Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-07-20
State News.

State News.
The first Leedy club of the year
has been organized at Atchison.
The Po oulist campaign, SO far as
speech making is concerned, will be-
gin August IL.
Will White, of the Emporia
Gazette, announces his candidacy
for territorial governor of Spain.
Two Jewell county boys Frank and
Matthias Jeorg raised 81 silver ccrti-
ficates to 800 the 4th ani were sent
to Jail in Topeka,
Kansas City, Kansas, claims a
population of A, 735, an increase of
4, 26O in the two years. The two
Kansas Citys claim $50, es9.
Dave Leahy goes the Wichata
Beacon one better aud raises its csti.
mate of Leedy's majority in Scdg-
wick county from 900 to 1, 800.
INDEPENDENCE, Kans..-Robert Akin,
who has been publishing the Neode-
sha Derrick, has sold his paper to the
Neoleshs Sun and will soon start a
daily at Cherryvale.
The Usage county grand jury re
turned forty-four true bills. And
the jury cost less by $500 than it
would have if the "infamous" Pop
ulist fee and salary bill had not
been adopted.
Charlie Lobdell says that the way
to put prohibition solidly on it's feet
is to resubmit the question. 1t
would carry again, he thinks by 5O,-
600 and the fight over the question
would be ended.
Dan Anthony says that SO, 600 Is
the price to be paid by Populist Of
ficials for having a few walks around
the state house. AS the price is
along about $12, 900 Dams story of
extravaganza becomes something of
boomerang.
Atchisou councilmen passed over
the mayors veto an ordinance grant.
ing franchise for new telephone In
opposition to the Missouri & Kansas
Co. The rates of the new company
are 3 per month for business phone
and 81 for residence.
State insurance would save the
people thousands of dollars annually
but Republicans insist that this is
not why Populists favor it but that
they do SO because of the enormous
increase in public places which
would be available for political ad-
herents.
The jefferson county commission
ers don't even open the bids for
county printing. Nearly all county
boards take the trouble to open and
read the various propositions, but
Jefferson's Republicans don't care
enough about the taxpayers interests
to do this.
OLATHE, Kan, July 12.-The
democrats and populists of this county
met in conference and agreed upon
division of the county ticket. Tho
democrats have county attorney, su-
perintendent OF public Institutions
md commissioners of public instruc.
ion and commissioned OF the y est.rn
district; populists probate judge,
| ':leik of court and representativ
Perfect harmony prevailed.
TOPEKA, Kan.,-W. A. PETER, pro-
hihition candidate for governor, ha,
written to the secretary of the state
| te l'perance union, in response to a
question as to how he stands with
reference to the prohibition law, a.
follows: 'If I am elected govern
OF Kansas, l hall give special sttrn-
ton to the execution of our liqanr laws
and will use every means at the COM
mand OF the executive to enforce
hem. according TO their original in
tent and purpose, faithfully aud i'm
partially in all parts or the state.
My candidacy stands for that"
Kansas owes Nobody But Kansas.
In just one year Kansas will owe