Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Clement Stauffer. fifteen years old,
with several other boys recently at
tempted to wade across the channel of
the Kaw river at Topeka, when Stauf-
fer was drowned
A telegram was received in Atchison
recently from Colorado Springs an-
nouncing the death of Father Ambrose
Rank, procurator of St Benedict's col.
lege of that city. He had been q suf-
ferer from an affection of the throat
for several years and went to Colorado
Springs in hope of regaining his health.
One hundred delegates, representing
every organization which claims al
legiance to the peoples party. met at
Topeka on the Goth and organized the
alliance commercial convention A
temporary organization was effected by
electing Noah Allen. of Wichita, chair
man, and Fred Bailey, Of Wichita, secre-
tary.
A storm on the 21st did great damage
to crops in eastern and northeastern
Kansas. In Wyandotte county the hail
was particularly destructive. corn,
vegetables and fruit in many places be-
ing totally destroyed At Muncie
several houses were blown down. The
damage in Atehison county was report
ed to be $50, 200.
While attending tho normal institute
at Wichita the other day L, j. Curtis,
principal of the Derby schools, and one
of the leaders of the institute, was ar;
rested upon the charge of adultery with
Mrs Lille Albert wife of Clark Albert
The institute had been in session sew
eral weeks and Curtis had been board
ing with the Alberts The woman con-
fessed and Curtis was sent to Jail.
A committee from Wichita waited
upon Gov. Humphrey the other day and
asked that change be made in the
board of police commissioners of that
city. The committee represented the
ministers and temperance people OF
Wichita, and charged that the pro-
hibitory law was violated in that city
| with the knowledge of the police COM
missioners and that the only steps
taken to prevent it was a system of
fines.
Warren Ring, who deluded Miss Kate
Callahan, an orphan of Cincinnati, into
the belief that he was going to marry
her and then got away with the whole
of her small fortune and who, when
confronted by her assaulted her, had
his trial at Wichita the other day for
assault, before a justice of the peace
and was sentenced to six months in
jail Miss Callahan, will further prose-
cute him for obtaining money by false
pretenses- g3@ it- ta
Contracts between the Anglo-Amer-
lean Cotton Milling Co. and property
owners of Kansas City, Kan. have been
signed, which insures the ere ction of a
gigantic cotton mill in that city. The
Cotton Milling Co. has
a capital stock of 81, 25O, 900 paid up
ready to begin building operations.
The company is chartered under the
laws of Kansas The entire plant will
cover about 650x45O feet, and will cost
| when completed in the neighborhood
of $1,25O,O0
| Henry White, single man, went to
the house of James Slisher, about three
miles north of Emporia, the other
| night andscalled Mr.. Slisher up, stating
that he had a message for him. While
Slisher was lighting lamp White shot
him in the side. Slisher grappled with
his assailant and put him out. but while
trying to shut the door White fired
through the door, the ball passing
through Slisher's neck. White fed,
but was subsequently arrested
Ann Green, twenty-one years of age,
poisoned herself with strychnine a.
Topeka the other afternoon. She came
to Topeka the previous week from New
Boston, Ill, in search of William Gala.
han. the father of her child, who sue.
ceeded in effecting a settlement with
her and secured her signature to con.
tract absolving him from all RESPONSE
bility upon the payment of 500. He
appeared at the house where the girl
was stopping shortly after she had
taken the fatal dose and the girl died
in his arms The money paid her the
girl inclosed in an envelope to hel
mother.
I The Topeka Capital shows from re-
ports of registers of deeds a remarkable
record of farm mortgage releases in
sixty counties of Kansas for the month
of July. This compilation, which doe.
not include any proceeds from the years
bountiful crop, shows that while July
was not debt-paying month, the net
reductions in sixty counties was 1881,
45s. The total excess of farm mort
cages released in forty-eight counties
for the period averaging three and a
third mouths prior to August 1, 1891
was 81. 427. O37, or 29kt per cent 1t i.
believed that there will be a release Of
$40. OOO, 900 of money of farm mortgage
indie btedness in Kansas before the enc
of the present year.
4 The Order of Immaculates, a colored
organization. recently held their annu
al meeting at Atchison- The following
officers were chosen: c. j. johnson
general master, Topeka; E s. Smelling
deputy grand master, Memphis, Tenn
7. H. Traynor, grand treasurer. Mem
phis; 6. B. Turbin, grand financial sec
rotary, Topeka; R A. Dareth, grand re
cording secretary, Memphis; Elijah
Green. assistant grand recording secre
tary, Atchison; c. C. Laws. grand secre
tary, Atchison; w. l. Hudspeth, grand
marshal, Valley Falls; William Wathall
grand messenger, Hiawatha; w. A
Wade, grand herald, Oklahoma City
George Richardson, outside guard; To
peka; William Davis, inside guard
Memphis; L. Smith. grand nationa
deputy, Topeka =
Near Turner the other day a team
belonging to George Mick. farmer
took fright at Santa Fe train and raj
away. A young man and Nellie Mick
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