The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
miscellaneous.

/ IT is reported from Graham County that
a family, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
and five small children, came from Ohio
/ last spring and located about twenty miles
/ north of Mill Brook, built a small shanty,
and began improving their land. Some
/ time since Mr.. Allen went to Mill Brook
/ for coal and did not start back until the
next day. when the terrible storm had set
in. When about half way he became be-
wildered on the plains, could find no smell
ter and wandered around for two days and
one night. He finally reached home, upon
entering which he was horror stricken to
find the frozen and lifeless form of his wife,
her five children and lad of a neighboring
settlement, who had sought refuge there.
Mrs. Allen had burned everything move
able about the house in hopes of keeping
alive until her husband returned with the
coal
II late decision the Supreme Court held
that where druggist has permit to sell
Intoxicating liquors, all his clerks and
agents may sell the same for him in his
drug store, without violating the law; but
such sales must be made in the drug store
where the business is carried on and the
permit to sell is posted, and the druggist
can not sell, under his permit. Intoxicating
liquors at any other or different place
than the drug store where the permit is
posted; and if any clerk or agent of the
druggist sells or barriers Intoxicating
liquors at another and different place from
the drug store Of the druggist, the permit
of the druggist is no protection to such
clerk or agent, so unlawfully engaged in
the sale or barter of Intoxicating liquors.
LAST winter, by joint resolution, the Leg
islature authorized the Attorney General
to withdraw the quo warranto proceedings
instituted against the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company, providing the Union Pacific
fulfilled certain promises. The special ses-
sion now proposes to have the promises
complied with or proceedings again COM
menced.
THE new Gorden Hotel at Topeka was the
scene of a $500 robbery the other night.
The victims were Jack Lesser, who lost a
gold wath and chain valued at $50 and
$3.50 in money, and Harry Gilman, who
lost gold watch worth s400 and $500 in
cash. The vests of both parties containing
the valuables were taken from beneath
their heads.
One of the recent cold days gentleman
while returning to his home in Shawnee
County picked up little girl who was
plodding through the snow in an almost
frozen condition. On being questioned she
said her home was in Topeka. The gentle
man took her to his home, and on examina-
ton it was found she had been subjected to
the most inbuman treatment. Investiga-
ton showed that the mothers name was
Adams and that her cruelties drove the
child from home.
THE State Historical Society reports for
the past year: Additions to the library,
bound volumes, LOSS; unbound volumes
and pamphlets, 2033; bound newspapers
and periodicals, 67S; single newspapers
and newspaper cuttings containing histori-
cal matter, 216; maps and aliases, IS; man.
uscripts, 90; pictures, 3S7; scrip currency,
ETC., 4 miscellaneous contributions, 20.
The total of the library at the present time,
exclusive of manuscripts and miscellane-
Gus papers, is "a, 121 volumes.
BLIZZARD returns not all in.
r. H. COOPER, a nice young man. |
engaged himself to a Topeka druggist /
named Sidener, as clerk, about three
more attention to his employers wife than
he did to the drug store. Sidener got di- .
vorce from his wife and gave her the drug
store, Cooper continuing to run it. Cooper
then married his employers divorced wife.
His next move was to get all the money he
could borrow, then sell the drug store cheap
for cash and run away with the woman,
taking about $500 of fraudulently OBJ
tanned money with him. The store was
covered with chattel mortgages.
A SECOND attempt was recently made to
destroy the records OF Cherokee County.
IT is stated that fully twenty persons
persisted in Hamilton County during the
late cold snap. Near Horace, Greeley
County, the body of II. F. Israel was found
frozen stiff.
THE Topeka cracker factory, which was
recently badly damaged by fire, has made
an assignment.
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Estab-
lished, Braid Ottawa County, Thomas Dur
ham, postmaster; Watsonville, Comanche
County, Thomas L. Hawkins; Mirage,
RawbEs County, Samuel Way. For the
week ended January 9 twenty-five fourth
class postmasters were appointed.
TIE Attorney-Generalh has filed papers in
quo warranto proceedings against the
County Attorney OF Leavenworth County.