The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-10-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Leavenworth TO the nome the othef !
night he was badly beaten and robbed L
of all his money by two men alleged 20 I
be inmates of the soldiers home.
E E Doane, q prominent citizen OF
Usage City and superintendent OF the
Cascade (Col) Improvement Co., was
accidentally shot and killed by his son
while out hunting in Colorado the
other day.
Melbourne, the wizard rainmaker.
has had hard time experimenting at
Goodland. Every time he got ready to
bring rain he had to postpone 1t on
account of the weather" 1t rained be-
fore he was ready.
The governor has offered reward OF
$3.50 for the arrest and con viction OF
the parties who caused the death OF
Mrs. j. NJ. Juvenal of Armourdale
| few weeks ago. Juvenal, it is said. has
also offered his house and lot, valued
at 81, 500, as an additional reward.
John Woods, of Oklahoma City, was
found guilty of manslaughter in the
United States court at Wichita the |
other day. The jury was out three |
and a-half DAYS. Two years ago Woods |
shot and killed building contractor
named Shuck at Oklahoma City. At
the last term of the United States court
he was tried for murder and the jury
failed to agree. This time the indict-
ment was modified TO manslaughter.
The second annual convention of the
Kansas Retail Harnessmakers' Protect
i've association was held recently at
J Wichita. The object of the association
is to prevent wholesale houses from
/ selling at retail and to stop sales ut
, hardware stores and to persons not IN
/ the harness business Following are
the officers: President, j. j. Crowley,
Council Grove; vice-president j. w.
Slaughter, Minneapolis; treasurer, L.
C. Baurohas; secretary, Ill. ). Mueller,
Sedgwick.
Two robbers entered Pinegar's drug
: store on side street in Kansas City,
Kan, about eight o'clock the other
e evening and at the muzzle of pistols
demanded the contents OF the cash
: drawer, which was handed out, amount
ing to $40. They also robbed Pinegar,
/ and a customer, who was in the store at
the time, each of watch. The next
evening two men probably the same
parties) in attempting to hold up an
r electric car at the terminus OF the
Ouindaro boulevard track, shot Con-
ductor Sawyer in the face, inficting a
:. serious wound The robbers escaped
E. J. II. hurry was found dead in bed
at the Continental hotel in Leaven'
al worth about four o'clock the other
N afternoon. He registered at the hotel
IL 49, IL gFWp
" and was at once shown to his room.
.. Not making an appearance his room
was entered, when he was foun1 dead.
"a By his side was small piece Of writing
p paper. upon which was plainly write n
i, with lead pencil the following: Il am
10 afraid have taken too large "A dose oil
NJ morphine; il anything happens to me
or wire Hicks, Gephart & Co., bankers, al
nd Valley Falls, Kan. They will pay all
US The statute of 1891 concerning The
m issuing of city, school district ant
IT. other bonds has already interfered with
the improvement by bond business IN
he Kansas The former law restricted the
TX issuance of bonds TO ten per cent o.
the valuation of property, but the las
Ids legislature reduced the limit to six pei
he first corporation to run against the new
lot statute. Before the law was passed i
had issued in bonds more than six pc
cent of its property valuation, an
now it sends to the auditor of state 10
of registration SO, 900 in waterwork
bonds and they cannot be registered, O
on course.
on Detectives recently arrested Amo
lay Avery. of Fort Scott charging hlr
q with the murder of travelling ma
ed named ]. A. Miles, near the town q
ion Arcadia. A few days previous Miles
md BODY was found in hay stack with
ton bullet hole in his head The muriere
ina man and a companion were travelling !
lde a cart, and the companion, horse an
OF cart were missing after the night o.
elr which the crime was committed Aver
ted was found at work in the Galena mir
: OF ing district When arrested he had o
dly the suit of clothes and hat worn b
nth the murdered man The hat had tn
the name OF J. A Miles in it The hors
pm nad been sold and the cart was foun
me near Galena The prisoner was take
ma % Lamar Mo, and lodged In jail II
the only twenty years old, but has
Jay ready served term in the penltei
tiary.
of John d. Knox. whose bank at Topel
this failed some time since. was recent
,me arrested on the charge Of embezzi
be- ment The complaint was brought
: Of Everett O Fisk. of Boston. and charg
i'm. that Knox, a. agent for Fisk, collect
.me eleven dollars in October, 1879, and n
he refused To pay the money over 10 I
proper party. Fisk and his moth
was purchased q number OF mortgages
the cotlated by Knox on Kansas r.
ing estate The coupons were LETT
i. Knox to collect IS agent for the
ness When Knox made an assignment u
.ror winter the Fisks were scheduled amo
lSos his creditors and the amount collect
but and retained by him was placed amo
cted the liabilities The Fisks, howeF'
The ~ay that they are not creditor and II
4a2.- Knox was acting only a. tAelr age
!. 800 IL is reporte1 that other simLa. D.