Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS

oi enorI VI Inat OF 1881. The drv
weather In the early fall prevented sowing at
the usual time, but the continual fine wealth
er brought the plant to condition where IL
compares 1ayorably with that of former wears.
State Treasurer John Francis has issued
ms biennial report which shows that the re-
ceipts from all sources for the two wears end
ing June SOth, 1882, net So, 400 ass. SIS: the
disbursements, S. 26O. S27 SIS; the receipts over
the expenditures, S199, 323. 76; to which credit
the balance In the Treasury June Both, 1880.
44,oSL10; making actual balance in the
treasury June SOth, 1882, GA, 32S. 76. Mr..
Francis says that the revenues have been
well collected, and all liabilities promptly
paid, leaving balance in the Treasury to the
credit OF each fund at the close of the fiscal
year. 4'~
b. T. Fennimore, a criminal in the Douglas
County Jail at Lawrence, came near being par
doned by the Governor recently upon false
representations made by young man of that
city, who petitioned the Governor in his be-
half and wrote upon the printed letter heads
OF well known lawyer of Lawrence. The
fraud was discovered in time however, to pre-
vent the successful working of the scheme.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at the Union
Pacific Depot in Lawrence on the Goth, between
ii. b. Bailey, Autograph operator in charge of
the depot, and w. d. Hoyt, an operator in the
employ OF the Leavenworth Sugar Works.
The parties were said to be strangers to each
other, who had gotten into quarrel over the
wire, In which hard words passed by telegraph
Baily applied epithets to HOyt which the latter
demanded he should retract, which was re-
fused. Hoyt then took the train for Law
renee, where he confronted Bailey in the tele-
graph office and again demanded retraction,
which was again refused. Hoyt then drew
revolver and shot Bailey, infiictinga dangerous
wound. Hoyt was locked up. Both are quite
young men.
The stores of Bodwell & Galheath aud
Keife Hogan, dealers in general merchan-
disc OF Baldwin City, were burglarized last
week and the safe blown open. Their losses
are reported to be $1,000. No clue has yet
been obtained of the burglars.
The maddest woman in WyaDdotte was the
lady who recently purchased new bonnet and
some time after concluded to excite the envy
of her female acquaintance by calling upon
them. The first lady met her cordially but said
nothing about her new prize. This made the
caller little nervous. The second lady did
not refer to the matter and the caller became
fdgety. The third made no allusion to the
treasure and the visitor was indignant. but
when she returned home and discovered that
she had worn her old instead of the new bon
net, you can just bet that woman was chop
ping mad"
young man and girl in Newton, the latter
aged about sixteen years, eloped one day last
week, went to Wichita where they were mar
ried and remained couple of days. On their
return instead of being received with open
arms, the indignant father of the girl had his
newly made son-in-law arrested upon The
charge of having procured the license fraud
ulently.
The boarding house bosses, and others are
going to declare war on the gambling houses
in Kansas City, Kan. They claim that since
the establishment of gambling houses in the
town, they cannot collect their board money,
and the majority of the young men take their
hard earned wages and gamble them off be-
fore they pay their honest debts.
Burglars seem to be doing a thriving bust
ness in Leavenworth.
Peter Besser, salesman for the hardware
firm of Fred H. Miller, of Leavenworth, and
confidential employee, victimized the firm to
the tune of about s., 1000. 1t does not iniure the
financial standing of the firm but confidence
In the clerks honesty it is needless to say is
materially impaired.
John NJ. Riley, William Wright and Levi P.
Blake got into an alteration at the farm of
Riley, near Memphis, in Bourbon County.
recently, which resulted in Rilev's shooting
Blake, killing him instantly. Wright and
Blake were drunk at the time. All three were
farmers, and were good men when sober.
The value of poultry and eggs sold the last
year in Kansas amounted to II, O65, 164. 90. The
animals slaughtered and sold for slaughter
amounted to $20,6S9, 64S.OO
Many of the farmers of Southern Kansas are
complaining that sportsmen are shooting all
kinds of game without regard to the game
laws. Many Of them are warming all persons
not to hunt on their premises.
Hayden Morris, a horse thief who fed from
Wyandotte County, was pursued and captured
in Leayenworth, recently.
man by the name of King was killed in
saloon in Coolidge, last week, by a saloon
keeper named John Donahue. The latter was
drunk at the time of the shooting.
Superintendent of Insurance Welch and his
assistants were busily engaged last week in
preparing and sending out to the insurance
companies doing business in the State the
blanks upon which the companies are to make
their annual statements showing their condi.
ton on the 31st day of December next
Moran Is uew town just started on the
line of the Fort Scott s. Wichita road.
Kansas gets 81, 500 of the Methodist Epis-
copal church missionary appropriation for the
comir g year.
Frank Kuther, living near Lancaster, while
driving his team, recently, noticed geese ap-
preaching. He drew his gun from the end of
the wagon, by the muzzle, VIII Oh was dis
charged, causing the loss of his hand, and it
may necessitate the amputation of his arm.
Rev. A. j. Kessill has accepted call from
the English Lutheran Church at Salina
The election held in Franklin and Timber
hill townships, Bourbon County, upon a
proposition to subscribe to the capital stock
OF the Kansas and Nebraska Central Railroad
and issue bonds, was carried by handsome
majority in favor of the bonds, and the
amount voted was SIS, 900.
John Rodocker, of Barrett, was caught in !
the belt of the mill machinery one day last
week, and so badly injured that he died soon