Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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s. s. CARTWRIGHT, an old citizen o
Topeka, said to be worth $3.50 900, died the
other morning of heart disease. He wa,
living in garnet and no one was present
at the time of his death. He boarded a
restaurants and lunch counters. and had
no occupation except to collect rents anC
look after his property. His room wa:
filled with papers, books and nicknack:
which he had gathered together. His
property consisted of valuable real estate
in Kansas and near Albany, N Y. h
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 three years, who was employed
as 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 hel
bed when called at an early hour next
morning. She had laid out a new white
dress and left letter stating that she
wished to be buried in it A letter left
for her father indicated that she
had been married to a man she
called Bill Cherry, and who she
wished 10 be notified of her
/
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
4 the other day. Judge Foster decided the
case OF Z. P. Diehl. of Olathe. against the
/ Western Union Telegraph Company, al
! lowing the plaintiff 1850 damages. In
! this action the plaintiff asked for damages
/ On NJ -
of dispatch. 1t was sent by General
Powell Clayton. Of Arkansas, and when
received read: Forty car loads of ice"
whereas, General Clayton had filed his
copy, reading. Forty tons of ice"
Twenty car loads had been shipped when
the error was discovered.
E. T. BRowN. a 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, a blow on the
head at the time of his disappearance
having deranged his brain. 1t was thought
he had been held for a rev ard, but had
finally escaped from his captors more dead
than alive.
HENRY FEEGH. the twelve-year- old son
of a wealthy Shawnee County farmer,
recently left home without permission and
when he returned was scolded by mis-
father, whereupon he took strychnine and
was soon a 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 subcommittee on irrigation aux
Hilary to the United States Senate Com
mittee, has visited Garden City and m de
an investigation of the irrigation system
now in use there and also listened to 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 10 the surface.
THE most disastrous food for many
years visited Topeka on the afternoon and
night of the 24th. The waters rose so
rapidly that some forty or 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 large number of houses in Wal
nut Grove addition and the Shunganunga
creek, which ordinarily is but 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 ap-
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 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 COM
mander reviews the circumstances at |
length and saws that he ''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 to 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 |
Z ears ago, where he has been engaged in
mining in the iron region unsucceS sfullv.
He is a citizen of Wisconsin, should be |
credited to that State and owes his place
TO Senators Sawyer and Spooner.
Miss CORA SERVES was recently struck
Dy lightning at Clifton. Her dress caught
ire and her shoes were burned to a crisp
She was unconscious for nearly day but
it was thought she would recover.
j. W. HUTCHINSON, a we'll known citizen
Of Anthony, was found in his residence
he other morning. having been shot and
killed the previous cvcning while read
ng. The assassin fired through a window,
L charge of buck-shot entering his back.
There was no positive clew to the MUIR
lerer, al hOugh two arrests had been
made. Mr.. Hutchiuson's wife and four
children had only left few days before
IN a visit to Iowa.
GEORGE ROCKFORD, the eighteen-vear-
I'D son of John Rockford. livery man of