The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-11-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

4 MOTION was made in the Supreme
Court OF the United States on the 27th
to advance the three cases from Kansas
growing out of the late decision regard
ing the Prohibitory law las to original
packages), when the Chief Justice said
the cases would not be taken up until q
successor to the late Justice Miller has
been appointed
A PARTY of Kansas City, Kan, hunt
ers recently found the dead body of a
man lying on the bank of the river at
Pomeroy. The body was perfectly nude
and was lying partially in the water.
About twenty feet away were clothes
supposed to be those of the dead man
The body showed no marks of violence
and it was thought that the man COM
mitted suicide with some poison
THE other night sate-c hackers visited
Mount Hope and cracked the safe of J.
7. Frost. merchant and got S1OO-
They also broke the safe OF c. C
Thomas, a merchant and got 500 The
first door to the safe of the Mount Hope
Bank was blown of and two drills were
found stuck in the second and inner
door. They were unable to get any
money from the bank One of the
thieves, who is a Chicago crook by the
name OF Billy Morris, was arrested the
next day at Wichita
THE twenty-second annual meeting of
the a " u. W. OF hanSdS was AS1u re-
Gently at Hutchinson with delegations
in attendance from all parts of the
State. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: j. A. Rea,
Hutchinson, president; Thomas B. AL
len, Hays City, vice-president; w n.
Wallace, Kingman, secretary and treas
urer; a. w. Mckinney and F. NJ Chap
lain, members of the executive commit
tee The next meeting will be at King
man.
PENSIONS were granted to the follow
ing Kansas veterans on the 2sth: John
NJ. Jones, of Moline; Henry C. Jewett,
of Whitewater; George NJ Mills, of
Wichita; Nathan Barlow, of Rutland;
Jesse S. Rodgers, of Fort Scott; Thomas
Cougheton, of Circleville; Hiram NJ.
Shaffer. of Gridley; John Patterson, OF
Burlington; Erastus w. Forbes. of
Wichita; Richard j. Rudisill, of En-
poria; Lorimore ArderY. of Hutcbisoni
John w. Oliver, of Fredonia; John r.
Hoover, of Montana; Edward A Bald
win, of Topeka; John L QUIET, OF
Pennington; Charles W. Poston, of
Longton; Daniel NJ. Morley, of Clyde.
W. l. Crumrine. of Kanopolis; Harrison
j. Goldsborough. of Cheney; Ephraim
NJ. Bussert of Cherryvale; Jesse II.
tawa; Elizabeth NJ. Smith, of Leaven-
worth, and the minor child of William
Stewart, of Leavenworth.
THE power and round house of the
West Side Circle railway, at Topeka.
burned to the ground at two o'clock the
other morning. Three steam motors,
valued at 81, 500 each. and several cars
were destroyed The total loss was
about $50, goo, partially covered by in
surance
THE Edwards County Bank at Kins' ey
closed its doors the other day. 1t be-
came involved during the boom three
years ago, since which time it had not
been able to recover. Its local deposits
are said not to be large and in all proba-
bility will all be adjust ted, specially as
it's assets are far in excess of its liabili-
ties
THE other day Gottlieb Knepfer, an
old citizen of Kansas City, Kan, was in
jured by being thrown from a buggy,
which resulted in his death a few days
later.
Mrs MARTHA FAUBIoN and her daugh-
ter, of Argen tine, were recently bitten
by mad dog-a family pet.
EDDIE SAvENGER, only years old,
was recently arrested at Topeka for
stealing trunk containing S75 worth
of hats belonging to Willie Sells, of
Sells Bros circus. The boy said he
broke window and was assisted in the
theft by two other boys
THE other night Bill Ford and Harry
Dill started out at Wichita to paint tho
town, and before the decorations were
complete got into quarrel which re-
suited in Dill stabbing Ford with prob
ably fatal effect
C. A. BENSON, who is under indict'
nent for the murder of Mrs Mettman,
has been removed by the United States
marshal from the jail at Leavenworth
to tho Topeka jail.
GEORGE BEAL was rece ntlY thrown
from his horse at Wichita and instantly
killed.
ROBERT RooNAN, a young briclxlayeI
of LeavenwoPth, was recently muir
dered in a gambling den in Denver.
The body was taken to Leayenworth fol
internment.
A MAN by the name of F. II. Ackert
lately victimized several parties in Kan
sas City, Kan, by purchasing several
bills of goods and giving forged checks
in payment The police were eager tC
make his acquaintance but he studiousiJ
kept out of their way.
THE shareholders of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
held meeting at Topeka the other day
and ratified the purchase OF the Colo
RADIO Midland railway.
THE Enterprise Normal College ha:
suspended operations, the students be
ing notified that the schools useful
ness is over.
GEORGE COOPER, coiored, shot a
Jake Overstreet, also colored, in
quarrel at Lawrence the other even
ing, and hit Charles Ashley in the righ
arm.
LATE Gre at Belleville destroyed
the First National Bank building, IL
which were a number of business firms
the Phillips building and other property
valued at fully $50. 600.
THE old canning factory on the leve'
at Leavenworth. operated by the Michae
Doyle Elevator Company of Rochester
n. Y, burned to the ground the othe
morning. The Missouri Pacific freigh
depot caught fire several times Al
evaporating kiln started the fire. TIL
loss was about Sc. 600, with So 800 insur
ance, So 500 on tEe building and 81, so
on the machinery and other contents
Doc RAYMOND, a hack driver. wa
found the other morning in the waite
of Three-Mile creek near LeavenwOrth
He had on no shoes or coat and was il
partially demented condition H
could give no account of how he cam
| to be in such a plight