Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
KANSAS aTAJE NEWS.


THE currsas expense of the severed
State institu lions for the month Of August
as recently allowed and paid, were: For
the blind asylum, 81, 17O.47;. building north
wing of the blind asylum, 81 ,4S9. %; deaf
and dumb asylum, $2,26S. 46; soldiers or
phans' home, 81, 5000; reform school,
81 ,693n; insane asylum, Topeka, Sc, 623.6 IS:
insane asylum, Ossawatomie, $7,7ss.51.
The PFesadent has nominated Charles K.
Holiday, Jr.. Of Topeka to Be secretary Of
the legation 20 Venezuela.
HASKELL COUNTY hasvoted bonds in cid
OF the Dodge City, Montezuma & Trinidad
railroad This is an extension OF the Rock
Island from Dodge City, designed to tap
the coal fields oe Colorado by January 1,
1889.
JUNCTION Cr1 was visited by q destruc-
tive and fatal Ere on the morning Of the 18th.
Rockwell & Co.'S grocery store burned,
causing loss Of 1900; insurance, $7O,-
coo. Albert Franks and Milo Everleigh,
clerks in the store, persisted in the flames.
4 dozen other business houses sustained
moro or less loss, the total amount OF prop
erfy destroyed being $112, 600; total insu-
rance. about Sc, 900.
THk annual report of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railway for the
fiscal year ended June 80 was submitted
to the Board of Railroad Commissioners
recently. The gross earnings of the road
for the year were 81 ,502, 305. SO, and the total
expenses were s., 736. 418.S7. OF this amount
s., $50, 821.71 was expended on the construc-
ton account, and $77O, 417.9S on additional
equipment. The company states that all
the lands granted to it have been sold, the
gross amount received up to the present
time being $251, 1914.
ANfHoNY's fire company took the first
prize OF $500 for the championship s'free.
for-all dry run" at the late Kansas City
tournament
MRS. J. N. BERTRAK, Of Richfield, was
fatally shot the other morning by her
eight-year- son, who was footing with
a Winchester. The ball first struck Miss
Bertram, aged twenty two, making q
slight flesh wound in the hip, and then
passed through the body Of Mrs. Bertram;
UPON complaint made by the. coal
operators of Usage City that the Missouri
Pacific road was discriminating in favor of
Rich Hill, Mo-, in coal rates, the Railroad
Commissioners recently heard testimony
and concluded that the complaint was just
and decided to direct the railroad company
to lower its Usage City tariff in conformity
with the Rich Hill tariff.
THE President has denied the application
for pardon in the case of Editor John n.
Reynolds, Of Atchison, convicted Of using
the IudllS IOT pun pOSoS, duu AON
in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, in
dorsing the papers as follows: "Denied.
] am moved with pity for the six mother
less children of this convict, but the inter-
est Of Justice and regard for the public or
der and decency, initiate so strongly in
my opinion against the exercise OF Glenn
ency that feel it my duty to resist my
pity for the innocent who suffer and are
disgraced with this unworthy criminal"
KANSAS made division all to itself in
the great G. A. r., procession at Colum-
bus, o.
EARLY the other morning the mammoth
cooperage establishment of Kelly Bros,
on State Line street in Kansas City, Kan,
was destroyed by fire together with stock
on hand, entailing loss Of $4,000; fully
insured. Several dwellings owned by
Mrs. Hickey were also burned. Loss,
50, 900; no insurance.
ANDY MCGARY, forty years old, recent
~ hanged himself at Fall Leaf, q small
station on the Union Pacific, east of Law
renee. He left wife and five children.
Sickness and dependency the cause.
W. D. benson was shot and killed at
Springfield the other day by NJ. S. Parsons
in front Of the Clarendon Hotel. The
trouble was caused by board bill which
Parsons owed. benson was widower
and about thirty three years old. Parsons
is about twenty-five years OF age and
single. He was at once arrested
The Anthony running team which Won
the great championship race in the Kan.
sas City firemen's tournament was received
home with high honors. A surprise ban
quet was rendered them and an elegan,
| medal was presented TO W. II. Jennings
the team foreman.
| A DoN1PHAN COUNTY man estimates his
&c af 400 000
A BILL in equity was filed in the United
States Circuit Court at Topeka the Other
day by the Union Trust Company, Of New
York. against the Missouri, Kansas
Texas Railroad Company, tho Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company and the Mer.
camille Trust Company, asking foreclosure
OF the consolidated mortgage issued by
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas TO the trust
company, dated February !, 1873, Novem'
Der 1, 1872, and June 1, 1873, given t.
/ secure bonds issued by the railroad com
panies, aggregating about 81 ,0O. 900, ant
! first liens upon all the Missouri, Kansas
Texas railway, aggregating something
over 800 miles. Default is alleged in non
payment Of interest due Aug st 4, 1888, and
in the payment OF money to the sinking
fund.
O.W. BUCHANAN, solicitor and adjustel
| Tor the W. B. Grimes Dry Goods Company
Of Kansas City, was leisurely walking VI
and down the depot at Hutchinson tn.
other morning, seemingly enjoying gooC
| health, when he was suddenly stricken
with apoplexy. He was taken to Q hote
in dying condition.
| PATENTS recently issued to Kansas in
ventors: William A. Caldwell, of Wichita
swing; Henry w. Conkling, of Burlington
device for watering livestock; William
Dixon, of Clay Center, lifting jack; Ed
ward Early, of Scandal, machine fol
spooling wire; Daniel N Eddy, of Sedan
bridge; S. w. and jeremiah Mills, of Clay
Center, attachment for plows; Oscar E
| Rose, Of Topeka. car mover: Elver 81
Shaw and 4. ID. Wixrm, of Clay Center
door chec.; A bert Johns, of Clay Center
| door check; Edward G. Ward, of Parsons