Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-05-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

IN case lately decided by the Supreme
Court on an appeal from Atchison, the
court gave an opinion as follows: I. WheTe
a person. passing along tie sidewalk CT
much travelled street III city 81 the first
elass, is injured by the falling Of . bill or
show board. blowr down BY strong wind,
which bill or show board was negigently
and imperfectly constructed On private
property, but Vas psftly supported by
stndding or uptights nailed to the side
walk. asd wss SO near to and adjoining the
sidewalk as to be dangerously contiguous
thereto, and the officers OF the city knew
before the falling of the bill or show board,
that it was 1tft put up in safe and proper
manner, and that II was 50 insecure as to
sitdaneer persons passing on the street:
Held, the city will be liable In damages
therefor, if the persG1 40 injured used Or
binary care and prudence to avoid the
danget. 2. A person is not to be entirely
debarred fr0tr the use of street because
he may know it is defective or somewhat
dangerous: but to be entitled to recover for
the Injury sustained by him by reason OF
the defective Or dangerous condition Of the
street, he must have tsed ordinary caro-
and prudence to avoid the danger.
THE tbree-year-old daughter OF Mrs.
Clara Wilson was recently found dead
+tssf the family residence, about two miles
west OF #starusa, Shawnee County, with
bullet hole through her head. The mys-
tett surrounding the case Is that tho
weapon frotf which the deadly missile was
sent could not be designated further than
that the wound was plainly caused by a
bullet. Who fired the fatal shot could 1t
be ascertaihej, probably tie work ct some
careless htinter
THE Missouri Pacific and Kansas City
Fort Scott & Gulf railroads have accepted
the recommendation of the Board Of Rail-
way Commissioners, and will put in switch
connections between their lines at Parsons.
A. b. HILL was killed by stroke of light
ming near Garden City, Finney County, the
other day.
AT the late meeting of the Grand Lodge
Of the knights Of Pythias at Salina l5o
lodges were represented, being full repre-
sentation The uniform rank was repre-
sented by five divisions. Mystic No. Il
and Erie No. l6 competed for the sweep
Erie second money, sl25. The secondLegi'
mental prize of 500 was awarded to Eric
No. III. The following officers were chosen
for the eflsuihg year: Frank Newsletter,
G. C., Wyandotte; G. W. Holmes, G. V.
c., Newton; A. p Riddle, &. p, Minneap-
oils: Gus j. Neibert. G. K. of r. and s.,
Wyandotte: George Link, &. K. of f..
LeavenwOrth. The next annual meeting
will be held at Atchison on the second
Tuesday in May, 1857.
BURGLARS entered tho residence OF 8. S.
Prouty at Topeka the other night and car,
| ried off the COlonel's pants, $l.l5 in cash
and his spectncles. The pants were found
| but not the cash. The burglar was I'M
doubtedly ignorant of the fact that Mr..
| Prouty is an editor.
AT the late meeting OF the State Medical
| Association in AtchiSOn the following of,
| ficers were elected: President, F, u. Morse,
of Lawrence; first vice-president, J.. A
Buck, of Peabody; second vice-president,
J. Bell, of Olathe; secretary, W. S. Men
denhall, of Winfield; treasurer, ". W.
! COchrane. Of Atchison; board of censors
R. Morris, NJ. II. Mitchell, ". W. Murphy,
| A. B. Peters and j. A. Coons. Winfield
| was selected as the next place of meeting
and the first Tuesday in May designated as
the time. About sixty physicians attended
| the meeting.
! In a late decision the Board of Railroad
| Commissioners held that when county
road has been laid out across a railroad
after the latter has been built, all that is
required of the railroad is to put in the
proper crossing over its track, and the com
pany is not compelled to grade the ap
| prOaches.
| ). H. SQUIREs, of Topeka, has deposited
with the state Historical Society the ax'
used by himself and comrades in the rebe
prison at Millen, Ga, in 1854, accompanied
with an interesting history of the axe.
| ATTORNEYS have commenced suit in the
| District Court of Harvey County, on be
half Of the Union Trust Company. New
York, against the st. Louis, Fort Scott (
| Wichita railway to foreclOse a first mort
gage of S4,OOOO0O on the property of the
company Notice has been served on the
company of an application for the appoint
rtent Of a receiver for the road.
Posi-: OFFICE changes in Kansas during
the week ended May u, 1886: Establish ed
Copeland, Thomas County, James W
Miller, postmaster; Essex, Finney County
E. Clark, postmaster; McLain, Harvey
County. Mrs Amanda +. Jannigan, post
! mistress. Names changed-ColoradO, Lin
eolu County, to Beverly; Ulysis, Clarl
| County, to Lexington. Discontinued
Oakland, Kingman County; Stella, Rene
| County.
| A BROOM CORN association has beer
formed in Lihdsborg.
In reply to the inquiry Of the manager
of the Hutchinson Telephone Company
that the company had built telephony
line TO Arlington by authority OF the
county commissioners; that the Santa Fl
is building road Which, crosses the line
and requires the raising Of the wires, ant
asking if the railroad should not pay thu
expenses Of raising the wire, the Railroad
Commissioners answer that the telephone
is not an incorporated company; that TIT
county commissioners have no power t.
grant it exclusive privileges, and that
railroad company is a body recognized by
the law and upon whom is conferred Ger
tain public functions and powers among
which is the power of apprOpriating upOr
compensation private property necessary
for its right of way. 1t is not bound tc
make compensation to any one who has III
legal claim to the possession of any porto,
of its right Of way, nor compensate then
for any damages occurring to them by dis
turbing an occupancy which isnot founded
upon vested right. The railroad has thu
right to remove such wires as Obstruct it:
right of way.
TOPEKA claims population of q, 349
Four hundred househOlders and legal 70
tiers of Scott County having petitionet
that the county be organized, the Governo
has issued his proclamation setting fOrtl