The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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The Friends College association of
Kansas. which proposes TO build a col
legs In the state, was incorporated the
other day. The officers are: President,
Z. Stanley, Lawrence; secretary, John
Kirby. TOnganoxie; treasurer, John D.
Mills. Lawrence.
In accordance with the decision of the
last convention of the Kansas state
federation of labor the next meeting
of the federation will be held at Hutch
inson Monday, January 4, 1892 All
railroads will give a holiday Fats-One
fare for the round trip.
At the Kansas City, Kan, opera
house the other night during a per-
Torrance a pistol dropped from the
pocket of Deputy Sheriff Bowling,
which was discharged, the ball striking
Lizzie Burdette, 4 cOlored woman, in
the hip, which resulted in her death
two days later.
After q week of excruciating pain
and suffering J. n. Deering, q well
known resident of Bourbon county,
died the other day. Mr.. Deering DELHI
erately poisoned himself by taking
dose of laudauum and followed it up
with q dose of morphine. No cause for
the act could be assigned He left
wife and ten children
Mira Frank Cigrand, of Argentine,
went out few days before Christmas
TO do some holiday shopping. leaving
several children in the house. During
her absence the children set fire to the
house by some means and her four
year-old child was burned to death.
Charlie Booker, an eight-year-old boy,
was also badly burned
The Second Regiment, Kansas Ma
tiOnaI Guard Columbia association.
which proposes to accumulate funds
for use and maintenance to attend the
Columbian exposition at Chicago, has
been incorporated The capital stock
is placed at Sc, 500 and the inccrpor-
stOrs are tho officers Of the various
companies Of the regiment.
The large frame dwelling house be
longing to the estate of the late Hon.
d. G. Campbell, of Merriam. was
burned to the ground the other
night with most of it's contents Ten
barrels of fine cider we're stored in the
basement of a portion of the house.
The loss will reach several thousand
dollars with but 81, 900 insurance
While recently clearing some timber
on the farm of James Dougan, in the
southern part of Atchison county,
james Saunders found a petrifed hui
man body, which the success sive rains
had evidently unearthed- The petri-
faction Is almost perfect in form, one
hand alone being missing. Old settlers
say it is the body of Willow Twig," a
notorious KickRpoo Indian, who made
his home with n Frenchman named
Pensinau, and who was minus a hand.
The following Kansas banks went
into voluntary liquidation during the
past year: First national OF Hin City,
First national of Frankfort, West Side
national of Wichita, Anthony national
of Anthony, National bank OF FL Do
RADIO, Citizens national of Medicine
Lodge, United States national of Atchi-
son, First national of Ashland and
First national of Burr Oak Four Kan
sas banks obtained an extension of their
corporate existence during the year.
At Augusta the other day w, A.
Rhoades shot his divorced wife and
then sent bullet through his brain,
killing him instantly. Mes Rhoades re-
ceived a bullet in the neck, and may
recover. Last summer Rhodes secured a
divorce in Nevada His wife brought suit
against his mother in the district court
for alternating his affection aud had just
received a dict of 81. 600 damages.
o. On the morning OF the shooting Rhoades
asked his divorced wife to remarry him
aud the tragedy followed her refusal,
The Kansas Poultry association, at
its late session in Topeka, elected the
following officers; President, 5. p.
Robinson; presidents, John C..
Hewitt. j. w Werner and G. C..
Wilkins; secretary, ]. p. Lucas, OF To-
pelza; assistant secretary, Mrs. j. p.
Lucas, OF Topeka; treasurer, c. Il
Rhodes, of North Topeka. It was de-
cided that the association be incor-
Porated under the state laws of Kan
sass and that the next annual show be
held. in Topeka the same week as the
Fine Stock association, in January,
1904
The following Kansas veterans were
made happy the day before Christm as
by having their pensions granted:
Richard A. Hoffman, Thomas Cotter,
Michael Zoller, Eugene NJ. Eldred, Al
bert Coles, Mobiles II Heaton, John
Trezse, Daniel q. Hahn, James IL
Trimble, Jacob H. Brown, Jacob r.
EonemakeF, Warren Chapman, Alex
ander NJ Staley, William W. Savage,
George Evinger. John J. Townsend,
Glenn, Craven S Turner, Philip R. Os-
born, Ebsn S. Wslch, John May,
David Smith, AmenzO Brown, a.
Calvert, William A. Atha- T-u-
cinda Washburn Jul 4 A. Cobb, Rob
srt S. Strother, Bertrand S. Green,
Joseph A. Shink, Henry W. Rayburn,
John Wahl, John Bird, Nathaniel Y.
Buck, Milton c. Snort, Richard Russell,
Allen Bennett John W. Reed, Davi
LathrOp, Henry Jones, Thomas B. Ross,
Alfred w. Kivett, John AIcLess, Joseph
Lines, Edward A. Pointer. Frederick
Martin, Abner T. Simeri, Jay A. Pol
ley, Clarence Lyman, Eli w Campbell,
Walter ). Gleason, Barbara Meyer
Elizabeth Coon Mary MOnahan, Lucy
Edwards and the minor children Oh
Henry Nevili.
John j. Rust aged seventy-three
years died at his home in Lancaster
the other day. He came to Kansas
from Ohio in 1857 aud was one of t e
best known of the early settlers. He
kept the first tavern in Atchison couu-
" outside of the city He has held q
number of county ffices
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farmer, were recently poisoned al
Wichita by eating cheese. The young
est about three years o d, it was feared
could not live. The cheese had beer
purchased at n store and the doctorg
said there was nc doubt that sons
poisonous substance had found its way
into the food
Samuel p. ErnuL yardmasteF of the
Rock island road at AtehisoH. weat &
work as usual the other morning
About eight o'clock he shot himself
through the head and died
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