Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-09-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

NJ the eAITatlOu Oh buo IAiilt TIC aotc byuicu
male citizens Of the town constituted them
selves a volunteer corps and commenced the
war Of determination.
J. NJ. WILSON, alias Jim Collins, a convict,
escaped from the peniteDtiary recently. He
is six feet two inches high, slim build, email
sharp features, gray eyes, light brown hair,
and 80 years old. From his description II was
thought the convict stole a mule from near
haywood, Wyandotte county, which he rode
of OIL.
w. Twist, who had been In the employ OF
the Union Pacific Company at Armstrong for
the past few years, had the misfortune recent
ly 10 lose his wife. During her illness he
frequently remarked that II she died he would
60 crazy. He, accompanied by friends, took
che remains of HIS wife 10 Tiblow for interment.
lie returned home earlier than hts relatives.
When the latter reached his home, they found
the bercaved husband dead, having shot him
self while alone. Mr.. Twist left a note re.
questing 10 be buried with and as near his
wife as possible, and directing that his proper
~ should be sold and his debts paid, list of
which was given in the note.
O'Neill the solder OF the Provost Guard at
Fort Leavenworth who murdered Sergeant
Henry at the Military Prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, few weeks since has been held TO
answer in the United States District Court
without ball.
telegraphed the ex-Confederates at their re-
union at Sedalia: 1--WE trust you may have a
happy reunion. We extend cordial invita-.
ton 10 all OF you 10 join us at our reunion at
Topeka in September next.
EDWARD DowNARD, Assistant Secretary of
State, while standing on a high step-ladder re-
moving some books I'm the office at Topeka,
lost his balance and fell, inlictinga compound
fracture OF the arm. The main bone was
broken square of and minor bones we're split
and fractured one OF which protrudcd through
che flesh.
Two young men, Frank Thurman and j. o.
Langston, were captured near Leavenworth
as horse thieves. They are supposed to be the
head OF a lawless set OF farmers sons living I'm
that section, and have been at the bottom OF
all the robbcries and outrages committed in
that section.
ALFRED MOORE was bound over to the Dis
trict Court ut Atchison for stealing S54. He
Is also charged with stealing 500 worth of
goods from the Santa Fe company These
were found In bis house while the officers were
looking for the missing money. The Santa Fe
Company has lost thousands Of dollars worth
of freight while In transit at that point. One
OF the losses was hundred pairs of pants of
the same pattern OF one pair found in Moore's
house.
The Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe, the
Union Pacific, the Missouri Pacific and the
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Rail
roads, including all branches aud leased lines
will take delegates and altcrnatcs TO the State
Democratic Convention at Emporia at one
cent per mile zach way from all points under
one hundred miles from Emporia and 50 fol
the round trip from all points one hundred
miles aud over from Emporia. Delegates and
altcrnates on the 81. Louis and San Francisco
Road will pay full fare in going and one
fourth fare In returning.
The hay crop Of Southern Kansas will be
very heavy.
THE two-year-old child of d. L. Elliott. Of
Mcpherson county, fell into bored well sixty
feet deep. The family heard the childs cries
aud found To their horror that the little ono
was at the bottom Of the sixty foot hole, which
was only about eight inches in diameter. An
iron hook had To be made to pull the child out,
but II was dead before this could be done.
Rev. ID. a. BURTON, editor of the McClune
Standard, died recently.
special premium OF 800 is offered for the
best drilled military company that appears i'm
the games OF the Western National Fair Asso-
citation during the week of the Bismarck fair,
aud second premium of $50, open to all ex-
cepting United States troops. The military
will be admitted 10 the fair grounds free. and
viii be encamped I'm the grove. Tents, fuel
and straw furnished free.
McMANNUs, the railroad Waterman who
shot aud killed Mckinney at Argentine last
week, has been committed for trial without
bail
IL Is reported that several recently elected
teachers of the Wyandotte schools have dcclin-
ed on account of the inadequate salary.
whercupon the Gazette remarks 1--WE had
better have no school at all than one taught
by incompetent teachers, and we cannot ex-
poet to secure good teachers unless we pay fair
prices.
Herman Lagle who is supposed to belong
70 gang OF horse thieves, has been captured
and held Tor appearance at the next term of
thc District Court, at Wichita.
William Morrison, while engaged at the
Cop Of shaft Of the BurlIugame Coal and
Mining Company, accidentally fell to the bot.
tom, distance Of about eighty feet. He
lived about six hours. He leaves a wife and
two children.
The Topeka State Fair Association set aside
500 for a fireworks display by the Fambeaux
Club. The display will take place on the might
OF the 18th Of September, the day OF the r..
Union OF veterans
The cry for more cars Is heard all over Kan.
sas
James Bowers and Geo. Shearer, bows abou,
10 years OF age, were amusing themselves AZ
The Lawrence paper mills by turning the rague
that regulated the supply of steam to a Va,
containing lime water, in order To see Il shoo,
up. Finally they turned ON fun head and
the steam and lime water suddenly burs,
upon the unfortunate boys scalding both 70
death.
From one bushel and half of BulOsr,.r
seed wheat sown, J. Stackman. of Fllswor,h
County, harvested and threshed af,v.svs
bushels.
IL Is maliciously stated that there will n,
divorce suits enough at the next term ~ ar