The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-06
KANSAS NOTES.
Short Items OF Interest From All
Parts OF the State.

III d ubJlCB llGTT COuIb RUM dJ AlBOu-
tine yesterday afternoon during the
trial of the Kingpost-C Carroll attach
ment suit. This case is being holly con-
tested and has been tried In nearly
every justice court in Wyandotte coun-
ty on changes OF venue, In the course
OF the argument yesterday an encoun-
ter took place between Lawyers &. w.
Littick and j. w. Stevens. While
Littick was quoting law he took ex-
captions to a remar!; made by Stevens.
He picked up the statutes OF Kansas
revised-and hurled them at Stevens,
striking him on the head. Littick
started to follow up the attack made
with the state laws and Stevens seized
q chair; but Chief of Police Higgin-
bothum, who was present, interposed
his 225 pounds and peace was restored.
The judge held that the dignity of the
court had been greatly injured and
fined the beligerants S. each.
Frank Hendricks, a conductor on the
Grand View branch Of the l. road at
Kansas City. KGs., was assaulted by an
unknown man about $50 p. m.Wednes-
day, and only saved himself from
being perhaps fatally shot by yigor-
ously welding q coupling pin. The
affair occurred near the corner Of Sew
enth street aud Central avenue Ken
bricks, 1T was stated, got into quarrel
with q man who was passenger on
the car and the latter as he was get
ting off drew revolver, but the con-
ductor got in his work with the coup
ling pin before his assailant could shoot
in1ictlng a cut on his head. Then Us
the conductor retreated into the car to
get his revolver the man fired. Ken
bricks says he has received threats
from an unknown quarter for some
time.
Miss Jessie Blanchard OF Parsons q
young lady Of pluck and nerve, left last
Sunday evening for the Cheyenne
Arapahoe country TO secure for herself
q claim. Her associates and friends
tried hard to pursuade her not to go,
telling her that woman would have
no show alone, but their persuasion
had not the power to detain her. On
Thursday evening friends received a
letter from her stating that she had Sc
cured the claim and the documents
from the government to hold it, stu
ated in u fertile valley about six miles
from one Of the leading towns of the
new country. She is a young lady OF
fine appearance and her friends will
give her cordial greeting upon her
return.
A. S. Pierce Of Armourdale has been
made defendaet in $40, 900 damage
suit by George Bryant who claims to
have suffered false arrest because Of
Mr.. Pierce, who swOre out warrant
against him charging him with assault
ing David Janssens. Although the
plaintiff was forced to live in jail four
days he was allowed to 90 before hear
ing was had before magistrate, lie
now claims to Ghave been injured in
reputation by reason Of his false i'm
prisonment in the sum above specified.
The annual convention of the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor
of the state OF Kansas will be held at
the First Presbyterian church in Kan
sas City, Kan, May 4-6, Over 1000
delegates will be in attendance besides
hundreds of visitors. The society is
composed Of the best preachers, Chris
tian workers and business men Of the
state, and the citizens of the city are
making arrangements to entertain the
visitors in hospitable manner,
The Leavenworth Coal company's
store on Shawnee street near Fourth
was robbed Monday evening of $50 in
cash ana checks TO the value of about
$500. The thief entered the store while
the clerks were away and made his
way to the safe where the money was
kept and escaped before he was dis
covered, No arrests have been made.
The 2-year-old daughter of ex-Shor-
if Hays of Wichita found match on
the floor Sunday morning. She ignited
1t and was soon enveloped in flames. Be-
fore Mrs Hays, who was attracted
from the adjoining room by the
screams, could extinguish the flames,
the child had been burned so that his
death is hourly expected.
An attempt is being made to recov
err 800 barrels of whiskey and guam.
THY of steel from the bottom of the
Missouri river ut Waverly, that was
lost when the steamboat William j
Baird was wrecked in s, terrible wine
storm on the night of May 10, 1858,
At Kansas City, Kan, Friday, Rob
Mills murdered his wife with a hatch
EFT and then tried to cut his owl
throat, but was disarmed and arrested
before he succeeded in fatally iniurine
himself The crime was caused by
jealousy.
The comptroller of the currency ha.
declared first dividend of 80 per cen
In favor of the creditors Of the insol
vent First National bank of Mead,
Center, Kansas, on claims prove,
amounting to $lS,509,
The bed Of rock salt at Lyons /
said to be practically inexhaustible
being eighteen feet thick, and at pres
emit known to cover 1900 acres.