Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
SUNFLOWERS.
Grown In the Different Coun,
ties Of Kansas.
How They Progressuin the Winter of
Their Prosperity and Government
by the People.

on the End instant
Reading has formed a new G. A. r.
post which will be known as General
w. II. Rosecrans Post No. 295.
Fort Scott negroes have issued No.
1, Vol. 1, of Fair Play, a publication
devoted to the interests of the negro
race.
Mrs. Jane Brown, the wife of farm
er living near Lawrence, died Friday
night of cancer after prolonged ill
ness.
A splendid rain fell at Inman Fri
day night. Farmers are jubilant over
the fine prospects for another good
wheat crop.
w. S. Buch, of Topeka, is said to
have paid $4,000 for Osceola Bey, the
Great Dane, exhibited at the Kansas
City bench show.
The Bethany college Bazaar of
Lindsborg, netted at least 81 200, a
showing that has greatly encouraged
the friends of the college.
c. d. Walker, of fAtchison, like every
other one of his Republican townsmen
is Sin the hands of his friends" for
the nomination for Congress.
Charter has just been received for
the establishment in Fort Scott of a
consistory to confer the thirty-second
and thirty-third degrees in Masonry.
A car load of Cuban relief supplies
donated by the citizens of Hutchinson
has arrived in Kansas City, and will
be Immediately forwarded to MAINTAIN
zas.
The Kansas dailies have "resigned''
Mrs. Helen Campbell as Professor of
Household Economics at the State
Agricultural College. The lady has
not yet been heard from.
The following postmasters were af-
firmed by the Senate of the 18th.
kansas-W. T. McElroy, Humboldt;
c. p. Townsley, Great Bend; w. H.
Yarcho, Pittsburg.
John c. Carpenter, court reporter
for this district for the last eight
years, rendered his resignation today
because of the law which cut his sal.
airy to $3.50 per year.
The body of an unknown man was
found in Bucyrus, Miami county
Thursday. The body was we'll dress
ed. Nothing definite is known as yet,
but foul play is suspected.
A fine rain fell at Delphos Friday
night and it came down slow and easy.
Farmers are feeling very well pleased
over prospects for wheat. They say
that wheat is in better condition than
it has been for years at this time.
The preparations for the great
Messiah festivities at Lindsbory on
April and are now practically COM
pleted. The fine chorus of $50 voices
is rehearsing twice a week, accom-
panied by the majestic 3-manual
Moller pipe organ an orchestra of
forty pieces.
Ray Coner and Bert Hobbson, two
runaway boys from Arkansas City,
were stopped in their mad fight the
other day by the Topeka police. They
were fined SO each by the police Judge,
and sentenced to be given a cold bath
each morning. The boys now say
they are tired of playing desperate,
and are anxious to get back home.
The Wichita & Western road and
Pratt county are again in trouble, and
the attorney G neral has been appeal
ed to by the county commissioners to
interfere in their behalf. The late
trouble is over an attempt of the rail-
road to tear up II more miles of track
than was agreed to in the compromise
with the commissioners. Mr.. Boyle
will ask for restraining order in the
federal court to prevent the road from
taking up the track.
A citizens ticket has been nomina.
ted by Democrats and Populists for
the Abilene election. 1t is: Marshal
J. N. Burton; Street Commissioner, ],
P. Powell; City Clerk, c. c. Hutchison
Councilmen, First ward, G. W. Shook
Second ward, w. H. Eicho1tz; Thirt
ward, G. D. Kieffer and S. Bricker
ST.; Fourth ward, T. H. Malott. Schoo
. board, First ward, Jay Harding; Sec
ond ward, G. c. Anderson; Third ward
w. A. Landes; Fourth ward, L. H
Kump.
A barn belonging to Harvey Eismin
: ger living in Salt Creek township
: Keno County, was struck by light
ming during the heave rain that fel
: Friday night and was totally DESTROY
ed by FIRE. The barn was a large one
containing 1900 bushels of corn, 90
bushels of oats and large amount o
farming machinery, including a ne,
5 header, cultivators, buggies, wagons
etc. 1t also contained sixteen head @
: cattle. colt and cow, all of whic
: were burned up. The loss will agers
lgate over 5000. No insurance.