Barbour County index., 1899-08-09
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
To welcome the Bows Home.
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To Welcome the Boys Home.
Gov. Stanley appointed committee
of 90 to manage the reception to Gen.
Funston and the Twentieth Kansas
regiment when they return from the
Philippines. The committee includes
II republicans, 6 democrats and pop
ulists. The committee follows:
First congressional district. Gen. ]. X. Hud-
son, Col. H. c. Lindsey, Case Broderick; Sec
ond, E. H. Funston, Judge Manford Schoon-
over, George w. Martin; Third, R. N. Allen.
Col James Beck, j. Mack Love: Fourth. L. w.
Hoch, John Madden. j. E. Watrous; Fifth, J..
K Burton. Sam Kimble, F. A. Stocks; Sixth,
Judge A. II. Ellis, James Fike, N. B. McCor-
mick; Seventh, A. w. Smith, Col I. G. Fitch,
Henry Mason.
Honorary members of the committee are the
surviving ex-goyernors of the state as follows:
John p. st. John. George w. Click, L. o. Hum
phrey, L. d. Lewelling, E. N. Morrill,. ]. w.
Leedy
Thirty-four Invalid Soldiers.
The hospital ship Relief, which
reached San Francisco August from
Manila, had the following Twentieth
Kansas boys on board, who had been
sent home because of wounds or sick
ness:
Capt. w. J. Watson, Capt. Adna G. Clarke,
Lieut. Colin H. Ball. Jerry C. Springstead,
Harry Wagner Charles H. Reasoner Butler J.
Hasiins. Marion ]. Powell Edward R Mcclure.
w. b. Sprague, w. w. Taylor Frank L Sample,
James P. Pinzon William e. Landenshloger,
Joseph F, Dresser, James. E. Ganstein w. E.
George, Arthur Hollingshead, William Nc
Dougall' Harry E. Watkins, Austin R. Mills,
John Z. Balton, Ernest Jordan, w. Il. McGrew,
j. A. Shiveley, William Tull. Andrew Dalton,
Walter Hubbard, Haven H. Graham, James w.
Wilson. John F. Quick, Albert Dooley.
Kansas n Mineral State.
The products of the mineral indus
tries of Kansas for 1898 amounted to-
more than $7,000,O0O. The figures
making this wonderful exhibit will
soon be made public in the annual
report of Prof. Haworth, of the Kansas
university, who has charge of the geo.
logical work of the state. The output
of zinc ore was of the greatest value
ever known in the state. The produc-
tion of coal was valued at S4, 600, 900
and of salt more than $500, 900.
Kansas Automobile Stage.
S. T. Lloyd, a lawyer of Atwood, is
organizing a company to operate an
automobile stage line from Trenton.
Neb., to Colby, Kan, distance of 65
miles Stock has already been sub
scribed. The country is level and the
roads good. If this line is a success it
is proposed to put in others. The or
ganizers say that the motor will be
able to make the trip from Trenton to
Colby -and-sretnrn in one day, total
distance OF 130 miles.
Kansas Girl Takes Her Life.
A woman named Ivey Pine shot her
self at a hotel at Joplin, Mo. She
left her home in lola because of
trouble with her stepfather and went
to Joplin looking for work. Failing
health compelled her to quit work
and she asked her sweetheart to mar
ry her. He put her off, whereupon she
secured his revolver, and shot herself
through the heart. She missed her
heart but inflicted wound that will
prove fatal.
Change of Weight I'm Kansas Wheat.
The grain inspection rules adopted
by State Inspector Mckenzie, of Kan
sas City, have gone into effect. The
most important change is in the weight
of No. 9 hard wheat, which has been
raised from So pounds to the bushel to-
So This is the minimum weight. The
minimum weight for No. hard wheat
has been raised from SIS to Sc pounds
He Lost His Balance.
Warren Caldwell fell out of window
III the upper story of a Douglas avenue
business block at Wichita and crushed
his skull on the stone pavement. He
was sitting in the window laughing
and talking with some other young
men, when he lost his balance and
tumbled out backward. He died in a
few minu
Another Story About the Benders.
A large knife, which is supposed to
have been the one used by the noted
Benders in disposing of their victims.
has been found in an old tree on the
Bender place, east of Cherryvale. The
total number of people murdered by
this family will never be known.
Eighteen graves have been discovered
SO far.
Cattle Starved on the Train.
w. G.. Richards, stockman of Fort
| Worth, Tex, filed suit for S15, 400 in
Greenwood county against the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway. Richards had a
trainload of cattle delayed for three
| DAYS by a burning trestle in the Flint
hills and 1S3 head of cattle died from
exposure.
Cattiemen Have q Grievance.
The Greenwood County Live Stock
Protective association, representing the
| owners of more than 40, 900 cattle, met
| at Eureka to protest against the action
| of the railroads in abolishing what is
known as the ''feed in transit rates"
New Date for the Kansens' Sailing.
1t is officially announced that the
Twentieth Kansas will leave Manila
September 1, arriving at San Francisco
October 1. This information was con-
| veyed in a telegram from Adjt- Gen.
Corbin to Senator Baker.
Six Visits q Day.
At Coffeyville the marshal and his
| assistants have been ordered to visit
every place suspected of being joint
twice in the forenoon. twice in the
afternoon and twice in the evening.
CowIey County Takes Up Bonds
| Cowley county last week took up
500, 900 of its bonds held by the state
school fund. Two years ago Cowley
issued 500, 900 in five per cent. refund