Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-09-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ance was recently held at Topeka, at which II
was declared that during the State Fair held
there last year crimes Of the gravest char
acter, reaching even murder, were committed
with alarming frequency, many of which can
be reasonably attributed TO the illegal sale Of
liquors IN the city at that time" therefore, IL
was resoivel that tho chairman of the meeting
appoint a committee 81 fifty citizens to call
upon the Mayor and Council, and demand
them to Immediately close the saloons OF the
city In compliance with the Constitution and
laws OF the State, and In obedience TO the
wishes OF an overwhelming majority of the
people whom they represent.
Inspector Haworth has located the Indian
schools one-half mile south Of the State Line,
and four miles from Arkansas City. This In
wolves an expenditure OF S25, 0O0f for buildings
and $4,000 for schools for the first year. Fine,
large buildings will be erected Immediately,
and schools established as soon as the build
ings are completed.
The dry weather of the first two weeks in
August has materially injured the corn crop in
some parts of Southern Kansas. Early planted
aud early maturing varieties are all right aud
such fields win make from a fair to good
yield, but late planted fields and such fields az
were only specifically cultivated will turn of
slim crop. II is too late now for rains or
drouth TO materially affect the corn yield one
way or the other, but a good rain the first
week of August would have made vast diff
ference.
Miss Ella Pennick, daughter of VIM PEN
nick, OF Shawnee county, recently fatally
poisoned herself through mistake. She had
been feeling badly aud went to her trunk with
the intention of getting some quinine. There
was also in the trunk package of face pow
der called 'Flake White" and she got the
wrong package Her mistake was not dis
covered until she had taken quite a dose Of it
In a cup OF coffee, and 1t was too late to
counteract its effects.
A brakeman named VIM. Stull was killed by
the cars NJ Atchison. His foot caught in
frog and before he could extricate himself
the train passed over him. The same day
Henry PendletOn, while attempting to take a
nap on a two-story house, In some manner
rolled of and fell into rear brick basement,
from which he sustained injuries on the head,
shoulders and body, as well as internally,
which will In all probability end fatally.
The Commissioners of Coffey county,
have condemned the right-of-way for
seven miles OF the Kansas City & Emporia
Railroad, comprising about eighty acres of
land, the average price of which was about
$3.50 per acre.
Two young men were lately arrested at Nav
wood, Wyandotte county, upon the charge of
cattle stealing, and after preliminary hearing
committed tn Jail. Most Of the cattle stolen
were recovered.
The political pot is getting warm aud soon
will begin 20 boil.
One Thomas Norris induced Nellie Redding,
OF AtchisOn, aged 10, to accompany him to
LeavenWorth To visit his mother, but when he
got there he could not remember to save his
ufc," where his mother resided, so he took the
girl TO hotel. His actions were so suspicious
that the police arrested him. The girl then
told all and her parents were notified, while
Norris remains in prison.
II is rumorcd that sale has been perfected
Of the Leayenworth, Topeka and Southwestern
Railroad to the A., T. Il 5. F. Railway. The
line To Topeka is understood TO be abandoned
and connection made with the Santa Fe at
Meriden.
Osbun Shannon, OF Lawrence, Is about TO
establish Democratic paper there, TO be
called the Kansas Gazette.
The TT. Scott u Gulf Railroad has met the
rates given by other lines, and gives fare at
one cent mile each way to veterans and G..
A. Il. who attend the grand reunion at Topeka,
September 18th to 10th.
The Commonwealth has sold TO the Capftnl
an equal right To the associated press dis
patches and membership in the Kansas and
Missouri associated press. The price paid
was $4,000.
Sheridan couniy's delinquent tax list con-
sists of one town lot and one farm of go
acres
lodge Of Knights of Honor has been or
ganized at Blue Rapids, with about twenty
members,
The Lawrence Journal has been leased TO
Frank l.. Webster and W. VI. Fletcher. who
VIII take pOssesSionon September 1.
ACowley county man rushed into printino
office recently and said he had raised 45l
bushels OF wheat To the acre, whereupou the
Sedgwick Jdghmcker jumps upand says that's
nothing. farmer eight miles south of
Sedgwick raised 53lS bushels of wheat 10 the
acre.
At Howard the other evening a mocl;ng
disturbance and soon large copperhead
snake came crawling over an organ which a
lady was playing. The music adjourned until
after the death of the serpent
In the absence Of a surplus OF the genuine
article counterfeit money has been put IN cir
culation IN Southern Kansas.
NJ. +. Milford went into Topeka drpg
store to get some quinine, and as the clerk
was not In he concluded to help himself He
tooka dose. OF morphine instead of ouinine
but soon discovered his mistake when an
antidote was administered and no harm 70
suited, but his friends had hand work keepinV
him awake until the effects Of the drug had
worn OF. -
a stock train OF the A. T. &S.F. road ran
Into freight that was switching at Wakar,sa
Hill few days since, completely wrecI,in0
the engine and ditching several stool, cars
The engineer and fireman saved themselves ~,
jumping from the engine. The aecidan,
caused delay Of six hours to the passepv Ger
TRAN going east.
Topeka Is excited over the desertion ~ -,
aged husband by young wife. The bpshoDd
Is seventy, the wife twenty. She ma,ar..S a.