The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Miscellaneous.
The Odd Fellows and MaSous Of SalinG
will each build temples this year.
GEORGE MILLER, a German teamster in
the employ of the lumber firm of A. J. An
geil & Co., of Leavenworth was founo
dead in the barn on the premises the Other
morning, shot through the head with
Smith Z Wesson revolver. The revolver
was under his right hand and every appear
ance pointed to suicide.
II. NJ. HADLEY and wife were seriously
injured at Topeka the other afternoon 10y
being thrown from a buggy, They had
just let out their two young children when
the horse became frightened and ran away,
throwing both parties out.
TIE circus is said to be not a drawing
card in Kansas this season.
JUDGE MARTIN, of Atchison, has rendered
a decision which is of unusual Importance.
Every person who patronizes the Western
! Union Telegraph Company writes his mes
sage on a blank which states at the top
that the company will not be responsible
for mistakes unless the message is repeated
| at an extra expense Judge Martin decided
that this condition was against public
policy, and that the company is response
BILE for mistakes made in unrepeated ines
sages.
y PATENT medicine vender by the name
of Cusick attempted suicide in the Union
Hotel at Topeka the other morning by
swallowing nitric acid. He was pumped
out, but it was thought he could not live.
/ 4 woman was the cause.
THE Jefferson City, Kanas & Oklahoma
Railroad Company filed its charter the
| other day. This road will run from JefTer-
son City, Mo, sOutheasterly to the east
line OF Crawford County, Kan. thence
near the cities of Pittsburgh and Cherokee,
in Crawford County, ,southwesterly through
the counties of Crawford, Cherokee, La
bette and Montgomery, to the north line of
/ the Indian Territory. The estimated length
of the road is % miles. Capital stock,
| S+.000O00
SOME burglar is now travelling around
/ the country on Colonel Prouty's passes, be-
sides eight dollars OF his money for contin-
! gent expenses.
WHILE some boys were playing ball at
! LeavenwOTth the other day Percy Ellis and
! a boy named Gibbony got into a quarrel,
when older boys urged Gibbony to strike
/ Ellis with bat, which he did. breaking
! his skull and inflicting a probably fatal
wound. Neither boy was over ten years
! old.
As Colonel A. P Duncan, of Auburn.
! Shawnee County, was recently driving
across the bridge at Wakarusa his horses
| became frightened and plunged over an
embankment, dragging Colonel Duncan
with them. He was picked up insens:Iie
! and lived only a few hours.
FRANK BETToN, Labor Commissioner, has
gone to Trenton, y. j.. to attend the annual
session of the Labor Commissioners Con-
vention, which is composed of the Labor
Commissioners of the various States hav-
ing labor bureaus, fifteen in number, and
the Labor Commissioner of the United
States.
The following Kansas postmasters were
recently appointed: Bacon, Lincoln Coun-
ty, William II. YenSer; Pleasant Run, Pot
tawatOmie County, Mrs. Deldamia Area;
Purdyvilie, Hodgeman County, John w.
Lillis; Shiloh, Ness County, W. n. DilIey;
Toronto, Woodson County, John d. Can
non.
A PORTRAIT of Governor st. John has
been given to the State Historical Society
by Mrs. st. John. 1t is lifesize oil paint
ing, and said to be an excellent likeness.
IT is stated that Bob Hutchinson has
taken contract to plow five burrows on
each side of the Union Pacific railroad
track between Wilson, Kan, and Denver.
Col. Each one of these burrows will be 41-
miles long.
A MAD-DoG at Kickapoo recently bit a
number of hogs. geese. cattle and horses
a little child of widow named Bowers
was also bitten.
LATE post-office changes in Kansas: Es-
tablisheG-La Grand, Seward County, Jesse
II. Scearce. postmaster; Sharon Springs,
Wallace County, Martin l.. Bissell. post
master: Vanbam, Clark County, Charles
G.. Leuthstronl, postmaster. Names changed
-Tolle. Butler County to Wingate, ReC.
ben Boothe, postmaster. Discontinued
Daisy. Leavenworth County; Defiance,
WoodsOn County; Diggs Decatur County;
McCloud. Rawlins County; Monno. Marion !
County: Stone Mound, Smith County.
FRANK Lynch has been confirmed as
postmas ter at Leavenworth.
PoLITIcs begin to show up.
Ok the arrival of the Union Pacific train !!
at the North Topeka depot the other day |
the passengers alighted as usual for din |
ner. When returning to :he car ~. f. 5. /
Rice, OF Smith County. was ''iOstied'' by /
several men. and felt hand in his pocket. /
Turning around he discovered tHat Il man !
Just behind him had his wallet containing /
$50 and was endeayoring TO set away. /
Mr.. Rice at once colialed the fellow. who I
handed back TIE pocketbook. aPo,oSizinS !
at the same time and stating that il was
picked up from tire car fcOr. An officer |
being near at hand The thief was turned |
over TO him and locked up.
THE Governor has appointed ]. ". Cal /
vert census taker for Stevens County.
FIJI. BETrox. Labor Commissioner. has
presented to the State Historical Society a
manuscript copy of a sermon written some
one hundred years ago by DR.. Matthew
Thornton, of Me-imack. n. H. who was
Mr.. Bottoms great grandfather. Dr. Thorn
ton was one of the signers of the Declara-
ton of Independence and a member of the
Continental Congress.
HoN. D. W WILDER is getting out
another edition of his Annals of Kan
sas." This volume will contain much val
uable Kansas history, and brings events
down to the close OF 1855.
SHAWNEE County has elected a full Ryan
delegation to the Congressional Conven-
Jon.