Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

n KANSAS eolDor wlckedly remarks:
"The new railroad law has developed a
great many children of abnormal growth
in Kansas. 1t is a very common thing
now for conductors to encounter cbildren
on their trains who are under five wears
Of age and over four feet in height Rut
then this is a very growing season.
OFFICER TAYLOR, who shot and instantly
killed Dick Turpine at Atchison several
weeks since, has been arrested and bound
over on the charge of murder. At the
coroner's inquest following the shooting.
Taylor was exonerated by that jurv.
In the District Court at Olathe a change
of venue was granted in the case of the
State of Kansas VS.. John Harris. the de-
faultlng banker, upon the ground that the
people OF johnson County were so preiu-
diced against Harris that he could not get
a fair and impartial trial in the county.
NEWTON claims a population of 1880.
and growing rapidly.
A BOY put atorpedo on the street railway
track in Topeka the other day. and when
the car ran over and exploded it, there was
as much CONSERVATISM among the passen-
gers as If the cars were running in the
streets of London.
The annual report of the State Board of
Assessors for 1888 gives the whole number
of miles of railroads in Kansas as $3.50. 90
The total value of all the railroad propertv
In the State is estimated at S27, 2SO. 2l9. 81,
averaging $7,04S.62 per mile. The Assessors
also reported a total of 3,S6l.O6 miles of
telegraph line. Each mile of telegraph
line Zone wire) is assessed at $40, making
the total value Of the various lines S27O,-
874.20.
ALLEN HARRISON, railroad night-watch-
man at Atchison, was found insensible and
it was thought in a dying condition few
mornings since. " was supposed that his
injuries were caused by being struck by a
projecting timber from passing train.
A PETITION in quo warranto against the
Vigilant Insurance Company was fled in
the Supreme Court recently by Attorney
General Johnston asking that it be ousted
from the right to do an insurance business
which it claims, and that it forfeit any cor
porate franchise it may have for misuser.
This is an institution that claims to be a
mutual concern.'and insures live stock from
loss or damage by accident, death or theft.
without complying with the insurance law.
DURING storm last week train of the
Kansas Central road was blown from the
track while crossing Three Mile Creek,
about ten miles west of Clay Center. The
train was running through a furious storm,
and when it reached the stream, which is
about twenty-five feet deep, the wind liter
ally picked up the rear cars and tumbled
them into the creek bed twenty-five feet
below. The injured were c. w. Gordon,
nd
conductor, A. T. Welch, mail agent, and
Express Messenger Sheldon.
THE General Passenger Agent of the
Santa Fe Road has issued a circular that
children under five years of age will be
transported free of charge; children over
five and ND to twelve years of of age inclu-
sive, will be charged half-fare; children
over twelve years of age full fare. 1t is to
be understood that children who have
passed their fifth birthday are half-fare
passengers, and those who have passed
their twelfth birthday are full fare passen-
gers. In case the half-rate terminates in
one-half cent throw off the fraction"
The editor of the Wilson County Citizen
has had talk with number of horticul-
turists of the State, who generally agree
that apple crop will be little lighter than
last year. The peaches will yield a fair
crop, but not full one, many grated vari-
cites having been winter killed. OF seed
lings there will be heavy crop. Cherries
make fair showing. Grapes promise an
abundant yield, and small fruits will Weld
profusely.
MAGNIFICENT posters have been gotten
out by the Union Pacific road advertising
the G.. A. r. Encampment to be held at
Denver. The circular bears in all its colors
fac-simile of the G.. A. r. badge. Excur-
sion tickets are now on sale and good until
October 3lst. The rate from Topeka to
Denver, Pueblo or Colorado Springs and
return is S2S.
THERE was little unpleasantness at
Morehead one night last week wherein
Henry Forest, Sam Rinker and j. K. Graves
were the principal actors; during the row
pistols and knives were frequently used,
Forrest receiving ball through the body
and Graves was badly cut up. 1t was
thought that Graves could not recover and
Forests wounds may prove fatal.
DR.. HUMBLE, of Wichita, who has for
years been engaged in the Sunday School
work for that section for the American
Superintendent for three States with head.
quarters at Topeka.
AN immense amount of rain has fallen
in Western Kansas during the past three
weeks, more than in years before.
A KANSAS editor rises to remark that
spring chicken the size of q canary bird
brings the princely sum of thirty-five cents
in some of the towns of the Arkansas VAL
ley.
MISS MAUD BOND, of Topeka, was way
laid the other night while returning home
with her sister from the Roller Skating
Rink, by negro man who seized her and
attempted to carry her to a secluded place.
She fought him desperately and her sister
commenced screaming which brought per-
sons to the rescue when the negro ran of
and succeeded in escaping.
EVEN gunpowder, when it reaches Kan.
sas, catches the inspiration of its surround.
ings and becomes more vigorous and strong
than in other places. In describing recent
explosion in the State Kansas
City daily published that tone dwelling,
300 miles away, was completely riddled by
flying bricks"
A SERIES of revival meetings is being
held in the Methodist church, Wichita,
by Mrs. Lowry, of Detroit, who,
1t is said, is an eloquent and impressive
speaker.
The Fourth promises to be warm.
a FELLOW who gave the name of C. c.
Johnson and claimed to be a Shawnee
County farmer, recently went to Topeka
and engaged a Mrs. Murray to do house
work. He took her sewing machine away
in buggy, promising to return for her the
next day. He did not return and she had
him arrested. He was confined for night
in the second story of building in Topeka,
but during the night tore up the bed clothes,
let himself to the ground and escaped.
WILLIAM r. BRowN, formerly member of
Congress from the Third District, has been
appointed Register of the Land Office at
Larned.
A CHARTER was filed last week for the
Patrons Cooperative Bank, of Olathe, cap
ital stock 900.