Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
General News.

bill of Sc 900.
The time for shooting prairie
chickens expired Dec. 1st.
The cost of the last election to
Wyandotte county was So, 900.
Glenn Fairchild of Klngman has
located in Topeka toprsctice law.
There are Low nearly million
and a half people in the state of Kan
sas.
The proposed bill to reduce reve-
nue. will cut off nearly $40, 900 900
on cigars.
The expenses of the state peniten-
tiary last month, were $19, ,06e "a, The
receipts about $1,000 less.
The state of Cornelius Vand rbuilt
is valued at s53, OOO. 900. His annual
income is only 81, $50, 900.
10. n Seaton says that the Kansas
legislature is not the proper place
for decent woman to be employed.
An impudent London tradesman
has commenced suit against the
Gould Bros, 10 prevent hem from
paying more thar $3.50, 900 year to
Count Castellane until they settle
their debts.
There are 334 state banks and 55
private banks in Kansas. SO state
banks were organized during the last
two years.
The capital of the St4ndsrd Oil
company supposed to be 100000 900
now has market value Of over $780,
100000
A California man has sued for a
si,oice on The ground that when b
married her she had him in a "hyp-
notlc fog"
An old colored man, Nathan Brown
of Wakeeney, is SO years o d and has
38 grandchildren and 30 great grand
children.
In Kansas there are 81 cities which
have population of over 2 .0G0 and
under 25, 900 In Missouri there are
63 such cities
Miss Susan Shelly, the girl who
tramred all over the west, pla, ing
the role of a hobo, is now writing q
book about it.
Hon. Chas. w. Towne has been
appointed U. s. Senator from Mime
sofa to fill the vacancy caused
by Senator Davis.
Out at Cawker City two lovers
fought over girl who herself acted
as referee and after the mill was
finished, took the better man.
Some newspapers object to the
states paying the railroads for the
transportation of the Goth Kansas
from San Francisco to Topeka.
a memorial on the life of ex-go ver-
nor L. D. Lewelling, prepared by
w. j. Costigan of Ottawa, will be
preeerved ty the state historical as
socistion.
The ksns India famine relief
commission collected ,23, 592. 95 and
sent $23, 513 40 to Iudia. The bal
ance Of $79.55 will be given to some
local charity.
An old negro die player at Empo-
ria, icing arraigned IN police court,
just fed himself by explaining that
he was just teaching the young ideas
how to shoot.
The jury in the Morri. on murder
case at Eldorado disagreed after
being out fcnr days. Nine were for
acqoittal and three were manslaugh-
ter IN he fourth degree.
The first territorial capital of Kan
sis, now stands, q ruin in Riley
county, roof-ss, windowless and
doorless. Here met the first terri o.
rial legisla' ure July 2, 1855.
An old bachelor living near Wa
thens, became vexed at pistol while
loading it and threw the thing in q
corner. The weapon was discharged
aud the ball entered his brea t lode-
ing near his spinal cord.
Edna Whitney of Cai.icothe, $40 ;,
who was Topeka's carnival queen
s me ears ago, has since organ zed
DIR matte company and q concert
company both of which failed. Sh-
also married a man named Lane of
Arkansas and LIST week he secured a
div Ic-.
A mlnlster wlo stepped up { o COM
pliment an Atchison woman for SO
devote dly reading her bib.e ON a
Sabbath afternoon, found in the bible
q cent novel entitled "Red handed
Mike. or the Terror of Devils Gulcb.,