Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
miscellaneous,

JOHNNIE COMBS, aged fifteen, son of
Samuel Combs. hung himself in his fathers
barn at Newton recently. He left note
bidding good bye to his father and sister
and expressing hope to meet all good PEG
pie in Heaven, but not his mother, and he
assigned cruel treatment on the part of his
mother as the cause.
A TRIP through Leavenworth County
showed that the corn i'm some places had
just appeared above the ground and in
Others was several inches high. 1t looked
very nice and healthy. Wheat was begin
ming to head and there was great deal
sown- The farmers were complaining oil
cheat kind OF wild wheat or fare. which
seemed to be springing up in great profusion
in the fields. This was especially noticeable
in new fields. The Kaw bottoms were re.
ported to be full of it. 1t heads up like
oats and can plainly be distinguished from
the road.
A coLoRED barber in Topeka was badly
left the other night He thought he was to
be married, and with the license I'm his
pocket started out for that purpose. But his
affianced failed to put In an appearance,
and refused to yield to the persuasions of a
delegation of the mans friends who hoped
to induce her to keep her promise.
A YOUNG man named Alonzo Taylor was
drowned In the river at Argentine recently.
He was sporting on the bank with large
dog which somehow got between his
legs and precipitated him into the water.
Young Taylor could not swim ana soon
sank. He was the sole support of his w:d.
owed mother.
THE Quaker City steam mills and eleya.
tor at Clay Center was destroyed by fire the
other morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
S17, 500. The property was owned by ex.
Mayor c. Il. Barnes.
THE State Board of Charities recently
awarded the following contracts: Dry goods
-Bullene & Co.. Lawrence; Tootle, Hanna
& Co., Kansas City; Geo. lines 4 Co., Law
renee. Groceries-McCord, Nave & so.
Kansas City; NJ. w. Manshenker & Park
hurst, Davis & Co., Topeka; Joseph A. Viii
her, IleaveDworth. Boots and shoes-Vic
tor B. Buck, Kansas City. Drugs-Camp
bell G. Cutler, and Woodward, Fax0n i
Co, Kansas City. Chemicals-George Leis
Lawrence. Teas and spices-Wm. A. Viii
son, Kansas City. Hardware-Kitchell &
Msrburg. Crockery-B. C. Clark, Leaven
worth, The bidding was spirited.
THE bond proposition i'm aid of brandt
line of the Central Branch from Efiingham
to connection with the Kansas Central
was CdlIltu III DCllUOu lONHSull, AUcIllSDl
County, but defeated by q small majority
in Kapioma Township and the enteI prist
will therefore fall through unless a new
election shall carry the bonds.
STEPHEN FRANKLIN recovered one thou
sand dollars from the 1opeke Transporta
ton and Omnabus Company recently
About year ago Franklin and another
workman were badly mangled by a safe
falling on them while they were assistln:
in its removal, but his companion died.
PosT-oFFICE changes during the weel
ending May 81: EStablished-Drury, Sum
ner County, James S. Van Wegan, post
master; Eli, Cowley County, Eli Thorp
postmaster; Haworth, Republic County
George c. Haworth, postmaster; Sappaton
Rawlins County, George p. Winter, post
master. POstmasters appOinted-Grantville
| jefferson County, Clarence l.. Frisbie
| Home, Marshall County, Jacob Beveridge
La Harpe, Allen County, Mrs Elk
Blower; Mendoza, Ellis County; John Nc
Kenna, Jr.; Mentor, Saline County, Matt
hew NJ. Maxwell; Norwood, Franklin Coun
ty, Mrs. Esther b. Langdon; Moss Springs
| Davis County, John Z. Reagan.
SEVERAL days ago Governor Click ad
| dressed letter to Attorney General John
ston, asking his opinion as to whether, unde
existing laws, the State House Commission
ers were authorized to contract for the re
naming masonry and iron work for the cen
trail building of the State House, or any par
thereof. The Attorney General said in re
| ply, that it appears to be the duty of thu
Commissioners to proceed without della,
with the erection and construction of tn
State House, the only limitation being tina
they shall not bind the State by contrac
| for the expenditure Of a greater sum O
money than has been appropriated for sucl
| purpose"
AT Cawker City on the 7th the wine
blew straight from the northwest with feaI
tul velocity, tearing the roof off the Contra
Branch depot and scattering it in fragment
over the prairie. The First National BAN
building was forced from its foundation an,
carried away, and about thirteen privat
dwellings were either unroofed, demolsh,
or wrecked in some manner. Many othe
business houses were twisted on their foun
dations and had their fronts blown in. n
lives were reported lost
JESSE GEORGE, aged sixteen years. son o
| William George, well-to-do farmer livin
eight miles northeast of Wellington, wa
drowned the other afternoon while bathin
In small stream with some other boys
COLONEL JOHN \. MARTIN is a cousin O
the Hon. James q. Blaine. In this particu
lar local paper says: 1T Is predicted tina
then Aft, or John A Martin, will be a men
Der of the Cabinet in case Mr.. Blaine /
elected
Mrs. NJ. b. VANscoTTER, of Parson,
died very suddenly recently of congestion q
the stomach, after eating very heartily q
strawberry shortcake.
A TAILOR named Miller was knocke
L.,
Of one hundred and fifty dollars.
PREPARING for the Fourth.
A PEANUT butcher" named Georg
Hurley, was arrested recently in Topek
for robbing his roon-mates.
A HEAVY rain fell at Mcpherson on tn
9TH. The Union Pacific depot building wa
struck by lightning. Two freight cars wei
burned; also the goods stored in the depo
The Office of the Peoples Elevator was ais
burned.
R w. WYIIE, well known I'm comme
cial circles of the Missouri Valley, wa
bound over by Justice Drury at Atchiso
recently to appear in the District Court I
answer the charge of stealing grocerit
from the jobbing house of w. l.. HollisS, {
which he was manager.
CONGRESSMAN MORRILL, secured an a
Iowance of pension for j. H. Larabee, Q
Nemaha County.
Mr.. E. 4. GRfswoLD, living in Parkdal
near Topeka, had a span of mares stole
recently from his lot near the house.
The Governor has issued a proclamatio
offering a reward of five hundred dollar
Cor the arrest and conviction of Lew
Wample, who on the night of the 27th
May murdered John II. Anderson and vii
and four children near Pieasanton. Lin
County, Wample being now fugitive fro
Justice.
CONGRESSMAN PERKINS secured alloy
ance of pension recently for Martin, of Wa
nut, and an increase Of pension for JAIME
Wallace, of Howard
Two mad dogs were recently killed
Wyandotte.
THE body of a woman found in the riv
near Port William. few miles belo
Atchison, proved tD be that of Mrs. Geor;
johnson who disappeared from her hon
last winter. The remains were In a bad
decomposed condition and were buried in