Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS

KANSAS STATE NEWS
& s. CARTwRIGHr. an old citizen Of
Topeka, said to be worth $25a0Ol. died the
other morning of heart disease He was
living in q garrett and no one was present
at the time of his death. He boarded at
restaurants and lunch counters, and had
no occupation except to collect rents ana
look after his property. His room was
filed with papers, books and nicknacks
which he had gathered together. His
property consisted of valuable real estate
in Kansas and near Albany, n Y. he
has two daughters and SON in Albany
HENRY TRACY was killed while recently
coupling cars at Wichita
Rosa CHERRY. a comedy young woman
of twenty-tbre years, who was employed
as q domestic in the family of j.. G.
Waters, a prominent lawyer of Topeka,
committed suicide the other night by TAX
ing poison, and was found dead in her
bed when called at an early hour next
morning She had laid out a new white
dress and left q letter stating that she
wished to be buried in it. A letter left
for her father indicated that she
called Bill Cherry, and who she
wished to be notified of her
death, which she thought would be good
news to him, but declaring he was the
only man she had ever loved in her life.
Her father resides in Howell County, Mo.
In the United States Court of Topeka
the other day. Judge Foster decided the
case OF E. p. Diehl. Of Olarhe. against the
Western Union Telegraph Company, al
lowing the plaintiff q, 500 damages. In
this action the plaintiff asked for damages
on account of the incorrect transmission
of dispatch. It was sent by General
Powell Clayton. of Arkansas, and when
received read: s.Forty car loads of ice,"
whereas. General Clayton had filed his
copy. reading. t.Forty tons of ice"
Twenty car loads had been shipped when
the error was discovered
e. T. BROWN. prominent citizen of
Wichita, who disappeared last January
after being robbed of large amount of
money and valuables, suddenly appeared
at his home the other day a mental and
physical wreck. His wife, supposing him
to be tramp, ordered him from the house,
but finally recognized him by a crippled
finger. Browns condition was such that
he could give no account of his treatment
for the past six months, blow on the
head at the time of his disappearance
having deranged his brain. It was thought
he had been held for rev ard, but had
finally escaped from his captors more dead
than alive.
of wealthy Shawnee County farmer,
when he returned was scolded by his
father, whereupon ne took strychnine and
was soon corpse.
THE council of administration OF the
Grand Army of Kansas met recently at
Topeka and devoted its time principally
to the consideration of plans and ar
engagements for the annual reunion at
Ellsworth. Commander Booth reported
the buildings were now in process of con-
struction and work was being rapidly
pushed. Every thing will be in readi-
ness for the annual reunion in September.
The city OF Ellsworth will furnish the
light, fuel, water and tents.
The SUBJ committee on irrigation. aux
iliary to the United States Senate Com
mittee, has visited Garden City and made
an investigation of the irrigation system
now in use there and also listened to a new
theory of irrigation, the so-called UNDER
drainage sea. Believers in the new plan
say that there is an inexhaustible supply
OF water in the lower strata of sands in
Western Kansas which their system can
bring to the surface.
THE most disastrous food for many
years visited Topeka on the afternoon and
night of the 24th. The waters so
rapidly that some forty fifty families
in the vicinity Of Eighteenth street sue
ceeded in making their escape only by
means of boats. The water was over the
roofs of a large number OF houses in Wall
nut Grove addition and the ShunganunCa
creek, which ordinarily is but a small
stream, was more than half a mile wide.
LINCOLN post G. A. R., of Topeka, at a
late meeting protested earnestly against
the appointment of the board of pension
examiners for that city, because the APP
pointees are young men and not old SOL
diers.
CHARLES BIELER, aged thirty-five years,
was found dead the other morning in a
slaughter house in the south part of
Wichita, with two bruises and a cut on
his forehead. He had been drinking and
went to the slaughter house to sleep.
HENRY BOOTH. department commander
of the G. A. r. has issued a circular let
ter to the comrades of the department of
Kansas, recommending that they forego
he pleasure of attending these annual
and National reunions until such time as
fair and equitable rate is made by the
railroads as low as that accorded to any
other organization. The department ccm-
mander reviews the circumstances at
length and SAYS that he s'regrets exceed
ingly the necessity which compels him to
this action, the more SO on account of the
great preparations made by our comrades
and loyal citizens of Milwaukee to enter
tain us in fitting manner"
SENATOR INGALLS, recently furnished
note for publication In which he said: IL.
j. Perry, recently appointed 20 position
in connection with the publication of the
official records of the rebellion, should not
be described as of Kansas. He left the
State and returned to Wisconsin several
years ago, where he has been engaged in
mining in the iron region unsucce <sfully.
He is citizen of Wisconsin. should be
credited to that State and owes his place
to Senators Sawyer and Spooner.
Miss CORA SERvISS was recently struck
by lightning at Clifton Her dress caught
fire and her shoes We're burned to a crisp.
She was unconscious for nearly day but
it was thought she would recover.
j. W. HUTCHINSON, we'll known citizen
of Anthony, was found in his residence
the other morning. having bsen shot and
killed the previous evening while read
ing. The ASA ssin fired through a window,
a charge of buck-shot entering his back.
There was no positive clew to the MUIR
derer, al houeh two arrests had been
made. Mr.. Hutchinson's wife and four
children had only left few days before
on a visit TO Iowa.