Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

day under the auspices OF the colOred
/ Methodists-
Nicholas Kriebs and Miss Christina
| Weingard, both of Beatrice, Neb., were
married in Atchison the other day by
Probate Judge Bean. The groom is AZ
and the bride &c.
The democratic delegates to the ma
tional convention have organized with
George w. Click as chairman, B. J..
! Sheridan, secretary, and Thomas G..
Fitch, treasurer. Committee on rail-
road transportation: William c. Perry,
w. Sapp, Thomas w. Morgan and w.
81. L. Pepperen.
j. p. Poneroy, of Boston, has sold a
| large body of land that he owned in
Graham county to a company of Rus
slams. There is already a prosperous
| colony of Russians in that vicinity and
| they are interested in the project. The
first colony will occupy probably one
hundred quarter sections
John Edwards, alias Anderson, was
captured the other morning while in
| the act of robbing the residence of Mr..
Ettenson, a Leavenworth merchant.
When arraigned for trial he pleaded
guilty to the charge of burglary and
larceny. He is a hard criminal and viii
no doubt serve the state for some time.
The Second district republican con-
vention at Fort Scott elected Eugene f.
Ware. of Fort Scott, and Col. o. E.
Learnard, of Douglas county, delegates
to the Minneapolis convention, with
John McCaslin, of Anderson, and E. C.
Owens, Of Johnson, alternates. B. S.
Smith, colored, of Wyandotte county,
was chosen for elector for the district.
In the district court at Leavenworth
the other day a divorce was granted
Mrs Anna B. Halderman from her hus-
band, John A. Halderman, eX-United
States minister to Siam. Mrs. Halder-
man is the daughter of the late Gen.
Doris, of st. Louis, and is reported to
be worth $500, 900 in her own right, much
of which is real estate at ST. Louis, en-
bracing some of the best business blocks
in that city. They have three children,
daughters, all about grown.
At the request of the convention re.
Gently held at Salina, the Democratic
state central committee met and
changed the place of meeting of the
democratic state convention to nomi-
nate a state ticket from Pittsburg to
Topeka. The convention will, there
fore, meet at Topeka July 6. The APP
portionment of delegates is the same as
the Salina convention, viz, one delegate
for each 800 democratic votes cast at the
last election and one delegate at large
for each county.
There were two fires at Atchison the
other morning which came near result
ing in the loss of life The house of a
colored man named johnson burned.
When discovered the house was in full
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yet asleep in it. They awoke barely in
time to save themselves. The other
house was situated on the island" a
strip of land extending into the Nilsson
ri river just outside the city limits, and
occupied by Asa Boyd and family, col
ored. The inmates escaped in their
night clothes.
Gov. Robinson's new book, ''The Kan
sas Conflict, has made its appearance
and is well worthy of perusal by all
Kansans, especially those who were
present or are familiar with the stir
ring times that characterized the early
settlement of Kansas. The work gives
a complete history of the struggle be-
tween freedom and slavery in the terri
tory, and introduces evidence to show
that some of the actors on the stage of
some local historians had painted them.
The book is written in the forcible
style that is known to characterize the
writings and speeches of the war gov
ernOr of Kansas, and will be found to
be extremely interesting to those who
may wish to read up on early Kansas
history.
DIR. Wiley, who has charge of the gov
q.
dressed letter to congress calling
special attention to the sugar expert,
ments at the government station in
Kansas and asking for a liberal APP
preparation for continuing the work
He says the station at Medicine Lodge
is esta blished for a continuation of the
experiments and the development of the
sorghum plant and to illustrate new
method of manufacture which has al
ready given Indications of success. He
says the soil and climate of that section,
and extending into Oklahoma, Indian
territory, Arkansas, Texas, ETC., is well
adapted to the successful growth of
sorghum and with proper management
will develope profitable industry. He
asks for an additional appropriation of
$50, 900.
A delegate convention of the peoples
party of Kansas, is called to meet in the
city of Wichita, on Wednesday, june Is,
1892, at 10 O'Clock a. m., to elect twelve
delegates at large to the national con-
vention to be held in the city of Omaha,
Neb.. on July 4, 1892, and also to nomi-
nate ten electors and candidates for gov
ernor, Heutenant-governor secretary of
state, encouragement, auditor of state,
state treasurer and superintendent of
public instruction. and one congress
man-at-large. The basis of representa-
ton is one delegate for every 500 votes
or ma or fraction cast for the combined
vote OF j. n. Ives for Encouragement,
and j. T. Willis for governor, in 1890.
The convention will consist of 562 dele
gates. 1t is recommended that county
conventions be held on Saturday, June
IL, 1892, to elect delegates
At Wichita the other day Holly
Rhodes, a white youth, shot and fatally
wounded a negro named Arnold Arnold
had made disparaging remarks about
Rhodes sister and had complained to
the police that they were immoral, and
the shooting followed.
Johnny Baker, the thirteen-year-old
son of a farmer living five miles south