Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

LATE post-ofice changes In Kansas:
Established, Berdena, Doniphan County,
Victor E Ludwig postmaster; Elmont
Shawnee County. Edward N. Ackley, post
master; Lone Walnut Lincoln County,
Israel IL. Lyme, postmaster; Menager,
Wyandotte County. Barney n. Coffee post
master; Piper, Wyandotte County, Robert
E Brown postmaster. Discontinued, Belle
Meade. Meade County Fox, Harper County !;
New Tabor, Repu bic County; Vicksburg,
Neosho County: Vinton Riley County.
Name Changed, Prospect, Republic County,
to CORTLAND, John A johnson postmaster.
THE miners in the different coal mines at
Leavenworth have struck because OF re-
duction OF one cent per bushel paid for
mining. About 400 men went out
A FELLOW by the name OF Fred Williams
who some time ago abused and deserted his
invalid wife, at Topeka, and who took
refuge in Canads, recently wrote to the
wronged woman that he is now a volunteer
in the Salvation Army and wishes her to
join it also.
A BOY named Ashburn, who was at
tempting to steal ride, recently fell I'M
der the cars at Garrett and had both legs
cut of.
PENSIONS were granted the following
Kansas veterans on the 18th: Original,
invalid, Joshua s. Green, Cairoi Solomon
F. Brown, Topeka; Leonard Z. WILDER,
Baxter Springs; Charles May, Independ-
ence; Samuel A. Seachrist, Custer. In-
crease, Nathan W. Allen. Scott sville;
George w. Candy, Topeka; John Everett,
Great Bend; Conrad Jones, Burden; Ed
ward l.. Carter, Oskaloosa; James Smith,
Glen Elder; James Slauen, Glen Elder;
William F. Wetherholt, North Topeka
Original, widow of George w. Benjamin,
Thomas. Mexican war, Benjamin w. March,
Toronto
THE sudden rise in the Kansas river on
the Goth, swept away the Bowersock water
power machinery at Lawrence and damaged
the paper mill near by to the extent OF e.
500. Bowersock's loss was placed at 5000.
PATENTS lately granted to Kansas in
ventors Cultivator and scraper combined,
James A. Scroggs, Randolph; railway
switch, Burton ]. Downing, Seely; reach
side for wagons, Frederick G. Winnek,
Leavenworth (2); weather-strip, Louis III.
Pratt, Belleville; tonic-compound. Charles
w. Stowe, Salina; carpet-stretcher, John
Carter, Emporia; combined lock and latch,
John Adams. Clay Centre, draft equalizer,
Alason II. Bales, Washington; claw-bar,
William S. Pates, Kingman; wrench,
Hazelton & Leach, Norton.
A WRECK occurred on the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska railroad ten miles east
of Manhattan the other day, caused by the
falling of temporary bridge over Deep
creek. The engine passed safely but the
tender and ten cars won't through the
bridge. Fireman Willard Foster was in
stantly killed. Engineer Boyle was seri-
ously, probably fatally wounded, and
Brakeman Shea receive slight injuries.
A RECENT decision of the Supreme Court
of the State is to the effect that the law
gives person the right only to examine
the records of the reg ster of deeds, but
not to copy them without the consent Of the
register.
THE other morning about three O'Clock,
at Peru, Chautauqua County, two boys,
Chessie Ingletield and William Crawford,
were returning from a dance when they
saw a Light In the store OF Fred Keefer, and
approached close enough to perceive that
burglars were ransacking the store They
Immediately went to the hardware store of
the father of one of the boys, and procur-
ing two revolvers each, went back and un-
dertook to capture the robbers Ingletield
went to the back door, presented his revol
vcr and captured one, when the other fired
at and wounded the boy, who shot and in
stantly killed one of The robbers. The other
escaped. The boys are only about sixteen
years old.
EDITH. the seven-year-old daughter Of
Prof. ID. o. Jones, was instantly killed at
Emporia the other evening by the acct
dental discharge of a shotgun in the hands
OF AlrcQ hughes, aged
THE family of Henry Jackson, a wealthy
farmer residing near Wichita, recently
had u terrible battle with Durham bull
The animal was considered gentle, but
when Mr.. JackSon'S ten-year-old son went
into the field the bull attacked him and
pinned the little fellow to the ground with
its horns. The mother ran to the assistance
Of her child and was gored horribly. Mr.
Jackson also rushed to the rescue, and he
foo fell vic n of l,a in
fGriated bull Fortunately a neighbor pass
ing at the time with gun killed the ami
NAL. Mr.. Jackson may recover, but Mrs.
Jackson and her son were fatally injured.
DIR. w. D. SIMPSON, a specialist, of Leav-
enworth, recently took fifty grains OF
morphine and ed soon after. He was
sixty-six years old, and had separated
from his family.
IN accordance with the recomme ndatIor
Of the Board of Fardons the Governor has
ISSUED full pardon to Jacob Cumberland
who was sentenced to death in Neosho
County in 1888, for the mlrder of his son,
convicted upon the false and malicious tes-
'lmony of his wife.
EDWARD TRAILS barn, four horses and
soma farm imp ements near Hamilton were
destroyed by ire the other day IN some
mysterious way.
JonN BoURy recently went to his home
in Wvandotte in an intoxicated condition.
and drawing a revolver shot his daughter,
aged twenty, in the leg and then threat
ened to shoot his son. He was then fired
into jail.
AT the request of Mrs. Senator Ingalls,
that Kansas should be represented by some
article at the Grand Army fair now being
held at Washington, the State officers re-
Gently purchased a costly doll and shipped
tc Washington, after having it arrayed in
handsome attire by Topeka dress-maker
Tue Republican State Central Committee
has been notified to meet at the Copeland
Hotel, in the city OF Topeka, on Wednesday,
March Il, at four o'clock p. ~. for the par
pose OF fixing a time for holding State
convention for the election OF four dele
gates and four alternates at large to the
National Republican convention to be held
in Chicago, June -, 1855 Also for the
olacfinn of frun PresidAntial Elecfnrs