Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
THE WEST.

TIE Mosquito mill, situated about twelve
miles from Wlnona, Mimi, and an old land
mark, was destroyed by ire the other
night, causing $67. 600 loss.
THE City Council of Chicago has passed
the new gas ordinance, the most important
feature of which was that it would compel
the various gas companies to supply gas to
private consumers as well as to the city at
81 per 1000 Gu bic feet. All the companies
are in the gas trust
MARTIN A. RYERsoN, aged thirty-three,
son of the late millionaire, Martin Ryer-
son, OF Chicago, has given to eight charita-
BILE institutions property worth $25O, OoO
A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out in st. Paul,
Mimi, on the morning of the 18th. The
fire started in the building occupied by
Foote, Shulze & Co., Third and Wacouta
streets. The loss amounted TO $500, 600; IN
sured.
THE Ohio publican League honored the
seventy ninth birthday of Abraham Lin
coin by banquet at Columbus. Governor
Foraker and Hon. John Sherman were
present. also Governor Beaver, of Pennsyl-
vania.
RALPH LEE, who attempted to kill his
stepfather, Banker Rawson, at Chicago,
has been sentenced to eighteen months i'm
prisonment.
GEORGE E. KING, journalist, well known
in Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo-, COM
mitted suicide recently IN the former city
by taking arsenic.
BENJAMIN E. HOPKINS, of Fidelity Bank
fame is quite ill with dropsy of the bowels.
His physician says thatif a new trial is not
granted he will make affidavit that 1t will
be dangerous to his life to remove him to
the penitentiary.
THE International Range Association met
in convention at Denver Col, on the 18th.
CHARLES BIFFINs, prominent sporting
man of Omaha, offers to bet $1,000 against
1000 that Albert. in the recent walking
match in New York, did not walk CPL miles
and that he can not walk $50. 1t is limited
that Albert's twin brother did part of the
walking.
D. r. LOCKE, well known as petroleum
V. Nasby," died at Toledo, O., on the 18th.
He was born in Broome County, N Y,
September 20, 1888, and was worth con-
siderable property which he had accumu-
lated.
GARFIELD and Hannah Powderly assem-
blies of the Knights of Labor of Cincinnati,
have been suspended for refusing to re-
turn 10 work as ordered.
RECEIVER JAMES MCCoNvILLE has taken
charge OF the Metropolitan Bank of Cincin-
natl.
FIRE at Dell Rapids, Oak, the other night
destroyed eleven buildings, causing S25, 600
loss.
THE Church & Graves Manufacturing
Company, of Minneapolis, Mimi, has as
signed with $50, 900 assets and SO, 900 liabil-
tiles.
THE United States steamship Iroquois
has been ordered to be locked for exami-
nation at the Mare island navy yard, Cali
fornia.
THE p F. Marqua Manufacturing Com
pany. of Cincinnati, has made an assign
ment with $685. 900 liabilities and S55, 600 as
sets.
JOSEPHINE CoLLETT. of Terre Haute, Ind.
has brought suit against the city of Evans
vile and property owners along one of the
principal streets, to recover property worth
5000, OOO
The Northwestern paper manufacturers
in convention at Chicago recently consid-
cred proposition to sell out to Eastern
parties so as to form pool or trust. Final
action will be taken March Z
SIX loaded cars of freight train broke
through a new bridge near Galena, ILL.,, re-
Gently and were destroyed. A brakeman
was killed.
A NUMBER of boomers were recently
elected from the Oklahoma Territory bv
colored troops. Some were held at Fort
Reno, the others being discharged.