The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-11-14


Baldwin, who was convicted at Atchi-
son six years ago of numbering his sis
ter, and since been in the penitentiary
under sentence of death.
On October % Il. c. Robertson and
John Il. Brown, attended a political
meeting at St Francis. got intoxicated
and quarrelcd over woman, when
Robertson shot and killed Brown 1t
was the first murder case in Cheyenne
County. Both men have families
HARRY DILLON, Z meat peddler, mar
rowly escaped being killed by the cars
at the wagon road crossing at Tarner,
Wyandotts County the other morning.
He was driving across the Santa
Fe railway tracks and when in
the center of the tracks his wagon was
struck by an east-bound passenger
train The wagon was badly smashed
and Dillon was thrown out, sustaining
a bad scalp wound. some body bruises
and internal injuries.
NANCY KIRTLEY. n young colored girl,
died suddenly at Argentine the other
day from the effects of corrosive subli-
mate which she took by mistake for
dose of calomei.
THE Social Science Club of Kansas
and Missouri met at Emporia on the
9th with Mrs. L. H. Kellogg, of Topeka,
presiding. Many interesting papers
were read.
POLICE raided the warehouses of the
Western Brewery Company at Leaven-
worth the other day and confiscated
forty-two dozen cases of beer, taken
there during the original package period.
The proprietors were engaged at the
time in hauling the goods to Missouri.
Every bottle was destroyed.
TIE other afternoon as John Rupert
and James Holloway were excavating
for a barn foundation on the Old Rupert
homestead, just west of Argentin
where an aid stable was standing which
had been erected years ago, young Ru-
pert's pick struck an object that gave
forth a sound as of iron The curiosity
of the men became aroused, and they
began excavating the strange object
quite rapidly. when a huge iron kettle
with about a fve-gallon capacity and
covered with a heavy iron Ind was ex-
posed to view. The kettle was found
to contain gold coins ranging from 81 to
SEQ pieces and nona with "a later daIe
than 1851, showing that som'' ono h;l'l
buried the gold in the year 1851. Tho
vessel contained just 81. QUO.
A CORRESPONDENT who has been an a
visit to the barren hills of New
England comes to the conclu'Sion that
"a Kansas man just before each Thanks
giving day should take a trip East to
Mt himself for the day and its exercises.
II after such an opportunity for obserYa-
the anthem of thankfulness in a man
ner to make him heard all over the
neigh bOrhood, then he might be set
down creature incapable of graft
tude to God or anybody else"
A COLoRED man recently took four
opossums to LeaYenwOrth which he
offered for 70 cents He could not find
a purchaser and returned home vowlng
that he would hereafter vote for no
man who did not advocate n home mar
ket for 'possums.
JUDGE FOSTER, of the United State
Circuit Court at Topeka, has ordered
Receiver Kent of the Industrial Iron
Works in Kansas City, Kan, to proceed
with the operation of the plant The
sheriff had taken possession under at
tachments sued out in the Wyandotte
County district court. The sheriff, who
had been cited to appear before Judge
Foster for contempt. was released upon
condition that he release the attach
ments and turn tho property over to the
receiver.
BY general orders issued from the
War Department the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth is constituted an in
dependent military post under the i'm
mediate command of the Major-Genersl
commanding the army.
A THIEF attempted to enter the back
door of the home of Editor Land<ey at
Argen tine the other afternoon with the
view of improving his worldly condi-
ton, but the vigilant eye of the editor
detected him and the editorial shotgun
caused the scallawag to beat q hasty
retreat
w. J. WILLIAMS, 25 years old, was re-
Gently injured in runaway at Kansas
City. Kan. and died two days later.
The horse he was riding was run into
by buggy and he was thrown, his head
striking the curbstone and fractHring
his skull Williams was at one time
member of Buffalo Bi1Ps Wild West
show.
THE chrysanthemum craze has broken
out at Topeka
A CLASS in journalism has boon Or
ganized at the State Univerfity.
WILLIAM II. SUMMERS shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded Constable C a.
johnson, who was trying to arrest him
at Liberty tho other day. Summers
was arrested
COMMANDER WEBB. of the Sons of
Veterans. has appointed R A Hope. of
Kansas City. r NJ johnson. OF Parsons
and John HenDing. of Salina. aides-de-
camp on his STAFF
IT is stated that Atehison- contains
seventy-fiVe BARRIERS
WHILE the children OF John s. Jones,
residing q few miles west of Usage City,
wero recently playing in the house. one
of them accidentally struck the stock
of . doubIe-barreled shotgun standing
in the corner. and it fell to the hoor and
exploded. tearing on the head OF two
.year-old boy
THE sheriff of Cherokee County re-
SentIy arrested j. c. Eobb just IS he
was released fr cm the penitentisry,
where he had served ont q term for
horse stealing. Robb Is wanted for horse
stealing and mnrIer- He shot and
killed deputy sheriff who Eas at
semPtsng 70 arrest him.