Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Professor II. A. TURrox, a prominence
educational worker of Franklin County
has been unanimously elected Superin.
tendent Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. "A
Olathe. Professor Turton was for some
Of the same nature.
A YOUNG man named Fay was shot one
day recently by a policeman at Ottawa
and seriously wounded The officer remou-
strated with Fay about using a doorway
for bed, when he attacked the officer.
which resulted in his getting shot.
NINETEEN business houses and property
aggregating $4,000 were destroyed by a
late fire at Cottonwood Falls.
The other morning while bathing in the
river at Topeka, James Horn, a son Of Hon.
Daniel ii. Horn, thirteen years Of age, was
drowned.
CHARTERS were fled with the Secretarv
of State recently of the Times, Fredonia.
Wilson County; capital stock, 5000.
Galva Mill Company, Mcpherson county: :
capital stock, $1O,5OO. Walton Methodist
Episcopal Church, Harvey County; First
Church of the United Brethren in Christ of
Emporia.
In the case of Frank E. Young, ON trial
last week at Wichita for arson, the iury.
after being out thirty-six hours, failed TO
agree. The defendant was charged with
an attempt to hire Dave Coffey to burn the
Occidental Hotel in that city. The case
was one of great Importance. Young, the
defendant, is the proprietor of the fremont
House in Wichita and frst-class business
man, with an unimpeachable business
record. Public opinion was with him from
the outset, and but little credit given to
the charges of the prosecuting witness.
AUDITOR MCCABE has made uo and for.
warded to State Agent s. J. Crawford, at
Washington, a list of lands selected by
agents of the State in 1882, in lieu of lands
lost to the State by reason of Indian
reservations, ETC., but for some reason
never certified to the State. The list aggre.
gates Is, 104 acres, situated in the old and
settled portions of the State, and are valu.
able.
WILBUR FRANK, of Larned, fourteen
years old, is mechanical prodigy. II
has recently made a railroad engine in
proper form, everything including bell,
whistle, tools and oil can, in the most me-
chanical style. Proportion is observed in
the mechanism, and the work itself is evi.
dence that the boy has a rare talent for
work of this character.
THE National Eclectic Medical Associa-
tion recently in session at Topeka, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
President, E. Younklin, of st. Louis; First
| Vice President, j. NJ. WEIGH, of Kansas
Second Vice President, Geo. Covert, OF
Wisconsin; Third Vice President, l.. D.
Beam, of Johnstown, Pa; Secretary, Alex
Wilder, of New Jersey; Treasurer, James
Anton, of New York.
| MISS JENNIE CLICK, daughter of the Gov
ernor, was married at Atchison last week
to Mr.. j. w. Orr. The young couple re-
ceived many handsome presents.
A COMPANY from Parsons, it is said, has
leased some land four miles southeast OF
Columbus and are prospecting for lead,
with good indications. They have struck
both lead and jack in going a depth OF
twenty-five feet and have hopes of making
| a rich find.
| HANK SIGERsoN, a horse-thief, jumped
from the Fort Scot train near Olathe re-
Gently and made his escape from Ike Nc
Carthy, Kansas City livery stable keep
er, who had him in charge and from whom
Sigerson had stolen horse.
a DECISION was made by Judge Martin
of Atchison, recently which materially
affects all corporations which claim ex
! elusive privileges under city ordinances
In the case decided the Atchison Street
Railroad asked an injunction to restrain
the Missouri Pacific railway company from
cutting the track of the horse raiload. Thi:
was refused by Judge Martin on the ground
eN.~aNN .,sew L A.
right of way to the street railroad. His de
cision was based upon the provision in the
constitution which declares that mo special
privileges or immunities shall be granted
by the Legislature which may not be al
tered, revoked or repealed by the same
body; and this power shall be exercised by
no other tribunal or agency" The court
held that the street railway franchise is
special privilege, which could only b,
granted by the Legislature, and not by tn,
city.
Mr.. SHERMAN, a brother-in-law of Dis
trict Attorney Hallowell, is to be Clerk Of
the United States Court, Wichita district
and reside permanently in that city.
SEDGwICK COUNTY claims a stand of 13S,
900 acres of corn, all looking fine.
STEPS are being taken to erect a monu
ment to the memory of Hon. Alfred Grey
ex-SecretaTy Of the State Board of Agricul
ture. The Legislature at its last session
appropriated the sum of 81 800 for this pur
pose to be expended under the direction o.
the Executive Council. In addition to thi.
quite sum of money was raised some tim,
ago by private subscription, and this viii
be combined with the appropriation. Tn,
monument will be erected in the cemetery
at Topeka.
DIR. GEORGE RAYMOND, one of tn,
| American missionaries attacked in eastern
Turkey by the robber KourCls, and nearly
murdered, was we'll known i'll Wyandotte
where he was visiting about year ago.
In accordance with the request of tn,
Board of Public Charities of the United
States, Governor Click has appointed DIR
w. w. Cochran of Atchison, DIR. Gossett o.
Paola, and DIR. H. w. Roby of Topeka
delegates to the tenth annual meet
ing of the National Conference of Charities
to be held at Louisville, KY, Septembel
"a, 1883
CHARTERS were filed last week for tn,
Freedmen's Academy of Kansas, place o
business, Emporia, Dunlap or Lawrence
Parkhurst Mercantile Company, Madison
Greenwood County; Sh iloh NJ. E. Churcl
of NOosho County.
ATCHIsoN has 300 dogs.
THE contract for building the genera
offices of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F,
Railroad Company at Topeka, was awarded
to James A. McGonigle, of Leavenwortf
for $lsS,S9O. The work is to be completed
by July 1, 1884.
The investigation of DIR. Knapp, Super
intendent Of the Insane Asylum, resulted
In his acquittal of the charges preferred
against him.
The Governor has received a letter from
Governor B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts,
in which he sends his regrets for not bein,
able to accept the invitation to deliver tn,
annual address at the coming State Fair.
Rev. NOAH HARPER, of Indiana, will b,
called to preach in the Emporia Baptist
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