Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-13

IHE governor mas issued o proclamation
Offering reward of $3.50 for the arrest and
convictionof the party, or each OF the par.
tbs, who, on or about the 18th day of June,
murdered John Murray, near Atchison.
Also proclamation offeringa reward OF
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction of Joel
Z. Harris, who is charged with the murder
of BENJAMIN Nottingham, in Rocks Coun.
ty, on the 18th day OF August, 1883. Also
q proclamation Offering q reward of $3.50
for the arrest and conviction of each OF the
parties who secreted themselves in q corn.
field and murdered Columbus Carter in
Allen County, as he was riding along the
road, ON August %.
The other morning William Weston, .
deaf mute, was struck aud literally torn to
pieces by Santa Fe train near Yelling.
ton. He was about twenty -eight years Of
age and an industrious man.
The Ladies' Library and Educational
Association of Topeka has undertaken to
prepare q concise biography of the women
OF Kansas. The book will be issued some
time next year.
KANSAS Congressman will not return
home until final adjournment,e except Judge
Peters, who will make one or two speeches
in his district about the middle of Septem-
Der.
The three-year-old child of w. K Ba-
ker, Of Armourdale, was recently bitten
on the hand, while asleep, by q rat, and
the arm became SO swollen that the at.
would be necessary to save the child's life.
AT Quickville, Thomas County, the other
day, Gilbert Holmes went out to catch q
span Of mules. They were tried together
and when he mounted one Of the mules it
threw him. He became entangled in the
ropes and the animals ran of and dragged
him across the prairie in such q manner
that be died the same evening.
OTTo BENTLY, the three-year.oid son Of
w. G.. Bently, q prominent citizen of WITCH.
tia, was drowned the other morning by
falling into ditch that had been filed
with water by q recent rain.
The Governor has appointed +. o.
Shinn, judge Of the Twenty Judicial
district, to ALI the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation OF Judge Hamilton, who
retires on account of i'll health.
A CHARTER has been fled with the Sec.
rotary Of State for the Farmers State
Bank, OF Corning Term, ssninety-nine
years and no longer" Capital stock,
$4,000.
JOHN ScHArFER, president Of the Jewell
County Bank, is missing, and the bank has
been closed by the sheriff and all of his
property attached. It is charged that he
uttered large amount of forged paper.
The other day Deputy United States
Marshal Dan Wyatt arrived in Topeka hav.
w. II. Wilson, whom he had arrested at
Wichita upon the charge OF using the
United States mails to defraud, also upon
the charge of forgery. Wilson claimed to
be from Crittenden County, Ark, where
he had been prosecuted by the whites.
Upon reaching Kansas he seems to have
decided to get even by robbing his own
race. His plan was TO visit colOred people,
find out where their relations resided and
then personating them write stories Of dis.
tress and want and ask for q remittance to
tide over the present trouble. Anumber Of
unsuspiciOus mothers and relatives fell
into his trap and Wilson fell into the
clutches Of Uncle Sam.
FRANK RICHARDS nineteen years old and
Rosa Hacseman, sixteen years old, OF
Leavenworth, recently went to Platte City,
No, under the pretext Of visiting the fair,
but really to get married. When they re.
turned and explained matters they were
summarily bounced from the home Of the
cold folks"
WILLIAM Coon and Sarah Lidele we're
recently clandestinely married at Leaven.
worth, and Good attempted TO take his wife
20 her fathers home TO effect Eeconcilia-
ton. The father, misconstruing tho
motive, seised q revolver, and, after chas.
ing Good two or three blocks, shot him.
The ball entered Goods shoulder, ranged
slightly downward, and passed out in
front, just below the arm.pit. The fathee
was locked up.
WILSON wants . crearnAry.o
oTHe convention Of Democratic clubs -.
sembled ct Lawrence ON the Sd. 7. J.
Sweeny, chairman OF the executive com.
mittee, called the meeting 90 order and
made . short address In which he stated
that l19 clubs had been organised in the
State. The following officers were elect.
ed: Presfdent, Ed Murphy. Of Leaven.
worth; secretary, l. 4 Stebbins, If Lave
renee: Treasures, J. R. Packard. Of Wyan.
dOtte; vice.presidents, James Orr, OF
Atchison; Ed Daniels, II Wyandotte; a.
E. No,l. OF Pittsburg; ~. E. Iinmone, Of
Cottonwood Fails: w. s. Glass. OF Marys.
vile; DR.. J. Mile. Of Beloit; Lucien Earl,
OF McPheEson-
TBE Nebraska man who lived nine Gass
In well has . brother living Q: Leesnpe
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