Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-14
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Miscellaneous.

| miscellaneous.
THE Leavenworth police have finally
captured the Heigle murderers. Since the
confession of Robert Davis, who is now in
the penitentary, they have been untiring
| in their efforts, which were suddenly
brought to a close the other day by the ar
rest of a colored man named John L.
Brown, who confirmed the officers In their
suspicious against another man, also col
ored named Love, who was in Jail at
Platte City, Mo. The police authorities
believe that there is no doubt about these
being the three men who murdered Heigle
and nearly severed his head from his body,
one night last February, at his store in
that city.
THE temperance wave has struck Leav-
enworth. committee of prominent cit6
zens recently filed complaints with the
County Attorney and requested him to
bring suit against Colonel Jennison and
others for violation of the Prohibitory
law.
AT Jonesburgh, in Chatauqua County,
recently, Thomas Mcclure was shot and
instantly killed by Emma Hendricks, who,
in company with her husband, c. b. Hen.
bricks, called Mcclure out of his house
and charged him with circulating report
rejecting upon Mrs. Hendricks character,
and without further parley shot him down
in his own door yard. Hendricks and his
wife were arrested and while the former
was in custody of an officer at private
house some party unknown shot him
through the window from the outside, inflict
ing injuries which the attendant physician
pronounced fatal. Mrs. Hendricks asserted
that her husband killed Mcclure, while he
maintained to the contrary.
THE livery stable of William A. Travis,
in Topeka, known as the "Hotel de Hoss,"
was burned the other evening, together
with twelve horses, six buggies, family
carriage, two phaetons and a valuable COW,
besides hay, grain, harness and other
property.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Leavenworth, recently, Bourbon County
was successful in a suit involving $250,000.
The county was sued by one f. G. Smith to
compel the issuing of $l50,000 in payment
for that amount of stock in the Fort Scott,
Humboldt & Western Railroad. The bonds
were voted in 1872, hut owing to the failure
of the company to perform its contract
they were never issued. Smith was a con-
tractor and sued the county rs a stock
holder in the road. The amount sued for
and the interest would reach $250,000.
THE other morning the lifeless body of
James Marquis, young man about eigh-
teen years of age, a son of Colonel ID. ID.
Marquis, was found in the eastern part of
Olathe. 1t was supposed he was killed by
being thrown from his horse.
In reply to a letter from the Adjutant
General of Indiana, General Moonlight re.
piled, favoring the plan for a meeting OF
the Adjutants General of all the States
and Territories not later than the 10th Of
January. for the purpose Of a more thor.
ough organization of the militia of the
country.
The Kansas Elevator, at Leavenworth,
was recently entirely destroyed by fire.
The elevator was owned by the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company, and was fully
insured. Once before cyclone struck and
necessitated the rebuilding of it at a cost
of $4,000. There was grain to the value OF
$4,000 stored, on which there was about
two-thirds insurance. This is considered
heavy loss to the grain interests of the city
and surrounding country.
NEARLY one hundred claims, embracing
1920 acres. of land, were taken mt the
Larned land Office on the 30th, in what Is
known as the "Indemnity Strip"
THE wife of George B. Johnson recently
disappeared from her home In Atchison.
For some time she had been laboring under
religious excitement, which, with the intel.
ligence that sister in Syracuse was at the
point of death, it was thought, unsettled
her mind. 1t was feared she had drowned
herself in the Missouri River.
FARMERS report that the millet crop of
Lyon County yielded from two to four tons
per acre this season.
The wheat Is said to look well.
INVESTIGATION by special agent and the
officers of the Wichita Land-office disclosed
the fact that there had been many fraudu.
lent land entries in the Wichita Land Dis.
trict More than two hundred fraudulent
entries have been unearthed. Papers have
been prepared and put in the hands of Uni.
ted States Marshal Williams for service.
The offenders will be prosecuted for per.
jury.
THE second annual meeting of the State
Convention of tho Young Mems Christian
Association closed four days. session I'm
Lawrence on the 3D.. Fifty-thre delegates
were present..
JUNCTION CRY now has packing house
in full operation.
The residence of Mrs. Gavin. I'm Law.
renee, was entered by burglars the other
night, who, after chloroforming the in.
inmates, distracted from bureau drawer
seventy-fve dollars, which had been sent
them by the Southern Brotherhood of TeIe-
graphers, to which organization her son,
Thomas Gavin, recently deceased, be.
longed.
RECENTLY the divorced wife Of DR.. Cur
U.s. OF Mcpherson, learning that the doctor
was TO be married again, took morphine,
out was saved by the use of the stomach
pump.
JUDGE McCRARY has appointed a Re-
road.
fosT-orFIcE changes in Kansas durina
tne week ended November "a, 1888: Post.
masters arpointed-Celia, Rawlins Coun-
w. r. j. Franklin; Laura, McPherson
Uounty, Itobert NJ. Hall; Newbury.
maoaunsee County, Wesley 8. Bolton; 81.
nary's, Pottawatomie County, J. B. r.
Damarius; Taranka, Ellsworth County,
Fl. Hayden; Terrapin, Kingman County
Liewciiyn A. Grafton; verbeck, Barton
county, Thomas H. Allen; cara, johnson
County, James Cummings. Discontinued
shell Rock, Greenwood County.
Tue Topeka saloon keepers who left the
CITY and forfeited their bonds during the
recs mt term of the District Court were ar
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