind Dick
is totally blind, and has TO have al
attendant when walking on the street
A singular accident occurred il
Stanton county Monday. Wilson Ed
wards, COW man, was frying mea
for breakfast, and, after taking i
from the pan, followed the usual Gus
tom of pouring in cold water, the con
sequence of which was an explosion
that knocked down two men who wer
standing by and seriously sca1ded Ed
wards about the face, neck and head
The oldest and largest drug store il
Lawrence will change hands whei
George Leis & Co., turn over thei
business to DIR. ]. H. Dick & Sons
George Leis has been in the drug bus
mess here for IS years, having begun
at his present place in 1868. Will AM
Harry Dick, the junior members o
the firm, will have charge of the bust
ness. The latter is county clerk her
at present.
]. H. Sallee, of Fort Scott, ha
created stir among the politician
by announcing that Colonel j. H
Richards, of his city, would be can
didate for judge of the proposed new
federal district. He said that Colone
Richards would be backed by NJ. A
Low, of Topeka, besides having tn
united influence and support of tn
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific rail
ways. 1t has been generally suppose,
that there would be no opposition t
Peters.
United States District Judge Foste