Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
An unknown man committed suicide in
. hotel at st. George the other day by
shooting himself in the head.
THERE were four divorce suits filed and
three marriage licenses granted in Topeka
one day recently.
! INDIANA veterans now residing in Kan
sas will hold their fifth reunion at Camp
Anderson, near Topeka, October to 6 in
elusive.
THE Iowa soldiers now residing in Kan
! sas will hold reunion during the State
reunion at Topeka, October to inclusive.
An Iowa headquarters will be established
and properly advertised on the grounds,
and seery Iowa soldier will be expected to
IT is estimated that the average yield %
wheat in Kansas will be eighteen to
twenty bushels per acres Ghe quality il
generally good.
TIE Loyal Legios, % Kansas, heve dee
cided to hold their annual meeting eS
Topeka during the soldiers feuaion Che
4rst week in October.
THE Supreme Court on The 9Th heard
evidence and arguments In the Scott
County mandamus brought by the Eastern
bounds to compel the county clerk 60 sign
$4,000 funding bonds ordered by the
county commissioners and signed by the
chairman. The county clerk refused to
sign the bonds on the ground OF fraud in
their issuance. The cast was taken under
advisement.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on the
9th: Stephen Singleton, Of Mirage; David
D. Dever, OF Hoisington; Henry w.
80 T. 10
Sterling; James Il. Curge, OF Seneca;
Nephi Owen, Of Simpson: Ansel w. Sloat,
Of Derby; Joseph Messer, Of Xenia; IVES.
ley Ellsworth, OF Eminence; David Hug.
gins. OF Abilene; Alfred aSeelye, Of the
National Military Home; Thomas w. C.
Stanley. OF Hugoton; Joseph Eichelberger.
Of Mcpherson, and Marion 8. Bancroft, OF
Norton.
ARTHUR DODGE, OF Reserve, eight miles
north OF Hiawatha, recently beat his wife
until she was unconscious, and then fed.
Tho couple were married about four years
ago.
ARTHUR, the three.year.old son OF A.
g. Talbot, . prominent business man OF
Wyandotte, recently fell down the stair.
way OF the family residence in that city
and received injuries that resulted in death
the following day.
The report Of the Secretary of the State
Board OF Agriculture places Wyandotte
County at the head OF the list in the yield
of corn the present season, the average
being 531l bushels to the acre.
The Republicans Of Kiowa County lately
expressed to General Harrison q water.
melon weighing ninety-twO pounds.
WARDEN SMITH, OF the State penitentia.
", has made his monthly settlement for
August with the State Auditor. From
this it appears that the total expenses for
the month was S13, 1850, and the total
cash receipts s., s9s.37. OF this latter sum,
$3,54O.26 was received for convict labor
and SIS. LAG 81 on coal sales.
DAVID WARE, colored, who has been
janitor at the State house at Topeka ever
since the State has been admitted into the
Union, died the other day at the age OF
forty-nine years. He had seen service un-
der the administration Of every Governor.
CAPTAIN NJ. g. WININGER, q well-kn0wn
citizen OF AtchisOn, and originator OF the
fambeau clubs, now such interesting adj
juncts to all political parades, has been
adjudged insane.
IT il stated that Ex-Governor Robinson
has rendered his resignation as superin-
tendent Of Haskell Institute, OF Lawrence,
to take effect October I. The Gov ernor
will devote his time to farming.
THE former Kentuckians residing in
on the 9Th. A parade with q brass band
ushered in the event. The people then as
sembled at Goodhue Park, where Hon.
John n. Price delivered an address OF well
come, followed by brief addresses by other
prominent speakers.
NEAR Wichita the other day, John John.
son, q brakeman on the Santa Fe, was
killed by falling between the cars Of q run.
ming freight.
A PRIVATE soldier named Hendricks, at
Fort Leavenworth, was recently CON.
demned to the guard house for getting
drunk. When released and put ON duty
he attempted suicide by drawing his saber
across his throat.
THE seven-pear-old daughter Of Ed.
Hobbul, Of Wilson Mounty, died recently
OF hydrophobia. The child had been bite
ten q few weeks previous.
ONE Of the largest excursions that ever
left that city started from Emporia on the
Sth by way Of the Santa Fe for Columbus,
o., to attend the National Encampment Of
the q. A. r. and the Columbus Centennial.
There were two trains, composed Of fifteen
cars, containing 800 citizens. Most OF the
officers of the Kansas G.. A. R. and w. II.
C. were on the train accompanied by their
staff and friends; also, one car containing
grain and vegetables raised in Lyon
County.
GEORGE SEHoN, q BLACKSMITH Of Lecomp.
ton, attended the recent Republican meet.
ing at Lawrence, and being detained till q
late hour by the speaking. did not reach
the depot until the regular train had left,
and decided TO take an excursion train
which was returning to Topeka. When
the train reached Lecompton, he jumped,
and that was the last seen Of him till the
section hands found his mangled remains
lying across the track next morning, with
both legs cut off and the head badly
bruised. The body had lain there all
night and had been gun over by q number
of trains.
a LARGE delegation of Kansans called
on General Harrison at indianapolis on
the 10Th, while en- route 60 the Columbus