Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Missouri have been transferred from
Fort Leavenworth to ST. Louis.
The stock of millinery of Mrs c. May,
at Atchison, was totally destroyed by
fire the other morning. The loss was
$4,000 and the stock was insured for
s., 800.
Ar Leavenworth the other day as the
dummy train was making its last trip to
the north, an old soldier, a member of
the soldiers home. who was sitting on
the side of the track, was struck by the
pilot and killed. He was under the in
fiuence of liquor at the time.
SAM WILSON, the young Pawnee who
created the disturbance recently at
Haskell Institute, at Lawrence, was
tried on the charge of assault. found
guilty and sentenced to ninety days in
the county Jail.
THE State Board of Health met re-
Gently at Topeka and plans were con-
sidered for sanitary measures during
the year all over the State with view
of preventing the introduction OF cpl
denies of contagious or pestilential
nature and so far as possible suppressing
or controlling all epidemics of any char
acter.
FoR number of years some of the
been permitted to have sleeping apart
ments in the capitol building at Topeka
Recently the executive council made an
order that this practice will be discon-
tinued, except in the case of Colonel N.
S. Goss, State Ornithologist.
AT the competitive drill during the
Grand Encampment of the I. o. o. F., in
session at Kansas City, Kan, between
| the military teams from Topeka and
| Leavenworth, the latter team was ac-
corded the prize of $500.
| AT the recent meeting of the Kansas
conference of the Methodist Church at
Topeka the following statistics were
presented: Members and pro bationers,
81, 1888; total benevolences, 81, LAY;
churches, 2O2; parsonages, SS; value OF
State and parsonage property, $727, 7O5
| THE other day John Manners, OF
Keokuk, Iowa, attempted to board a
south bound freight train in the Missouri
Pacific yards at Atchison, but missed
his footing, fell under the caboose and
| was mangled in such manner that he
| could not live.
ROACH MARTIN, the farmer who lately
mysteriously disappeared from Emporia.
has been heard from at Denver, Col He
gave as the reason for his departure that
crops were a failure and he had enough
of farming in Kansas
THE other evening Hugo Main, rail-
road brakeman who had been dis
charged, got on drunk at Atchison and
threatened to do mischief. He also
threatened to kill any policeman who
crossed his path. Two officers were
sent to arrest him when he drew his
pistol and commenced shooting. The
policemen also fired and Main fell dead
with two bullets through his heart
Eleven years ago he killed man for
which he was sentenced to hang, and
two years ago was pardoned by Governor
Martin.
THE fve-year-old son of John A.
Cragan, while recently playing with
matches at Kingman, set fire to his
fathers barn, which was consumed, to-
gether with considerable grain, a valu-
able carriage and buggy and some live
stock. The loss was about 81, 500, with
no insurance.
DEFAULTING County Treasurer Fort
| ner, of Riley County, who was recently
let out on bail, was remanded back to
| Jail few days later, his bondsmen re-
fusing to longer hold themselves re-
sponsible.
The contract for putting in the mean
descent light apparatus in the State
House at Topeka has been completed.
There are 7O5 burners in the building,
of which 3S5 are in the west wing. Rep
resentative Hall has 100 burners, of
which 4s are on the large central chan
deliers. These 100 lights can be turned
on in an instant, Illuminating the hall
with a brilliancy and splendor that can
| not be found in any other hall in the
| State.
WHILE attending a dance at the home
of a Mr.. Robinson, near Anthony the
other night, Charles Heed and Ed. De-
wore decided to settle an old feud. A
general fight ensued, in which Heed was
struck on the head by Devore with a
club, from the effect of which he died
| next day.
GEORGE HILL and Edward Carter, of
| Leavenworth, recently started to Okla
homa with a party and while camped on
| Cottonwood river near Clements, Hill
| and Carter went out to shoot geese when
Carter was instantly killed by the acct
| dental discharge of Hills gun.
AT Leavenworth the other night, Har-
| rison Black, a colored coal miner, while
| drunk, ran out and caught hold of one
| VI tuc COdCucS VI d Ouumy Gar Will al
| apparent desire to stop the train. He
| was dragged under the moving car and
had his right foot and arm badly
crushed and received an ugly cut in the
| head. His injuries were probably fatal.
In Justice Keenan's court at Wichita
Mrs. DIR. P. j. M. Burkett and her son
Otto, waived preliminary hearings on the
| charge of abandoning child on the
Santa Fe train some days previous, and
each gave $500 bonds for appearance in
| the district court
| THE Mayor of Manhattan appointed
women to serve as judges and clerks of
election in every ward of the city for
the municipal election.
| A PASSENGER named John Hughes re-
Gently jumped from Santa Fe train at
Peterton and was killed. He lived at
Peterton and the train does not stop at
that point.
| THE Farmers Alliance will open a
store at Nortonville. jefferson County.
It is the joint enterprise of the Alliances
of Atchison and jefferson Counties, who
will give it their exclusive patronage.
| WHILE explaining windmill at Jen-