Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-24

Riley ............... 3,0S05Ol 1O87. % ........
Russell. ............. $3.50 99O.96 ........
Saline .............. s,O59OO 1887 1929. 43
Sedgwlck.. ........-. $4,000 3l66.27 2,2s3. 20
Shawnee. .......... % 545O Oi OS % 544 o.
sumner. ............ $3.50 $3.50
WabaunSee. ...... l. 2985 so f2OSOO $3.50
Washington. 1,577.O0 34S3. A ........
w 1lSOn 2i.30 2O6. All
WOodSon. .......... $500 222 OO .....
WyanQOtte. IL 26l OOl II 025.51 5,73o. 40
Excitem at Turon.
Turon, in Reno county, was greatly
stirred up over the recent work of fire.
bugs and robbers. Several days ago
the Turon mill and elevator, the prop
erty of Nj. IL. Potter, was burned to
the ground. The loss was $12, 600.
Later Mr.. Potter's large barn was
fired, burning five horses and several
mules and cattle. The loss was over
So, 500. Besides this, different mer-
chants have been held up and robbed
recently.
Republican Editors at lola.
Citizens of lola handsomely enter
tanned the Second District Republican
Editorial association. Every business
house in town was decorated and there
was a banquet at which Congressman
spoke. Officers were chosen as follows
President, Charles f. Scott, lola Regis
ter; vice president, w. c. Markham,
Baldwin Ledger; secretary, w. A.
Mitchell, Olathe Mirror.
Gave It<Back to- the old Folks.
Judge Simons, in the district court
at Fort Scott, took a farm from J. E.
Rogers and gave it to his feeble old
parents. The helpless old father testi-
fed that they had given the farm to
the son with the understanding that he
was to provide for them the remainder
of their lives and that as soon as the
deed was delivered he began to abuse
them cruelty and finally drove them
from the old homestead.
Concerning Gen. Fanston's Ambitions.
Editor Charles f. Scott, of lola, a
lifelong friend of Fred Funston, says
the latter would not enter the political
field unless it was for some semi-mili-
tary position and thinks governor-gen-
eral of the Philippine islands would
about fit the general. Capt. Fred
Buchan, inst back from Manila, says
Gen. Funston's ambition is to go to
Cuba and start a cattle ranch.
Lower Insurance Rates.
Fire insurance rates on farm prop
erty viii be reduced from 10 to % pei
cent. within the next few days. The
various insurance companies have given
notice that the new rates viii go into
effect by June at the latest. 1t will
be impossible for the companies to re
duce The rates ON city property before
June Is.
Good Place for Prof. Benton.
Prof. Guy Benton, formerly assistant
state superintendent of public instruc
ton and lately of Baker university
faculty, has accepted the presidency o.
the Upper Iowa university, a Metho
dist university at Fayette, la. n,
was superintendent of the Fort Scot
schools for number of years.
Bad Fire at Neosho Falls.
Fire starting in the Snodgrass cloth
ing store at Neosho Falls DESTROYED
the entire block, including the Good
rich bank, the post office, the Neosh,
Falls Post and several stores and off
ces. The loss is from $40, 900 to $50, 600.
Mrs. Thompson Wants q Place.
Mrs. j. Q. Thompson, of Pratt, i.
seeking Endorsements which she viii
present to President Mckinley askin,
to be appointed one of the 12 nationa
commissioners from the United States
at the Paris exposition. Gov. Stan
ley's support is pledged to James ALI
son, of Wichita, a cousin of the presi
dent.
| Landis Out July L.
Gov. Stanley announced that ]. b
Tomlinson, of Minneapolis, would sue
coed Harry Lands as warden of tn
penitentiary July 1. w. II. Thompson
] will de deputy warden.
| A Big Undertaking.
| July 1, Attorney GODDARD will start il
20 try to collect on $3.50, 900 defaulte
bonds held by the state school fund
Mr.. GODDARD proposes to try to put ther
into Judgment form and then compe
| the various counties and municipal
ties to levy a tax to pay the judgments
Irvine Trust Makes Threat.
The Irvine trust threatens to figh
the new factory to be established a
the state penitentiary, by cutting tn
| price of Irvine in Kansas so low tina
| If the state sells any of its product i
! win have to do so below the cost of tn
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