Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

GEORGE w. JONES' Assistant State
Superintendent of Public instruction.
| has resigned. having been elected grand
| secretary of the Odd Fellows. The
headquarters of the secretary will be
removed from Leavenworth to Topeka.
/ MRS. JOHN SWANSON, of Topeka, who
| for some time had been a confirmed
| hypochondriac. concluded that she soon
must die. and in order that she might
not go without her fve-year-old daugh-
ter the mother the other day admins
tered chloroform to her child with fatal
effect, the little one dying while the
husband and father was absent at his
work in the Santa Fe shops The UNI
fortunate mother, who is regarded as
insane. will be sent to an asylum.
| A FREIGHT train. on the Northwest
| ern road, broke through bridge across
the Kaw river at Kansas City, Kan,
early the other morning The train,
which consisted of an engine, car load
OF hogs, car of corn, one of milling
machinery and caboose, went to the
bottom of the river. carrying the engi-
neer, fireman, conductor, a stockman
and a number of other persons. A col
ored man. who had jumped on to ride
over the river to his work, and Fireman
Allen were killed and a number of
others had narrow escapes. The loss
to the railroad company was estimated
at 100000.
THE vote for district judges at the
late election was: Sixth district, COM
posed of the counties of Linn, Bourbon
and Crawford. S. 81. Allen, Alliance,
1886; 7. S. West Republican. 7,113.
Majority for Allen, 1,523. Twenty
second district Doniphan, Brown. and
Nemaha. j. F. Thompson, Alliance, g.
051; S. L. Ryan, Republican, 5. 76S Ma
jority for Thompson, 2s3. Twenty
fourth district Harper and Barber, G.
w. Mckay, Alliance. 2. 731; Isaac A
Love- Republican 1.931; George E Nc
Mahon, Democrat, 306. McKay's plu-
rality, 800.
T The police commi ssioners of Fort
Scott have been experiencing some diff
ficulty in enforcing the provisions Of the
prohlbitory liquor law, and lately re-
moved the police Judge and recognized
the police force. The old police judge
refused to surrender the books and
records of his Office and the commission
: ers appealed to the Governor who re-
piled: 81 have full confidence in your
j discretion. ability and nerve to do your
duty under the law. You shall have
my full cooperation and assistance in
your efforts to compel the enfor cement
of the law
OWING to satisfaction with the
management of the Knights of Aurora,
the membe Of that order in Kansas
have withdrawn from it and formed a
new secret order to be known as the
Fraternal Aid Association, with the fol-
lowing officers: ]. R. Dutton, of
Wichita, past president; Will T. Walker,
of Emporia, vice-president; John P. Kill
gore, of Leavenworth, treasurer; John
b. Calvin, of Topeka, secretary; Levi
Homer, of Lawrence, medical exam
liner; J. B. Coon, of Pittsburg, sergeant
alarms; j. E. Sanderson, of Farming
ton, assistant sergeant-at-arms. Trust
ees, J. T. Lindor, of Parsons; ]. A Rag
nell. of Mcpherson, and E. P. Young, Of
Winfield.
MRS. TITLE MCCLURE. with the as
sistance of four men, recently held up
her divorced husband near Winfield
and while one of them held revolver
to his head the others dragged off three
of his small children. The parties were
subsequently arrested at Albuquerque,
N. NJ
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the Goth: Original, Lindsey T. Hen
bricks. Cloverdale; William Grumbein,
McCracken; William E. Fehrenbach,
Cherry; Alanson Reese, Chico; Peter
Bedor, Jr., Red Stone; William A.
Postl thwait, Cairo. Increase, Burrel1
Brown. Lawrence; Stillman, Goodno,
Washington; Anthony Pittzer, Cherry
vale; Horace D. Grant, Independence;
Potter w. Kenyon, Corinth; Singleton
Prexton, Pleasant Dale; Daniel Hunter.
Holton; Josiah Miller. Hillsdale;
Hezekiah Hickle. Troy; Hosea Daen-
ley. High Point; William w. Pike.
Ulysses; Thomas McGraw, Saunders;
George A. Councilman, Wittrupp; Israel
Patnode. Wamego; Con Smith, Bigelow;
Robert T. Jellison, Ramona; John Rose,
Fontana; Jacob c. Newbold. Milan;
Robert Vanasdell, Cherryvale; Gilbert
Lewis, Emporia; Henry w. Slime indie
pendence; David Creek. Inyo; James P.
Chapman, Coffeyville: Martin Vandyne,
Wetmore; Jefferson McQuilkin. Topeka;
F1avius ]. Julian, Kiowa; Albert Davis,
Grigsley; Page A. Asbury, Dexter; Ben
jamin Bair, Elgin; John Standenmair,
Wathena. Reissue, William c. Wilson,
Lenora- Mexican survivors, Walter G.
Berry, Logan.
THE seventh annual convention OF
the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association
was recently held at Atchison. Susan
B. Anthony, vice-president of the Ma
tional organization, was in attendance.
The addresses of welcome were deliv-
cred by Augusta ]. Knower and Prof.
Wynn and were responded to by Gen
evieve Lee Hawley, of Fort Scott. and
Sarah G. Denton, of Attica
In fight with horse thieves in Pratt
County recently one of the sheriff S
posse, a man named Judd, was killed
and two of the thieves-West and
Thornton-were wounded and captured.
JAMES H. REEDER, of Ellis County,
who was elected to the Legislature as
an Ingalls, Republican by two majority,
thinks he was elected fairly. but be-
lieves that he w IL be ousted as soon as
the House organizes and George Miller,