Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-24


While out hunting near Baldwin City,
Douglas County, Roy Williams accidentally
shot Willie Hayens, with probably fatal effect.
M. Mcmillan, who few years ago was
Cashier of the Second National Bank at Law
renee, died in Kansas City lately, friendess
pauper, without soul to administer to his
wants or a friend near. His relatives are all
wealthy and IL has only been few years since
me had ample means at his own command, but
while In the bank he gave way TO the tempter
and ever since has been an outcast from So
ciety, former friends, and relatives.
At Atchison last week Herman Fiss and
Jake Deiser engaged in a wrestling match in
which Deiser was worsted. Fiss made him
mad, and some time after the parties met
when Descr drew a razor and cut Fiss I'm a
number OF places about the arm, face and
neck. Mark Tyler was driving a wagon load
ed with shingles across the railroad track, was
thrown to the ground and fatally injured
by the wagon wheels crushing his chest. A
sleeping car on the East bound Missouri Pa
ellie train, while passing over the bridge
spanning White Clay Creek, a short distance
below the Union Depot, jumped the track and
was precipitated into the creek The car con.
tanned passengers, but all escaped uniniured
The car itself was completely demolished.
The Bayard Farm, one OF the best farms In
Davis county, near Milford, was sold last weeh
60 Eli George, OF Dickinson County, for sll,
DOO. The farm contains |, 900 acres.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Sallna recent
ly, between Chas. Holmquist and Ben Han
cock. They both drew revolvers, Hancock
firing hrst. The ball struck a button or
Holmquist aud glanced, striking Sheriff Rad
clih In the hand, INJECTING a very painful
wound.
Frank Gregg, OF Baxter Springs, was recent
killed by large pulley falling on his head
b. L. Young, switchman on the A. T. a
q r. X. r., was recently killed at Argentine
The prospect I'm Kansas for another abun
nant wheat crop is excellent Amuch larger
area has been sown to wheat and rye. and al
has come up vigorously under this splendid au.
tumn weather. Owing to low prices paid fol
wheat threshing is progressing but slowly;
farmers who are not pushed are 10th 10 sell
and hope for rise In the market The super
abundant corn crop has attracted large mum
Der OF herds OF cattle, that will winter and
fatten In the State. Altogether. the Kansa,
farmers arc In q good humor.
The woman who killed Noll at Ark,nsa,
CITY last week, went to the city after IN,
deed and stated to the authorities that an,
wanted TO paw her fine, a. she wished 10 Or
nome. Upon questioning her as to what An,
wanted to pay hne for, she informed then
tnat she had killed a man, although abe had
only meant TO shoot him little.n She Az
not seem to have the least conception Of N,
enormity OF the crime.
Mr.. Baker, who lives four miles south a
Oswego, had two valuable horses killed h,
lightning In the stable the other night.
Marysville has a juvenile brass band.
Mr. and Mrs. Fluke, OF Newton. recen,I,
lost their little baby girl in a vay that ".
most shocking and terrible. The child VIA,
playing with some other children. Her mothe
missed her and upon looking for the It'll
one found her dead in the privy vault.
highway robbery was attempted in limo
ton City lately. After desperate fight IN
City Marshal captured one Of the robbers. 7
transpired that the robbers had an hour or !.
previously compelled citizen on the west.r,
limits OF the city to hold up his hands from
whom they received go.
Nemaha County has an even hundred .cAoc
districts. ''O'
Major Hopkins, Warden of the STATE PEN
tentiary, recently paid State Treasurer FrancI
-eS.70011