The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-09
miscellaneous.

Henry Marshall, an aged employee of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
railroad was struck by a passenger
train and instantly killed near ROsedale
several days ago.
Isaac Van Brunt was recently con-
victed of the murder of George Broer, a
farmer living south of Newton, and
sentenced to be confined in the State
penitentiary for one year, and then,
when SO ordered by the Governor, to be
hanged.
Minnie Warren, a domestic out of en-
plOyment, recently entered the store of
Ferguson Bros. at Topeka and asked to
look at pistol in the show case. J. J.
Ferguson handed it to her, telling her
1T was loaded. While handling it the
weapon was discharged the ball passing
through Ferguson's nose. She was ar
rested but Ferguson refusing to prose-
cute her she was released. The young
woman claimed the shooting was acct
dental.
The executive council of the Farmers
Alliance, at it's late session in Topeka,
decided to send four State lecturers in
stead of two into the field. Van Prather,
OF Columbus, will be sent into the Third
and Seventh di strictS; j. d. Adkins, of
Hutchinson, into the Fifth and Seventh;
j. d. COdding, of .Pottawatomie, into
the First and Fifth. and w. IL. Biddle,
late candidate for Treasurer, into the
First and Third.
Over 500 OF the teachers attending the
recent meeting of the State Teachers
Association at Topeka, signed petition
asking the Legislature TO SO amend the
school laws that a teachers certificate
can not be issued to any one who uses
profanity, Intoxicating liquors or to-
bacco in any form
The six-year-ofd daughter of Leslie
Woolbert, farmer residing near WASH
ington, recently wandered off to Mill
creek, fell in and was drowned.
The State teachers convention met at
Topeka on the goth with an attendance
of about 500. The address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. j. b. Thomas.
Thomas Wolfe. well-known stock
man, was killed near Wichita the other
day by his runaway team jumping off a
bridge across a creek.
Charley Jones, q painter, was lately
put in the ca1aboose at Empire City for
being intoxicated. He set fire to the
house and was burned to death.
Wheeler, the Alliance candidate for
the State Senate in the Thirty-second
district, to fill vacancy, was elected by
about LOCO majority over his Republican
competitor.
John ReiRer. a German about As years
of age, recently threw himself in front
of Santa Fe passenger train at Garden
lily ana was ne was
from Pueblo. Col, and had been in Gar
den City only about a week. He was
evidently insane.
State SugarInspector Kellogg has filed
his report with Secretary Mohler of the
Agricultural epartment- The products
OF the plants are as follows; Medicine
Lodge, 5e9, s9S pounds; Fort Scott, $780,
761 pounds; Topeka, 27T. 742 pounds; At
4ica, 81, 627 pounds. At smaller factOrie:
In the State %. 907 pounds were pro
duced, making the total product for the
year 1871, $50 pounds upon which the
two cents per pound bounty will be
paid by the State. This years crop is
rs. $50 pounds in excess of the crop OF
last year. Experiments have been made
with beets which have proven highly
satisfactory in every particular, the
quality of the product being of a very
high grade.
Albert J. Aubin, bookkeeper for the
Equitable Life Insurance Company o.
New York, is missing from the Local
Office at Wichita 1t Is reported thai
several hundred dollars could not be 40