The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mary Deacon, beautiful young girl of
sixteen, was taken to the insane asylum
from the Windsor Hotel, when G. w.
Morse, the night clerk at the hotel, alleged
that the girl had been drugged and that by
looking thrOugh'a transom he had seen a
Mrs. Potts tickling the soles of her feet to
drive her crazy. The reason for getting the
girl into the asylum was that her father de-
sired to obtain possession of certain prop
erty which the girl had inherited. 1t was
stated that the father had the girls mother
imprisoned in an asylum East.
a SPECIAL. from Pratt County says: On
the 9th, at about daybreak, j. Daniels, who
separated from his family during the win.
ter, but who has been boarding with them
for the last month, got up, dressed himself
took his revolver and went to the bed where
his wife was sleeping, and placing the muZ-
Zle to her forehead deliberately blew her
brains out. Turning to bed in the same
room occupied by two of his daughters, he
shot the eldest of them, inficting what he
supposed to be a fatal wound, following her
down stairs and firing across the yard. He
then turned, and placing the murderous
weapon to his own head, fired ball into
his brain.
THE following Notaries Public have been
appointed by Governor Click: A. Wat
king, ii. L. Strohm, Kingman, Kingman
County; c. NJ. Cade, j. b. Curry, Cold
water, Barber County; w. e. Morgan, Sun
City, Barber County; A. Bennett, Garden
City, Ford County; &. A. Exline, Dodge
City, Ford County; J. F. Whitney, Larned,
Pawnee County; Governor Teats, Hope,
Dickinson County; c. B. Roundy, Geary
City, Doniphan County; III. Tilley, Sohaue,
Ness County.
a COMMUNICATION has been received by
DR.. HOlcOmbe, from Sumner County, call
ing his attention to foot disease among
cattle in that county. In answer, he says:
THE disease is known as foot rot, and is
believed to spread by means of the pus
from the diseased foot coming in contact
with healthy animals. The treatment
necessary" he says, sis to separate the
lame ones from the healthy before any sores
form. POultice the foot at first and until
the skin between the hOofs is found to be
sore, then cauterize the raw spots with pure
carbolic acid, and dress them daily there
after with carbOlic acid. one part, olive oil
eight parts Cover the foot with bandage.
Keep the animal in cool place out of the
sun, and feed and water twice or three
times day. Allow no unnecessary eXer-
else. Dsinfect all infected enclosures.
Burn all dressings when removed"
A MAN named Rockwell, formerly of Gin
cinnati tried to drown himself at Leaven-
worth recently. He was pulled out of the
water by some boys who were in swimming
and taken to the police station. He was
thirty years of age and supposed to be de
mented.
! SECRETARY ADAMS, Of the State His
! tOrical Society has received the files of the
Kansas Territorial Register, newspaper
published at Leavenworth from July Z, 1855,
to December %, 1855, by Mark w. Delahay,
a well known Free-State man of those
times. The paper first started as coRserva-
tive Democratic newspaper, but finally be-
came a strong Free-State and Anti-Slayery
paper which it continued until its presses,
type and material were thrown into the
Missouri River by the ''Kickapoo Rangers"
on the night of December %, 1855.
Two COMPLAINTS were received by the
State Board of Railway Commissioners at
Topeka recently. The first was against the
AtchisOn, Topeka Il Santa Fe Railroad
Company from Great Bend, and it alleged
that the said road had overcharged on the
shipment of hogs and bran. The second
complaint was against the st. Louis Il San
Francisco Road from Leon, Butler County,
and alleged excessive rates Oh coal, lum-
UCI 6lllu OlllCl SHlpiItHUo llODl l1dIoeCu3
Wichita and Augusta to the Santa Fe line.
Hon. F. G. ADAMS, Secretary of the State
Historical Society, has returned from trip
| to LeayenwOrth, where he went to look
after the old brass cannon, ''KickapOo."
which was sold few days ago as old
metal and shipped to Chicago. 1t was
owned by the ''Kickapoo Rangers" and was
stolen in 1857 from the Government arsenal
at Moberly, Mo. 1t played quite a promi
nent part in the border warfare and is
valued as historical relic. Secretary
Adams succeeded in arranging for its pos
session by the State Historical Society.
THE State ProhibtionistS are announced
to convene at Lawrence on the I'd of Sep
TENDER.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Ralph's
cracker factory, at LeavenwOrth, the other
evening. A boy, aged thirteen years, named
John Branke, was going up on steam ele-
vatOr, and it is supposed was leaning over
and looking down, when the second floor
struck him and his head was caught between
it and the elevator, MASKING it to a jelly.
GOVERNOR HAMILTON of Illinois has re-
ceived dispatch from Governor Click, of
Kansas, asking him not to issue a procla-
nation against Kansas cattle, and saying
that he had taken measures to prevent the
shipment of Texas or Southern cattle
through the State, from which causes alone
the infection could spread. Governor Ham,
iltOn replied; expressing confidence in the
effectiveness of Governor Clicks measures.
DIR. A. A. HOLCoMBE the State Veter-
marian. has received word from four points
in the State where Texas fever has broken
out viz: Westmoreland. Council Grove,
Neodesha and Oathe. This makes eight
places in all in the State where the disease
is known to exist.
PosT-oFFICE changes in Kansas during
the week ending August g: Established
BOnaccord, Dickinson County, Daniel S.
Van Duzen. Postmaster; Holland, Dickin-
son County, Thomas Mcconnell, Postmaster;
Sunny Side, Dickinson County, Joseph c.
SeatOn, Postmaster. Discontinued-Floy
Mitchell County; Vernon, Graham County.
Postmasters AppOinted-Afton, Sedgwick
County, Mrs. Henrietta B. Gage; Kansas
Center, Rice County, Erwin L. Drake; Rose
dale Wyandotte County, James II. Camp
bell.
MICHAEL BRAsTAw, his wife and two
children arrived at Leavenworth recently
from Poland. He went to work in the coal
mines, but himself and wife were taken
sick and the woman died. An investigation
developed the fact that she died from starry
alton. Their supply of food was exhausted
while on the way here, and they were una
BILE to make their wants known. The man
was in critical condition, but would prOba-
bly, recover.
COUNTERFEITERs operating in Kansas
As Mrs. BRANCH, a colored woman, was
attempting to extinguish fire in Wyandotte
with pail of water recently, the flames eX.
ploded loaded shotgun. The charge Ell
tered her arm and face, infiieting serious
wounds.