Dodge City times., 1886-09-23
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
FRED CoLBURG, d farmer residing near
the city of Leavenworth, died the other
morning after an illness of but few days
While at work in the field he wore a straw
hat, which being a trifle too small caused
him, during strong wind, to pull it down
continually. This irritated the skin all
around his forehead. Erysipelas set in
and spread to the entire face The imme-
diate cause OF his death was that beef per-
haps two days old was applied to the
bruised portion of the forehead.
ABOUT ten O'Clock the other night, as d
freight train on the Santa Fe was pulling
through the yards at Topeka, young man
named Edgar Whitson, whose home is at
BOdenshaw, Tenn., attempted to board it
for the purpose Of stealing ride to En-.
poria. He miscalculated the speed of the
| train and was thrown beneath the wheels.
His right arm was cut off at the elbow and
his body otherwise horribly crushed. AL
| though terribly mangled it was thought
his life might be saved.
! The clerk eff the Board of State House
Commissioners has made a report showing
the expenditures made in the remodelng
| of the capitol building for the six months
| ended June 80. 1t shows that during that
| time $3l, l13 9J had been expended on tho
| Senate chamber and sl1 ,510.G3 on the CEN
| ira! building. Up to July a total of sll3,-
| 147.15 had been expended on the Senate
| chamber and a total of sos, 742. 80 Oh the
| central building.
The Leavenworth Council has passed a
resolution for submitting proposition to
the people to vote $4,000 to aid the Leav.
| enworth, Northern & Southern railway in
purchasing a right of way one hundred
feet in width through the city.
JUDGEJ. P. GEER. of Topeka, has for some
time had disorderly negro woman living
near him, and her conduct had boen such
that on several occasions he threatened her
with arrest for disturbing the peace. The
other day he observed her sweeping trash
from her premises upon his own, and he or.
dered her to desist On her telling him in
rough language that she would not he
threatened to 60 for a policeman. This
only made her the more savage, and when
he started for an officer the woman, who is
large and strong, attacked him with the
loaded end OF a buggy whip, knocked him
down and but for the timely appearance Of
assistance the enraged virago would doubt.
less have inflicted serious injury to her
victim, who is advanced in age.
A FELLOW by the name of Mukes has been
arrested in Shawnee County for assaulting
the wife of farmer, while the husband
was at church.
TIE Republicans held their opening meet.
80 s,, flo
night Of the 10Th under the auspices of their
Republican State Central Committee. The
principal address was delivered by Gov.
ernor John A. Martin.
In the United States Circuit Court at To-
peka the other day Judge Brewer filed his
decision in the case brought by Clarence
II. Vennor of Boston, to restrain the Atch-
ison, Topeka e Santa Fe railroad fro IN
carrying out its contract to purchase the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road. Vennor,
as stockholder, claimed that the Santa
Fe Company was not authorized by char
ter to acquire lines beyond the limits Of
Kansas, and that the general laws of Kan
sas did not authorize the corporation to do
so. A similar suit was brought by one
Fletcher in the State Court to enjoin the
Santa Fe from carrying out a similar con.
tract for the purchase of the Sonora road,
but the Supreme Court decided for the de-
fendant. Judge Brewer in his decision,
holds that the charter of the Santa Fe ex.
pressly contemplated an extension south.
westerly to Santa Fe, beyond and south
wardly to the Gulf of Mexico, and under
its charter had full power to do so. All
points in the decision were in favor Of the
Santa Fe; and further that the practice OF
buying stock for the purpose of insttuting
lawsuits could not be countenanced in q
court Of equity.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road has accepted the grain rate fixed by
the Railroad Commissioners in their rec
been addressed to the other railroad sys-
TENS in the State asking their intentions
regarding the reductions advised, urgin 6
an early acceptance of them. 1t is thought
probable that the reduced rates in wheat
and corn as contained in the recommends
tions referred to will be accepted.
AT late meeting of the State Board OF
Health Dr. Stormont stated that he had
purchased in Philadelphia at cost of S46O
q microscope to be used by the board.
HUTCHINSON is to have street railway.
The new, revised, and greatly enlarged
edition of Hon. D. W. Wilder's 'Annals Of
Kansas IS been issued. 1t is magnifi-
cent volume of 1, 1856 pages, the largest book
ever printed in the State, and contains a
note or annal of every important event
connected with Kansas from the setting
out of Coronado's expedition in 1541 to the
issuance of Prof. Shows meteorological
report for December. 1885.
EDITH SnIRK, eighteen years old, recent
Y took laudanum at Topeka, with suicid-
! al intent. A stomach pump relieved her
| of the drug, but it was thought she would
die.
The first Baptist Church, of Reading.
| lately filed its charter.
Topeka printers celebrated the birthday
of A. ]. Drexel, the famous Philadelphia
banker, on the 18th, and each printer gave
the price Of 1000 ems to the Drexel and
Childs fund, to be devoted to the erection
Of some charitable institution TOR the bene-
ht Of INDECENT printers.
LOUIS, the only son of j~nes O'Brie n,
vino resides near Silver Lake, in Shawnee
County, lately robbed his father of his only
team and means of support and left fol
parts unknown. The young hopeful is
seventeen years old, and has a brilliant
prospect Of serving the State some day.
MISS PERSONS, daughter of a prominent
farmer living near Manhattan, committed
suicide recently BY hanging.