Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


or when the Church dictates the law which We
must obey, when preachers enter the role OF
politicians and the pulpit becomes the forum
OF state-fed clergy"
A gang OF bold confidence operators are again
amusing innocent travellers rs they arrive At
Atchlson from the East. Peter Hessler OF
Greencastle, Ind., on his way TO visit among
relatives in the State, was hecced out Of $50
while betting on the three-card trick. Mrs.
Mary Casseuden, from Illinois, bound for
Pueblo, confided In a man and allowed him TO
look at her ticket aud check, which she now
mourns, and many other "innoeentsn from
abroad have been introduced to various Sc
ductive games, 10 their pecuniary disadvan-
tage and personal disgust.
AS Tom Fortune, an engineer on the Central
Branch Road, was running an engine at full
speed near CircleviIle, he discovered only a
short distance ahead little child toddIing
along the track. To whistle 'down brakes"
and reverse his engine was the work OF mo
ment, but he saw at glance that death was
inevitable to the little one unless he could
reach II from the cow-catcher. Not pausInR
moment TO reflect on the danger TO himself, he
sprang from his cab, ran along the running
boards Of his engine, and by an almost super
human effort grasped the child by ifs clothes
and lifted It out of danger
The jury in the case of the State of Kansas
against T.. G. Carpenter, OF Parsons, Kan, re-
turned verdict OF guilty against the defen-
dant. Carpenter was charged with obtaining
Sl,4OO worth Of -four by false prttenses from
Lenenbaugh, Lewis g. Co., of Wichita. The
punishment Is the same as for grand larceny.
Mr.. George w. Cheney, Secretary of the
Tombstone, Arizona, Mining Company, was
recently married I'm Trinity Church, Atchison,
to Miss Annie X. Neal, of the latter place.
The bridal pair soon after left for Tombstone.
large meeting was recently held at Salina,
composed of leading citizens and business
men, 20 meet gentleman from Cloud county
who asked aid from the city aud county to
build a line of railway from Wymore, a place
ON the b. q NJ. K. Il. eight miles north of the
Kansas State line. Such road, II is claimed,
would give direct communication with Chi
cago, and be OF great benefit to Central Kan
sas.
colored woman, Mrs. Jackson, dropped
dead In the store OF Mr.. Wolf, North Topeka,
few days since A neighbor says Mrs. Jack
son and her husband had for months lived
very unhappily.. He had threatened to cut
her heart out, and made other threats. He
told her that he was going to leave her and
marry another woman. He did leave her, and
she went into the store TO make purchases and
fell dead. Supposed heart disease.
The following charters were fled the past
week In the Office Of the Secretary OF State:
NJ. 4. Church, OF Harmony, Greenwood
County; Eudora Turn Verein, Eudora. Kansas:
EmPoria Mercantile Association. Capital
stock, 100000, and the Anderson County
Winning Company. Place ofbusiness, Garnett.
Capital stock, t25, 200.
Burglars recently entered the residence OF
Mr.. y. W. Kennedy, of Topeka, and stole Mrs.
kennedy's gold watch and chain, her gold
framed eyeglasses and chain, a pair of ear rings.
her little girls cross and chain TO which were
attached several rings, $40 in money and Mr..
Kennedy's silver watch.
A Western Kansas man named Fleming
TWO years ago, mounted his horse and rode
on, announcing to his wife that he would
visit some relative I'm an adjoining county. A
few days later his horse was found wandering
on the prairie, and finding that Fleming was
not with his relatives, IL was generally sup
Posed That he had met with foul play. After
using due diligence I'm finding her husband
and properly mourning his death the widow
married again. Recently the departed hus-
band was met by an acquaintance, dressed To
Kill, B" and walking the streets Of Chicago. He
was highly indignant when he heard OF his
"tfe's marriage and vowed TO prosecute her
but as he was living with brevet wife him.
seli' the deserted wife had papers made out
ana proposes to make him ''toe the mark.n
e. W. hillman, who was reported to have
been accidentally killed several years ago BY
ms travelling companion in Southern Kansas.
aud whose wife has had suit pending ever
since to recover $4,000 insurance on his life
u Is reported was recently driven out of Albu.
querque, N. NJ, for a disturbance OF the
peace. IL was not known ut the time that he
was the man who had become SO notorious IN
Kansas.
Jas :. Montgomery, n mountaineer and
hunter, recently arrived at Topeka and pitched
his tent A few evenings later he took a dose
OF laudanum and killed himself. He served
faithfully during the war, and IL Is stated that
"hen nc returned home TO claim the hand Of
one VINO had promised TO be his bride, he found
tnat she had been false, whereupon he aban.
uoned civilization. He made his living bv
hunting and trapping, and ever since the war
has wandered back aud forth across the plains
from river TO mountain.
ID. liar, who for several weeks had been
night operator at the Missouri Pacific denot
recently shot himself through the head with
large Colts navy revolver, aud died about two
hours afterwards. He had returned from the
depot eaten hisbreakiast and shaved himself
and while still In his room committed the ter
riDle deed. The ball passed through his head
Sno entered the partition of the room.
Dir. .. d. HardcAstle, prominent citizen Of
LmPona, was recently shot, probably fatally.
IN his own house by burglar who had entered
while he was asleep. When being called from
MS sleep by his wife Mr.. Hartcastle sprang
OUT OF bed and was immediately shot bv The
burglar and assassin. The villain escaned
a H. Chilson, travelling man from Kansas
City, was arrested and taken 10 ToDeta ,,,o,,
the charge OF stealing pocket book contain
ing III, from Dora Whittle, a Young woman
ne escorted to witness the parade at the STAT
Fair - '"e 0'@'e
Gov. ST. John made the following appo,n,-
ments last week: Notaries Public. Iav.
renee Sumner County; J.. II. Brown. Ics~s,,-
worth County; W r. cowley. Cberoke.
county, A. Bergen, Shawnee County. II r
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