Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-23
SUNFLOWERS.
Grown In the Different Coun>
ties Of Kansas.
How They Progreasuin the winter 81
Their Prosperity and Government
BY the People.

State Senator w. A. Mosher, Popu-
list, of Concordia, died a short time
ago in California.
The Santa Fe has reduced its force
on its Oklahoma division. Cause
given is lack of business.
Congressman Vincent has introduc-
ed bill appropriating 100000 for new
buildings and other Improvements at
FIT. Riley.
Kansaus of all parties will demand
that some action be taken by President
Mckinley with reference to Cuba, re-
gardless of what caused the Maine
explosion.
Two large operators, one from Kan
sas City and the other from Denver,
have leased "a sections of Dickinson
and Morris county land, and are pre-
pairing to Craze 10000 head of cattle.
Mrs. Ben Wilson died Friday at her
home in Williamstown of pneumonia.
She was the daughter of the late
Thomas Bayne, and was very widely
known in the community where she
lived.
Pleasanton school children are short
on gum. Tho schoolmam appropriate
ed it the other day, sprinkled quinine
on its tail, and turned it loose in the
back yard. The last seen of 1t was a
glimpse of seventeen young misses on
their way to the town pump to wash
off their tongues.
The final debate for the selection Of
Kansas university representatives in
the Kansas Missouri joint debate,
which will occur in Lawrence this
spring, has been set for March 4.
There will be six contestants, from
whom three will be selected to repre-
sent the Kansas school in the first an
nual meeting with Missouri.
Department Commander Botkin of
the G. A. R., visited Wichita last
Thursday, in the endeavor to adjust
the differences between the local posts
as to the grand encampment to be
held in April. AS result of his visit
the management of the finances was
taken from the posts and given in
charge of citizens committee who
are pledged to raise the sum OF 81, 900
required to secure the encampment.
John, the Baptist, has arrived Ia
Emporia and has notified the citizens
of that city that the Savior is yet to
be born, but will be along as soon as
John can get a chance to imprint a
holy kiss on the cheek OF all the good
looking mulatto girls of central Kan
sas. John, however, is not just what
might be expected of divine messen-
ger. His tar colored complexion, un-
washed linen and fondness for the
proverbial yellow legged pullet stamp
him as being of the earth earthly.
A meeting of men interested in cat
tie in central and western Kansas, was
held in Abilene and organized the
Kansas Cattlemen's organization witt
the following officers: President,
Joseph White; vice presidents, G. G..
Gillett and c. A Stonnard; secretary,
G. A. Rogers; treasurer, c. A. Hodge.
A state meeting will be held in Abr
lene, March p and %, at which 800
cattlemen are expected to be- present.
Coy. ST. John is being literally de-
nounced by some of his old supporters,
for having signed q petition for =
druggists permit to sell liquor for the
purposes the Constitution specifically
authorizes it to be soid-medicinal,
mechanical and scientific. It is true
that most druggists make their per-
mits cover for illegal sales, but some
do not, and, as alcohol is necessary for
some purposes, we see no sufficient reas-
on why temperance men should not dis
criminate ID favor of those who
obey the law. This tempest in a tea
pot is another evidence of the evil re-
suit of relying on the law method of
promoting temperance.
J. S. Warner, A. G. Potter and w.
B. Small have just taken out a patent
on new model hay stacker. The ma
chine was invented by Al Buchey Of
Maple Hill about two years ago. Mr..
Buchey is a French Canadian. He
has used the machine with great suc-
cess upon his farm at Maple Hill, ,often
stacking as much as 90 tons . day.
The frame work of the stacker stands
about fifteen feet high. This sup
ports an inclined plane, six feet broad
and twenty-four feet in length, which
is capable of making stack twenty
four feet high. The inclined plane is
. made noveable by pu11eys 80 that Il
: may be put at different angles proper
} tionate to the height a. the stack
grows. This inclined plane resembles
: tread mill except that 1t il revolved
by horse power and the plane moves
/ upward and forward instead of back.
: ward and downward. The hay Il
0 pushed against the lower end Of the
5 plane and caught there by teeth upon
$ cross bars attached to a chain, wl1ict
; moves up the inclined plane. The
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