Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To ForfeIt : Charter.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To Forfeit Charter.
The attorney general has instituted
proceedings in the supreme court to
forfeit the charter of the Running
Water Cattle s. Land Co, of Dallas,
Tex. The company was organized in
Topeka several years ago with capi-
tai stock of $1,000. 900. Nearly all of
the ineorporators were Texans. and
they left for Dallas as soon as the char
ter was issued, and have been doing
business there ever since. The COM
pany has never maintained headquar-
tiers in Kansas, as required by law,
hence the proceedings to forfeit the
charter.
Made the Atonement.
In the United States court at Topeka
few days ago Judge Riner dismissed
the case of the United States against
Lawson Mann, of Doniphan county.
charged with having voted at a con-
gressional election without having had
his political disabilities removed Mann
admitted that he had served in the con-
federate army, but proved that he
afterwards served in the 'sPawpaw
militia" of Missouri thirteen months in
defense of the union, and the court
held that that restored him to the right
of franchise.
Polling the State.
Some months ago Chairman Breiden-
thai sent poll-books to a prominent
populist in every voting precinct in the
state, with instructions to make cor
rect poll of the voters and return to
him by May L About one-half of the
state has been heard from, and the re-
turns show 10000 populists, so, 600 re-
publicans and 5000 democrats These
returns are from the central and west
ern part of the state, and from counties
which gave populist majorities in 1892
Case Appealed.
It is stated that Hutchinson lodge No.
90, L O. o. F., will take an appeal to
the supreme court in the De Boissiere
orphans home case decided by Judge
Hazen in Topeka, in which the subor-
dinate Odd Fellows lodge of Hutchin-
son was plaintiff and the grand lodge
was defendant BY this appeal the
grand lodge cannot collect the 81. SO per
capita until the matter is settled by the
supreme court
Sunday School Workers.
The annual convention of the Kansas
State Sunday School association will
| be held at Wichita, May s, 9 and 10.
Among other noted workers to be
present are DIR. Vincent and DIR. Dun
| can, of New York; Prof Greenwood
and DIR. Jesse Bowman Young, of St
Louis; Prof. Excel, of Chicago, and
DIR. Heisler, of Denver. Railroad rates
of one fare for the round trip have
been granted.
Damages Awarded.
In the district court at Hutchinson
the jury in the case of Cox VS.. the Rock
Island railroad gave the plaintiff a
| Judgment for So, 900. The action was
| brought for damages sustained about a
year ago by an injury received in max
| ing coupling. Cox has been. confined
to his bed ever since and is pronounced
| by the physicians to be permanently
| paralyzed-
An Unfortunate Nap.
Oscar Myers went fishing in the Mis-
| souri, river at Leavenworth the other
| day, taking his 5-year-old son with
| him, and after casting his line, fell
asleep and was aroused from his slum-
| bers by the barking of a dog he had
with him. only to find that his son had
fallen into the river and was drowned
Kicked to Death.
| George Lyons, of Neodesha, was
| kicked by horse at independence on
| the Goth and almost instantly killed.
| He was in buggy with two ladies,
watching an Odd Fellows procession.
when the horse became fractions and
| kicked, striking Lyons in the breast
! and crushing the bones
| Fatally Burned.
Mrs. William Richardson, wife of a
Missouri Pacific brakeman, was fatally
burned at Hiawatha the other morning
| by an explosion caused by her attempt
ing to fill a gasoline stove while
burning.
| Acquitted.
The jury in the case in which Ward
and Cole, two members of the Wichita
school board. were charged with de-
manding pay from teachers for theii
official support, returned a verdict OF
not guilty.
Happy Postmasters.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Kansas postmasters: John II. Mey
er, Hiawatha; Henry C. Maxwell
Harper; A. II. Jacobs, Larned; August
Bondi, Salina; Thomas A Fairchild,
| Holton.
Denies His Guilt
Ex-Mayor Gaskill, of Argentine, wa.
recently arrested upon a state warran
charging him with embezzling fund.
of the city Mr.. Gaskil1 denies owing
the city dollar.
| Minor State News.
| The Odd Fellows of the state gener
ally celebrated the seventy-fifth ami
versary of the order on the 26th.
The police board of Leavenworth hal
commenced a war of determination
| against the nickle-in-the-slot gambling
devices of the city.
The state board of charities met al
Topeka on the 23d to investigate tn,
charges against Superintendent Hitch
cock, of the reform school
R. j. Stewart treasurer of Capita
lodge, A o. U. Ws, and of Capital lie
gion, Select Knights, at Topeka, is re
| DOrted to be short in his accounts Sav