Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-25
STATE NEWS.

Will De held at Wellington december
and 2. ....
At Independence a public spirited cit
izen offers to furnish to all citizens who
will set them out in the city as many
shade trees as they want.
Garden City Imprint: Some broom corn
is Icing brought to this market, but
the price is too low to make farmers in
a hurry to dispose OF any more of their
crop than will supply their immediate
wants.
The Atchison county high school at
Efingham did not lose session on ac-
count of the fire. Everything was ready
by 9 o'clock the next morning and school
called as usual The Presbyterian church,
Masonic hall, Odd Fellows hall and one
room in the public school building were
turned over to the high school before
daylight Wednesday morning.
North Topeka item: J. n. Adams is
ahead one set of harness, and is at loss
to know who is the donor. Several nights
ago his horse and wagon were taken
from the barn by some one who put on
the horse a new set of harness as his
was in the house. The next morning
the rig was standing in the yard, new
harness and all, and in the wagon were
several sacks with some loose chicken
feathers sticking in them.
J. P. Salisbury, farmer living close
to LeavenwOrth, was thrown from load
of hay and fatally injured. He was driv-
ing along the road when a runaway
team caused his team to take fright,
and threw him to the ground, crushing
his skull. The wagon pulled by the
runaway also passed over his body. He
was one of the Oldest citizens Of the
county, and pre-empted the farm he
lived on during Buchanan's administra-
ton.
From Toronto: E. P. Barnard, an
octogenarian, shot and killed his
wife, daughter and himself. He left
letter to his son Arthur, saying he had
''out-lived his usefulness" and had de-
termined. after much deliberdtion, to kill
his daughter, Cornelia before committing
suicide, on account of an affection which
made it impossible for her to do anything
in this world. She was born without
palate and could not talk. Why Bar
nard, killed his wife who was go years
old, is not known She was sitting in
a chair dead, with a bible in her lap
All three were shot in the head. Bar
nard was farmer and was highly re-
spected by all his neighbors.
Attorneys Little and Burgess, of
Olathe, have had conference with E.
L. Carney, of Leavenworth, about a
compromise of an old suit involving the
ownership of about 10000 acres of pub
lie land in johnson county, Kan, in
which Justice Carneys father, the late
Governor Carney, had purchased an in
terest and which afterwards was set
tied by homesteaders. The question
has been i'll litigation for years and in an
effort to straighten matters out the
United States brought suit in the circuit
court against the Indians, settlers and
everybody connected with the disputed
lands. Justice Carney is administrator of
his fathers estate and Mr.. Little repre-
sents the settlers.
Atchison Champion: About three
weeks ago Mr.. Young's nine-year-old
son was bitten over the eye by mad
dog that ran into the yard and snapped
the boy while he was at play. Friday
night the boy seemed to be ailing, and
grew rapidly worse, when the parents
brought him to town, and from his aver
sion to water physician pronounced it
hydrophobia and gave it as his opinion
that there was no hope for the lad. After
the boy was taken home in the afternoon
he had another spasm, and another doctor
is going to take hold of the case and try
to do something for the unfortunate
boy. The dog was a strange one in the
neighborhood and was shot at the time.
The boy died the third day.
From lola: The matter of appoint
ing a receiver to take the affairs of
Baily's bank in Chanute from the hands
of Seth Baily, the executor, and settle
them in favor of the depositors, credi-
tors and stockholders of the bank was
argued before Judge Stillwell at lola
upon an agreed statement of facts sub
mitted by the attorney general, Commits
sioner Breidenthal and the attorneys of
the bank. The court decided that it
would appoint receiver. Exception
was taken to the ruling and ten days
given him to prepare his case. In the
mean time receiver will be appointed
and the matters pertaining to the bank
turned over to him. j. j. Hurt, of Cha
mute, is mentioned as likely to be the re-
ceiver. ......
Chas. Dimmick, an old veteran at the
Leavenworth Soldiers home committed
suicide by taking dose of morphine.
For long time he held the position of
treasurer of Bremen post at the home
and was prominent in grand army cir
cles. For week he was away without
leave, when members of the post made
an examination of his accounts and
found him short. He has located in
Kansas City and brought back to the
home and placed under arrest. On
summing up he was short $175 of the
posts funds and shout 5000 that he Sc
g. 4.