Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
Miscell1neous,

Charles E- GARRISON Ness City; James
Kelley, Pratt
1Iiscellaneous.
THE Social Science Club at its recent
session in Leavenworth elected the follow
ing officers: President Mrs. F. b Kel-
logg. Emporia; vice-presidents, Mrs
Noble Prentiss. Topeka; Mrs. Kersey
Coates. Kansas City; Mrs. ]. L Hunting.
Leavenworth; Miss Sarah A. Brown,
Lawrence; Mrs. Gard, Abilene; Mrs.
Dickinson, Kansas City; Mrs. Barrett,
secretary, Mrs Atwood, Emporia; treas
urer. Mrs. James Turner, Paola-
THE nine-year-old son of Francis E
Pickett was recently killed by the Santa
Fe cars at Topeka He with other boys
persisted in jumping on freight cars which
were being switched and after being
driven away several times the boy
jumped on again and in attempting to get
off fell under the train and was killed.
COLONEL ELIJAH SELLS we'll known in
Kansas a score of years ago and who at
one time represented one of the Lawrence
districts in the Legislature, was recently
appointed Secretary ef Utah Territory by
the President
THE new order issued by the Livestock
Sanitary Commission of Kansas to pre-
vent the infection or spread of Texas or
splenic fever among cattle in the State
went into effect on the 7th. All cattle
coming from south Of the thirty-seventh
parallel will be inspected by Kansas in
spectors at Argentine and Armourdale be-
fore being unloaded.
WILLIAM STEWART. q colored boy seven
teen years old, Was recently shot and
killed by Police Sergeant Cahill in Kansas
City, Kan. 1t was stated that the officer
accosted the boy and told him he was un-
der arrest, the boy at drst laughed at him,
but finally resisted s1d ran when Cahill
shot him. Cahill then gave himself up and
was held to await tas.izsvestigation.
B. h JONES, late cashier Of the First
National Bank of Stafford, was recently
sentenced by Judge Foster. in the United
States Court at Topeka, to five years in
the peniten tiary for making false entries
and defrauding the bank out of 81, 200.
The cashiers downfall was brought
about by associating with disreputabIe
women.
TIE annual meeting Of the Kansas and
Missouri Associated Press was held at To-
peka the other day and the following iof-
fcers were elected: President d. B.
Anthony; vice-president and treasurer,
NJ n. Murdock; secretary, Dell Keizer;
executive committee. John A. Martin, J.
&. Hudson and W. II. Rice
"a C4IlZ6N VI AA"IeuCe recently ISCe1tS0
q letter which was mailed to him in Au-
gust 1873. from the southern part of the
State, from a friend who said he had on
that day been married, and also described
the trip which he and his bride proposed
taking. The letter was lost by being
thrown into . hole in the side OF tho car.
Not long since the car was wrecked and
taken to the shops at Topeka for repairs,
where it was ovsrhaulsd and the letter
found and forwarded to its Destination.
The friend who wrote the letter ten years
ago has doubtless returned from his we'd
ming trip and become well settled in life.
AT . recent meeting OF the Board OF
Penitentiary Commi ssioners 8. o. Nc
Dowell OF Cherokee, was appointed chief
clerk; Rev. W. B. Poinsett, of Usage
County, chaplain; Captain z Huddle-
/ stone. OF Larned. weigh clerk. The new
appointees will take their positions June L
AccoR DING to the report Of the warden
there were in the penitentiary May i S64
convict4 a decrease of IL for the preced-
| ing month. The total earnings for the
month " ere s. y 8 y and the total expen-
ditures 81 l. a. 32. The total cash receipts
| of the institution for the month were
| s., 415.4S, of which s, 592 was for convict
| labor and s. 1c9 on coal sales. Excess of
| expenditures over receipts, $2 s9a 81.
By . recent order issued the Governors
Sb6n - COuStltAtS0 8S AOhOWS
| n. Roberts, Adjutant General and chief
| Of staff, Lawrence; b. r. Best Quarter
| master General Kinsley; r. n Bone
brake, Paymaster General Topeka; II. s.
| Roberts, Surgeon General, Manhattan; q.
| c. Lohand, Aide-de-camp, Minneapolis;
| Emm EFT Callahan, Aide-de-camp. Wich-
ita W. b. Avery, Aide-de-camp, FL Do
RADIO; W. d. Ford, Assistant Adju.ant
General, Pittsburg.
| Two wen dressed strangers recently ap-
| piled to a Kansas City, Kan, landlady
| and engaged a room paying week in ad-
/ vance. They had two large Saratoga
| trunks, and q few days after the lady
( missed her tenants and upon going to the
| room discovered that they had packed the
| trunks with her bed clothing and every
other moving article in the room and dis
| appeared during the night
| The Commissioners OF Labor. r. h Bet.
| ton, is Of the opinion that one thousand
| women and girls of Kansas City. Kan,
are bread-winners, that is, work for q
living, earning wages ranging from $6 tl
| $50 per week.
MINISTER RYAN was given a banquet by
| the citizens of Topeka previousto his de-
| parture for the field of duties in Mexico.
THE Union Labor Central Committee o
the Fourth district met at Emporia re-
| Gently and discussed the matter OF nom.
| mating Union Labor candidate for Con.
gress. 1t was finally decided to make nj
| nominaticn.
FRED CRTEox was recently arrested n
| Topeka for violating the Prohibitory law
Three barrels OF beer and several gallon.
| OF whisky were seized
JAMES McDoxALD. deaf mute. was re
Gently killed by Gulf train near Colum.
| bus
CHARLES SrKWAHr, . carpenter. was Re
Gently killed while stealing . ride from
| We;lsviile to Argentine
THK journeyman plumbers ct TcPek.
recently wsnt On strika