Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-14
Miscellaneous.

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Miscellaneous.
At Fort Scott the republican ticket
triumphed over the citizens ticket.
The number of deaths at Towando.
caused by the recent storm, aggregated
nine.
Kansas City's (Kan.) elevated road is
to be changed from dummy to an cleo
trio line.
The post offices at Busby, Elk county,
and Findlay, Linn county, have been
made money order offices.
Seymour, son of w. w. Chisman,
farmer, residing near Augusta, was re-
Gently killed by being thrown from his
horse.
An official order has been issued by
Department Commander Greene, estab-
fishing headquarters of the G. A. r. at
Topeka
The town of Augusta was not dam
aged by the late tornado but the demon
cut mighty close" to it. Several per-
sons were killed only few miles off.
John Hutchings, one OF the most
prominent lawyers of Lawrence, who
prosecuted the noted Medlicott case,
died at the home of his brother in Kan
sas City, Kan, on the I'd. The remains
were inferred at Lawrence.
The Kansas grand international aux
iliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers convened at Emporia on the
18th with large delegations present from
Topeka. Parsons, Kansas City, Newton,
Arkansas City. Neodesha and other
places.
At the city election in Hutchinson
Frank Vincent, citizens candidate for
mayor, was elected by 800 majority,
beating G. w. Whine, republican candi-
date. The council stands four citizens
and two republicans. The women cam
didates for school board were all beat ten.
. The Union Pacific railroad has filed
an answer in the district court of Atchi-
son county to the suit of the Symns
Grocery Co. VS.. the Kansas railroad
commissioners, growing out of the order
of the board of March affecting fifth
class rates. The answer is similar to
that fled by the Rock Island few days
ago, and admits that compliance with
the order of the commissioners would
constitute an unreasonable discrinina-
ton against the complainant.
The ninth annual report of the state
board of railroad commissioners saws
that all the principal lines of railroad
in the state have been maintained in
excellent condition, both in respect to
roadbed, equipment, and service. The
branch lines generally are in as good
condition as their business will justify,
and with a return of good seasons will
no doubt be greatly improved. Less
than two miles of road have been con-
structed in the state during the past
year.
Report of railroad accidents during
the year, made to the board of rail-
road commissioners, showed that 275
employees We're killed and 1,104 injured.
Passengers killed, Sc; inbred, Ire.
Others killed, 1922: injured, 252. Making
a grand total of 643 killed and 1852 in
jured. In coupling and uncoupling
cars, 4S We're killed and 323 were in
jured. By falling from trains, 60 en-
ployes We're killed and $50 injured. By
overhead distractions, 12awere killed
and 16 injured. In regard to accidents
to persons not in the employ of the
roads, the reports showed that 46 were
killed and SO injured at highway cross
ings.
The plans for the Kansas building to
be erected on the worlds fair grounds
at Chicago have been officially ap-
proved, and the board of managers have |
sealed proposals for the construction of |
the building. The board of managers |
will meet at Topeka on April IS for the |
purpose of awarding the contract. In |
order that the awarding of the contract |
may not be impeded the secretary asks |
each county association to remit prompt |
~ to Samuel 7. Howe, Topeka, a sum
of money which, when added to the
amount already paid in, will make fifty |
per cent of their apportionnent If,
in any county, fifty per cent. of the al |
lotted sum has not been collected, it is +!
desired that the amount that is collect |
ed be paid in.
The city election in Leavenworth re-
suited in the republicans electing four ,
out of the seven councilmen voted for.
The republicans also elected the mem |
bers of the school board and all the |
justices of the peace and constables.
Taylor Barnes and his family of seven !
reached Wichita the other day in an en- |
tirelJ destitute condition. His eldest |
son was killed and several of his family |
injured by the late cyclone near Au- i
gusta, and the family lost everything |
they possessed even 70 clothing.
The republicans elected five and |
democrats one councilman at the To- |
peka city election. The republicans /
secured the entire school board.
The state board of railroad commits |
sioner has denied the request of citi- !
zens of Toronto for frst-class service on |
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail- |
road at that point. Thesdenial is based !
upon the grounds that the roads in
come from the present service is only |
one-third OF the operating expenses.
At the election in Kansas City, Kan.
the republicans elected four and the |
democrats two councilmen- The demo !
crats elected one membe of the school |
board
Hail stones an inch and a-haIf in di- !.
aIneter fell during a late storm at Em-