The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-03
miscellaneous.

sentenced to the penitentiary, there to re-
main for one year, and that at such time
thereafter as the Governor should fix,
they should be hanged by the Warden OF
the penitentiary within the prison walls.
The prisoners received their sentences
seemingly unmoved.
THE State Teachers Association met III
its twenty-third annual session at Topeka
on the 26th of December. Teachers were
present from all parts of the State.
The saloon keepers of Topeka are re-
ported as having 'thrown up the sponge"
and closed their places of business.
THE dry goods store of Lawrence & Son.
at Rossville, was recently entered by burg
lars, the safe blown open and notes an6
checks for 1928 and over 5000 in money
stolen.
j. r. JONES was recently arrested al
Lenape upon suspicion of being one of the
Perry post-office robbers.
BARLOW 0UND, who escaped from the
Insane Asylum at Ossawatomie, two years
ago was recently captured at Leavenworth.
CHARLES WYNJA was recently arrested
at Wyandotte, charged with counterfeitine
nickels.
JUDITH FITZPATRICK aged seventeen
wears, was recently found dead at her home
near Lecompton, having been murdered
The skull was badly crushed, evidently
with blunt instrument of some kind. The
body was in bed, an attempt to set fire to
which had evidently been made by the
murderer. She had recently received some
money from Eastern relatives, and from
what could be learned it was judged the
deed was perpetrated for robbery.
THE other night the large Touring mill Of
P. D. Tobie, at Troy, was destroyed by fire
The mill had but recently been repaired al
heavy expense, and was in fine running
order. The loss was over $4,000; insured
for about $4,000.
The endowment fund of the State Agri.
cultural College is now $444, ,4OO.SS, bring
ing an average of more than seven and g
half per cent. interest.
A WAGON load of Christmas presents fol
the prisoners in the penitentiary, sent by
friends, carried back the minds of the con-
victs to DAYS of childhood and innocence.
An accident occurred in the Santa F.
yards at Topeka, the other morning, by
which A. Mosier, a switchman, had hi:
thigh crushed. In making flying switch
On a curve the bumpers slipped past each
other between car and the engine, and
caught MoSier, who was standing on the
footboard.
/ WILLIAM RATsFoRD, of Cherryvale, who
/ complained TO the Board of Commissioners
several weeks ago, that the Southern Kan
sas Railroad had delayed the shipment OF
/ coal for him ten or twelve days, the othel
/ day made an additional charge to the eff
| feet that the road not only delays his ship
ments but that conductors, brakemen, etc.
! had been stealing his coal.
! THE Santa Fe refused TO pay its Com
missioners' tax, amounting to over $1,000.
/ The other roads paid; some under protest
! TIE State Teachers Association recent
! y in session at Topeka, elected the follow
NJ officers: A. r. Taylor, Emporia, Presi
! lent: J. II. Lawhead, Fort Scott, Vice
President: Lewis Scott, Marysville, Secre
jary: John Macdonald, Topeka, Treasurer
/ Executive Committee, Hon. H. c. Speer
, Topeka; G. W. Wynans, Junction City
md Miss n. E. Moonlight, Leavenworth.
! AT the late special election in Topeka K
-hoose a successor to Mayor Wilson
/ resigned, Bradford Miller was elected
~ 492 majority over Sells.
/ SURVIVING turkeys have been respited.
: MRS. MCMILLA:; of Topeka, wife of the
nan who was murdered at Emporia, is said
% be greatly prostrated by tie terrible
affection that has befallen her. She is ex
,eedingly desirous that Pearce and Reed
he confessed murderers, should meet th'
.xtreme penalty, and says she will go be
ore the Governor, "a the proper time, anC
beg him to sign the death warrant.
AT special meeting Of the Kansas Re
! publican Association in Washington. late
/ y, resolutions of respect to the memory Of
/ ihe late CongressmanHaskell were adopted
1 Speeches were made by q number of prom
! nent Kansans.
ALL the troops at Fort LeaveVworth were
! treated TO an elegant dinner on Christina:
IN their respective organizations.
WILLIE WHEATL,EY, the "Chicago Kid y
vas arrested at Lawrence recently fol
Itealing $1,000 worth of drafts from Z
runk. He said that he was sentenced il
Kansas City some time ago to twenty-five
gears in the penitentiary, but his mothe
swearing that he was under sixteen year
If age, he was sent to the county jail TO
eighteen months, from which he escaped.
FIVE Denver sharpers recently mad
their appearance in Wyandotte and com
menced operations. One was arrested. bu
the other four skipped across the Stat
line.
The majority of reports from the grow
iag wheat crop represent it to be in an e1
cellent condition.