Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
KANSAS STATE AEMS.

KANSAS STATE AksVH.
FIGHT between colored men recently
took place at HUTCHINSON in tho rooms Of
q married woman, during the absence Of
her husband. in which Curly" Washing
ton. = well-known horse jockey, was ter
ribly beaten with q Ratchet. His injuries
ANTONIO GIAconN1 and Ferdinando
Mella. owners Of the De monico and Ma
tional Hotels, of Leavenworth.- were re.
Gently fined 500 each and sentenced to
three months in the county Jail for selling
liquor.
ANDREW BACH. who some time ago dar-
tngiy escaped from the Fort Leavenworth
military prison. was recently located in
Chicago, but again made his escape. Bach
was dishonorably discharged from the
army and sent to the Fort Leavenworth
prison. He broke out of the institution
by hraving the bullets Of the guards and
dashing through the gates. Information
was sent to the United States marshal at
Chicago. and finding his man in a barber
shop the officer commenced reading the
warrant to Bach, but before he finished
the prisoner dashed through the back door
and escaped.
w. II. Smith, q negro porter in q livery
stable at Salina, was recently married to
Emma Young. a white woman.
A CONTRACT for the construction OF the
Omaha, Dodge City & Southern railroad
from Dodge City to Superior, Neb.. a dis
tance of 203 miles. has been awarded to ].
w. Summers. a prominent railroad con-
tractor of Keokuk. Iowa The road is to
be completed by December 1.
IT is said that the order issued by the
late Secretary of the Interior discontinue
ing the land offices at Wichita, Independ-
ence and Concordia, will be revoked, or
at least suspended until the present Secre-
tary of the Interior can investigate the
matter.
An infant child Of John Mize, of Atchi-
son, fell into q tub of scalding water the
other morning and although instantly res
cued it's injuries were considered fatal.
ONE man is in the Wyandotte County
Jail charged with forgery, receiving stolen
goods. assault, vic ating the Prohibitory
law ffty-eight times and several other
charges. In his case there are evidently
breakers ahead.
THE Superintendent of Insurance has
issued certificates of authority to the Kan
sas Hcme Insurance Company and the
Topeka Insurance COMPANY, both of which
recently had their certificates revoked by
him.
The eighth department. encampment 6.
A. r. commenced Its session at EmpOrla
on the 18th, as did also the department
conventions Of the Woman's Rel eff Corps
and Sons of Veterans. Reports OF officers
and appointments of committees was
about the only work accomplished the first
day. The reports showed about $4,000
members in good standing in the State.
with the financial condition excellent
ARTICLES Of incorporation were recently
filed with the Secretary of State of the
Association of Kansas Retail Implement
Tha met iC fri a mr.
cooperative in its aims, and has no capital
stock. The directors are from various
parts of the State; also OF the Blue Rapids
Plaster Company, of Blue Rapids, capital
stock. $50, 900; the Parsons Mining and
Smelling Company, of Parsons, capital
stock, s., 600; the Wichita Steam Heating
Company. of Sedgwick County, capital
stock, 5000, 900; the Axtel Butter and
Cheese Association, of Marshall County,
capital stock, 5000; the Nickerson Park
Association of Reno County. capital stock,
$4,000; the Wilson Lead and Zinc Mining
Company, of Kansas City, Kan, and Kan
sas City, Mo. capital stock, 700; the
Fort Dodge & Riverside Park Street Rail-
way Company, of Dodge City, capital
stock, So, 600.
JOHN FoRAN. the keeper of a small
restaurant at Leavenworth and an ex-
fireman, was recently shot and fatally
wounded by Policeman Bedwell. The
officer was shadowing Foran and another
man when Foran fred several timss at
Bedweli, but missed. The officer returned
the fire with more precision.
The sixteen months-old child of d. &c
Bliss, OF Argentine, was recently burned
to death by, gasoline explosion A
little girl in the family poured gas
oline on the carpet to clean it and the
gas generated was ignited from the stove,
causing the child's clothes to take fire.
The mother was also severely burned.
PATENTS recently granted Kansas in
ventors: Christian Beu, Moline, stock
binder; Joseph NJ. Edgar, Argentine,
lock; David Z. Wade. Mcpherson. draw
ing apparatus; Joseph A Walker, Mel
ner. Melvern, washing machine; George
II. Wildina, Melvern. trussed suspension
bridge; Emery N. Williams. Bonita, corn
planter; Harvey Worrall, Topeka, har-
monte damper for pianos.
MRS. EVA THOMAS was shot by her hus-
band at the house Of a friend in Kansas
City, Kan, the other day, and died sew
eral days later. The murderer was
lodged in the Wyandotte County jail
Jealousy was the cause of the shooting.
SAMUEL PARK and Lucy C. Park, of
Shawnee County, were recently married
by the probate judge of Wyandotte Coun-
ty. They had before been man and wife
but had been divorced, and at middle age
concluded to again try the matrimonial
venture.
The following appointments to be post.
masters in Kansas were left unconirmed
when the Senate closed its session on
March 4: Harriet l. Vedder. Washingtons
John NJ. Barnes. Lyndon; Henry C. Car
ter, Baldwin,; Dennis Foley. Coolidge;
John A. Simons, Greenleaf; Aiphonso
Richet, Florence; Charles L Burke, Ar
gentine; Samuel Clark. Baxter Springs;
Mrs. Clara L. Nichols. Fort Leavsnworth;
Henry c. Miller, Horton.
DURISG the session of the Methodist con-
ference at Lawrence the Woman's Home