The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-25

court. The judgment of the district court
will be reversed and the cause remanded
for further proceedings"
Miscellaneous.
| j. N. BAKER, a farmer who lives in the
northern part of Missouri, was in Topeka
the other day for the purpose of organizing
search for the supposed murderers of his
son, William Baker, who was found dead
one morning in August about six miles
from Atchison, on the Topeka road, and
whose body had been so mangled by the
cars that it could scarcely be recognized.
The remains were buried, and about
month and half elapsed before the news
reached the ears of the parents. The father
had been to one of the western counties,
where his son had homestead. There he
learned that his son had started home,
having on his person some $500 and carry
ing valise and bundle of clothes. None
OF these things were ever heard of and the
father is confident that his son was MUIR
dered and his body placed upon the track.
THE railroad charter boom continues.
The following charters were filed with the
Secretary of State on the 18th: The New.
ton, Augusta G. Fort Smith Railway Com
pany, which company proposes to build
road from Newton southeasterly to the
south line of the State. Capital, So, 0G0, 600;
the Omaha, Lincoln. Hartland & FL Paso
Railway Company, which proposes to build
a road from Omaha via Lincoln, Neb,
through Kansas and Texas to Mexico.
Capital, 81, 100000; the New Orleans, Kan
sss & Western, and the Chicago, Omaha
& Southwestern Railway Company, which
proposes to build from Abilene to the
south line of the State. Capital, S6,000 300.
THE election returns from all but seven
counties had been received by the Secre-
tary of State on the 18th. and the footings
were as follows: For Governor-Martin,
142, 12S; Moonlight, 109 sos; Branscombe,
S,06l For Lieutenant Governor-Rddle,
146, $50; Islet, 103, $50; Houston, SOL. For
Audtor-McCarthy 14S 40; Kelley, So
4G4; Langston, S,2lS. For Secretary of
State-Allen, AS 0S4; Petition, 1893;
Klairn, 1915.
JEFF SMITH, delivery man for North
Topeka grocery firm, recently skipped out
with a woman and 500 that he had col
lected for the firm.
LATE postoffice changes in Kansas: Dis
continued-Dora, Labette County; Lund,
Clay County; Glendale, Bourbon County;
Pleasant Run, Pottawatomie County;
James Crossing, Jackson County; Stan.
wood, Leavenworth County.
EDGAR JAMES, a boy sixteen years old,
was lately arrested at North Topeka for
burglarizing dry goods store.
THE Salvation Army lately invaded
North Topeka, and runaway horses and
broken limbs were in order.
KANSAS has more ladies holding the O flee
of county superintendent than any other
State in the union.
CHARLES II. ROBERTS, the attorney OF
Mantaur, a., died at the Sisters Hospital,
in Leavenworth. the other morning, from
injuries received from falling from the
Missouri & Kansas bridge several nights
previous
MORTON County has been organized, and
Richland named as the county seat.
MANY cattle are said to be dying in Will
son County. Their death is attributed to
smut in corn.
IN late quarrel between Tom Austin
and John Northington, both colored, at
Topeka, the latter filled Austin with the
contents of a shotgun, inhicting serious if
not fatal wounds.
A MEETING of the stockholders of the
State Fair Association was held recently
at Topeka and a committee of five was ap-
pointed to make suggestions and reports
as to the next State fair.
THERE are in Sherman County seven
towns within a radius of seven miles, all
fighting for the county seat.
W. D. SPEILLMAN, line repairer in the
employ of the Santa Fe, met W tn pecl-
liar accident near Topeka the other day.
He was carrying a steel bar on his shoulder
when it fell, passing entirely through his
foot, pinning it to the ground.
SHAWNEE has Il, 900 school children.
OTTo RUSSELL, ten years of age, was acct
dentalIy shot and killed by his elder broth
er, Daniel while out hunting near Fredo- |
mia the other day. The charge entered the |
right cheek and lodged in the upper portion /!
of the head.
The mystery surrounding the disappear |
ance of Charles Byles, late agent OF the
Missouri Pacific railroad at Leavenworth,
is still unsolved. Mrs. Byles received a
note signed with her husbands name and
mailed at Leavenworth, saying that he
would never return unless he were brought
back dead. Further than this nothing has
been heard from him.
THE total school population of Kansas is
4S7, 134 in 1856 as against 461, 044 in 1855
LATE post-offices changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished, Brotherton, Lane County, Jane
NJ. Walsh, postmaster; Burntwood, Raw
Inns County, Charles T. Williams, postmas-
ter. Discontinued, Bly,, Clark County;
Carmel, Cloud County; Hector, Greeley
County; Kiowa, Barber County; Rose,
Woodson County; Tommy, Saline County.
EMPoRIA is now an applicant for the
free mail delivery system, her post-office
business during the year having reached
the point at which the law provides that a
change to the free delivery system m az be
made.
THE Santa Fe has purchased twenty
acres of land in Pawnee County on which
to erect roundhouse and switches