Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Importan, BOND Deel.lon

the facts aud an exhaustive examination OF
the law and presidents bearing on the
questions raised by counsel The suit was
brought by Z. c. Lewis, of London, Eng.
and the representative of a British syudt-
cate who holds the bonds sued on, the
amount Of which reaches the sum OF S72,-
900, and which were given TO raise money
to build q court house, construct bridges
and meet the current expenses of the
county. The bonds were issued in March,
1874. since which time no part OF the prin-
cipal or interest has been pal j. This action
is to recover only the interest remaining
unpaid, which is in excess of the principal.
being $9S, 600, it having run for fourteen
years at the rate OF ten per centum per au-
mum. The defense was that the county
was organized by fraud and perjury, the
Governor having been imposed on at the
time, and that the alleged officers fraudu-
lently issued and disposed of them. The
judgment of the court was in favor of the
bondholders. The case will be appealed
miscellaneous.
NELLIE and May Mozely, sisters, aged
respectively twenty-five and nineteen
years, and two young men, Sam Kim y
and Willis Nichols, went boating on the
Kaw river at Wyandotte the other even
ing. The boat was permitted to drift into
the Missouri river and down to the Hanui-
in q whirlpool at one OF the piers and cap
sized. Both young ladies were drowned
and the young men were only saved by
being thrown upon drift
BEFORE Judge D. j. Brewer. OF the
United States Circuit Court, oral argument
was had at Leavenworth the other day on
a temporary injunction against Prof. Sven
son TO prevent him from having the exclu-
sive use of his patent process of making
frnn hmm he irist ION,
is prayed by the United States which was
represented by United States attorney w.
c. Perry.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
May 81: John w. CrosIey, of Thompson
vile; Francis NJ. Trueblood, OF Stuart;
Thomas WEIGH, of Olathe; Henry Walto !,
of Hallowell; Ephraim Owings. Of Leroy !;
William Hoover, of Salna; Thomas ].
Perry, of Winfield; Henry L. Mccain. of
Leona; john Lemon, OF Arkansas City;
David Walback, of Cedar Bluff; John w.
CrewdsOn, OF Kiowa; Lewis n. Kentner,
OF Lyons; Charles n. Duncan of Topeka;
James K P. Wright, of Elk City; Allen a.
Schooler, of Logan; Edward d. Stillson,
of Hooker; William II. Green, Of Mea lie
Center; Henry 81. Underwood, of Alton;
Henry E. Bowley, of Coldwater; St.llman
Chamberlain. of Anneliy; Archibald 1 at
terson, OF Morrlw; John F. Morris, of
Leavenworth; Valentine Roof, of Atlanta;
John W. Heath, OF Wichita; Joseph Dea-
gan, of Alton; Corwin 3. Keith, of Fort
Scott and John Fuller, of Mcpherson.
The official call has been issued for the
Democratic State convention to be he'd at
Lea enworth, July 4, to nominate State
officers. The basis of representation
ID the convention is one delegate and one
alternate for every 2O0 votes or fraction
thereof over 100 votes cast for Hon. S. L.
Isett, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in 1856; also every county in the
State that has been organized since the
election and each unorganized county shall
be entitled to one delegate and one alternate
to said convention.
A CHARTER was recently fled with the
Secretary of State of the Emporia & Coun-
ell Grove Railway Company. OBJECT, TO
construct railroad from Madison, Green
wood County through said county TO the
city OF Emporia, thence to Council Grove,
and thence through Morris, Davis, Riley,
Pottowatomie, Clay, Washington and Mar
shall Counties to the north line of the
State. Estimated length 2,C0J mi es. Capt.
tai, SO, Zoo 600.
THE her morning George McNally,
aged thirty-four years, prisoner IN the
county Jail at Leaveuworth, attempted
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor, and succeeded in making frightful
cash.
SENATOR PLUMB has secured favorable
aciion on the applications for pension Of
Joseph Allstrom- of Clay Center, and
George Farmer, of Fredonla.
A PRINTER known as Majors, formerly of
Kansas City, Mo-, recently attempted sui
eide in the Commonwealth office at Topeka,
by stabblng himself. He had been on
protracted spree.
{. w. SMITH, Wichita's only colored
lawyer, has beel arrested for forgery.
MRS GARFIELD, widow of the late Presi-
dent, has given $1,000 to the Garfield Uni
versity at Wichita. The estimated cost Of
the University Is half a million.
LATE reports to the Kansas Farmer from
eighty five counties OF the State showed
that >n June l wheat was in good condi-
ton, never better. probably, at this stage
of its growth. If the acreage was as large
{ il was four years ago. the yield wou
be fully as large. Oats are doing well,
heading short in some localities and in Il
few places hurt by chinch bugs, but
there is very little complaint on that
account The season is backward and
Nav was unusually cold, hence corn
is not as far along usual at tits time
Of the year. Still 1T has received
the last working in many parts of the
southern counties. The stand is good, and
a greatly increased acreage is reported IN
the western counties. a great deal of |
rice corn sorgum and alfalfa is being
grown. Millions OF trees have been set out
and they are growing well Apples are
favorably reported in most counties and so
are small fruits. Grasses are doing well
in most places. In the eastern counties
there is some complaints of dry weather
and bugs, but taking the State as whole,
the crops were never in better condition on
June l.
GOVERNOR MARTIN recently pardoned
John W. Reed. who was sentenced in April |
last to serve one year in the Shawnee
County jail for killing Rev. Mcintyre, of
Clay Center last September. Judge Guth- |
RE. before whom he was tried, and County
Attorney Curtis certified that the evidence
On the trial showed that the IA a blow was
struck by the son of the prisoner and that
there was no malice on the part OF the con- |
victed man The son ia a fugitive from |