People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
KANSAS MATTERS.
Items OF Interest Condensed for HurrIsa
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roads will pay into the treasury of
ottawa county the same ancant of
taxes this year.
Creditors Of johnson Bros. who
have dry goods store in Guthrie. Ok.
~, and in Topeka, have taken hold
OF the business and are in possession
OF the stock. The debt of the firm
amounts to $4,000. The same firm
failed last July for $4,000.
Judge Riner, OF the United States
circuit Court sitting at Topeka. an.
nounces that Judge Thomas of North
Dakota has been appointed by Judge
Caldwell to try the famous Hillman
insurance case, the trial to be held in
Topeka during tie January term.
The building occupied by Richard
4 Co., of Wichita, as a wholesale
liquor house, was set on fire Tuesday
night, and would have been totally
destroyed but for the promptness of
the fire department. Some parties
are suspected and arrests will proba-
bly, follow.
A club and hat with human blood
and short hair were found near the
Big Blue at Marysvil.e, Friday morn
ing, and there was blood on the bridge.
Everything looks as though some foul
work had been done Thursday night.
The river is being dragged for a body
below the bridge,
Charles w. Jacobs, postmaster at
sun City, Barker county. is reported
by Inspector Cochrane to be short in
ms accounts to The amount of 500.
Jabobs keeps a store in connection
with the poStofiice and does not deny
that he is in arrears, but SAYS that he
has used the government money in
the transactions of his private bust
ness.
After few weeks detective work
Sheriff McCray and Deputy Manner of
Fredonia made the arrest of George
Whaley, Louis Garrett and Elmer Coo.
ley, Monday, charged with three dit
ferent hold-ups. all occurring within
a few weeks. The first was Leonard
Ioepfer, of New Albany, Kan, the
second that of the age..t at Severy,
Kan, and the third that of the agent
at Howard, Kan.
The supply of natural gas discovered
near independence, recently proves to
be one of the strongest in the west
The wells are about three miles from
town, and are said to be as strong as
the average well in the great gas CEN
tiers of the east. The gas has been
plped to town and the mains laid, and
now G eat number of business
houses and residences are heated and
lighted by this fuel, which gives an
exceedingly strong, clear blaze.
The state board of public works has
been unsuccessful in its efforts to Sc
cure bids within the estimate for
wireing the deaf and dumb institute
building at 0lathe for electric light.
The total amount appropriated for
the whole work was $500, and the
architects estimate for wiring alone
was $1,000. All bids have largely ex-
ceeded the estimates. 1t is probable
that the state will take charge of the
work in detail.
Francis M. Newhouse, who has been
wording for the past four years for c.
NJ. Beeson. of Dodge City, left there
about September /, went to Roches-
ter, Ind, hired team and drove ont
to where he had formerly worked be-
fore coming west. He came back to
town, had check cashed for $3.50 and
ate supper at the Arlington hotel in
that city. This is the last trace of
him up to the Bird, inst. He was "a
years old and of good habits. 1t is
feared that some one has made way
with him.
In the celebrated Texas cattle fever
cases for damages against the Missou-
ri, Kansas & Texas railroad company
at Emporia, the jury has brought in a
verdict with 147 items, generally y
favor OF the Plaintiffs and cross pc
titioners end against the railroad
company. The damages in the aggre-
gate amount to S47, so, and range
all the way from sl2 for single ami
nal to one claim of $40, 395.Os award
ed the cattle firm of Harrington g.
Lantry. The railroad Of course will
fight the case to the bitter end, and il
will not be finally settled until the
court OF last resort has passed upon it.
The celebrated Spanish fever cattle
case was called in the district court al
Emporia Tuesday. There are $50 peo.
pie seeking damages for cattle al.
legged to have been lost by Texas or
Spanish fever. In May, 1892, Housier
Bros, of Kansas City, brought from
Midland, Tex, via the NJ. X. G. T. 10
Hartford, about 20, 900 head of cattle.
From there they were driven to the
Brogan rancho in Chase county. A
short time after native cattle along
the route began to die at an alarming
rate. A commission reported the
losses at 800 head. valued at s45. 900.
ranging from widows COW to Far.
rington & Lantry's loss of $4,000.
There is great array of famous legal
talent engaged from various sections
of the country. The suit is expected
to last week or more.
Sheriff Larkin and Chief of Police
Weld, of Atchison, are at war over a
deputy sheriff appointed to watch GER
tain business houses on Commercial
Street, and both are talking back
through the newspapers. Weld mott
fled the deputy not to try the doors of
business houses other than those he
was employed to watch under penalty
of arrest. Larfin says the deputy
has authority to perform the duties OF
that Office in any part of the city.
Larkin also takes occasion to notify
tramps that they Will receive no bet