Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
George w. Stfanahan, a leading tailor
and politician of Atchison, has disap-
peared and certificate of deposit for
81, 900 to his wife's credit is also gone.
The late rains throughout the state
have SO saturated the earth that in the
opinion of the best informed farmers
the wheat crop is now certain, as the
chinch bugs and Hessian flies have
been about destroyed.
A late hailstorm in Decatur county
destroyed many gardens and growing
crops. Stock was killed, windmills
blown down, houses unroofed and even
the walls and roofs broken in by hail.
The hailstones were said to be the
size of goose eggs.
Two children of Joseph Sherman
were swept to death the other night in
a raging torrent, created in a few mo-
ments by a cloud-burst in Comanche
county. The Shermans occupied sod
house, constructed in the bank of a
ravine. on a claim.
During recent storm in the vicinity
of Emporia, farm house belonging to
DIR. McCandless, occupied by 3. S. Dain,
was completely demolished. Miss
Dain, IS years old, was fatally injured,
and Mrs. Dain and another daughter
| were badly hurt.
L. L. HoAGLIN, hardware merchant
| of Scranton, while recently attempting
to repair the town pump was overcome
| with damp and fell to the bottom of the
well, distance of nearly one hundred
! feet He was taken out dead He
leaves wife and two children.
Reports received by a Kansas City
| elevator firm from twenty-five agents
at different points of western and north
ern Kansas showed a decided change in
| the crop situation since the late rains.
But one man had any fault to find. He
said the yield of wheat would only be
80 per cent. of full crop.
| Judge Caldwell has decided to grant
a new trial to Frank Woodruff, late as
sistant postmaster of Lawrence, who
was recently convicted of embezzle.
ment in the United States district court
at Topeka and sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary. Judge Caldwell
ordered that he be released on bali.
The reports of officers of the Knights
of Pythias, made to the grand lodge,
lately in session at Wichita, showed
state to be 1917, with a total mem Der
ship of 1857. The total receipts dur
ing the year were IS, 739: cash on hand
Sc, S25, and disbursements S10,965, leav
ing balance of over 81, 600.
On the evening of the 18th tire
mendous burst of hail took place abou
four miles west of Salina- The extern
of the deluge was an area about two
l .<r1,@ 10, Sle,cI Tor <r
The hail was as large as hens eggs anC
almost completely destroyed the wheat
in the section mentioned. One farmel
was reported to have lost 800 acres
The total damage was estimated a
$50, 900.
A shooting ARRAY recently occurred
in Rocks county which resulted in thu
death of Sherman Craig and his son
Craig had lived on piece of govern
ment land for thirteen years, but mad
| no attempt to perfect his title by pay
ing for it. Steven Prossit jumped tn
claim and was building house. CraiI
and his son ordered him off and threat
ened to kill him unless he complied
Prossit armed himself and when tn
Craigs attempted to compel him to va
cate he shot and killed both of them
( He gave himself up, but was release
: on the grounds of self-defense.
: Andrew J. Whipple, stock dealer
was found drowned in a trough at tn
Kansas City stock yards the other day
He had been drinking for some tim
I and it was not known whether it was
6 case of suicide or accidental drowning
He had once been quite well-to-do bu
had lost everything.
The seventh session of the kansa
:, Chautauqua assembly will be held q
Oakland park, Topeka, June % to Jul
: 2, inclusive. Sam Small will be one c
. the attractions The grounds are bein
improved and ample Accommodations wi
! be made for the many thousands VIII
= will undoubtedly attend
Kansas fruit growers are jubilar
o over the prospects for heavy crop thi
4 season. There is every indication tn;
the quality will be equal to any pr
9 | vious year.
:. Henry Good was instantly killed by
a Central branch freight train near Earn
ington the other morning. He w;
q walking on the track at the time ar
e being deaf did not hear the approach
/ the train.
r THE post Office at Quindaro was robbie
the other night of $50 worth of stamp
e In q late fight between q number
:. negro miners at Leavenworth, Charl,
Fox shot and killed Henry Letcher