Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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ColweIl, (coiorej daughter OF Charles Col
wei, had been ailing for some time, and
| number OF her colored friends declared that
she was under ''voodoo'' s, ell by the machin-
atoms OF Alex. Langiord. who gave her 3
glass OF lemonade last September, from which
she had been gradually sickening since.
Charles Colwell, brother of the ''voodooed"
! girl, stated that he thought Langford had
poisoned his sister. Laugford heard of il,
and, armed with pistol and club, started out
to hunt Young Colwell but was arrested and
nned for carrying concealed weapons, which
acted as an antidote for the voodoo charm.
Ihe Kansas Millers' State Association held
special meeting at the Windsor Hotel, in
Topeka, one day last week. Thirty-ive or
forty delegates were in attendance from diff
ferent parts of the State The business under
consideration was that of adopting some
means Tor protection to mills using rolls; a
Mlilers Mutual Insurance Company for Kan
sas and the best system of milling for Kansas
wheat Pa ers Of importance were read from
representatives of each milling system, and
omcers were elected for the ensuing year.
The residence of Mrs. Checsebrough. of
Atchison, was recently burglarized to the
amount OF $50 worth of silver-ware, and the
was arrested and the property recovered, but
the owner refused to prosecute, this being the
boys first offense.
man, whose name was not learned, while
waking along the road near Topeka one day
last week was suddenly attacked and bitten
Oy dog. de hurried TO the city and con-
suited physician, who dressed the wound.
Inc q 'ctor stated that the wound was very
much inEamed and he felt positive the dog
was mad On recommendation OF physicians
ne took the train for Kansas City to have a
maidstone" applied.
William Hardin, colored, was fatally injured
last week while assisting to raise a safe into
the United States Marshals office at Topeka.
The brace broke, letting the. safe weighing two
tons, fall on him, MASKING the lower parts of
both legs and otherwise injuring him.
The Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture is preparing the copy for the immicra-
ton document ordered by the late Leyisla-
ture, and will put it in the hands of the print
sr as soon as returns are received in relation
TO two or three important items of informa
ton. The maps required have been contract
ed for at lower rate than has ever be-
fore been obtained Thev will show
the latest railroad developments and the coun-
ties in the Southw st reOrganized this winter
Extra mars have also been ordered for the in
creased edition of the biennial
Kansas prairies are being dotted over with
new farm houses.
A number of applications for commissions
TO recruit militia companies have lately been
received by the Adiutant General.
The State Aud tor declines to issue warrants
for the payment OF any money on the author
ity OF resolutions me ely. The clerks and EN-.
plOyes of the Senate and House directed by
resolution to remain ter the session for the
purpose OF closing up the journals and other
business W ii therefore have to wait
Stock in Decatur County ia looking well
and is in fine condition considering the severe
winter. The farmers had plenty of iced, and
that was the main thing to pull cattle through
hard winter. There is still some good Gov.
.rnment land in the County, and also some
Tery fine school lands.
A building to cost $40 O0) is to be built four
miles south of Arkansas City, to be used as an
Industrial School for Ind an youths
NJ. NJ. Hayslip, hung himself recently Oh
his farm in Atchison County. He had been
IN low spirits for some time. He imagined
that he and his wife were coming to want
though lie owned good farm and was sub
Itantially out of debt. His age was over a
rears. He had been class leader in tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church about forty years
and member of the church nearly sixty years
A Sedgwick County farmer by the name OF
Aaron Sievers sold two fat steers in Wichits
asst week for s236.5O cash. One weighed 9. 2Ot
pounds and the other 2, 100 pounds
The President has appointed John Mckee
Postmaster at Leavenworth.
Charles Slaback, q boy hose thief, was re-
Gently captured by the leriff of IRE 70
County and taken to the State Reform School.
Frank Foster, the forger, who was arrested
at Clinton, Iowa, last week, and is now lying
In jail in Topeka, seems to have been in hi.
lay very bad man. The latest reports al
hand connect him with the abduction of
Toung girl at Mansfield Mass. A letter f. on
the Chief of Police at Chicago to Marsha
Cochran Of Topeka, is accompanied by clip
: ng taken from the daily Sun of Mansfield
Mass, which says that Lizzie Periam, til,
fifteen ear-old daughter of John Periam, .
well-lo-do merchant of Mansfield, had beer
stolen from her home by one Frank Foster
and gone West with him; that her parent
s were wonderfully distracted at the conduct
e their daughter, etc, etc. Wh.re thi
e girl is now seems to be quite a mystery. Ate
i Foster had been captured at Clinton, an,
{ when the Constable was leaving there witt
t him pale and sickly-looking young woman
: met them at the depot and took very affec
e tionate farewell of the prisoner All the cir
a cumstances put together seem to establish
a that pale female as the Lizzie Periam, and
30, she is now ia Clinton. 80.
a Mrs. Horton, wife of Chief Justice A. II
r Horton, of the Supreme Court, died in Atehi
] son last week The funeral was largely al
, tended at Grace Church, In that CITY, RICH
Rev. Bishop Vale and Rev. Leonard, O
n Grace Church, conducted the services.
q special train from Topeka took a number O
h friends to the funeral The church was az
propriately draped and decorated with flowers
and the family pew, in which she had so man
gears worshipped with her loved ones, wa
!, heavily draped In mourning and decorate
J, With white flowers.
1t has been found out that the Legislator
;, made no appropriation to meet the expense
: Of criminal trials where the crime has bee
committed in unorganizei counties. Tn
consequence is that the organized counties Z
!. which unorganized counties have been al
!, tached for judicial purposes will be forced {
: .pav the expenses and then apply to the mex
Legislature for relief
> Flowing in Southern Kansas is progressing
Last week charters were fled with the Secrt
;, tary OF State of the Royal American Benevc
: lent Association OF Topek. The purposes @
:, this corporation are to furnish financial al
= and protection to its members and the suppor
: Of Christ's Hospital Of that city. Also of tn
: Topeka Typographical Union. No. 12l. Tn
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