The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-18
Miscellaneous.

CHARLES LAGRANGE, who was recent
sly arrested at. Hutchinson for bigamy,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years. 1t is said
that he served term in the Arkansas
penitentiary for similar offense.
JUDGE HUMPHREY and Ex-Governor
Anthony, of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners, recently went to Washing
ton to represent the State before the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
the matter of the reduction of grain
rates in accordance with the findings of
that Commission as embodied in it's re-
cent report made under a resolution Of
the United States Senate.
THE livery stable of George Warren
at Topeka was burned by tho incendi-
ary's torch the other night and ten val
liable horses persisted. This made the
fourteenth stable destroyed in the city
since March 81, all attributed to incendi-
airy origin. -
JOHN MCPHAIL, a lawyer and news
paper writer, whose home was at Linds-
borg, died in a Kansas City (Mo.) saloon
the other day from the heat and excess
i've drinking
Mrs. WELcH, living about four miles
north of Lawrence, had occasion to use
some. carbolic acid the other day, and
left the bottle in reach of her two-year-
old child. The little one overturned
the bottle. splitting the contents over
her face and body. She died in a short
time.
FOURTEEN families of colored people
recently returned from Oklahoma to
Topeka. They said that every thing
was burning up down there, and that
the settlers are leaving as fast as they
can get away.
A PETITION signed by John Dunnell,
of Providence, Kan, asking for PEN
sion, was laid before the United States
Senate the other day. Dunnell says he
is eighty-five years old, and applies for
a pension on. the ground that he is the
orphan of Revolutionary soldier. He
will take his pension in the shape OF
land in the Indian Territory or any
other compensation Congress may see fl
to allow him.
THE two-year-old son of Benjamin
Spriul, of Arkansas City, was burned to
death recently in fire which destroyed
his fathers barn. Children playing
with matches are supposed to have
started the fire.
THE burglar who was shot recently
while entering the residence of s. b
Pattee, at Usage City, died without re-
vealing his identity. His partner, who
was shot at the same time, has not beer
captured.
TIE Douglas County Farmers ALI
ance will hold big meet ting at Bis
marck Grove August 12. Prominent
speakers from distance have been en-.
gagged.
JOSEPH TREBLE was arrested at Wa
thena July for the murder of Jerry
/ Kincaid near there in Septem Der, 1861
The murder was the outgrowth of a diff
| ference of opinion on the, slavery ques
ton -sr
Prof. s. E. Harker, late principal o!
the Columbus public schools. suicided
recently by taking morphine. He wal
supposed to have been insane at tbs
time, as diary left showed that insanity
was hereditary in the family. One Of
his sisters several years.ago cut OF hel
babes head under the delusion that she
was killing chicken 81
AT Girard the other day a woman
whose husband had been on protracteG
spree went into the original package
house and began demolishing packages
right and left She was elected by the
proprietor and fined one dollar and costs
in the police court which was promptly
paid by the spectators
FRANK MYERS. aged sixteen years
was recently drowned while bathing ii
Sugar Lake. near Atchison.
The Second Presbyterian church a
Wichita was burned the other day by
fire originating from fireworks.
In runaway accident at Wichita the
other night Mrs John Baker was thrown
from a carriage and slighting on hel
head received. injuries which it wa:
thought would prove fatal.
The Delaware mills at Lawrence wer,
recently burned
a JAMES DESMAS was drowned in tbs
Arkansas river south of Wichita the
other day.
A RECENT fire in the Santa Fe Goa
sheds at Argentine did damage to tn,
extent Of about $40. 900.
The explosion OF gasoline stovs
caused the burning OF the home o
Judge c A. Leland at 81 Dorado. thu
other evening. The less was abou
| % 0co- $3.50 .zs1r - $50.
A,DEED has Just been recorded in tn,
registers ONCE of Shawnee County tia
was executed in 1855. 49,. : : g
THE expert examiner EMPLOYED b,
Ellis County to go over the accounts o
the various treasursrs since the organ
tzation Of the county reported india,
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