Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the home band, committed suicide the |
other morning by shooting himself through
the head with a pistol. No cause could be
assigned for the deed, as he always seemed
to be cheerful and contented. Snyder
served through the war q member of
Company I. Seventy-first Indiana In.
fanry, and was afterwards for many
years a member Of the Tenth United
States Infantry band. He was of German
descent fifty -four years old. and leaves q
wife and family, who live in Leavenworth.
A DISPUTE between the city of Atchison
and the street railway company as to
rights and privileges, which has been a
cause Of local vexation for several weeks,
was summarily settled the other morning
by Mayor Waggener, who put a force of
men at work tearing up the tracks on
North Fifth street, where they were in the
way of paving contr actors- The company
wanted to occupy another street. but de-
clined to pave between the rails. and
wanted to hold Fifth street pending a set
Element of the dispute.
THE Lombard Investment Company, of
Kansas City, Mo-, Creston, Iowa, and
Wichita, Kan, recently filed articles
with the Secretary of State extending its
charter existence ninety mine years from
the expiration of the present charter, or
until October ID, POOL 1t is suggested that
if the present officers of the company hold
their positions until the expiration of the
charter they will, by exercising rigid
economy, accumulate handsome fortunes.
THE Kansas State Camp Meeting Asso-
citation will hold camp meeting at Oak
land Park, Septeml er 3. TO continue until
September IL The meeting will be made
one of special interest A number of able
and experienced Chr ian workers will
be present, among whom will be Rev. j.
B. Young. d. D., and Rev. George W.
Miller, D. D., of Kansas City, Mo. Album
dance of tents will be provided. and the
comfort of the public will be looked after.
For full particulars address Rev. George
W1nterbourne, secretary, Wamego. Kan.
Reduced rates railroads within one
hundred miles of Topeka.
On April an old farmer of Atchison
County married an elderly widow of the
city of Atchison and on the Sth the newly
welded pair repaired TO the groom's farm.
On the 18th she left him, and on the Goth
returned to the city and brought suit for a
divorce, alleging cruelty, profanity, drunk
enness. brutality and gross depravity.
She said the old man was disagreeable
from the start
MAJOR WARNER. COMMUNICATIVE Chief
of the G. A. r, was given a grand recep-
ton by the veterans at Kansas City, Kan.
the other evening. Major Warner, Gov
ernor Humphrey and others spoke and the
exercises of the evening were highly en-
joyable to all present
IT is stated that an Atchison widow
makes twelve dollars a month baking
bread for the Woman's Exchange.
HON. j. II. FRANKLIN, of Russell. has re-
signed as member of the board of re-
Governor Humphrey has appointed Nell
son Case, OF Labette County, as his sue
cessor. Mr.. Franklin's resignation was
made necessary by his removal to WASH
ington. d. c., to become Second Auditor
of the Treasury Department
THE Governor has removed R. W. Hill
liker from the board of police commits
sioners of Kansas City, Kan, and ap-
pointed J. w. Longfellow as his successor.
Hilliker is member of the City Council
and the removal was made because the
law does not permit one man to hold both
offices.
The Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture has received from the county
clerk of Leavenworth County some census
returns which cause decided sensation,
as they indicate decrease in the popula-
ton of that city during the past year of
no less than IA, 421 The population re-
turned for 1883 was 81, DOT, while that for
1889 is 20,S06. The returns further show
that Kansas City, KAN, in point of popu-
lation, is at the head of the list of cities of
the first class, having Sc, 276 against 81, 600
for Topeka
IT is said that the best known and most
influential teacher in the Argentine Re-
public is Miss A. l. Morrow, formerly
teacher in the State University of Kansas.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 21st: Newton Hicks, Thomas Tarpey,
John ID. Brown, Harrison Young, Lewis
B. Spurlock, Pierce r. Hobble. Frank
Sager, Frederick Kaler, John d. Woolery,
George w. Wright, John JUDY. Thomas
Smith, William S. Ruby, Lemuel Gault
Charles Wall, Nathan Udel, Amy c.,
mother of Albion A. Mills, Henry Calkins,
F. o. Tennison, William w. Leabo. R. w.
Joslyn, George w. Kimball, John w.
Herrin, George Marshall, John Vaught,
Allison L. Wiley, Octave Shampam, Jo-
seph Fields, John P. Evays, John Wehner
and John P. May.
THE Railroad Commissioners have issued
decision in the case of complaint of the
citizen of Atwood against the Burfin gton
& Missouri river railroad in Nebraska
The complaint was filed at the instance Of
the merchants and business men against
the company for failure to furnish side
track facilities at Atwood. The Board
finds that Atwood is unjustly deprived Of
reasonable station facilities, that the ac-
commodations are inadequate and impose
hardship on the patrons of the road, and
orders the company to construct a suita.
BILE side track for warehouses to be COM
pleted not later than October L
W. w. MILLER, of Usage City, has been
appointed on the board of trustees for
State charitable institutions. vice Harri-
son Kelley, resigned.
THE Attorney-General has commenced
proceedings in quo warranto in the Su.
preme Court to dissolve the Kansas Mer.
camille Company, of Kansas City, Kan,
an association which, as the petition sets
forth, 'fraudulently obtained its charter,
and has abused its corporate franchise
and exercised powers not conferred by
law, and has forfeited its rights and priv.
ileges as a corporation" The concern is
said to be a lottery run for the lower
classes with branches in various cities of
the State.
THE Governor has pardoned Warren w.
Leaning, sent to the penitentiary from
Butler County in June, 1888, for perjury, it
having been shown that the prosecution
was malicious and the prisoner innocent.
SAM GOLDEN, Missouri Pacific brake
man, was killed the other night by the
cars east of Wichita He was On the top
of a car, and in the darkness did not no.
tice q bridge, which knocked him off.