Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
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GOT make HE eppoarsnce fAe extm of1-
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and he 80 found unconscious from the
eAecxs OF morphineg q phyaieisn Wns
summoned but the man died smn efter.
Family trouble supposed to Be- the
cause.
z 2 UaHER. % LAerenca has begua
. criminal suit against the OmahA
(Neb) Bee claiming $50, GO dsmeges
for tho story lately published by that
paper IN which one Mra Russen a
legged chat she had been fobbed OF 310,-
600 by men in the interest Of Usher
and that he MAS implicated in the muf-
der 81 his (Usher's) clerk. He alleges
that the statement is utterly false.
Othef papers that copied the article, Is
is stated, will also be sued.
THE other day Thomas Mantle, Rob
ert Swetsan, John D .Henbaugh and Silas
Reed, farmers, were riding in q wagon
near Clearwater, when they were struck
by ligh thing Mantle was killed and
the other three were thought TO be IA
tally injured The team was also killed
The other morning young man who
had registered at the Commercial Hotel
in Kirwin as Charles Stein. Of Atlanta,
Ca, was found dying from Q dose OF
morphine and strychnine taken for the
purpose Of committing suicide. He died
in short time. He left letters stating
that his name was Homer Reed, Of
Louisville. KY. and asking the land
lord to have his body shipped to . Mr..
Martin, at Fredonia, KY.
Mrs. AUGUSTUS NADER was killed by
lightning at Wichita the other morning
while standing near pump close to the
kitchen door. The ghsning first struck
. tree. tore it to pieces. jumped to the
pump and shattered it and then struck
Mrs Nader on the head. killing her.
TEE Governor has pardoned James T.
Murphy, Of Cherokee County, who vas
on October 4, 1883, convicted Of grand
larceny and sentenced to Ave years
imprisonment Murphy, Who is a young
man OF good education, through the in
fuence OF evil associates acquired the
habit Of drinking and while intoxicated
took a horse ana cart belonging to his
father. The unnatural father relent-
lessly prosecuted his son and had him
sent to the penitentiafy. The pardon
was recommended by the court officers
and many citizens. The young man is
said to be dying of consumption
THE carpenter department of the Cen
trail Branch shops at Atchison burned
the other morning. The employees kept
their tools in the building and they
were all destroyed. The loss to the
railroad company was about $4,000.
THE proposition to vote bonds to
build a new bridge across the Kansas
river at Topeka was defeated by IT'S
votes.
JAMES Dun, for many years chief en-
gineer of the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railway, with headquarters in st. Louis,
has been made chief engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Mrs. j. w. BRAYMAN, of Auburn, was
probably fatally injured in q runaway
at Topeka the other day. She was driv-
ing a team of young horses hitched to q
spring wagon when they became fright
ened and ran. col1iding with a lumber
wagon and throwing her out She was
badly cut upon the head and received
serious bodily injuries She and her
husband were both badly injured in o
runaway in Topeka last April.
THE official returns of the census OF
Douglas County show decrease of five
per cent from the returns of 1880 The
population in 1889 was 25, OS3 as against
%, 1873 for this year. Palmyra township
shows a decrease of twenty per cent.
On account of this decrease some of the
county officers salaries will be reduced,
which will make saving to the county
of nearly So, 500 per annum.
AS the Santa Fe passenger was re-
Gently pulling into the depot at Mills
boro two small boys turned the express
truck on the platform just in time to be
struck by the engine, killing the two
boys and probably the station agent j.
F. Hey, who had an arm and leg broken
and received internal injuries.
ULYSSES is making the effort to erect
a flour mill.
THE other evening as the ST. Louis
express on the Missouri Pacific, going
south, was approaching the Soldiers
Home near Leavenworth, two veterans
were seen on the track and before the
train could be brought to a standstill
both were run over and one of them
killed and the others left arm cut on
The soldier killed was Charles c. NAL
Tory, late Twenty-ffth Missouri in
fantry, and the one losing his arm
Charles F. Blakely, late company E,
Ninetv-fifth Illinois.
Two masked men entered the resi-
dence of George Russ at Usage City
the other night, and while they were
Juggling away at Mr.. Russ vest, which
was under his pillow, he awoke. Both
men jumped on him. In the melee Russ
secured his revolver. Both burglars
jumped through the window. taking the
vest, which contained 81. 600. Russ. fred
after them. They returned the fire but
did not hit Russ.
w. r. DAVIS, farmer residing five
miles northwest of Lawrence, has very
mysteriously disappeared Recently
he, in company with his brother-in-law,
was returning from trip to Jefferson
County. About six miles up the river
he told the young man to drive around
by Lawrence and cross the bridge and
he would wade across the river. Since
that time nothing has been heard from