Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Charles Wright, twelve years OF age.
was recently drowned in the Kaw river
at Kansas City. Kan.
The Hotel Riverside at Kingman was
recently damaged to the extent of IS, 600
by an incendiary fire.
John Busch, who six years ago en-
bezzled the funds of the Switchmen's
lodge at Wichita and fled, was recently
arrested at San Antonio, Tex
Pauline Ostertag, aged seventeen
years, fell from an upper window of her
home at Atchison, the other day, struck
picket fence, broke three ribs and re-
ceived internal injuries.
Sixty boiler makers employed in the
Santa Fe shops at Topeka recently went
out on a strike. The boiler makers
claimed that they had been required to
work overtime and have not been paid
for it in full
Ex-Gov. Robinson has written his
tory Of Kansas. which, it is reported,
will soon be in press. The book will
contain about seven hundred pages and
will be interesting reading to the
earlier settlers of Kansas.
Thomas c. Smith, seve1;ty-eight years
of age, was recently struck by fast
passenger train on the Santa Fe road,
near Topeka, and instantly killed. He
leaves ten children, all grown, only one
living in the st ate, and he at Topeka
A colored constable undertook to
break up game of craps at Quindaro
the other day when he was set upon by
the players, all negroes The constabl
made vigorous assault upon one OF
them and as result was himself ar
rested.
John j. Porter, a veteran carriage
manufacturer of Leavenworth and
Atchison, is missing. There is judg-
ment hanging over Porter ranging be-
| tween S25, 900 and $50, 600. This, with
| other business troubles. his family be-
ieves, has unbalanced his mind
R. L. Colvin, a young stenographer OF
Kansas City, Kan, was recently shot
| at Oakland, Cal, by John 6. Howell.
Colvin was attentive to Howell's daugh-
ter, which the latter opposed The re-
suit was the shooting. 1t was thought
| the wound would prove fatal
| Frank Love, brakeman on the Santa
| Fee, was found dead on the top of a
freight car the other night, when the
train pulled in at Quenemo. His hat
and lantern were found at the bridge
across Eight Mile creek. It is supposed
that he was struck by the bridge.
Fire at Kansas City the other night
! de stroyed the stable of James White.
A search of the ruins next day revealed
the fact that William Lunn, teamster,
had been burned to death, as we'll as
| four valuable horses and one mule.
Lunn, it was supposed, lay down on
the hay with lighted cigar in his
mouth and fell asleep.
| 81. j. Donnelly, an old resident of
Cowley county and a well to do farmer,
recently shot and killed his aged wife
and then committed suicide. They had
for long time lived unhappily, and
the trouble eliminated when a dis
| agreement arose over a proposal of the
old mans to visit two of his sons at
Guthrie. Donnelly was seventy years
old
! Secretary of State Higgins has writ
ten letter to a Manhattan clergyman
in which Mr.. Higgins openly announced
his stand in regard to further repub-
lican Endorsement of the prohibition
policy. He says that he has always
supported prohibition, and now urges
that the policy of prohibition be re-
moved from politics as the surest way
to prolong its life and success
Mrs. Mary ]. Binkley. wife of a
wealthy Atchison county farmer, has
been adjudged insane. Mrs Binkley
is victim of spiritualism, which she
has been studying for the past two
years She became infatuated with the
craze while attending spiritualistie
camp-meeting. She says that she has
been in constnnt communication with
the spirits of departed friends for siz
months.
A prominent farmer named Jerry
Landsbery, who resides a few miles
west of Emporia, was brutally muir
dered the other day. He left his farm
shortly after dinner to walk to Matfield
Green to see his wife, who was visiting
friends of the family. A few hours
after he was found dead a short dis
lance from his destination. There were
evidences of struggle, and the theory
is that Landsbery was attacked by high
waymen and, resisting, was shot down.
George Lansdale and wife drove to
to the depot at Leavenworth the other
day to meet Miss Powers, a relative
from Ellsworth. On returning to their
home in Salt creek valley Lansdale at
tempted to cross the track in front Of a
train, when the vehicle was struck and
Mrs. Lansdale and Miss Powers were
killed and Ray Powers. eight years old
probably fatally injured. Lansdale
was badly injured and the horses
killed. He had been married just five
weeks to the day.
Mai. Hurst, of the state live stocl
commission, has prepared a Statement
showing the probable corn yield ane
the revenue which the state will derive
within year from corn. cattle and
other sources He believes that the
people of Kansas will sell within The
next year one hundred million dollars
worth of stock and other farm product'
raised this year. This, too, outside O
the state, not counting that used .
home. He estimates the total COT
crop of the state at 25O, O00, 900 bushels
There are fewer hogs in the state thi,
year than last because the farmers 60
rid of everything they could last yea
to save paying high prices for feed
George Weaver, boy. recently savet
the west-bound Union Pacific passenge
train from dashing into a bridge tina
was washed out by heavy rain q
Kanopolis. He ran through the soak
| inn ro;u ood x<ok off his coat am