Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

AT Bakersford, Nemaha County. last
week Thomas Atkins and family at
tempted to leave their home. which
was threatened with destruction by water,
and take Mr.. Borari, wife and children
along. There were eight in the wagon,
which was caught in the current of Turkey
Creek and upset. Seven of the party were
drowned, Mrs. Borari alone escaping. She
lodged in a tree, but was rescued fourteen
hours afterward. Her baby was washed
from her arms and drowned.
Mr.. FRED MERCER, of Wilder. Johnson
County, was in Kansas City one day last
week and drew over 500 out of one of the
banks of that city. Early in the evening
he had occasion to go to the residence OF
Judge Holmes, near Sixth and Delaware
streets, and just as he entered the gate two
men made daring attempt to rob him by
personating officers who claimed to have a
warrant for him. One grabbed his pocket
book, which Mr.. Mercer wrenched from the
scoundrel, when the other fired at him.
Both ran of and escaped Persons sitting
In front of their residences witnessed the
affair and supposed the robbers were really
officers.
Mr.. ]. c. HYDE, of Sedgwick County, has
short-horn cow that furnishes thirty
pounds of superior milk per day
A CHARTER was fled last week for the
Patrons Cooperative Bank, of Olathe, cap.
ital stock $40, 900.
JOHN BUsHoNG and Carl Burl, two young
men while recently returning home from
Clay Center, sat down by the roadside and
commenced shooting to empty their revolt
ers when Bushong, supposing he had emp
tied his, turned to Burl and said: "Your
money or your life, and pulled the trigger.
The weapon was discharged and the ball
passed through Burl's lungs inhicting q
mortal wound. The young men were
schoolmates and recently came from Ran
som, Mich, where their parents reside.
WILLIAM DoDDs, of Rossville, while
drunk, some time ago married woman
from Kansas City. On becoming sober he
realized that he had wife who was yet liv-
ing, and not having obtained a divorce he
was criminally liable to arrest. He again
went on a spree and kept it up until he died
of delirium tremens.
AT Kinsley the other day while the pas
sengers on a train were getting their dim
ner the fireman of the engine; George Dun
lap, found pocket book. He and the
engineer examined the contents, which
consisted of ten 81 900 bills, about 81 900 in
smaller notes; a number of drafts, checks,
notes, etc., amounting In all to about Sc, :
900. There was also a deed for eight Sec
tions of land. While considering the
proper thing to do a man came along appa.
rently looking for something, and told them
he had lost his pocket book. They asked
his name, and as it was the same that was
connected with the pocket book, Mr.. Dun
lap told him he had just found it, and
handed it over. The owner, with commend
able hberality, put his hand in his pocket
and rendered the finder seventy-fivs cents,
GEORGE PETERS, of Wyandotte County,
while ailing recently pulled up some poke
root, which he mistook for a medicinal
plant, of which he ate, and died within a
short time.
DURING the storm Sunday, the 18th,
lightning struck the house of Charles
Moore, seven miles west of Leavenworth,
and did good deal of damage.
JUDGE PENDRY, one of the pioneers of
Leavenworth, but of late years a resident
of Leadville, Colo, where he struck rich
lead, it is reported will return to Leaven-
worth to enjoy his wealth;
A SCAMP named Leach recently left st.
Louis with his wife and child and young
woman for Colorado. When the train
reached Topeka, the wife was seen at the
depot with her babe, crying piteously.
Upon being questioned, she said her hus:
band had deserted her and gdne off with
The other Woman. At Kansas City he told
his wife he would only purchase tickets to
Topeka, as he could get better rates from
there. She was left destitute, but was fur
nished transportation back to st. Louis,
and the police undertook the case of hunt
ing up the recreant husband.
A YOUNG man at Topeka the other even.
ing made an engagement with a young
lady, but before the appointed hour sent
her note asking to be excused on account
of pressing business. She excused him,
and strolling out on the streets that even
ing found the pressing business to be an.
other young lady with whom he was enjoy.
Ing ice cream. That young man will need
lots of ice if he goes near the first girl any
more this summer.
AT late old folks entertainment given
by Mr.. William Richards, of Wyandotte,
guests whose combined ages aggregated
1,229 years. or an average Of about seventy:
seven years each. The youngest guest
was sixty-four years old and the oldest
ninety-six. One lady was especially lively
at the age of eighty-three years, sixty of
which she had used crutches.
THERE are 293 soldiers in Riley County,
3I3 in Davis, All in Marion, SIS in Harvey,
635 in Nemaha, and 200 in Marshall-ac.
cording to returns made by township trus,
tees,
LEAtENwoRTH lady is the proprietor
of wood yard and attends to the business
in person.
PosToFFIcE changes in Kansas during
the week ending June 6, 1888: Estab-
hshed-McGregor Sheridan County, Sam
uel P. Davidson, postmaster; Oxide, Ellis.
worth County, Herman Stasser, postmas.
ter; Stephen, Decatur County, Nelson w.
Strong, postmaster. Discontinued-Sulli.
van, jackson County. Nsme changed
Sorwalk, kinginan County; to Saiee; Johf
L. Salee. postmaster.
A LITTLE eighteen-months-o son of W:
T. Kelley, Superintendent Of the Kansas
Central Railroad; drank large quantity
of Kerosene oil at Leavenworth the other
morning. For some time his life was de-
SPARED of, but he was finally restored.
The black-leg seems to he taking of the
cattle in several localities.
The wheat harvest is at high tide.
The Arkansas Vslley Editorial Assucia.
ton held It's seini.annual meeting at New.
ton on the 18th: Practical questions were
discussed and the Association adjourned to
meet at Dodge City in October,
The Leavenworth Glucose Company will
make additional improvements to their
works, by which they will convert 6,OOC
bushels of corn daily into syrup, or over
100000 bushels yearly.
JAMES PEREeoY, aged sixteen, an Elm:
ploye Of the Missouri Pacific shor AZ Par.
sons was accidentally killed recently by
the falling Of an engine frame from the
drill press.
Tn. National Eclectic Medical Associa.
ton held its annual meeting in Topeka last
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