Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-06-03
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! Miscellaneous.
IHE Odd Fellows and MasOns OF Salin.
will each build temples this year.
GEon.G MILLER, a German teamster il
the employ of the lumber firm of A. j. An
CELL 4 Co., of Leavenworth, was found
dead in the ba IN OH the premises the othel
morning, shot through the head with I
Smith 4 Wesson revolver. Tie revolver
was under his right hand and eve ~ appear
ance pointed to suicide.
h. NJ. HADLEY and wife were seriously
il iured at Topeka the other after noon by
being thrown from a buggy, They hat
just let out their two young children wber
the hoAse became frightened and ran away
throwing both parties out.
The circus is said to be not drawn
card in Kansas this season.
| JUDGE MABTIH. of AtchisOn. has renderA
decision which is of unusual Importance.
Every person who patronizes the Western
Union Telegraph Company writes his mes
sage on 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 mes
sages.
A PATENT medicine vender by the name
I of Cusick attempted suicide in the Union
ROtel at Topeka the other morning by
| swallowing nitric acid. He was pumped
out, but it was thought he could not live.
A wcnl,,n was the cause.
THE Jeirerson City, Kanas & Oklahoma
Railroad Company filed its charter the
other day. This road will run from Jefier-
son City, No, 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 225 miles. Capital stock,
81, OG,OOO.
SOME burglar is now travelling around
the country on Colonel Prouty's passes, lie.
sides eight dollars of his money for contin-
gent expenses.
WHILE some boys were playing ball at
Leavenworth the other day Percy Ellis and
a boy named Gibbohy got into quarrel,
when older boys urged Gibbony to strike
Ellis with a bat, which he did, breaking
his skull and inflicting 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 aud plunged over an
embankment dragging Colonel Duncan
with them. He was picked up lnsenslbie
and lived only few hours.
FRANK BETTON, Labor Commits. sioner, has
gone to Trenton, n. 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 H. Yenser; Pleasant Bun, Pot
tawatomie County, Mrs. De1damia Area;
Purdyville, Hodgeman County, John W.
Lillis; Shiloh, Ness County, W. N. Dilley;
Toronto, Woodson County, John d. Can
non.
been given to the State Historical Society |
by Mrs. ST. John. 1t is life-size oil paint
ing and said to be an excellent likeness.
1T is stated that Bob Hutchinson has !
taken a contract to pillow five burrows on |
each side of the Union Pacific railroad |
track between Wilson, Kan, and Denver,
Col Each one of these burrows will be 400 |
miles long.
MAD-DoG at KickapOo recently bit
number of hogs, geese, cattle and horses.
A little child of widow named Powers
was also bitten.
LATE post-office changes in Kansas: Es>
Grand, Seward County, Jesse
H. Scarce, postmaster; Sharon Springs,
Wallace County, Martin l.. Bissell, post
master; Vanham, Clark County, Charles
G. Leuthstrom, postmaster. Names changed
-Tolle, Butler County to Wingate, Reu.
ben Boothe, postmaster. Discontinued
Daisy, Leavenworth County; Defiance,
Woodson County; Diggs, Decatur County;
McCloud, Rawlins County; Memo, Marion
County; Stone Mound, Smith County.
FRANK LYNCH has been confirmed as
postmaster 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 the car Mr.. E. s.
Rice, of Smith County, was '.jostled" by
several men, and felt hand in his pocket.
Turning around he discovered that man
just behind him had his wallet containing
S44.5 80 and was endeavOring to get away.
Mr.. Rice at once collared the fellow, who
handed back the pocketbook, apologizing
at the same time and stating that it was
being near at hand the thief was turned
over to him and locked up.
The Governor has appointed j. W. Cal
vert census taker for Stevens County.
F. H. BETroN, Labor Commissioner. has
presented to the State Historical Society a
copy of a sermon written some
one hundred years ago by DR.. Matthew
of Me-imack. N. H., who was
Mr.. Bottoms great grandfather. DR.. Thorn
ton was one of the signers of the Declara-
ion of Independence and a member of the
Congress.
HON. d. W. WILDER is getting out
mother edition of his 'Annals of Kan
as" This volume will contain much val
liable Kansas history. and brings events
lown to the close Of 1855.
SHAWNEE County has elected . full Ryan
delegation to the Congressional Cepvsu.
ion. E