Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-19
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Water for Calves.
NO. 8.


Water for Calves.
In order to determine how much
water the herd of Is calves at the Kan
sas agricultural college would drink.
the water given them for week was
weighed and put in barrel with an
attachment for letting it out as fast as
needed. In the seven days the Is calves
drank SOS pounds of water, or an aver
age of eight pounds day. In addition,
the calves got an average of IA pounds
of SKINNED milk, besides grain and hav.
The calves drank several times a dav,
not much at a time. but often. This
experiment shows that calves need
water in addition to their milk ration;
1t also shows that they like it often
and not much at a time. Always see
that it is fresh and clean.
Revealed a Secret Before Dying.
Leonard Bleeker, who died near
Yates Center, left statement that he
had wife and family living who sup
posed he had been killed in the civil
war. As his wife had married again
he had not let her know of his exist
ence. While in Andersoville prison
Bleeker succeeded in trading names"
with dying comrade, and his wife
was officially notified by the war de-
partment that he was dead. He re.
fused to give either names or places.
Distressing Accident to e Child.
terrible accident occurred near
Washington the other day. w. III.
Sprengle was cutting weeds in the
orchard with a mower and his wife
and three young children were watch
ing him. The four-year-old daughter
got away from it's mother and ran in
front of the mower and while Sprengle
was looking behind him the mower
run into her. severing one leg and cut
ting the other three times. The little
one bled to death.
Needle Causes n Child's Death.
Everett Jobes, the 17-months-old son
of r. c. Jobes, of haywood, Wyan-
dotte county, died suddenly of convul-
sions in the arms of his mother while
the parents were driving along a street
in Kansas City. Some time ago the
child swallowed a needle, but showed
no i'll effects and the doctors were
hopeful that there would be no ILL
effects. The sudden death, however,
is thought to have resulted from the
needle.
Clung to a Branch Two Hours.
b. p. Seymour, a farmer near Ottawa,
drove into back water of the Marais des
Cygnes river. His wagon box drifted
and hung in water up to his neck for
two hours before he was rescued, near
ly exhausted. He was two miles from
a house. The team went there and.at-
tracted attention by the fact of the
wet wagon and the absence of driver.
Eastern Firms Being Shut Out.
Eastern bond firms and investors are
gradually being shut out of Kansas by
the maturity of their bonds and the
prompt payment of them by the coun-
ties and municipalities. The Kansas
cities and counties are in very pros
porous condition and are eager to call
in their outstanding paper. Shawnee.
since the first of the year, has reduced
its Indebtedness S15o,OOO.
n w NOfnan In the case.
L. w. Trimble, city ticket and passen-
ger agent for the Burlington road at
Atchison, was missing. Trimble was
said to be $500 short in his accounts
with the railroad company and $500 in
his accounts with an Atchison bank,
in addition to owing about $500 in other
debts. Trimble's difficulties are attrib-
uted to an infatuation for married
woman.
Will Mr.. Ridgely Retire?
A Topeka dispatch to the Kansas
City Times said:
E. II. Ridgely, of the Third district the only
fusion member OF the Kansas congressional del
egation, will not be a candidate for renomina-
tion next year. He is a populist and the agree
ment Is that he will retire next year in favor of
a democrat. Senator Hugh Farrelly. OF Cha
mute, Judge A. M. Jackson. of Winfield and L.
c. Boyle, Of Galena, are suggested as possi-
bilities for the democratic nomination.
Kansas Census Supervisors.
A Topeka dispatch said the Kansas
republican congressman and Senator
Baker had agreed upon the following
census supervisors.
First district. A. j. White, of Atchison Sec
ond. j. NJ Humphrey. of Fort Scott: Fourth,
A =. br1ggS. OF Car DOndale; F11th w. III.
Smith. of Marysville: Sixth Charles w.
Landis of Osborne; Seventh, Frank Milliken,
of Haskell county.
No Encouragement for Lynchers.
After the affair at Alma, where a
mob of 200 strung up the negro. Dick
Williams, and left him for dead, Gov.
Stanley was indignant and announced
that he would depose lynch law in the
state if he is compelled to keep a COM
pany of militia ready at the capital all
the time to accomplish this end.
Forty-five Counties Have no Paupers.
Forty-fve Kansas counties have no
poorhouses at all, or else they are
empty. This is nearly one-half of the
of the state. At meeting of
the clerks and district courts of the
state some time ago it was reported
that 81 counties had no criminal cases
to be tried.
Prominent Farmer Accidentally Killed
While Smith Anderson, a wealthy
farmer near Erie, was carrying his
shotgun through the gate, the hammer
caught and discharged the gun, the
Dad taking effect in Anderson's arm,
Silling him instantly.
Because He slandered Her.
On the Luke Morrissey farm, three
niles south of Troy, John Cresson was
'atally shot by Mrs John Rickleffs