The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-11-13

Charles johnson. a packing house
emplOye. was killed by an L road train
while returning from his work at Kan
sas City, Kan, the other night
The president has resPited Benson.
the Mettman murderer who was to
have been hanged at LeavsnwOrth No
vember 5, until February q When
the news was communicated to the
prisoner he laughed and said; ''Ah,
well, 1 will get my Christmas dinner
now"
Edward J. Seymour, e young man
who removed to Topeka recently from
Eskridge with his young wife, was ar
rested the other morning charged with
the attempted murder OF his child,
which was born the day before, aud
was an unwelcome addition to his
family.
Michael Grace, a Union Pacific switch.
man. while scuhling with John Mich
OILS, a member of the same crew,
fell from a car at Armstrong the other
morning and received injuries which
resulted fatally. As there were con-
hicting stories about the affair, Nichols
was held pending an investigation
Worl. will soon be commenced on the
dam across the Kansas river at Muncie,
Wyandotte county. The dam proposed is
for the purpose of furnishing power for
the manufacture OF electricity for eight
motors and manufacturing purposes.
The company is capitalized at $500, 900.
and it is claimed that all necessary
funds for the completion of the work
have been arranged for. The company
proposes TO furnish electric power to all
towns and cities within a radius OF
twenty miles.
}. w. Smith, the owner of a farm for
the breeding of fine Norman horses three
miles from Leavenworth, was found
dead in his room in the Phillips house,
Smith went to the Phillips house the
night before, engaged q room, and
while going to it he was seized with q
fRinting spell, becoming unconscious
for q time When partially revived he
said TO his attendant: 'I'm all right
now, guess, but I don't know what
was the matter 1 never had anything
of the kind before" Not appearing
next day the door was forced open and
he was found dead. He was about
forty years of age and reported to be
worth $1,000
The annual report of the Dodge City,
MoBtezuma & Trinidad railroad com
pany, which operates line of twenty
six miles in length, running from
Dodge City to kIontezuma, was fled
with the state board of railroad COM
missioners recently. This Is the only
railroad in Kansas which has no bond
ed indie 5tedness- It is owned by VIII
son Soul. son of the hop bitters manu-
facturer of the same name. The enter
prise does not seem to be a profitable
one. The report shows that the cost
of operating were s., $50 IS and taxes
e., Oi6. o., while the total receipts of
operation were 81, S3S 81. showing a net
loss of $40, TO3.S2 1t will be seen that
the company pays out nearly four times
its gross earnings
The post Office at Turner, was robbsd
the other night OF over 500 in money
and stamps RObberies of this kind
have been SO frequent IN Wyandotte
county, and in fact the whole Missouri
valley, that detectives are kept on the
ground most OF the time by the post
once department.. but they do not
have much success in running down
the robbers.
The schedule of assets OF the Bonner
Springs alliance exchange showed &l,-
bO4 in accounts, S54 IN notes Aad the
stock Of goods. The exchange failed
about two weeks sgo simultaneously
with the disappearance OF Manager
Kahn.
Mrs c. W. Young was 50 badly
burned By the explosion OF = gasoline
stove at Kansas City, Kan, the othe1
day that abe died soon after.
Patents lately issued to Kansas IN
Ventors: Boiling machine, s. a Nor
dyke, Kansas City; covering for cable
coaduits, H Hughes, Abilene
J. E Harden. farmer living neal
lola. fell from his horse into an opeE
well nine feet deep the other day anS
was drowned He left wife and ter
children
Col. 3aelZner has resigned as superin-
tenGsnt OF the stats blind institute a
Kansas City.
Fire at lola recently burned the Tin
merry s. Eyyert,s hardware store, Cul
bersson's furniture store and Esvera,
other stores in the same block and aisS
the Register Office
Chuck Combs was recently killer
near Burlington by his horse running
away, throwing him ont OF the buggy
AMI breaking Ats neck.
a spark from Santa Fo engin,
started = prairie IRE near Argonie tn
other night, which caused q large los
Of property and the death OF Ara
Cnarles Tzgis4iag, wife Of q farmer. (
tzrge quantity of gEaia and hay an
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