Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Department. Commander OF Kan
sas received amestage to the effect that
President Harrison will be at the old
soldiers reunion at Topeka
GEORGE ALLEN, aged eighteen years,
was recently killed at Garden City by
his horse falling on him.
The result of the census of the first
supervisors district Of Kansas has been
district Is 81. 4SS as against 81. sos ten
years ago; an increase of %. S92 The
population of eight of the principal
cities and towns of the district is as fol-
lows: Fort Scott II, SS7, increase in ten
years. 6. 465; Burlington. 9. 2s9. increase.
22s; Arkansas City. $685.. increase.
1912; Winfield, STAT. increase, 2. 303;
Oswego, 2,522, increase, III; Parsons,
6. 736, increase, 2. 537; Emporia, z. $50, in.
crease. 1910; Independence, 8. 121. in
crease. FOG.
ATCHIsoN is at last to have a public
building. The Secretary of the Treasury
has advertised for site.
THE Railroad Commissioners recently
visited Manhattan to investigate an APP
plication of the citizens for the removal
of the side tracks, switches and depots
u
present location to another. AS now
placed they are thought to be dangerous
to the public. s,
STATIsTIcIAN HILTON has obtained of
fetal statistics from twenty-one coun-
ties in Eastern Kansas, showing that
since January 1 4,O61 mortgages have
been recorded, and 5. 500 released 1t
shows decrease of the mortgage in
Ioh of %
teen per cent in period Of less than
six months The percentage of de-
crease is greater since May L. He esti-
mates that the decrease for these coun-
ties will be double for the entire year,
mortgages released will probably ex-
coed that Of real estate, and January 1,
1891, will see the farmers of Kansas at
least SO, 900, 600 less in debt than last
January.
A MAN who was known as Arthur Eel
ton was recently arrested at Camden,
N. j., who is supposed to be C. A. Ben
son, the murderer of Mrs. Mettman at
Leavenworth.
WHILE several enlisted men belong
ing to the Tenth infantry were recently
out hunting near White Cloud, Private
Reed was accidentally shot by Private
Harrington. Reed received charge of
shot fred at quail and lost one eye,
but was not fatally injured.
THE President has nominated the fol-
lowing Kansas postmasters: Henry e.
Cowgirl, at Baldwin, Wilson Tiff, at
Weir and Sydney A Breese. at Cotton
wood Falls.
THE arguments in the Rohrer habeas
corpus case, to test the constitutional
ity of the Wilson Original Package law,
was concluded in the United States
court at Topeka the other day. Hon.
L. b Kellogg, Attorney-General. and
R. B. Welch, county attorney of Shaw
nee County, appeared in behalf of the
State, and Hon. David Overmeyer and
JudgeZ. T. Hazen for the petitioner. The
arguments of the counsel on both sides
were very able. Two questions were
prominent in the case: First, whether
Congress exceeded it's powers in passing
the bill, and second, whether the Pro-
hibitory law of the State was effective
without re-enactment The court took
the case under advisement
In accordance with the act of Congress
creating board of lady managers of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. c. z.
Holiday, Jr, one of the commissioners,
has nominated as lady commissioners
from the State of Kansas, Mrs Jennie
Mitchell of Kearney County. widow of
General Robert Mitchell, and as alter
nate, Mrs. B. Blair Lynch, of Leaven.
worth, wife of Frank T. Lynch, editor
of the Leavenworth Standard, and a
daughter of General Charles w. Blair.
THE capture of Benson. who is
charged with the murder of Mrs. Nett
man, of Leavenworth, has raised de-
batable question as to judicial jurisdic-
ton. If the murder was committed on
the Fort Leavenworth military reserva-
ton he will be tried in the United
States court, and conviction will carry
the penalty of DEATH but if the case is
tried by the State court the penalty,
while nominally death, is really only
life Imprisonment
THE old people of Kansas had their
inning at the late Kansas City, Mo,
fair. Prizes were offered by several
business houses, and a silk umbrella,
offered to the oldest person from Wyan-
dotte County (Kan.), was awarded to
Mrs. Harriet B. Ravens. aged 81 years
and months. A gold-headed cane to
the oldest man from Kansas was award
ed to Mr. thompson McDanlel, OF Sa-
lima, aged 81 years and months A
special premium of a gold-headed cane
was awarded to Mr.. Isaiah Moore, of
Kansas City, Kan, age, "a years and
months. A hat to the handsomest man
who could wear it was given to Mr..
Toms, of Pratt The hat was unusually
large, being ~ in size.
WILLIAM DIVER, coach washer, was
killed in attempting to board Santa
Fe train at Argentine the other even
ing. He had started to Kansas City to
attend a lodge meeting of the Select
Knights A. o. y. W.. and had on his
uniform at the time of the accident
He was twenty-five years old.
JOHN YOHER, sixty-two years old, was
recently robbed and murdered in dis
reputable house at Wichita. He was a
stranger in the town and had been
taken to the place by a man who Of
fered to show him to boarding house.
Several inmates of the dive were ar
rested.
w. w. CLARK, secretary and treasurer
of the Harper City Milling Company.
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