Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The district committee for the Fourth
Congressional district has called the
Republican convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress to be held at
Emporia, June "a.
The barn and granary of A. B. Smith,
living eleven miles south of Wichita,
burned to the ground the other night,
together with contents. Estimated loss,
Sc. ZOO.
CHARLES BARDwELI, farmer, was
recently killed at Hutchinson by Bill
Wollery, who is represented to be a
tough citizen. and who cut BardwelFs
throat with razor. Nothing could be
learned of the cause, but both men were
under the influence of liquor. Wollery
was jailed.
FRANK CONE, switchman in the Santa
| Fe yards, was run over and instantly
| killed while attempting to board a ca
boose in Argentine late the other night.
He was twenty-nine years of age and
| leaves wife and one child, who live at
Burton.
THE nineteenth annual meeting of the
| State Dental Association was recently
held at Topeka. The following officers
| were elected: President, T. K. Aitken,
| of Valley Falls; first vice-president, O..
| F. Hetrick, of Ottawa; second vice-pres-
| ident, j. A. Roberts, of Sabetha; treas
urer, r. A. WATSON, of Ottawa; secre-
tary, C. E Esterly, of Lawrence.
Four years ago a travelling mans
trunk was stolen from the sidewalk in
front of the Byram Hotel at Atchison
and the owner claimed and received 5000
for the loss. saying it was filled with
cigar samples. The trunk was found on
| sand bar near the city recently and
was found to contain lot of printed
stationery and advertising matter.
A swITCHAIAN named James Wagner
was knocked off a car in the Santa Fe
yards at Wichita the other day by a pro-
jecting switch and probably fatally in
jured.
THE ten-year-old son of George Mel
rick, farmer living south of Wichita
was caught under roller the other day
and killed.
AT the recent meeting of the State
Homeopathist Society at Salina the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, M. j. Brown, of Salina; vice-presi-
dent, G. II. Anderson. OF Seneca; treas
urer, G. III. T. johnson. of Atchison;
recording secretary, P. Deiderich, OF
Kansas City, Kan; corresponding secre-
tary, D. p. Cook, of Clay Center.
Mrs. DIR. Jackson, of Emporia,
and Drs- Mcintyre, of Topeka,
and Hutchinson, of Hutchinson,
were elected on the board of censors.
DIR. Robey, of Topeka, was elected dele
gate to the American Institute HON.
opathy and DIR. Foster, of Kansas City,
to the Western Society of Homeopathy.
JOHN REDMOND, who was convicted of
the crime of being accessory to the
murder of Thomas Fitzgerald in a
drunken row at Kansas City, Kan, about
two years ago and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for twelve years, has been par
doned by the Governor. Redmond vows
that he will never touch liquor again.
HENRY HUTTON, section hand TWEEN
ty-seven years old, was recently killed
by Santa Fe train at Argentine.
THE Republican convention of the
Fourth Congressional district will be
held at Emporia Tuesday, June "a.
AT the recent meeting of the Loyal
Legion at Leavenworth the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: General C. A. Med. McCook,
commander; Captain J. D. Barker, of
Girard, senior vice; Major Thomas j.
Anderson, of Topeka, junior vice; Cap
tain Hathaway, U. S. A., recorder; S. F.
Neeley, of Leavenworth, registrar; DIR.
T. j. Weed, of Leavenworth, treasurer;
DR.. Woolverton, of Topeka, chancellor;
Rev. Bernard Kelly, chaplain; Colonel
Milton Steward, Wichita; Colonel j. r.
Mcclure, Junction City; Captain c. c.
Carr, Leavenworth; Major Homer Pond,
Fort Scott, and DIR. A. c. Varduyn,
Leavenworth, council
HEAVY frosts visited parts of the State
on the night of the 18th.
THE boiler of Santa Fee engine ex-
ploded near Wellington the other morn
ing killing John Mack, engineer, and
fatally injuring the fireman. The ex-
plosion occurred on a small bridge which
was destroyed, and the sixteen cars of
cattle which the engine was pulling
through from the Panhandle were piled
up in heap.
JUDGE HARRISON, living near Augusta,
was fonnd dead in his bedroom at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. c. r Davies,
at Towanda, the other day.
ELBEKT f. WARD, wanted at Vienna,
Ill, for selling for 81, 200 his horse Red
Bird, which was mortgaged for $500,
was recently arrested at Anthony. He
was living there under an assumed
name and was about to try to secure
loan of 81, 900 on another's land.
THE Social Science Club at it's recent
meeting in Lawrence, elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. L. B.
Kellogg, of Emporia; vice-presidents,
Mrs. j. K. Cravens, of Kansas City, Mo-;
Mrs. M. B. Gray, of Kansas City, Kan;
Mrs. Judge Hauk, of Hutchison; Mrs.
Prentiss, of Lawrence; Mrs. Crowell, of
Atchison; Mrs. Sallie Toler, of Wichita,
and Mrs. Morgan, Of Leavenworth;
secretary, Mrs. Rosa w. Atwood, of
Manhattan; treasurer, Mrs. Henrietta
Stoddard Turner, of Pao1a.
WHILE Henry Shaw. of Potter, was
recently crossing the bridge at Atchison,
a check for S72O was blown out of his
hand, which disappeared in the river.
THE contract for the output of the
penitentiary coal shaft for the ensuing
year has been let to Ed. Thomas for 6
cents bushel in the summer and 81
cents in the winter months.
THE Leavenworth police officials, it is
said, place no faith in the report of
Benson's capture in the Indian Terri
tory. No man will be sent to the Terri
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