Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
srHE daughter of George D. Cook. of To-
Peka, was recently struck by lightning on
Pixies Peak, in Colorado, and seriously in
jured.
TIE wife and daughter of Fred johnson,
OF the Santa Fee shops at Topeka, were
among the victims of the recent terrible
Geiser steamship disaster.
The posf<offices at Aubrey, johnson
County: Chard, Neosho County, and VIM
tersett, Russell County, have been discon-
tinued.
PENSIONS lately granted Kansas veter-
ans: Lewis Morgan, deceased, of Burling-
anne; Melvin J. Ringler, of Everest; Smith
NJ. Oliver, of Miltonvale; Amos A. Durand,
of Wichita; Solomon Nizey, OF OIathe;
Nathan G. Price, of Jewell; Orlando F.
Porter, of junction City; Ephraim Bodger,
of Clyde; William Young, of Ashland;
Ira Doulhart, of Willett; James E. Dow,
, of Fall River; Anthony G. Bonhanl, of At
water; Stephen Graves, of Cora: John
Goodlander, of Clay Center; Nelson C.
Dyer, of Abilene; John E. Hutchinson. of
Superior: James 81. Bradley, of Devizon;
Stephen Bracken, of Western Park; James
s. McCreery, of Ashwood; Jonathan NJ.
Valentines of Clean; Jacob Hunt, of Cap
iona: Rudolf Wakter, of Brookville; j. w.
Wade, of Keystone;o Martin V. Wilhorn,
of lola; Daniel Jones of Columbus: David
n. Dudley, OF junction City: Martin Lam
ham, of Appleton; Hugh Orr, of Leaven-
worth; John E. Gilbert, of Lincolnville;
Louis S. Fee.9 of Bala, and Mary E. hurry,
of Burlingame.
HORACE CHRIsrLER, an Allen County
farmer, was killed the other day by his
neighbOr, John Carter. The two had q
falling out in the spring over a corn
planter which they owned in partnership.
On the day of the killing Carter went to
the home OF Ckristler and found the latter
standing on hay rack on his wagon,
having been engaged in hauling hay. A few
words passed when Carter drew a revolver
and was knocked down by Christler., Re-
gaining his feet Carter felled Chrfstler,
jumped on him, gouged, out one eve, bit
his nose and one ear off and then stuck 8
pitchfork into his head causing instant
death. o.
KAssEBAUM Bros, of Topeka, were re-
! Gently swindled out of s., 400 by an ex-
cowboy named Oakley Burress, near Ar
kansas City. Burresso took them to a
ranch and showed them 5S6 head of cattle
which he represented that he owned, and
traded them for farm and $4,000 in
money, So 400 of which was paid down,
when Burress cit out' for the Indian
countrys Burress did not. own steer. A
b reward of $500 is offered for his capture.
PATENTS recently granted Kansas in
ventors: j. G.. Askren, Coronado. balance
side valve; F. w. Ayers, Stanton County,
seed planter; Ed. Case, Arlington, auto
matte water elevator; W. I. F. Harden,
Hartford, fence; J. w. Lasswell, Augusta.
washing machine; e: G.. Phillips, Garden
City, cable railway; Joseph sparrow,
AfchiSOn vehiclo Vhael Scraner
THE names of the following post-offices
in Kansas have recently been changed:
Celia, Rawlins County, to Mcdonald; Fris-
CO, Morton County, to Morton; Oak, Sew
ard County, to Tyrone; Clean, Graham
County, to Leland.
SCOTT SMITH, a we'll known and wealthy
colored Barber of Topeka, recently suicid-
ed in New Mexico by throwing himself in
front of train. About a year ago he dis
posed of all his Topeka property, which
melted about $25, 900. With this he went
to California to take advantage of the
temporary boom. He invested all his
money, when the collapse came and found
him holding a lot of high-priced land and
little money. He returned. to Topeka and
/ again opened barber shop, but his luck
less speculat ing ventures seemed to prey
upon his mind. "A few weeks ago he start
ed to California to look after his interests
train and was killed.
The twelve-year-o son of w. B. Grit
fey, q prosperous farmer living near
Granville, recently procured a piece of
rope, tied slip kGGt, placed it over a limb
of tree in his fathers orchard, a short
distance from the house, and placing his
neck in the moose jumped from the limb
and hanged himself. 90 He was found in the
evening by his parents, who had become
oil ,o6 I, 1cnr bod tod
a search. No reason was given for the act.
| OHIO soldiers in Kansas are requested
by George Butler president of the Ohio
Soldiers Association. to be present at the
State reunion to be held in Topeka October
1 to inclusive. ALI soldiers sent to the
front by the old Buckeye State in the dark
days of the sixties, will meet at Ohio head
quarters at ten O'Clock a. m. October 4,
where roll call by regiments will be called,
election of officers for the coming year and
other business which may be brought UP
attended to, after which a grand hand
shaking and camp fire jubilee will be in
dulged in. -
BURREs, the oily-tongued ex-cowboy
who swindled Kassebaum Bros, of To-
peka, out of S, 400 in bogus cattle trans
action, also, it is stated, confidenced w
z. Harrington, of Rossville, out of 5000 in q
similar fraudulent transaction.
BERT ALLEN, q thirteen-year-o boy
who had been in Jail at Topeka several
months on the charge Of embeZZling let
tiers, was recently sentenced by Judge
Foster to serve three months in Jail. He
had been in Jail three months already
lacking only ten days and was credited
with the time. Albert was a bell boy in &
Wichita hotel and committed the crime OF
opening merchants post Office box and
purloining his mail. The boys father died
when he was three months old, and he and
his brother, fifteen years old, have been
the sole support of his widowed mother.
SANDY BARTEN. a colored man living il
the vicinity of Quindaro waterworks, Wy.
andotte County, the other morning acci.
dentally shot and badly wounded another
! colored man named JaSen Belts. Barter
had an old gun which had been loaded fol