Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

campments were represented by over five
hundred delegates, and hundreds of veter-
ans gathered around their camp-fires and
,old over the stories Of the war. Among
those present was Mrs. Custer Calhoon,
sister of the late General George II. Custer,
whose husband was killed at the same time
General Custer lost his life, who enter
tained the Eencampment with a few
dramatic readings. General Custer's
widow was also present. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Department Commander, II. w. Pond, of
Fort Scott; Senior Vice-Commander, c. j.
McDevitt, Of Abilene; Junior Vice-Com
mander, Timothy McCarty, of Larned; As.
sistant Adjutant General. w. b. Shockly,
Of Fort Scott; Assistant Quartermaster
General, S. E. Haynes, of Fort Scott; Med.
ical Director, j. w. Crawley, of Salina !;
Chaplain, A Buckner, Of Humboldt. Coun.
ell of Administrations. J. Anderson, of
Topeka; w. a. Gebhardt, of Ellsworth; n.
Stewart, of Wichita: Tim Slower, of lola I;
Dewitt c. Goodrich, OF Topeka. Delegates
to National Encampment-D. E. Cor
nell, of Post IS; II. L. Willard, of
Post IA; c. W. Bishop, of Post 81;
NJ. l. s. WAY, of Post 122; j. H. Thompson,
II
Goodrich, of Post IL; II. G.. Herrick, of
Post 81; c. ID. Nichols, of Post 10; H. s.
Partridge, of Post Ga; A. NJ. Calhoun, of
Post 1; J. w. Feighan, of Post 55; d. Un-
derwood, OF Post 1872; ID. r. Gordon, of
Post 81; Lafayette c. Smith, of Post &c;
G. A. Norton, of Post 147; L. L. Taylor, Of
Post Il; T. s. B. Webster, of Post 81. The
encampment voted that the sum of $500
should be paid II. X. Devendorf, in add.
ton to his former salary as Assistant Ad-
jutant General, for services rendered, and
also 500 to Miss Lille Walkinshaw, of
Leavenworth. The officers both OF the
Grand Encampment and the women's
Auxiliary were enstalled and the Encamp.
ment adjourned.
A FELLOW calling himself F. NJ. Colby,
recently appeared at Topeka with a wo.
man whom he registered as his wife and
Immediately proceeded TO buy cattle very
extensively, but he did not pay any money
down. He proved to be a fraud of the
deepest dye, who had run away with the
daughter of an Atchison landlord, and
promised but failed TO marry her. The
father Of the girl went to Topeka and took
her home; the men of whom he had pur.
chased cattle took them back, and Colby
made tracks for parts unknown.
AFTER many Intellectual ballots the Exec
utive Council finally elected Hon. Almer
Gillett, of Emporia, Railroad Commissioner
TO fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Major Hopkins. The choice created
ssme surprise, as Mr.. Gillett's name had
not been mentioned in connection with the
Office.
BURGLARS entered the residence of G.
Weber in Atchison, the other night, and
leisurely plundered the drawers of the
sleeping-rooms of 5000 worth of jewelrY.
consisting OF chains, rings, earrings, brace.
let's, three watches and breGst-pins. Officers
searched all known places and cheap board
ing-Eouses. They found plumber OF sus
pected parties; also watch and other ar.
ticles belonging to Colonel A. s. Everest
whose house had been robbed the night
before Of few things. A negro was cap
tured on suspicion, and while being taker
to the station-house broke from the officers
who fired at and shot him in the leg but he
escaped.
THE other morning fire was discovered
in the store of j. w. Wilson g. Co., al
Yates Center. This building was de
stroyed, also the buildings occupied by S
II. Thurley, photographer; S. johnson
dealer in furniture and undertaker's goods
c. o. Mills, dealer in general merchandise
A. Popkess, coal dealer, and c. A. STATE
! ieweler. The argus Office, above Wilson,.
store, was a total loss and nothing wa.
saved from the store below. The loss OF
buildings and stock was fully SIS, 600; fully
insured.
THE Republican State Central Commit
tee recently held meeting at Topeka, anC
after thoroughly canvassing the ques
ton, the time for the meeting of the Stat,
Convention was set for Thursday, April 20
and the County Conventions for Saturday
April 10. The Committee recommended
that the primaries for the election of dele
gates to the County Conventions be held
week prior to the date of the County Con
ventions. The basis of represen
tation for the State Convention Al
agreed upon is one delegate for each 81
votes cast for James Smith for Secretar,
of State in 1852.
THE State Electric Medical Association
recently met at Topeka and after transact
| ing the regular business of the Association
elected the following officers: President
j. N. WEIGH, of LaCygne; First Vice
President, j. +. Lewis, of Howard; Second
Vice-President, DIR. Schwarts, of Wyan
dotte; Secretary, Noah Simmons, of Law
renee; Treasurer, S. f. Martin, OF Topeka
J. O. OWENS, a young man residing nea
Grantvills, who had been sick about tw,
months, recently felt so far recovered tina
he took his gun and started out hunting
promising his young wife not to be gon
but a short time. The day passed, but h.
failed to return, and his wife became yer,
anxious. She alarmed her friends an,
started several in search. 1t was but
short time until they returned, with the dea'
body of Mr.. Owens. twas evident tina
his gun had been accidentally discharge,
and killed him.
TIE amount of fire and tornado insur
ance business transacted in Kansas durinl
the year 1893, as shown by annual state
ments on the 3lst of December last, b.
companies authorized to do such bushes
in the State, was as follows: Fire risk
written, $500 ,S6j; premiums received
thereon, 81, 33l ,29).54; losses paid, S63S $50.
DC; losses incurred, $657, 5o605. Tornado
cyclone and wind storm risks written, 50,
ISi,C99; premiums received thereon, $l22.
$500.
LEAP-YEAR parties are the rage.
p. j. SHERIDAN, the Irish Nationalist ant
Land League organizer, has been lecturiul
in the State on THE Duty of the Hour"
AARON COREY, q wealthy farmer o
Douglas County, and one of the early pic
ueers, recently hanged himself. He wa
afty-seven years old, and no cause coul,
be assigned for the act.
The body Of a man was recently foun,
on the Santa Fe Railroad track, west o
Lawrence. He had been killed by passing
train. Papers found upon him led to tn
belief that his name was Peter Cellar, bu
he was unknown in the locality of the acci
| dent.
KANSAS has just entered her twenty
fourth year of Statehood.
JOHN PENNINGTON and wife were re
Gently found dead on their premises si'
miles west of Frankfort. A few days pre-