The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-30
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
THE possibilities are that the Notaries
may vet hold the balance of power in
! Kansas.
PATENTS recently issued to Kansas in
ventors: Rufus NJ. Brooks, Greeley, pump
and chain-pump bucket; William A. Tee,
Winfield, plow; Albert McDonand, Angus
ia, metal punch; Harry Stow, lola, end
gate for wagon; Herman H. Wempe,
Capioma, apparatus for watering swine.
JSSEPH SCHMIDT, the man who murdered
the old bachelor Foulks near Independence
some weeks ago, was run down and cap
tured by two half-breed Indians recently,
near Chouteau Station, Cherokee Nation,
about ninety miles southeast OF Coffeyville,
and turned over to the Sheriff of Mont
Gomery County. 1t is said there can be no
doubt of the identity of the murderer as his
captors took from him a pistol with the
initials of the murdered man plainly
marked upon it, as well as other relics that
he had taken from his victims house on tho
night of the murder. The Indians chased
him on foot eight miles over an immense
prairie and literally ran him down before
capturing him.
PATRICK DONAHUE and NJ. Stevenson,
employees on a construction train of the
Central Branch Road were recently killed
at Corning by being thrown from the train
while in motion.
Mrs. L. G. RIDER, of BASKERVILLE, at
tempted to commit suicide at Oberlin the
other night. She procured half an ounce
of laudanum at a drug store and OH reach
ing the hotel she told a companion she was
going to kill herself, and passing into her
room swallowed three fourths of the con-
tents of the vial. Medical aid was sum-
moned aud by prompt administration of
emetics her life was saved.
THE Chicago, Nebraska & Southwestern
Railway Company filed its charter with
the Secretary of State recently. The pur-
pose of the company is to maintain and
operate telegraph and railway line, be-
ginning at point on the Nebraska line, in
Smith County, Kan, thence south through
the counties of Rocks, Ellis, Ness and
Hodgman, to or near Dodge City, with a
branch from such point in Hodgman
County as may be deemed most desirable,
through the counties of Ford, Edwards,
Comanche and Barber, to or near the city
of Medicine Lodge, and such other branches
as may be deemed desirable. Capital stock,
SI,7O0,000.
Two years ago thrifty Kansas farmer
planted small patch of ground to maple
seed. The trees were cultivated once
This spring he has sold $40 worth of trees
from the patch and used $25 worth himself.
A MEETING of the citizens of McLouth
and vicinity was held recently to initiate
measures to have that town made a point
on the Wyandotte, Nebraska & North
western Railroad. A committee was ap-
pointed to look into the matter.
c. W. LYNCH and w. A. Allison were
recently sentenced in the United States
Court at Topeka to three years imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary for breaking into
the post-office at Baker.
TIE attempt TO establish a pest-house
for smallpox patients in North Topeka
was recently the cause of a miniature re-
bell ION. The grounds were patrolled by
about fifty women, black and white. armed
with hatchets and axes, and about forty
men and boys armed with shotguns and
pistols. The pest-house, so far as that To-
Galley was concerned, was abandoned.
WYANDoTTE has 12,O coo population.
IT is stated that the law passed by the
last Legislature i'll regard to the steno-
graz ,bic reports in District Courts will have
i te ldency to make reported cases much
moro frequent. Heretofore 4 case could be
reported only when ordered by the Judge.
Now either party TO case can request a
report, and as the expenses are paid by
the county instead of being taxed up with
costs as heretofore, litiGants will not be
backward about requesting reports. ,.
The Governor has offered a reward OF
$50 or the arrest and conviction of the
murd arer OF Hiram Fouiks, in Montgomery
COun- Y, on April 10. ~
THE Kansas Editorial Association will
meet n Wyandotte May 13.
CAPTAIN SMITH, the new Warden of the
Penite ntiary, has appointed John Higgins,
lately night watchman at the State Treas
ury, Deputy Warden. Mr.. Higgins was
for over six years an officer of the Peni-
tentiarT under the late Warden, Major
Hopkins.
COLONEL Goss, the enthusiastic ornithol-
ogist, is said TO be earnestly engaged in
placing his collections in good shape at the
State Capital. He has recently secured
some very rare specimens. His speciality
is the collection of wild native birds of
North America.
THE sixty sixth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship was very generally celebrated |
on April "a, the 18th falling on Sunday.