Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The receipts Of the penitentiary for April
were SO, 1861 and the expenditures $l2.
1855
THE firemen's tournament at Salina on
the b drew together 5000 people. The
champion hose race for a prize trumpet
resulted as follows: Minneapolis 3S51
seconds. Clay Center IS seconds, junction
City IS seconds, Soloman IS seconds In
the hook and ladder contest, Minneapolis
won in 81 seconds, Junction City 30z<
Abiline BIZ, Salina a314. The running
contest with hook and ladder for the
championship belt also went to Minneapolis
in 81 seconds, Junction City 3414, Abiline
S54. The combination race WAS won by
Minneapolis in $40 seconds.
THE family and friends Of John johnson,
OF Paramount Leavenworth County, are
very anxious to hear of his whereabouts.
He left his home May 5. His height is five
feet SIX inches and he is seventy-two years
of age, aud OF late his mind had seemed
impaired.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
Kansas Grand Commandry Knights Tenn
plar lately held at Wichita elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Z. P.
Rogers, of Topeka, G.. E c.; c. w. Hunt,
Lawrence, d. g. c.; G. w. Post Beloit, g.
g.: W. S. Corbett. Wichita, G. c. G. E. c.
Culp, Salina, G. S. w; z. Gray, Larned,
G. j. W.; d. c. Topper, Leavenworth, c.
p; ]. II. Brown, Wyandotte, G. R.; c.
Beck, Leavenworth, G. T. j. Hoober, indie
pendence, G. W.; d. NJ. Ferguson, Paola,
G. s. b.; B. Mckee, Newton, G. S. B.; Z.
Is. Wheaton. Fort Scott, G. S.
FOURTH CLASS postmasters appointed in
Kansas on the 10th: Henry Robbins. at
Gladys: w. S. Neal, at Henkle; r. H. Glib
son, at Farnsworth; E. s. Brumm, at Doni
phan; E. L. Pease, at Clayton, and Susan
L. Beach, at Emerson.
THE Indian board has allowed the claim
OF George Fleming, of Leavenworth, Tor
IS, 100 on account of depredations by Chey-
enne Indians in 1867.
AN unknown MAJ was killed by train
on the Leavenworth, Northern & Southern
railroad, near Atcbison, the other night.
j. r. DAVIDSON who defrauded friends at
Russell OF about 81 900 in 1879 was recently
arrested in California and returned for
trial. His location was discovered by his
calling for his pension. which he had left
untouched for nearly eight years.
TOPEKA now boasts that her new city d.
rectory shows population of 46, 900.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 18th: Original. Invalid, William bod
son, Armstrong; Charles +. Barnard, Lar
ned; Samuel b. Cathcart, Hutchison; AL
yah P. Sain, independence; Albert Hub
bard (deceased), Newton; Edw ard P. P.
Topeka; Thomas McKiddy,
Woodston; John Standenalr Wathena;
Peter w. Jury, Hum boldt; Alexander San
derson, Hepler; Dewitt G. Waite, Empo-
ria. Reissue and increase, James Decker,
National Military Homo. Reissue, Amos
P. Lively, Jetmore. Renewed, child of
DAM Il Harsh, Holton; Mary A, mother of
Theodore e. Tracy, Atchison; Lucretia j.,
widow of VIM. H. North, ChrtOpa; EIizl l.
beth. mother of Viii lam w. Kinnear, Os-
wego; Leonora o., widow OF Albert Hub
bard, NeVto Mexican survivors, Joseph
Fredonia.
THE State Sabbath School Association
will be held at Abilene June TO s. One
and one-third fare has been secured on all
given by the town.
AN explosion took place in the Capital
Iron Foundry at Topeka the other after
noon by which a vat of hot metal was over
turned and scattered in all directions. Gus
A cherson, a foundryman, was standing
wi hin u few feet OF the vat and good
portion of the hot metal splashed over his
face, arms and body. His clothing caught
fire and he jumpted into a tank of cold
water. He was terribly burned about the
face the metal having burned through the
flesh to the bone. He was in great agony
for more than an hour when death re-
lieved his sufferings.
GEORGE SToNER, a st. Louis travelling
man, jumped from the third story of his
hotel at Leave nworth the othes night and
was fatally injured. He had been on pro-
tracted spree and locked up at the police
station during the day to keep him from
doing himself and others bodily harm. He
had quoted down somewhat and was taken
back to the hotel for the night and placed
in a room in the third story with two at
tendants. He slept quietly for several
hours. and, on awakening made an excuse
to get up, and he was no sooner on his feet
than, with a yell, he sprang thro ugh the
window, carry ing the sash with him.
PRESIDENT II II. Seward has a letter
from John P. Rea, Grand Commander of
the National g. A. R., that he will be pres
ent and deliver an address on Grand Army
day of the Winfield assembly, July4. State
j. w. Feighan and his entire
staff Will also be present. 1t is expected
To be great day for the old soldiers of
Kansas.
]. r. HODGES was recently jailed at Pratt
for bigamy. Six years ago he was married
to ii lady at Valley Falls and last fall he
was married to another woman at Pratt,
but his sin and an officer found him out.
II. A. MAY, alias James 7. Hindman, was
arrested by the Government au-
thorities and jailed at Topeka TO await
trans portation TO Wisconsin, where he is
charged with embezzling post-office funds
to the amount of 81. S0O while postmaster at
Grand Rapids, Wis, thirteen years ago.
AT Ellsworth the other day natural gas
was struck at depth of LOGS feet.
FROST and ice were unwelcome visitors
10 various localities in Kansas on the 18th.
SINCE the beginning of the present year
eleven Kansas towns have been advanced
TO the dignity of cities of the second class.
They are: Council Grove. Caldwell. Con-
cordia, CoffeyvIlle, Horton, Bellevllle, Nick
erson, Ho.ton, Marysville and Galena-
E. w. PoINDExTER, of Topeka. agent for
the Northwestern Insurance Company, was
arrested at Hutchinson on the
charge OF obtaining an insurance policy
under false pretense. Rev. c. h. Woods,
4 Baptist preacher, was insured in the
for $1,000 and died last
March. II is charged that PoIndexter. as
agent of the company, waited on the wi low
and by representing TO her that the com
pany had evidence that her deceased hus-