Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Orro LING, q well-to-do shoemaker
of Atchison. was recently fatally in
jured by being struck by Missouri
Pacific engine.
LEWIS JONES. colored, was instantly
killed and Edward McConley fatally in
iured by train on the Santa Fe road
near Turner the other morning. The
men were employed as trackmen at
Turner and while at work on the tracks
an Olathe passenger train came around
a curve at great speed and struck
Jones before he could get off the track.
throwing his body against McConley
with such violence as to produce fatal
injuries.
FRANK MARRIoTTE was recently gave
sentence of thirty days in Jail at
Topeka for stealing an overcoat from
the Y. M. c. A rooms in that city. He
came to Topeka from San Francisco
about two years ago. He said that when
he left San Francisco check was given
him which would supply his wants
while he lived. and produced a slip of
paper upon which were written the
words My God Shall Supply all Your
Needs" He was an enthusiastic mem
Der of the Y. M. C. A.
A DEAL was recently made by which
the Gould interests obtain possession
of the Pennsylvania & New York salt
plants of South Hutchinson. These
are among the largest plants in Kansas
In addition to this purchase it is under
stood that Mr.. Gould has an option on
100 acres of salt lands adjacent to the
city.
SECRETARY MoHLER, of the State
Board of Agriculture has received re-
ports that the Hessian fly is doing con-
siderable damage to wheat. He has re-
quested Prof. Snow, of the State Uni
versity, to investigate the matter and
report as soon as possible. The fly is
said to have appeared in all sections Of
the State, and is especially bad in the
wheat sown early.
THE School Fund Commissioners have
purchased $50, 0oO bonds for the perma-
nent school fund. This purchase in
Guided $50 600 issued by the city of
Wellington for new school building.
The State Treasurer has received from
the United States Treasury a draft for
$3.50, O67. 81, being five per cent of the
sales of public lands within the State.
The amount goes into the permanent
school fund of the State.
WILLIAM E. ALBRIGHT, about % years
evening near Eudora by taking NOR
phine. He was in comfortable circum-
stances and was engaged to be married
to the daughter of farmer with whom
he lived.
AT recent country dance in Cowley
County A Isaacs fired five shots at an
other man, missing him, but shooting
two young women in the lower limbs.
A LATE fire at Brookville destroyed
several business houses. including the
Brookvil1e Bank, and three dwellings.
A SMALL colony recently camped near
Arkansas City for the purpose of NOV
ing into the Cherokee Strip as soon as
they may legally do SO.
The Governor has issued call for a
special election, December so. in the
Thirty-second Sena torial district, COM
prising Cloud and Republic Counties, to
fill the vacancy caused by the suicide
of Senator E. E. Swearington.
G. FL. ROOD, Republican, and E. w.
Maxwell, Alliance, received an equal
number Of votes for member of the
Legislature from Marion County at the
| recent election, and, according to law,
the matter was determined by lot by
the State officers on the Sd at Topeka.
Mr.. Rood drew the prize and was COM
| missioned accordingly.
LETTERS lately received at Topeka
| from West Africa announced the death
on October 20, at Rotafunk, of Charles
L. Helmick. who left Kansas as a mis-
sionary to the Soudan early last spring.
| A NEW organization is reported to
| be forming in the West, which may
| in some localities take the place of
the Farmers Alliance. The members
are known as the Knights of Reciprocity,
and the first lodge was organized few
weeks ago at Garden City. 1t is I'M
derstood that about a dozen lodges
have since been Instituted in Congress-
man Peters district, and that the Or
der is rapidly extending.
JOHN Cox, citizen of Rawlins County,
was recently in Atchison soliciting con-
tributions of food, money and clothing
for the distressed inhabitants. He said
the people of that section have neither
food nor clothing. Hundreds of people
have left the county; others are unable
to get away. In his township there
were polled last year 164 votes; this
| wear the number was reduced to "a votes
| ONE farmer near Meriden has re-
| Gently lost $50 hogs from cholera or a
disease similar to it, Many other farm
| ers had also lost number of hogs with
the same disease.
THE cash receipts of the State peni-
| Tertiary for the month of November
were S11,OS5, and the expenses were
SIG, s69 The receipts from convict labor
| were So, S93. 90 and from the sale of coal
81, 1888 60.
BURGLARS blew open the safe in the
post-office at Farlinville the other night
and secured 500 in money and $50 in
stamps
Isaac VAN BRUNT, who had been on
trial in the district court at Newton fol
the murder of George Broer, a Harvey
County farmer, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree.
TOPEKA reached its thirty-siXth birth
day on the 5th. A number of the old
settlers celebrated the event with q
banquet
FRANK DANFoRD, a switchman, was
struck by Missouri Pacific engine a
Atchison the other night and frightfullJ
mangled about the head and shoulders
JOHN n. IVES, Attorney-General-e1e
has appointed George w. Clark, Of