Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

derson County, for Congress.
AT convention of the Union Labor par
ty of the First district, recently held at
Atchison, A. J. Graves was nominated for
Congress.
PENSIONS lately granted to Kansaus:
Original invalid, John F. Modesitt Mel
rose; Simon Y. E. Dixon, Gatesyille; Thad-
deus PixIey, Ionia; AIbin Bradley, Cotton
wood Falls; Tighman Dale, Ioash; Will
liam Julian, Emporia- Increase, Philip
Hauk, Mankato; Peter A. Pfeger, Wyan-
dotte; Charles A. Cooley, Glasco; Daniel
Tolbert, Carbondale; Henry T. Dimmitt.
Candy; Harvey P. Donnell. Waverly;
George P. Atkinson, C9ncordia; Benjamin
c. Kuder, Wilson; David T. Dunbar, WITCH
ita; Almerou W. Stillwell. Fort Scott:
Henry G. Cooper, Belleville; James Gan
non, National Military Home; William w.
White, Burlingame. Survivor OF 1Sl2,
special act Andrew Franklin, alias Mckee,
Burlington. Reissue. William A. Robinson,
Armourdale; Absalom Schall, Lawrence;
Preston Robinson, Almena- Original wild
ows, etc. Alice NJ, widow of Thomas M.
Hustled, Topeka; Naomi, widow of David
Branson, Oswego; Fannie l., widow of
Reuben Frey, Great Bend; Armina, widow
Fielding Il. Pope. Shockey.
THE Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the Finney County National
Bank of Garden City to begin business with
a capital stock of $4,000
A CHARTER was recently filed of the
Farmers Irrigating Canal Company. Cap
ital stock, S, 600, the purpose being to irri-
gate farm lands in Kearney and Finney
Counties, the water to be obtained by dam
ming the Arkansas river.
PATENTS lately issued to Kansas invent.
ors: Animal trap, William Devoll and w.
c. Devoll, near st. Mary's; CRATE. John
Flinuer, Boiling; artificial tooth, Edward
A. Floyd, Paola; bag lock, Thomas w.
Harrison, Topeka; evaporating pan, Thorn
as Mackemson, Mound City.
SEVEN more United States prisoners ac-
cused Of whisky selling in the Indian Ter
ritory were recently placed in Jail at
Wichita.
THE officers OF the Kansas City, Wyan-
| dotte & Northwestern railroad were ap-
prised recently that they were being vic.
timized by one of their local agents. Where
the shortage occurred could not be ascer-
| tanned, but the disappearance of A. T. Bur-
CESS, the local ticket and freight agent at
| Wyaudotte explained the matter. The
| amount of the default is thought TO be
81, 600. Burgess was overhauled in his
| flight and arrested.
CURTIS CARSON, the fourteen-year- old
son of John R. Carson, living seven miles
west of Parsons, was instantly killed by
| l ghtning during an electrical storm the
other evening. He had just returned from
| the field to the house on account OF the
| storm when the house was struck The
remainder of the family were knocked
| down and severely stunned The residence
took fire in the roof but the heavy rain put
| out the flames.
| WILLIAM MITCHELL, prominently con-
[ nected with the Young Mems Christian
| Association of Salina, who was attending
the assembly at Ottawa was drowned the
| other evening While boating in the Marais
des Cygnes.
ABOUT one hundred emigrants from
Switzerland en- route to Logan County,
where it is said they have invested largely
in land, intending to SO into farming. The
| emigrants filled two cars and came through
directly from New York. They comprised
men, W. men and children; heavily set,
strong looking men and large buxom
women, with hardy children. They ap-
peared to be sturdy set of people.
LIGHTNING recently struck the barn Of
William LindleV four miles southwest of
Howard, setting fire to and consum-
ing the building and contents, con-
sisting of four horses and harness, corn,
hay and machinery
A FARMER near Wellington is reported to
have threshed two measured acres of
wheat recently which turned out lie
| bushels of wheat, or ffty-eight bushels
| per acre.
SECRETARY MoHLER, of the State Board
| of Agriculture. who recently returned
| from a trip to Mcpherson County, reports
crops very good, wheat being well filled
and averaging twenty bushels or more per
acre; oats a fair crop, we'll filled but short
| straw; hay an average and corn good
stand and growing nicely.
PI BoNEBRAKE, charm IN of the Re.
publican State Central Committee, to
whom the Ingalls, letter, first published in
| the Chicago NeUS, was written, when he
returned from Chicago stated, relative To
the manner in which the letter was given
to the public, shat it was a.private and
confidential communication, such as one
friend would write to another. He was in
the convention when it was handed to him,
| and as it contained information intended
for the Kansas delegation he called page
and sent it by him to ex Governor Osborne,
| chairman of the delegation. Governor
Osborne, after reading the letter gave it to
! q messenger to return to Mr.. Bonebrake.
This was the last known or seen of the
letter until it appeared in the NeaOs, each
| supposing the other had it.
The other afternoon desperate negro
known as ''One-eyed' Riley while intoxi.
Gated rode into business house at Chetopa
| while the proprietors were absent and the
place in charge of small boy. A warrant
| was sworn out for his arrest and placed III
the hands OF Marshal Bentley, who went
to where the negro was, when he assaulted
the oficer, overpowered him and compelled
him to beg for quarter. Bentley returned
to the city and got Deputy Martin The
two found the negro with companion.
When the officers attempted TO make the
arrest the negroes opened fire, shooting
Bentley in the side and fatally wounding
| Martin. The negroes were finally cap
tured.
| CoSaREssMAS MORRILL, from the Com.
| mittee on Invalid Pensions, has favorably
reported the bill granting pension to Mary
E. Noll. of Kansas.
OK the 26th patents were granted the
following Kansas inventors; Charles 81
Garrison, Of Wichita, for means for utiliz
ing the current form OF running water
Gustavus F. Kimball, Of Topeka, for a
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