Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

NEAR Rosalia, Butler County, the other
day farmer hired q man by the name Of
Edwards aud his wife to assist on the
farm, the woman to care for the children.
A man by the name of Bloomer and his
wife also assisted. the latter having .
three-year-oldc child. While all tho par.
ties. except the Edwards woman, were In
the field this child disappeared. Excite
ment ran high and the neighbors took
possession of Edwards and his wife who
had told contradictory stories about tho
child's disappearance. The woman IN
her fright confessed that she killed 1t ana
her husbands statements led to the same
conclusion. Edwards and his wife were
repeatedly strung up to get the truth out
Of them but the body of the child could
not be found Several nights Afterwards
the little one was found safe and well on
the doorsteps OF q neighbor two miles
away. 1t had evidently been kidnapped,
but by whom and for what purpose 10 not
known, and the matter was being further
investigated.
TIE quiet village of Rossville recently
young man, in fit of ms anity. shot and
seriously wounded his wife and then bar.
ricaded his doors and defied the town.
Sheriff Fuller was telephoned the situation
at Topeka and he dispatched Deputy DIS.
brow to the scene, who found the mad.
man still defiant. The officer conferred
with a physician and resolved to chloro.
form Kuykendall. which he did by squirt
ing the drug through the keyhole until
the man was insensible. He was then
taken to Jail at Topeka.
THE charters for two new corporations
were recently filed with the Secretary Of
State, the combined capital stock of which
was placed at $15 500. 600. The place Of
business is Kansas City, Kan. and the
object is to smelt ores by q short method
process recently discovered by George b.
Chick, of California. The directors for
each company are: David j. Brewer.
Thomas R Starns and Nelson F. Acers. of
Leavenworth; George H Chick, of San
Francisco; John H Krull, William b.
Whiteside and Marvin R King, of Kansas
City, Mo-
THE Governor has app ointed the follow.
ing deleg atss 10 the Wheat Growers con.
vention to be held at St Louis October %:
s. c. King, of Atchison; Charles Robin
son, of Lawrence; w. j. Lingenfelter, of
Wellington, and R. r. Burden of Bender.
/ w. n HIGGINBoTHAM, who was recently
convicted at Manhattan of receiving de-
posits when he knew his bank was in .
failing condition, has been granted q new
trial 1t is stated that all creditors of his
bank will be paid in full.
FIVE towns in Kansas have women
mayors and there are twenty. five women
serving in City Councils, three police
judges, twelve county superintendents,
several city clerks and treasurers and
about 2)0 on school boards.
A CALL has been issued for convention
of county treasurers of the State to be
held at Topeka October Is
THE annual convention of the Christian
Church of Kansas, recently held at To.
peka, was largely attended.
ABOUT dark the other night a brutal as.
sault was made upon Sister Camille Of the
Convent of the Sacred Heart, in the con-
vent school house at Emporia. after the
scholars and other teachers had left. She
was struck over the head a number Of
times with a slung shot or other weapon,
until knocked unconsciou~ land then kicked
and stamped upon until supposed to be
dead. Her assailant was supposed to be q
young railroader from Terre Haute, Ind. +,
named Murray, who became infatuated
with her while she nursed him in a hos
pital in Terre Haute, and which place his
prosecutions forced her to leave to avoid
him. but who had followed her. This Is
said to be the third attempt he has made
upon her life because she refused to leave
the convent and become his wife. The
fellow had not been arrested.