Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-09-02
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
Mrs BEACH and her nine year.old son, OF
Parsons, were recently drowned near Dali
las, Tex. The boy was swimming in TIN
ity river and took cramps Seeing his
struggles the mother rushed into the water
to save him and both were drowned. A
stranger, who went to the rescue was also
drowned.
A STOCK train eastward bound on the
Union Pacific railroad met with a serious
accident near Silver Lake the other morn
ing, the caboose being thrown from the
track and the trucks torn from under, pre-
cipitating the car across the rails, causing
delay of all trains for about five hours.
A stockman by the name of j. B. McKin-
ney, of Centralia, Mo-, was thrown from
his seat and seriously injured.
Now it is saidthat instead of being kid
mapped, as reported, S. N. Wood has only
been arrested for criminal libel.
THERE are torty.three divorce cases on
the district court docket at Leavenworth
20 be tried at the ensuing term.
RECENTLY the residence of Mr.. John r.
Lewis, of Topeka, was entered by thieves,
who stole a handsome gold watch and
chain. Mr.. Lewis was satisfied that hs
Knew the parties who committed the depre-
iation, but remained quiet to await devel.
opments The following morning he re.
ceived postal card informing him that by
inquiring at the post-ofiice he would find
his watch. He did as directed and found
his watch, minus the chain.
HENRY PRICE and son recently visited
Obcrlin to look after some business before
the United States land office. After trans
acting his business the old man filed up
on contraband liquid, and at night while
asleep in his wagon was robbed of $50.
Peter Kennedy was arrested and identified
by father and son as the party who was
with them, and he was held for the rob-
berry.
The executive committee Of the Metho-
dist Sunday School Assembly met at To-
| peka the other night and located their as.
sembly in Topeka for the next ten years.
A tabernacle, two two story normal halls,
two boarding halls. seeretary's office,
baggage room, ETC.. are to be built in Gar.
field park, which is to be- improved. The
next assembly is to be held July 20, 1887.
Rev. J. B. Young, of Pennsylvania, was re.
| elected superintendent of instruction. h.
|
also re elected to their positions.
WILLIE SELL has been taken to the peni.
| Tertiary.
PosT-oFrIcE changes in Kansas during
the week ended August 81: Established,
Beelerville, Ness County, Elmer E. Beeler,
postmaster; Hancock, Lane County, Joseph
g. L. Rhodes, postmaster; Hendricks, Fin
| ney County, Frank G. Niles, postmaster.
Names changed, Churchill, Ottawa County,
to Tescon, Nathaniel H. Eddy. postmaster;
Santana, Comanche County, to Comanche,
Isaac s. Dewers, postmaster. Discontin-
ued, Mission Greek, Wabaunses County;
Redbank, Kingman County; Read, Nor
ton County; Redwood, Dickinson County;
Ray, Sumner County; York, Ottawa
County.
THE executive committee of tho Repub.
lican State Central Committee has pre-.
pared for the opening of the campaign by
providing for one grand mass meeting at
Topeka, September Is; one at Columbus,
September IS, and one at Washington o.
tober 6.
In Gypsum City, a small town in Saline
County, Aaron Gasso and a party named
Leisure recently became involved in dis.
pute over tile lease of lot, when Gasso,
becoming enraged, struck Leisure over
the head with an iron bar, infiicting fatal
injuries. Gasso fed, but was captured
shortly after and barely escaped being
Iynched.
THE following Kansas postmasters were
commissioned on the eth: William Mead,
at Amboy Luella p Pugh, at Cottonwood
Falls; John G. Harr, at Nixon.
PENSIONS were recently granted the fol- |
lowing Kansas soldiers: William Wat |
kins of Independence; G. F. Lynes, Of |
Oneida, and A. Mcmillan, of Hayes City.
THERE will be grand reunion of soldiers |
and Indianians at Chanute September 10 !
and II. Senator voorhees,, of Indiana, will
be the orator. Governor Martin, Colonel
Moonlight, Senator Ingalls,, Senator Plumb
dresses.
AMONG the numerous charters filed with
the Secretary of State on the 9th was that
of the st. Louis, Fredonia & Denver Rail.
way Company. The object of the COM
pany is to build road from some point on
the ST. Louis, Wichita & Western road,
through the counties of Wilson, Green.
wood, Butler, Chase, Marion, Dickinson,
Saline. Ottawa, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne,
Smith, Phillips, Jewell and Cloud to the
northern boundary of the State. Capital
stock, s2,5o0,O0O.
COUNTY seat wars boom.
THE officers of the Kansas Fair Associa-
ton are assured that the big fair of this
year is to be held at Topeka, beginning
September q. The board of directors have
nod 70 TT ~, %t<
local fairs throughout the State to present
the advantages of the Topeka fair to exhib-
itors and its superior attraction for visit.
ors.
A NEGRO boy only twelve years old, who
for six months had caused much trouble in
North Topeka, was recently arrested, hav.
ing in his possession a stolen horse. The
young scamp's name is John Wesley Viii
lians.
The Salvation Army recently struck
one hundred strong.
TIE Kansas City, Walnut & Southwest
ern railway recently fled its charter with
ths Secretary of State. The formation Of
this company is for the purpose OF building
, standard gauge railroad, commencing at
Kansas City, Kaa., and with its terminal
point at Santa Fe, N. N. Estimated
ength of the line, 500 miles. Capital
stock, sl0,O00,OO0
TIE Attorney General is said to be re-
sewing letters and kilograms from all over
he State. asking for extra counsel for the
State to assist the county attorneys m tho
Of whisky cases.
The infant child Of John Orr. OF Empo'
10. was recently seriously injured by