Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
CHARLES PEMBERTON recently committed
suicide in the insane asylum at Topeka de
had been a resident of Leavenworth from
boyhood where he had many friends. He
had only a few days previous been ad-
judged insane by the probate court OF
Leavenworth County and sent to the asy-
ium. He was forty-one years old.
OK Christmas day the inmates OF the
penitentiary were invited to the chapel,
where they were entertained by humor-
Gus lecture. All the prisoners received
some kind Of present, silk handkerchiefs
and gloves predominating. An excellent
dinner was servel.
HENRY DoNNELLY, who was sentenced
from Wyandotte County for two years for
manslaughter, was recently pardoned His
time would have expired next April
FRED II. STEPHENS, thirty years old,
bachelor, living alone on a farm neal Lam
caster, Atchison County, was found Christ
mas day on bed at his home with bull
iet-hole through his head and big pistol
between his feet. note was found on
the mantelpiece, stating that he had made
4 mistake. HIS horses in the stall were so
nearly starved that they had eaten their
managers and reeled and staggered from
exhaustion when led out. Stephens had
been dead about 4 week when found.
REV. ABEL LEONARD, pastor of Trinity
Episcopal Church, at Atchison, has rendered
his resignation to take effect January 81.
He will probably be consecrated Mission
airy Bishop OF Utah and Nevada some time
in Janurry, and leave for his work in the
early part OF February. 1t is thought that
Bishop Talbot, lifelong friend and inti-
mate companion of Bishop Leonard, will
preach the sermon. Bishop Talbot and
Bishop Leonard were born in the same
town, studied side by side in the same
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same college and seminary At the same
time. Each performed the marriage SER
vice for the other, and are now to be Bish-
cps of adjoining dioceses.
A COLLISION OF freight trains at Fort
Scott the other day resulted in the death of
Engineer William Berry and general
smashing of the two engines. Berry was
thirtyfour years OF age and leaves wife
and two children. He was a member OF
the Knights of Pythias, A. o. U. w. and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and carried a life insurance TO the amount
of $4,000.
PATRICK BREENE, a track layer on the
track of the Union Pacific switch at the
Riverside mine, near Leavenworth, broke
one of his legs the other evening IN attempt
ing with others, TO jump from q hand car.
A CONFERENCE of the Prohibition party
was held at Topeka. December %, which
was attended by Prohibitonists from all
parts Of the State. 1t was decided to in
augurate a vigorous campaign in Kansas
during the coming year, and to put fuu
ticket IN the field.
OK the Goth Secretary of War Endicott,
Adiutant- G eneral Drum, Colonel I. +. Barr
and Captain ID. w. Taylor, the Secretary's
military secretary, arrived at Fort Leaven-
worth. The Secretary was received with
salute of seventeen guns. His visit was
for the purpose of inspecting the military
prison. He found 4S4 military convicts
serving out sentences, varying from one TO
ten years
Gus. BRANDT, the seventeen-year-old son
of Charles &. Brandt, living three miles
west of Parsons, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a shot gun the other
day. He left small piece Of paper on
which was written: My trouble is bad
health; goodbye everybody"
The sudden cold weather brought much
suffering to the people of portions Of
Western Kansas. A number of persons
were frozen to death.
AN unknown man has been lately work
ing Kansas merchants pretty extensively
at the expense of st. Joseph paper deaf
ing firm.
AN alternative writ of mandamus was
recently allowed by Chief Justice Horton
of the Supreme Court, in the case OF ths
State OF Kansas, ex rel 5. B. Bradford
Gil of Kansas City, Kan, requiring the
defendants to pass such ordinances as
might be necessary to provide for the pay
ment of the salaries of the police omcers
appointed under the Metropolitan Police
bill for the months of July, August, Sep
TENDER, October and November, or show
cause why they should not January 3.
AT a depth of ZOOS feet 26-inch vein of
fine bltumnous coal was recently struck
and passed through at the Leavenworth
within eight days.
sational news item that a swell known
society circles had been detected in pill
goods stores of that city.
The blizzard hit hard.
RECENTLY thirty-one checks were dis
covered in the banks OF Wichita drawn by
Peter Walsh On A. Flagg, each calling for
SIS Ali bore the same date, and were put
on on business men, w alsh making small
purchase OF goods and presenting check,
getting the balance due him in cash
Walsh worked for Flagg in foundry and
had not been heard from.
.. IT is stated that the United States pen
sion office will be removed to Leayenworth,
there not being sufficient room in the Gov
eminent building at Topeka for the in
creasing business. 1t was also stated that
for the same reason the United States mar
sha1's Office would probably be removed.
TEs stories OF terrible suffering and
death in Western Kansas during the late
storm are pronouncedzfalse